Photo of Andrea Marcum by Jeff Skeirik/Rawtographer. Clothing by K-Deer. Jewelry by Gogh Jewelry Design. Location: Goorus Yoga in Pacific Palisades Yoga Teacher Andrea Marcum encourages Acceptance Yoga teacher Andrea Marcum offers classes that are known as being some of the toughest in town. I landed in her class 1000% by peer pressure. In [...]
The acclaimed play Small Mouth Sounds is showing at The Broad Stage January 11-28. Small Mouth Sounds received rave reviews when it opened in NYC. It has subsequently traveled the world. Small Mouth Sounds follows a group of students at a silent retreat where they work through questions such as what it means to find [...]
Todd Boston is no newcomer to the conscious music scene. His albums have topped the list of various World/New Age listening charts throughout the years. A composer, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer, he fuses world music together with live looping and computer technology. Todd tours internationally supporting concerts, festivals, and yoga classes. He performs regularly with artists such [...]
How do we develop our habits? Are we conscious of our habits? Do they serve us and help move us forward in our lives or do they keep us spinning in place? Are our habits crowding the hours of our days or creating more time in our lives? When it comes to time management, these [...]
Amanda Giacomini and some of her 10,000 Buddhas on a Miami Wall. Photo by Matt Roy Lessons about practice and community through painting 10,000 Buddhas In 2017, artist Amanda Giacomini achieved her multi-year goal of painting 10,000 Buddhas. She did this by screen printing on paper, oil painting on wood, and by [...]
Dr. Tererai Trent has a story to tell. In The Awakened Woman: Remembering & Reigniting Our Sacred Dreams, she recounts her own personal journey from a rural cow herding village in Zimbabwe, where she married young, to earning multiple degrees in the United States culminating in a PhD. This journey serves as a foundation for [...]
The cover of this inspiring book, Dancing in the Unknown features the collection’s editor Betsy Chasse as a vibrant, be-dazzled, ethereal figure leaning back into…. well, the unknown. She represents every person who ever took a leap of faith, even if they had no clue where they would land. What Happens if we Jump off the [...]
When a yogi and a hip-hop artist decide to join forces and help counteract the craziness that's going in our world, wonderful things happen....like the new album Inclusion Revolution: Together with Love. It's an amazing example of a spiritual hip hop meditation combination. Sister Jenna and JoRob Provide Soulful Musical Meditation Sister Jenna is the [...]
Right in the thick of some of the darkest moments in today’s world, Krishna Das releases his new and 15th album of mantra music. The album is Trust in the Heart. And I feel the timing is perfect. Krishna Das and Mantra Music I immediately listened to the complete work when I received this album. I unequivocally [...]
How to Survive Your Childhood Now That You’re an Adult by Ira Israel is both scholarly and accessible. Ira Israel is a prolific and accomplished psychotherapist, meditation teacher, and author. He graduated from University of Pennsylvania and subsequently studied for 25 years in Paris, India, Los Angeles, Connecticut, and Santa Barbara. Israel earned graduate degrees [...]