Slowing Down and Revving Up Before and After a Cleansing Program When considering any type of cleanse, it is important to properly prepare the mind, body and spirit for the experience. Think about driving on the freeway and what it would be like to go from eighty miles per hour to standing still. This is [...]
The Ayurvedic Magic and Mystery of Cleansing and Revitalizing The Body Will Heal Itself Our bodies heal themselves. They knit themselves back together when cut, they process, digest, detoxify and remove built-up material daily. But we do have to give our bodies the proper environment in which to heal and stay balanced. Sometimes that requires [...]
Beth Shaw: Karma Yogi, Animal Advocate Beth Shaw is the kind of dog lover who will stop when she sees an abandoned dog in need of rescue. She’ll do more than stop; she’ll make a commitment to make a difference. Even though Shaw and her partner already shared their home with pug Ping and Boston [...]
Psychiatrist and intuitive Judith Orloff is simultaneously passionate, endearing and down to earth when she talks about how to navigate the often rocky bramble patch that is our emotional processes. In all of her books, she offers practical suggestions on how to tap into our intuitive abilities and to negotiate the emotional journey of [...]
Talking About The Heart Of An Athlete In Every Body When Matthew Sanford was an athletic thirteen-year-old, one devastating moment when his family’s car slipped off an overpass changed everything. His father and sister died in the car accident that left him paralyzed from the chest down. At the age of thirteen he lost the [...]
The Sport of Yoga On power yoga teacher Mark Blanchard’s website, Cincinnati Bengals player TJ Houshmandzadeh describes his yoga practice, “It’s like lifting weights and stretching at the same time.” When in LA, Houshmandzadeh trains with Blanchard and the football star appears in Blanchard’s newest DVD series. These types of testimonials may well inspire a [...]
The first time I saw Andrew Harvey speak, during one of Shiva Rea’s teacher trainings, he delivered his appeal for listeners – for all of us – to engage in activism from a grounded place of sacred passion with such fire that I thought he would combust right in front of our eyes. He has [...]
“Service is the only possible response to a world in chaos that is falling apart in every way;” this quote sticks in my mind from the interview with author and proponent of sacred activism Andrew Harvey in the November issue of LA YOGA. This month, we’re continuing our discussion with Harvey exploring sacred activism as [...]
twins find resolution through ritual onstage "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 renowned kirtan (Sanskrit call-and-response) singer as well as a talented yoga teacher, [...]
the collective effort to name september 21 as an annual day of peace September 2008: Volume 7/No. 8 “Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called children of God.” (Matthew 5:9) Actor Jeremy Gilley described his last screen role as “a crazy sci-fi character trying to save the planet.” This actor, filmmaker [...]