By Felicia Tomasko Photos by David Young-Wolff When asked about her greatest inspiration as a Yoga teacher, Briohny replies with her ready smile, “That’s easy,” she laughs. “Every minute of every day, I’m inspired by my family: my daughter Taylor, my fiancé Dice, my mother Pam, my father Peter… and my sister Ravi, whom I [...]
Modeling Good Energy By Felicia Tomasko Masood Ali Khan (affectionately known as Moose) may be one of the hardest working musicians of the three-day weekend of the Tadasana Festival. It’s not only here when he is sharing his talent on the hang—a unique percussive/lyrical instrument from Switzerland; he often offers music and mantra with Yoga [...]
By Felicia M. Tomasko Photos by Tai Kerbs Molly Paterno Molly has run six marathons: Los Angeles three times, her hometown of Portland twice and Boston once (with a personal record of 3:09). She’s currently training for her second run of Boston in April by training accompanied by the ocean breezes of her current [...]
By Felicia Marie Tomasko Dr. David Simon MD, board-certified neurologist, champion of the healing power of Yoga and Ayurveda, and co-founder (with Dr. Deepak Chopra) of the famed Chopra Center, passed away on Tuesday, January 31, 2012. His words, speech, healing presence, medical practice, books, and classes touched many in the 61 years of his [...]
Creative Artist Liz Marx Makes Her Mark With Artistic Raw Vegan Chocolate Love inspires many artistic creations. This is certainly true for glassblower, sculptor and raw chocolate artist Liz Marx. Her own love of chocolate initiated her quest for a chocolate recipe that she could eat every day and after playing around with recipes using [...]
In the 1950s, a religious order rooted in ancient Indian philosophies established a center in the hills of Montecito. Half a century later, the VEDANTA SOCIETY OF SANTA BARBARA Remains a serene retreat that embraces all faiths. SHANGRI-LA By Ann Louise Bardach God was not especially welcome in our New Jersey home. On the contrary, [...]
Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy: Living with Tibetan Chants for World Peace Mickey Hart, known for being the drummer extraordinaire in the long-lived and well-loved Grateful Dead, is passionate about world music. He’s toured with world musicians including Zakir Hussain in the Global Drum project (recently heard at UCLA and reviewed in LA YOGA) and has [...]
Alanis and Wade Morissette Rock the House Twins find Resolution through Ritual Onstage By Felicia M. Tomasko, RN “This has long been a dream of mine,” rock star Alanis Morissette announced to a theater full of fans. Her dream? To sit side-by-side with twin brother Wade Imre Morissette, who is himself a recording artist and [...]
Who Owns Yoga? Thoughts on an endless question. By Leslie Hendry “No one owns Yoga,” said Sharath Rangaswamy, the grandson of the late Ashtanga Yoga guru, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. Sharath paused comfortably, sanguinely sitting in lotus. He looked around the room, and then continued, “You don’t own it. I don’t own it. No one [...]
“The Way is personal.” This line from the film The Way, written and directed by Emilio Estevez and starring his father, Martin Sheen, says something about the individual nature of the path that any of us are on in life as we consult the guide books, follow the trail, stray along the way, encounter happy [...]