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A painfully timely (and long) Yoga Guru Parody.
by Waylon Lewis on Feb 12, 2012
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How I Figured Out My Teacher Is the Devil. ~ By Shelley Adelle
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 12, 2012
Thank you for that last email. I had to sit and think about when I have, in truth, been all of those things because, sure enough, I am prone to the darkness within just like you.52 views
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Top 10 Yoga Blogs of the Week.
by Tanya Lee Markul on Feb 12, 2012
Yogic Sleep? (Chanti Taconte-Perez), Yoga Revolution (James Rohan), Life in Maximum Security (Anneke Lucas), John Friend Interview (Waylon Lewis), Sex, Bliss, Tantra (Ramesh Bjonnes), Triangle Pose (Yasodhara Ashram), Sabotaged Yoga (Simon Hollington), Art of Friendship (Marthe Weyandt), Yoga & the Sun (Catherine Ghosh), Scarred for Life (Braja Sorensen).29 views
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Yogi Master or Sexual Disaster?
by Heather Dawn on Feb 12, 2012
Shouldn't our spiritual mentors walk their talk and be held to a higher moral standard?226 views
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Ross Rayburn of Anusara Yoga: Where I Stand.
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 12, 2012
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Yoga: it’s what’s for dinner. ~ Sean O’Connor
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 12, 2012
Now imagine that YOGA had, at its disposal, million-dollar budgets and a bevy of branding experts. With those resources, it could create demand for yoga the way DeBeers creates demand for diamonds, the way Frito-Lay creates demand for Doritos, not to mention the way the two Toms sell toothpaste and shoes.34 views
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Six Leadership Lessons from My Yoga Teacher. ~ Dale Myers
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 12, 2012
Two or three times each week, a group of ten to fifteen of us file into a small mirrored room with a hardwood floor and soft ambient lighting. We claim our usual spaces, roll out our mats, and begin the process of warming our muscles, loosening our joints and preparing our bodies for the workout that will soon begin.40 views
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Misadventures of a Yogi. ~ Brian Leaf
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 12, 2012
I was so in it, recording and refining the messages, that I did not find it odd that my yoga book began, “Unless you have just had lurid hotel-room sex or are acting in an episode of Mad Men, there is surely an uneven power dynamic between one person sitting naked on the toilet, and the other hovering above in a dark suit.”116 views
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20 Things to Know Before Starting a Yoga Practice.
by Hannah Siegle on Feb 12, 2012
Yoga is not a passive practice. Finding balance and flexibility comes from the selective engagement of certain muscles depending on the poses. Learning about how to activate these muscles is a long and never-ending journey. Enjoy it.75 views
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The Yoga Revolution: Bridging the Gap between Spiritualism & Materialism. ~ Rohan James
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 11, 2012
It’s time to wake up. Contrary to what advertisers and most major religions teach, happiness is not “out there”. There is no power outside of ourselves that can make us happy. Happiness has never been out there and yet day after day, year after year we go “out there” looking for it.125 views
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You’re on Your Own. ~ Jacquelyn O’Brien
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 10, 2012
I’ve been giving some thought to gurus, teachers and our relationships with them. I’ve been thinking about our tendency to give away our power. To invest heavily in someone else seems to reduce our ability to invest in ourselves.594 views
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Why This Might be the Best Thing to Happen to Anusara Yoga. ~ Katrina Ariel
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 10, 2012
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On Knowing What is Meant By Goodness: The John Friend Controversy, with Respect.
by Josh Schrei on Feb 10, 2012
Just as certain combinations of notes make chords that uplift and others create discord, so certain behaviors are in line with goodness and some are not. There are real forces in this universe of harmony and joy and uplift and there are forces of confusion and disharmony and violence and pain that draw unhealthy hearts like a magnet. There are ways of being that bring smiles to the eyes of children, and there are ways of being that result in conflict among men.1,901 views
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Remember your New Years’ Resolutions? No? Here are the Buddha’s all 12 (apocryphal) ways to fix that.
by Ricardo das Neves on Feb 10, 2012
My guess is if the Buddha did New Years’ Resolutions, the Four Noble Truths would’ve looked like this: 1. In life there is time-wasting 2. The origin of time-wasting is unconsciousness 3. To stop being unconscious you must know what you want and what you don’t want (duh!) 4. To know what you want and what you don’t want, walk the noble twelvefold path....134 views
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El Jardín de la Vida. ~ Natalia Chaparro {Artículo en Español}
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 10, 2012
La vida no es un camino por caminar, sino un jardín para cuidar y disfrutar.79 views
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Relationships. We Don’t Just Want ‘Em. We Need ‘Em.
by Amy Nobles Dolan on Feb 10, 2012
As we grow up, move out and create lives independent of our families, we continue to practice expressing our deepest, spiritual beliefs – acceptance, understanding, compassion, selflessness, unconditional love - through the relationships we form.489 views
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You Call that an Article? ~ David Regelin
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 10, 2012
The article had taken a fragment of our two interview sessions, wherein I spoke of the transformational potential of a yoga practice, and turned it into a four page rant and complain session.991 views
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La Imagen de la Felicidad — Una Entrevista con Maestra de Yoga Anusara, Stacey Rosenberg. {Artículo en Español y Inglés}.
by Jeannie Page on Feb 9, 2012
"Ver a Stacey Rosenberg enseñando una clase de yoga es dar testimonio de alguien que está profundamente conectado y canalizando su esencia verdadera, divina; es dar testimonio de alguien que está viviendo y respirando el propósito de su vida."97 views
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Let Your Sh*t Fly. ~ Olga Feingold
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 9, 2012
The YogaHope philosophy heals trauma through recognizing your emotions, working through them on the mat, and learning to create emotional and mental space through a specialized intentional training.393 views
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Goal of Life in Maximum Security: Meet your new teacher.
by Anneke Lucas on Feb 9, 2012
"I’ve discovered that the energy of devotion is the same as the energy of gratitude. ... Even here in a place like this it is easy to find gratitude for many things, like having yard every day, for having programs so we can rehabilitate ourselves, for having many like-minded people I can talk to, for getting three meals a day, for the sunshine…”1,119 views
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The Answer to All Your Questions…the First Four Words You See Describe You.
by Shawna Turner on Feb 9, 2012
Scan this happy face. It may take a while for the words to reveal themselves. Be patient and see what comes up.3,048 views
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Denver: Kirtan Event with Dave Stringer this Friday, February 10th.
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 8, 2012
Catch the live music/yoga class with Denver's own Denise Cook and Hilary O'Toole at 6 p.m., or come for the Kirtan (sacred chant) concert at 8 p.m. The call and response form of mantra chanting known as Kirtan is a consciousness-transforming practice, directing the singers to vanish into the song as drops merge into the ocean.161 views
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5 Super Foods for Super Powers!
by Shawna Turner on Feb 8, 2012
Unleash your inner Super Hero with these Five Super Foods for Super Energy!255 views
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John Friend: Response to Allegations, a letter to the Anusara community.
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 8, 2012
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Off the Uniform, into the Practice. ~ Rachael Arabian
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 8, 2012
So here I am, about to end an eight year military career to teach yoga.92 views
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14 Love Songs (With An Edge) You Should Download Now.
by Melissa Smith on Feb 8, 2012
These songs, like the 30 Best Songs of the Year that should be on your Playlist now, are include a few that I somehow left off which happen to be written for the majority of us in mind: imperfectly perfect beings who are not quite in the place they want to be with love and thick in messy stuff of life.1,809 views
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Leave Your Shyness in Shavasana!
by Jahnavi Harrison on Feb 7, 2012
Why it makes a difference to your soul if you get your asana moving...1,206 views
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A Yogini’s Guide to the Fine Art of Friendship (or, Girl, Stop Dissing Me for Your Man.) ~ Marthe Weyandt
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 7, 2012
Having a few good friends (and I don’t mean 1,000 plus Facebook friends) is important in today’s fast-paced world. As young people delay marriage and move far from family for work or educational reasons, we find ourselves relying more heavily on female friends than women of generations past. We talk. We have coffee or lunch. We dish about really creepy dates or bad jobs. Think of the popularity of shows featuring platonic pals, like Sex and the City. Friends become one’s surrogate family.391 views
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Radiant Mom Yoga with Janet Stone: The Gifts We Keep. ~ Emily Perry
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 7, 2012
As a mother, new or otherwise, overcoming a sense of isolation can be a big hurdle, and so sharing our story can be a relief: we feel that we are seen.269 views
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By donation. ~ Claude Genest
by Recovering Yogi on Feb 7, 2012
When I asked the receptionist at studio what the difference was between the “suggested donation” and being charged the same amount as in my package of ten classes, she was unable to answer...378 views
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8 Reasons Ashtangis Make the Best Friends.
by Sarah Ezrin on Feb 7, 2012
Be kind to your ashtangi friends. We work hard every day in our practice and if we miss a few events or nights on the town for our early morning sadhana, it is not because we don’t love you.6,428 views
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Harmless Gossip or Harmful Slander?
by Hannah Siegle on Feb 7, 2012
Admittedly when I first received a text from a friend regarding this juicy information I jumped to check it out. I then hopped over to elephant journal to see how it was exploding there and was surprised to find a gaping void. Why hadn't this broken here yet? What was going on?214 views
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Synchronicity & Yoga Girl. {Music} ~ Scott Wilson
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 6, 2012
After experiencing a situation like this before with Nickelback, I was very surprised to find out that a multinational corporation actually admitted that they basically copied a video on YouTube for commercial gain. I have found out, subsequently, that this is a much more common occurrence than anyone might expect... So rather than causing a permanent mark on my forehead by slapping it every time it happens, I'm trying to look at this particular situation as an opportunity.250 views
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Being A Writer Is Easy.
by Jennifer Fields on Feb 6, 2012
Being a writer is much like giving birth. A seed is planted. You're excited, you make preparations, you nourish the seed carefully, anxiously awaiting for it to mature. Finally, the time has come to introduce your creation to the world. It's scary. And messy. It's hard pushing your love out into the big scary world. There's even some screaming and some bloodshed.568 views
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“Let It Go,” How F***ed Up That Is to Say and Do and Forgiving It. ~ Sharon Marie
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 6, 2012
To me, "Looking at It," rather than "Letting It Go" seems more authentic and gives this poor bastard (me) half a chance and a better shot at healing.312 views
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Use your Dreams to Wake Up.
by Linda Buzogany on Feb 6, 2012
Working with your dreams can connect you to a deeper source.125 views
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Unlimited Texting and Yoga.
by Heather Dawn on Feb 6, 2012
Cell phone addicted Yogis. Love your Cell phone. Love your Yoga. Just love them separately!269 views
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How the Universe Made Me Eat a Healthier Diet.
by Matt Wallace on Feb 6, 2012
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You can’t wreck your body if you’re practicing Yoga!
by Anna Sheinman on Feb 6, 2012
You can't wreck your body if you're practicing Yoga!122 views
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Yoga Scandals: What To Do If Your Teacher Is Human?
by Michelle Marchildon on Feb 6, 2012
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Embracing Yoga Skepticism.
by Lorin Arnold on Feb 6, 2012
When I come up against stories of the sages, chants about a monkey god, teachings about prana, nadis, chakras and so on, the inner scientist runs right into the center of my brain and makes her presence known.201 views
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Scarred For Life — But That’s Just The Parts You Can See.
by Braja Sorensen on Feb 6, 2012
I look in the mirror at deep facial scars, made by the slashed windscreen in a head-on collision, and I wonder why the insides don’t heal as easily….893 views
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Government Regulated Yoga? ~ Ira Israel
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 6, 2012
The studio will close and the state government will step in to regulate all aspects of Teacher Training the same way they regulate all aspects of becoming a licensed psychotherapist....The problem for me is that 90% of what's being called yoga in America has little to do with the original purpose of yoga, uniting with the divine.110 views
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Moodiness to the Rescue: An Automotive Fable. ~ Halli Bourne
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 6, 2012
What then, would explain my nagging discontent and the inability to snap out of it?39 views
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