Sex Messiah: A Tantric Odyssey. {Adult}
by Shyam Dodge on May 18, 2012
A former monk travels to a tantric cult deep in the jungles of South India and becomes a “Sex Messiah.”
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In Tribute: Gone But Not Forgotten.
by Thaddeus Haas on May 18, 2012
Today, May 18th, marks the third anniversary of the passing of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, the founder of Ashtanga Yoga.
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That’s Not Fair!
by Amy Nobles Dolan on May 18, 2012
In an interesting twist, it is often managing the events in our lives that feel the most unfair that helps us grow into the people we’re meant to be.
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De Alumna a Profesora de Yoga. ~ Rosana Tellez {Artículo en Español}
by elephantjournal.com on May 17, 2012
Después de un tiempo en dicha práctica, mi profesora de yoga se jubiló y me ofrecieron dar las clases. Pensaba que no sería fácil, por mucha elasticidad que había logrado. La sugerencia me la hizo una abuelita de 89 años llamada Asunción, que era toda una inspiración para mí; fue ella quien me animó.
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Sex & Drugs & New Age Music: Part 1.
by Julian Walker on May 17, 2012
The fact that she was experienced with psychedelics was a big a plus for me at the time. But I probably ended up in India with her because God was she beautiful: Twenty-Five. Brown skinned, green eyed, braided blonde hair.
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Nine Posture Practice for Allergy Relief. ~ Ina Sahaja
by elephantjournal.com on May 17, 2012
This short series of traditional postures with modern twists will help you to take your seat both on the cushion and in the world—even if it is allergy season.
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Nature Stone Yoga Presents Written in Stone. ~ Makaan Burt
by elephantjournal.com on May 17, 2012
After four decades of practicing yoga and umpteen solo wilderness retreats, Makaan Burt has finally created a new form of yoga that he is presenting in a full length DVD. It was three years in the making. This presents a yoga form using smooth massage stones that is both new and therapeutic. The first Youtube [...]
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When Life Gives You Melons, Make Lemonade: Life of a Dyslexic Yoga Teacher. ~ Colleen Rose
by elephantjournal.com on May 17, 2012
For the first time, I let my intuition take over. It told me you have tried and tried and tried all your life this way; why not try it another way? Why not see where this road takes you? And I did.
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Looking for Passion in the Tangles of Life.
by Katrina Ariel on May 16, 2012
Don’t tell me to seek equanimity. I’m practicing the yoga of passion! “I went to the woods because I wanted to live deliberately, I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life, to put to rout all that was not life and not when I had come to die discover that [...]
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The Real Reason He Dumped You. (It’s Not What You Think). ~ Carolyn Gilligan
by elephantjournal.com on May 16, 2012
The guy that says goodbye to you is out of his mind. In case you didn’t already know, it wasn’t your thighs or your arm jiggle. That’s just in your pretty little head. It wasn’t that annoying hormonal breakout you had last week.You are the only one who paid that any attention. You’re just human, [...]
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The Scent of Weed & Manure.
by Hilary Lindsay on May 16, 2012
Primordial genetics reveal the truth when the civilized mantle is discarded.
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Does it matter who you studied with? ~ Caitlin Rose Kenney
by Yoga Pod on May 16, 2012
The primordial wisdom of yoga and how it was traditionally passed from teacher to student has evolved; it is this evolution that makes yoga potent. We must look to the past to create a better future, not to replicate what was. Imitating the ancient systems is futile, life and living is impermanent, we as yogis should know this.
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Are You Making a Mistake in Choosing Your Yoga Teacher & Class? ~ Cris Chi
by elephantjournal.com on May 16, 2012
With so many styles of yoga available, it is easy to understand how some people might feel confused about choosing the ‘right’ yoga class and teacher. Seeking a qualified instructor can be challenging, you have to trust your gut on some levels but on other levels there are certain basic qualifications for excellence if you want good results [...]
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The Hero in Me. ~ Elizabeth Reese, PhD
by elephantjournal.com on May 16, 2012
Grounding ourselves with Muladhara chakra. Vishnu is a hero from the Hindu culture who is known for his commitment to protect the earth. While Vishnu makes many OHMazing Journeys, he is a truly extraordinary hero because he makes compassionate, helpful choices a way of everyday life. As seen in this sculpture of Vishnu from our partners at the Crow [...]
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Yoga vs. Religion. ~ Adri Kyser
by elephantjournal.com on May 16, 2012
Over the years people have asked me if yoga is a religion. Some believe that in order to practice yoga they need to change religions. Others are afraid that the practice of yoga will interfere with their personal belief system. This subject came up again during one of my one of my yoga teacher training [...]
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The Sour Taste of Lululemon Sizing. ~ Mel Squarey
by elephantjournal.com on May 16, 2012
I am opening up a big can of whoop-a** on the Lululemon dynasty. I’ve been inspired in part by an elephant journal article on yoga uniforms in the West. I can’t say that I’d really thought about it before that point other than discussing the tiny outfits that come romping through my yoga class. Let [...]
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Why I Let My Body’s Messages Go to Voicemail.
by Sara Lovelace on May 16, 2012
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He Will Find Freedom. Will You? Come on into the 6 p.m. Yoga Class for Lifers.
by Robert Sturman on May 16, 2012
Bilal is a 3 striker serving a life sentence for crimes that were non-violent. He had a drug problem.
Life’s a long time.
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I Make Love With Myself.
by Rina Jakubowicz on May 16, 2012
I explore the smallest inch on my body and the deepest breath from my lungs. I caress my skin with each inhale…and each exhale.
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Diaphragm is key. Don’t forget it. Observe it.
by David Garrigues on May 15, 2012
Sri K. Pattabhi Jois called Ashtanga a ‘breathing and movement system’. The most accessible way to get to the heart of the rhythm of this breathing and movement system is to doggedly follow the actions of the diaphragm and see how those actions translate into vinyasa, into sequences of rhythmic opposing movement patterns.
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A Delicious Pack of Weirdos: Connecting at a Yoga Retreat in Ojai.
by James Vincent Knowles on May 15, 2012
I’m gonna start collecting friends this way. What an amazing discovery~!
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Wise Woman Told Me. ~ Caitlin Smith
by elephantjournal.com on May 15, 2012
The Wise Woman Tradition is both ancient and modern. It has many names and many faces. It is earth-centered. It is woman-centered. It is family-centered. It speaks to the healer within. It nourishes the healer within. It encourages trust in yourself and listening to the wisdom within your own heart. It empowers women to take [...]
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Yoga Movement in Vermont: the BYC.
by Shakti Sunfire on May 15, 2012
“Yoga is a movement I’m proud to be a part of.” Jane said this to me, her soft tone only hinting at the depth of passion and purpose behind her words. A vision, and indeed, a practice, that has kept her and co-founder Ben Lanza at the forefront of creative, conscious event planning for the [...]
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So You Say You Want A Revolution? Well…
by Thaddeus Haas on May 15, 2012
“What is within our hearts is what we create in the world. Because our hearts, our minds are polluted . . .we are expressing that pollution by polluting the entire environment. When our hearts are in a natural pure state, then we see every living being as an object of love and compassion. That is the only solution to the problems of the world. Everything else we do is cosmetic and superficial.”
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From Fear to Freedom Come. ~ Sharon Marie
by elephantjournal.com on May 15, 2012
“Give up caring what people think about you and instead just care about them. That’s where the magic is. And this simple shift is actually a skill––a skill that can be taught, practiced and cultivated. It will transform your teaching, and your life.”
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Can We Please Stop Fighting Cancer? ~ Shivani Howe.
by elephantjournal.com on May 15, 2012
Looking at cancer from a yogic perspective, one word comes to mind: ahimsa, which means non-violence. According to the sage Patanjali, non-violence is the first Yama or right action, the first guiding principle from which to live and choose. And so we must ask ourselves: If we fight our way to health, can we truly [...]
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No Place Like Home. ~ Susan Currie & Mary Ann Alwan
by elephantjournal.com on May 14, 2012
Usually the word home conjures up an image of four walls, a roof, a door and some windows. Ask folks who practice yoga to define home though and you get another set of visuals entirely: “…in the garden…at the top of a mountain breathing in fresh air and noticing the day’s beautiful light…where my mind is still.” Everyone has their reasons [...]
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Juicing the Back Yard. ~ Victoria Suescum
by elephantjournal.com on May 14, 2012
A story of a locavore’s quest to enjoy her surroundings.
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Injuries in Yoga? ~ Linda Munro
by elephantjournal.com on May 14, 2012
Yoga is about finding inner peace, not winning anything or performing something. As the ancient yogis knew, inner peace is difficult to achieve if the body is damaged, ill and in pain.
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I Found My Zen in NYC.
by Rina Jakubowicz on May 14, 2012
A couple weeks ago I had the “F&*k-it! I-gotta-get-out-of-here” moment and the first place I thought of, or rather my intuition connected with, was New York City. In fact, it felt like I was being called by Mr. NYC himself and he was sounding like an angry boss saying, “Where the heck are you? You’re supposed to be up here!” So that’s exactly what I did. Within 48 hours I had my flight booked and my hotel reserved.
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We’re in it Together. ~ Susan Verde
by elephantjournal.com on May 14, 2012
Sometimes I just need to hold your hand. I had an amazing experience in savasana (corpse pose) today. I have a wonderful friend (whom I met in my favorite yoga class) who was with me in class this morning. I know she has been going through a lot of stressful things in her life lately. [...]
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More Silly Yoga Pose Names.
by Joseph Boquiren on May 14, 2012
A new list of silly yoga pose names I’ve collected from attending other instructor’s classes and my own students.
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Top 10 Yoga Blogs of the Week.
by Tanya Lee Markul on May 14, 2012
Love, Oldest Living Yoga Teacher, Fulfillment, Pregnant Yogini, Black Dirt Lotus, Home Practice, and more…
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Developing a Yoga Home Practice. ~ Trisha Lotzer
by elephantjournal.com on May 13, 2012
When I moved from Phoenix to Tucson I left behind good friends as well as some of the amazing yoga instructors I had met since first unrolling my yoga mat. In my new town I became the modern version of a wandering yogi, in and out of one studio after another, one reason after another, [...]
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Ashtanga Under the Microscope. ~ Steven Cahn
by elephantjournal.com on May 13, 2012
There is no reason, in the abstract sense, that yoga needs to be validated by science. People, however, differ in what they need. If you are a practicing yogi who has received the benefits of yoga you have little reason to need science to validate your personal experience.
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Does “Truth” Matter in Spirituality?
by Julian Walker on May 13, 2012
In conversations about spirituality, I often encounter the perspective that truth is entirely relative and that there is no such thing as “reality,” because everything is perception. Some people also like to talk about certain proposed “absolute truths” that are beyond the mind or the material plane and have to either be accepted on faith or experienced directly during say, meditation.
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Relationships: “Feel the Fear & Do It Anyway.” (Yoga in the Gita Series)
by Braja Sorensen on May 13, 2012
Yoga is the process that teaches us there is nothing to fear in learning who we are, nothing to fear in our relationships or confrontations of the heart.
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Don’t Know about Life, but there Is Love After Death.
by Chrispy (Bhagat Singh) on May 12, 2012
I find it hard to understand in my mind what it means to love you after you are dead — but I still want to comfort and take care of you — and I want you to love me and care for me. I want to have problems to discuss with you — I want to do little projects with you. I never thought until just now that we can do that. What should we do. We started to learn to make clothes together — or learn Chinese — or getting a movie projector. Can’t I do something now? No. I am alone without you and you were the “idea-woman” and general instigator of all our wild adventures.
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elephant reviews: Inner Wave Organics Yoga Pants. ~ Lindsay Friedman
by elephantjournal.com on May 11, 2012
elephant (then, Lindsay) received this review item for free. That said, we always say what we think, nicely. ~ ed. Who made your yoga pants? Inner Waves Organics practices elephant journal’s idea of the mindful life. Most yoga apparel sold in the U.S. is not organic and isn’t even produced in the States. They are [...]
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18 Life Lessons I Want My Daughters to Hear.
by Rebecca Lammersen on May 11, 2012
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Tea with Pema Chodron in the Mayan Jungle.
by Karl Saliter on May 11, 2012
This nun on wheels made your laziness, your reservations, and your all-around ineptitude as sacred as a cup of the Ganges drawn by a hunchbacked, one-eyed midget on a full moon, with an ancient leaky tin bucket. She forgave you everything before you even had your first coffee.
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Deep in the heart of the Black Dirt Lotus (there’s a Jewel).
by Michelle Dawson on May 11, 2012
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Transitions. Transitions.
by Amy Nobles Dolan on May 11, 2012
I was flabbergasted to find that I was actually suffering from “re-entry” after my weekly yoga class. I’d float out of the studio feeling centered, settled, energized and ready to take on the world. I’d enter my house and go to pieces at the first peep of bickering or defiance from my kids.
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Develop your Discrimination, Damnit! ~ Amanda Ramcharitar
by elephantjournal.com on May 10, 2012
In the last few weeks, I’ve come across many conversations debasing spiritual practices as a human folly of the mind. Being a western educated individual, I have a propensity to scientific perspectives, even after years of studying yoga and exposure to eastern, spiritual, ritualistic, pagan, occult and religious practices. My love for the unexplained is [...]
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Root to Rise to Greatness. ~ Julie Lemerond
by elephantjournal.com on May 10, 2012
How a simple message from a yoga teacher had a profound effect on all aspects of my life.
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Yoga does Conan O’Brien.
by Waylon Lewis on May 10, 2012
“Nina Dobrev Uses Conan As Her Human Yoga Wall.” “BEST JOB IN THE WORLD!” Scorpion pose? No problem (for Nina Dobrev): ~ Bonus: “Nylon’s February cover girl Nina Dobrev muses on yoga, bakeries and being a wallflower.”
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Why I’m Doing 3,000 Sun Salutes for Clean Water.
by Josh Schrei on May 10, 2012
As yogis, we have all benefited deeply from the profound and beautiful traditions of India. As a community, there is so much we can do to give back to this country, in which there is tremendous poverty and great need of assistance.
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