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Across the vastness, nothing holy…: Tracking Bodhidharma (Kind of a Book Review).

by Jay Winston on May 23, 2012

A non-Buddhist meditates and reviews a book about Buddhism, but still isn’t a Buddhist. That might be a koan, but I’m not sure.

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Don’t Postpone Your Happiness: The Four Desires Virtual Book Club.

by Chanti Tacoronte-Perez on May 19, 2012

Can we commit to change towards a life filled with purpose, happiness, prosperity and freedom? Has the pain of change triumphed over your best possible life? I hope not.

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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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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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No Adjustment, No Fulfillment ~ The Four Desires Virtual Book Club.

by Chanti Tacoronte-Perez on May 12, 2012

We can learn a lot from our failures and use them as a springboard for learning, self-understanding and growth. What does it mean to be content? To be at ease, filled with peace, to know that the universe is supporting you. When we start to swim in the waters of svadyaya or self-study, many traditions lead us towards the same instructions: sit, be quiet and listen

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Laughter at Ourselves. ~ Steve McCauley

by elephantjournal.com on May 11, 2012

Laughter asana? The way I look at it, if you can’t find something to laugh at in your own behavior, beliefs, attitudes, and appearance, you’re probably not being honest with yourself. If you’re not being honest with yourself, it’s hard to grow. And there’s a good chance you’re not fun to sit next to on [...]

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What Mothers Give.

by Melissa Smith on May 11, 2012

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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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Jennifer Aniston & Paul Rudd in The Object of My Affection

All You Have to Do Is Breathe. ~ Rebecca Nemser

by elephantjournal.com on May 10, 2012

Best-selling author Stephen McCauley takes his yoga off the mat, and reveals the truth about Rain Mitchell and his tales from the yoga studio.

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How Meditation Takes us into the Wilderness.

by Michael Stone (Centre of Gravity) on May 9, 2012

How do we willingly let the bottom of our lives drop out so that we can be wild again?

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Las 13 Películas y Shows Para Los Yogis—Y El Por Qué. {Artículo en Español}

by Rina Jakubowicz on May 7, 2012

Una película de Disney y de Pixar que no fue muy popular, pero es bella y tiene un mensaje muy profundo.
Todos somos una familia al final. Cuando vemos claramente, todos estamos conectados y parte de uno al otro. Cuando estamos en la oscuridad de la ignorancia, nos sentimos como huérfanos.

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Remaining Loving When All Our Triggers Go Off: Yoga in The Gita.

by Catherine Ghosh on May 6, 2012

Perhaps the best way to test how deeply absorbed in yoga we are is to test how loving and peaceful we can remain while faced with conflicts and tensions within relationships.

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The Art of Practice: Sustained Effort Leads You “There” ~ The Four Desires Virtual Book Club

by Chanti Tacoronte-Perez on May 5, 2012

When practice has been firmly grounded over a long period of time, uninterrupted, with honest devotion, only then can the student hope to tame the thought waves of the mind. At this point, the highest state of human experience is found in stillness.

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Your ‘Eckhart Tolle’ of the Day.

by Tanya Lee Markul on May 3, 2012

Love everything as yourself.

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Living the Practice.

by Yasodhara Ashram on Apr 30, 2012

The real purpose of yoga, Swami Radhananda reminds us, is to recognize one’s essential nature, to clarify one’s ideals and find the unique path to liberation.

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Honor Your Lineage.

by Chloe Park on Apr 29, 2012

What percent of the world’s population you think is aware of their super powers?

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Manduka eKO SuperLite {An Honest Review}. ~ Gabrielle Goldberg

by elephantjournal.com on Apr 23, 2012

The Manduka eKO SuperLite attracted me because it’s environmentally friendly, low-profile, super-sticky, and has lush color offerings. It weighs less than two pounds and I was able to fold it up small enough to fit in my carry-on–it was as thin as a notebook!

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Michael Talks About Having a Yoga Crisis.

by Michael Stone (Centre of Gravity) on Apr 23, 2012

Yogic-MATERIALISM: Yoga doesn’t get deeper by adding more and more poses. That’s like buying more and more shoes.

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In 2012, “I will get out of my own way!” & 12 Other Transformational Manifestations.

by Melissa Smith on Apr 22, 2012

A beautiful and intimate festival this winter in Crested Butte gave me these nuggets of wisdom that have seeped into my life as affirmations for transformation. And, I’m working toward this powerful mantra from Shannon Paige “In 2012, I will get out of my own way!”

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Balance is Found Through Love: Yoga in The Gita

by Catherine Ghosh on Apr 22, 2012

When we are first introduced to yoga most of us enter into it with imbalances in at least one –and most likely in several- areas of our lives: emotional, physical, mental, etc. Yoga helps us become more conscious of where our imbalances rest. It then equips us to balance them out by integrating all parts of our lifestyle into our yoga practice. This balance starts with love.

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Letting go of “Me” ~ The Four Desires Virtual Book Club

by Chanti Tacoronte-Perez on Apr 21, 2012

The best way to access this level of vairagya is through a theme weaved throughout most of Rod’s book: meditation. Through the stilling of the mind we can fulfill the fourth desire, moksha “a part of you is free, always at rest. It remains the same no matter what the condition of your body, age, or your external circumstances; its nature is eternal.”

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Getting Here from There. ~ Ram Dass

by elephantjournal.com on Apr 21, 2012

In February 1997 I had a call from D. Larry Brilliant, a satsang brother in California, who said Ram Dass had suffered a devastating hemorrhagic stroke, a bleed in his brain, and might not survive.

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Review: Mindfulness for Urban Depression. ~ Rachel Meyer

by elephantjournal.com on Apr 21, 2012

And as much as I preach about finding stillness and balance, most days it’s a constant struggle to do so.

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How Schizophrenia & The Beatles Brought Me to the Bhagavad Gita.

by Michael Stone (Centre of Gravity) on Apr 18, 2012

How schizophrenia and The Beatles brought Michael Stone to the Bhagavad Gita. “What’s the music all about” PART 2.

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John Friend: What the Daily Beast Didn’t Tell You. ~ Livia Shapiro

by elephantjournal.com on Apr 17, 2012

If this article is indeed the truth from John Friend’s perspective then I am worried, seriously worried…

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How sacrifice & renunciation pave the pathway to love. (Yoga in the Gita Series)

by Braja Sorensen on Apr 15, 2012

Sacrifice & renunciation pave the pathway to love…they’re not some vague or foreign lifestyle choices, but are actually part of the holistic science of love.

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Engaging Change ~ The Four Desires Virtual Book Club.

by Chanti Tacoronte-Perez on Apr 15, 2012

After we have released the weight of disappointment and emotional pain (stage-one vairagya) we have made room for growth. In stage-two vairagya, we learn from ourselves.

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Top 13 Movies/TV Shows for Yogis—And Why.

by Rina Jakubowicz on Apr 14, 2012

They are crazy and that’s exactly why they are yogis. They turn the world (aka our reality) upside down by being completely themselves. Could you handle living in the world they live in? Does your world need to be perfect all the time, or can you find the peace in the chaos?

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Are You My Guru? ~ Frank Neville-Hamilton

by elephantjournal.com on Apr 10, 2012

So, the question becomes: do you really need a guru to have an authentic yoga practice?

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On Forrest Yoga & Why You Really Must Attend Wind Horse.

by Erica Mather on Apr 10, 2012

“When you look into the abyss, it looks back into you.” Be prepared to hold its gaze.

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Bali Spirit Festival.

by Chloe Park on Apr 8, 2012

Dreamers are a breed that can never be tamed. The dreamers are the ones that are telling the story. Where do I start? Well, I suppose I’ll just start anywhere since it’s all happening all at once anyway. I met a living saint. I’ve been waiting for years to meet him. He is an old [...]

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Your Miracle Angle ~ The Four Desires Virtual Book Club.

by Chanti Tacoronte-Perez on Apr 8, 2012

The first stage of Vairagya (non-attachment) is to release the weight of disappointment and emotional pain. Our ability to practice this stage relies on changing our perception of what causes our suffering. This refinement of our personality is “The Miracle Angle.” To find your Miracle Angle you must find the nurturing, growth oriented perspective in a painful situation. When you find it, there will be less suffering.

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Philosopher Yogis Diana Alstad & Joel Kramer – A Breath of Fresh Air!

by Julian Walker on Apr 5, 2012

This is a fantastic interview that starts off with an attempt to make sense of the Anusara Implosion, but becomes an insightful and wide-ranging discussion of yoga, power, community, environmentalism and contemporary spiritual intelligence.

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Learning to let go all over again ~ The Four Desires Virtual Book Club.

by Chanti Tacoronte-Perez on Apr 1, 2012

Vairagya is the practice of non-attachment, dispassion, letting go and surrender. Vai means “without” and raga “colorless”. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali say abhyasa vairagyabhyam tat nirodaha – Through the repeated practice of non-attachment there is mastery.

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Love Should Never Get Lost in Translation.

by Catherine Ghosh on Mar 29, 2012

At the heart of all effective communications is love. Every successful translator develops their own special, loving relationship with the language they seek to translate. The more intimate the relationship, the more the translation will resonate with the original.

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Report from the Bali Spirit Festival—Put it on Your Bucket List!

by Erica Mather on Mar 29, 2012

If you have a few weeks and more than a few dollars to spare, I definitely suggest coming to Bali to experience this festival next year.

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Correct Vinyasa: It’s Really, Really F*cking Hard. ~ David Robson

by elephantjournal.com on Mar 29, 2012

I can’t do the whole Primary Series along the with the correct vinyasa count if the breaths are even. And I’m not referring to just the notoriously difficult poses and transitions, like Marichyasana D, or Supta Kurmasana; Utthita Hasta Padangustasana nearly killed me.

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Finding More on the Mat. {Book Review}

by Kate Bartolotta on Mar 26, 2012

“Love is just like yoga: You have to have a fearless heart. And you have to be willing to fail over and over again before you get it right.”

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A Sneak Peek from Shambhala Sun: What’s the Music All About?

by Michael Stone (Centre of Gravity) on Mar 26, 2012

A sneak peak of Michael’s article “Uncle Ian sat so still listening to records, reading, drinking water. When nine-year-old Michael Stone was with Ian, he had enough space to think about the world in new ways.”

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Yoga in The Gita: Love Changes Our Perception.

by Catherine Ghosh on Mar 25, 2012

When we allow love to transform us through yoga, the first thing it begins to affect is our vision. According to the Gita, love is the most powerful light in countering darkness. And love, by nature is purely volitional.

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Reflections on Triangle Pose ~ The Four Desires Virtual Book Club.

by Chanti Tacoronte-Perez on Mar 24, 2012

Utthia means to extend. Like many students Utthita Trikonasana is one of my favorite poses to do and to teach. Lets take a rest from our minds and start to become aware of “grounding versus aspiration” in our bodies, by practicing this pose.

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Enter the Heart.

by Chloe Park on Mar 20, 2012

I sit in front on my altar to sit for meditation and give thanks for the day, give thanks for my heart, give thanks for the opportunity to serve the teachings in this way.

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The Cult of Personality: Sex, Evolution & the Death of Guruism.

by Candice Holdorf on Mar 20, 2012

There exists a certain breed of people just as insecure and afraid of their shadows as we are. But their way of managing the lizard brain is through surrounding themselves with worshippers to make up for their lack of self-confidence.

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Book Review: The Science of Yoga. ~ Eric Shaw

by elephantjournal.com on Mar 18, 2012

The Science of Yoga is not the devil in red satin or even jackboots, but it’s a useful reminder that yogis say silly, scientifically-contrary things and that we should keep our house in order when offering up hard and dangerous poses.

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My Body is a Temple: Christina Sell on the Guru Question. [video]

by Emily Perry on Mar 14, 2012

A dense, inspiring book, My Body Is A Temple is filled with insight and inspiration for deepening our yoga practice, our sadhana.

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Our Great Sage: 3 Reasons Why Stephen Fry May Be the Greatest Yogi Never to Have Practiced Yoga. ~ Amy Jirsa

by elephantjournal.com on Mar 12, 2012

Stephen Fry: a Jnana yogi (though he may not know it yet), self-identified humanist and atheist who, for the following three reasons, should be adopted whole-heartedly, and with much fanfare, into our yogic community.

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Deconstructing The Science of Yoga. ~ Lisa Dawn Angerame

by elephantjournal.com on Mar 10, 2012

Throughout, Mr. Broad refers to studies, albeit some very old and some with few subjects, that offer glimpses into why the practices of yoga asana and pranayama are so powerful, revealing the physiological effects of yoga practices on mood, the nervous system and the brain.

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Women of Bhakti: New Yoga Film! {Video}

by Catherine Ghosh on Mar 7, 2012

Reflecting upon how women represent 80% of the 20 million yoga practitioners in the US alone, Jahnava was inspired to bring forth the voices of these women, in honor of all those yoginis of the past whose voices were rarely, if ever, shared.

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Adam & Eve are Yogis. ~ Rohan James

by elephantjournal.com on Mar 7, 2012

Why? Because it will give the power back to the individuals where it belongs and the organized religions will no longer be required. Yes, they will be out of a job and there will be some prime real estate up for sale!

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