My favorite way to start the morning with my daughter is with a healthy and hydrating smoothie. It's a great way to infuse us both with electrolytes, potassium, beta-carotene, and antioxidants. Ingredients: 2 cups coconut water 1 cup mango 1 cup pineapple 2 cups spinach Directions: Combine ingredients in your blender or Vitamix and puree [...]
Modern research shows that astragalus root, a Chinese herb long used to ward off colds and flu, has powerful immune-enhancing properties. The sliced, dried root is available online and in herb stores; it is nontoxic and adds a pleasant, sweet taste when simmered in soups. Shiitake mushrooms also boost immunity and have an antiviral effect. [...]
Gadadhara Pandit Dasa Conscious Living, LLC At first glance, saffron-robed Gadadhara Pandit Dasa, a Hindu monk born in India and raised in America, appears to be the typical monastic hermit. As he regales us with the story of his journey in Urban Monk, we discover that he's as gregarious as they come. His was a [...]
Tabla Mantra Music Tabla Mantra welcomes the listener to a sublime dream world of sound and intricate rhythms woven together through the heart. This album is unique with its base in the Indian style of singing called tarana. It features an underlying slow and prosaic love song to god, followed by lyrics that are [...]
Rickie Byars Beckwith is the Music and Arts Director of the Agape International Spiritual Center. As one of Los Angeles’ most revered contemporary singer-songwriters, Rickie plans to expand the impact of music and arts as a catalyst for transforming lives through her latest project: Rhythm and Joy Festival. A Thousand Names for Joy by Byron [...]
Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh USA Inc. (HSS), Los Angeles, with the support of many other Dharmic organizations, will host “Dharma and Yoga Fest” on Saturday, September 21, 2013 from 11:00 am to 10:00 pm at Excelsior High School ground in Norwalk CA. The Dharma and Yoga Fest will conclude the yearlong commemoration by HSS of Swami [...]
Fusing Eastern healing arts with Western medicine to create a conscious change in Healthcare “I was frustrated by the healthcare system because I felt it was only disease-oriented and that nobody was taking care of the patient...” explained fashion designer, philanthropist, and long time yogini Donna Karan in an interview with LA Yoga Magazine. She [...]
At some point in our lives, mostly at the least opportune time, we come to a sudden recognition of ill health. Be it fatigue, lack of mental clarity, weight gain, lethargy, a sloppy inefficient liver, cholesterol and blood sugar levels creeping up or indigestion and other annoying reminders that all is not well. Ayurveda, a [...]
The 5th Annual Bhakti Fest West is exactly one week away and set to be an weekend full of yoga, kirtan and heart opening activities. From September 5-8, Joshua Tree Retreat Center will convert into a Yogic playground, filled with over 100 clothing, art, and health food vendors, two stages filled with ongoing kirtan acts [...]
During the final dog days of summer before Labor Day, you may be revisiting your to-do list of unique summer activities; have you given yourself the opportunity to experience as much outdoor yoga as you were planning to practice? There’s still time to lay out your mat in one of LA’s unique locations for practicing [...]