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Connecting Through Kirtan

A New Experience of Community Waves lapped against the gentle beach in the darkness as I listened deeply to the ocean, and the lingering exhalations of the other sixty people around me. The moon was rising over the water behind Snatam Kaur, GuruGanesha Singh and Manish Vyas, who watched us silently with light in their [...]

By |2015-04-11T12:00:15-07:00June 26th, 2009|Festivals & Retreats|0 Comments

Spotlight On Tibet: Mind Over Money?

Robert Kiyosaki, Vietnam War veteran turned millionaire entrepreneur and best-selling author of Rich Dad Poor Dad recently teamed up with his sister Emi Kiyosaki, a peace-loving, working mother now known as Ani Tenzin Kacho, ordained Tibetan Buddhist nun. Their new book is Rich Brother, Rich Sister; the topic of which is...money. Ani Kacho recently faced [...]

By |2015-04-11T12:02:57-07:00June 26th, 2009|Green Living|0 Comments

Vibrating Community: Music Festival Roundup

Joshua Tree Music Festival May 15 - 17 Joshua Tree Music Festival has teamed with SPACESHARE, a noteworthy carpooling website, unifying summer festival-goers and offering them opportunities to meet new friends, reduce their carbon footprint and save money on gas. Performers include Holland’s “must-see live band,” Kraak & Smaak, as well as LA-based Underground Orchestra, [...]

By |2015-04-11T12:03:09-07:00June 26th, 2009|Festivals & Retreats|0 Comments

Spotlight On Tibet: The Bright Side

Timeless Wisdom From The Dalai Lama For Challenging Times It was a drizzly morning as I walked up to Thunderdome, the basketball stadium at University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB) to attend a day of teachings with the His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Once inside, I looked around to see that not all 3,000 [...]

By |2015-04-11T12:03:26-07:00June 25th, 2009|Yoga in the World|0 Comments

In Memorium: Shri K. Pattabhi Jois

Shri Krishna Pattabhi Jois, the highlyrespected guru of the intense vinyasa flow style known as Ashtanga Yoga, died at 2:30 A.M. local time in Mysore, India, on Monday, May 18, 2009, at the age of 93. Jois was among the most influential, prominent and beloved figures in the Western Yoga community. Along with B.K.S. Iyengar [...]

By |2015-04-11T12:03:40-07:00June 25th, 2009|Yoga|0 Comments

Community: New Doors

Taoist Tonics TONIX BOTANICAL SOLUTIONS is a new local apothecary where you can find products using principles of ancient traditions to enhance the body, mind and spirit. “It is a space for sharing and educating the community to further healing ourselves and the planet,” says Chris Lyans, head of Tonix production development. Indulge in customized [...]

By |2015-04-11T12:03:48-07:00June 25th, 2009|Studios|0 Comments

Baking With Sprouted Grains

I love to bake, and recently, a friend turned me on to a source for sprouted grains. Sprouted grains are flour grains sprouted and then dried at a very low temperature to maintain the enzymes, vitamins and other benefits of the sprouting process. I love sprouts, and know that anything sprouted tends to be easier [...]

By |2012-08-25T00:22:59-07:00June 25th, 2009|Recipes|0 Comments

Ayurveda Q & A

Ayurveda has been practiced in the US for only about 30 years, yet it is one of the systems of medicine native to India and is thousands of years old. Readers are invited to submit questions for “Ayurveda Q & A” to ayurveda@layogamagazine.com. Q: I am a forty-two-year-old male who has congestion in my middle ear. Last [...]

By |2012-08-24T22:35:08-07:00June 24th, 2009|Ayurveda|0 Comments

Mindfulness-Based Eating Awareness Training

THANKS TO JON KABAT ZINN, PhD and the proliferation of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) practices in research groups, medical centers, universities and Yoga studios and sanghas (spiritual communities), a practice popularly known as the raisin meditation has become both a symbol of mindful awareness and an oft-repeated mindfulness exercise. We take many foods for granted, [...]

By |2015-04-11T12:06:04-07:00June 23rd, 2009|Healthy Eating|0 Comments
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