Boulder, Colorado—ranked the fittest, smartest, most bikeable city in the US—is lookin’ pretty good for 150.

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Jun 30, 2009

Boulder, Colorado, turns 150 years old. 1859 ~ 2009... ...And we're just getting started. I was born and raised in Boulder...and then, like so many hometown yahoos, never thought I'd come back once I…

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Want to write about a passion or interest of yours for elephant? Blogger Contest: July. Free eKo Manduka yoga mat.

By elephantjournal.com on Jun 29, 2009

Breaking non-news: July 1-Aug 1 whoever has most popular blog on elephantjournal.com wins a great big thick cool eKo Manduka yoga mat, color choice up to you. Worth $75 plus shipping. Wanna write something? If…

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Lojong #9: If You Can Practice Even When Distracted, You Are Well Trained. ~ via Linda Lewis.

By elephantjournal.com on Jun 28, 2009

- When we meditate, usually it is our discursive thoughts that are the main distraction. When we see the “stuff” that can arise in our mind, identifying with the seeing rather than the mental…

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Book review: Yoga in America: Passion, Diversity, and Enlightenment In the Words of Some of Yoga’s Most Ardent Teachers (Deborah S. Bernstein & Bob Weisenberg, ed.)

By Todd Mayville on Jun 28, 2009

Yoga in America is a collection of essays from a variety of yoga teachers across the United States. You won't find anything from superstars like Rodney Yee, Shiva Rea, or Baron Baptiste here....which is…

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Love Bitten & Drained Dry: My Ex-Boyfriend, the Vampire ~ via Kathryn Budig.

By elephantjournal.com on Jun 27, 2009

A yoga teacher talks about a relationship that left her feeling...drained. Kathryn Budig I have many passions in life, but if I had to narrow it down to just a handful, they would be…

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In Boulder? 10 things to do.

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Jun 27, 2009

This post was originally written for the LOHAS conference in Boulder. Our hope is that the recommended 10 Things To Do in Boulder apply to equally well to all visitors. Update: all of Boulder is…

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On Pulp Fiction, and Yoga. ~ via Scott Anderson.

By elephantjournal.com on Jun 23, 2009

If the Briefcase Fits...on Pulp Fiction, and...Yoga? You can learn a thing or two about yoga from the movies. Most recently for me it was Pulp Fiction. Aside from the fact that the f-bomb…

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On Yoga, Chocolate & Periods (?) ~ via Kathryn Budig.

By elephantjournal.com on Jun 4, 2009

To Yoga or not to Yoga during one's Period? via Kathryn Budig For years now, an epic battle on whether to practice yoga during a feminine cycle has been raging.  Some yoga teachers simply…

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Yoga Adventures in Buenos Aires

By Caroline Clark on May 30, 2009

I don't pretend to be any kind of yoga expert. I can barely to that one head stand position for more than 2 minutes and I can't meditate for the life of me. The…

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Book review: Jesus in the Lotus: The Mystical Doorway between Christianity and Yogic Spirituality (Russill Paul)

By Todd Mayville on May 28, 2009

Some years ago I became aware of the issues between yoga and spirituality when a student on my climbing team approached me and told me that he wouldn't be able to do yoga in…

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elephantjournal.com events: The NYC Yoga Journal Conference, via Leah Beltran.

By elephantjournal.com on May 28, 2009

elephantjournal.com events: New York City Yoga Journal Conference 2009 via Leah Beltran. On Friday evening, May 14, I finished my first year as a jewelry design major at the Fashion Institute of Technology.  It was a…

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Transforming the Business of Yoga with…Pay-What-You-Can Yoga!?

By Jayson Gaddis on May 25, 2009

Yup. You read that right. On May 26, 2009, my friends Quinn Kearney and Clarie Mark of Yogaview in Chicago are leading a bold experiment--pay-what-you-can yoga. It's been done before (google pay what you can…

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Event: “Spark The Fire” yoga conference, May 29th-31st in Denver, CO.

By elephantjournal.com on May 24, 2009

an elephantjournal.com recommended and sponsored event Denver Yoga Studios are coming together to inspire community and provide support during this era of radically shifting work, life and values. “Spark the Fire – Igniting Yoga and…

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The Major, the yoga, and the truth via Deborah Bernstein.

By elephantjournal.com on May 20, 2009

The ABC News crew, lead by Bob Woodruff, descended upon Florian Yoga Retreat in the Virgin Islands to tell the story of six recently disabled troopers.  Mr. Woodruff covered the story of the men’s…

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Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, founder of Ashtanga Yoga, passes away at age 93.

By elephantjournal.com on May 18, 2009

Update: In Boulder, a memorial service at The Yoga Workshop.  A new post, one of the best yet. Yoga Dork just added their "This Too Shall Pass," and now a slideshow. Yoga Journal just weighed in.…

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Yoga Teachers + Event + Marketing + Video Camera + Room = Spark the Fire.

By elephantjournal.com on May 12, 2009

Put a bunch of yoga teachers in a room, tell them to say "Spark the Fire," and this is what you get. Video: Om Time, Samadhi, Corepower yoga will be there! It's a homegrown…

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“Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis” featuring Anusara yoga John Friend. Video.

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on May 12, 2009

Anusara yoga's John Friend on Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis. John Friend, of Anusara Yoga, may have the most vital, vibrant, close-knit yoga community or kula in the US of A. He…

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“Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis” More photos to come. Videos are live!

By elephantjournal.com on May 7, 2009

Update: Ecofashion show and Titans of Tech and music with Paper Bird videos are now available. More photos on this blog will be added next week. Update: I failed to give proper photo credit (wrist…

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An MTV Greeneration?

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on May 3, 2009

How is this Green Generation going to effect Meaningful Change—and Fast? {Taking Stock: elephant journal at 6.95 years old.} Where's the leverage? Where's the acupressure point? How are we going to effect big, needed…

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Yoga Snob Steps Out of the Closet.

By Sarah Miller on May 1, 2009

My ego needed some fresh air. I decided to hop a plane to Boulder and catch a taste of freedom… We’re an elite group. Some 5% of the world’s population who uses the word “ego”…

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