Musician Chris Brown. Photo by Kirsten Ritchie Chris Brown as a Musical Activist When Hugh Christopher Brown built a studio on Wolfe Island, in Ontario, Canada, he didn't know the effects it would have. It was only after some time when he realized that it would inspire him to enter the nearby prison [...]
Yoga for Diabetes by Rachel Zinman I wish I had this book when I was diagnosed with type one diabetes 25 years ago! My journey with yoga and Ayurveda as a path to self-healing is right in line with the teachings offered in Yoga for Diabetes by learned yogini Rachel Zinman (check out her blog!). [...]
As of 2017, Nahko and Medicine for the People have released three studio albums. Each one is bursting with romping, feel-good anthems full of percussion and thought-provoking poetics. Throughout their body of work, their music has always felt multi-cultural, combining a variety of musical styles with Native American and Hawaiian wisdom. In his first solo album, [...]
The Orange County duo Mental Physix is comprised of DJs Crisanto Santa Ana and Dru Ali. Mental Physix have spent the past four years committed to being part of the community. Their work includes raising the bar for the experience of music within yoga classes. They’ve collaborated with an impressive list of teachers and studios and [...]
You’ve been practicing you your entire life. You have always been the author of your own experience. A journal (and specifically the book, Practice You) is an invitation to become the author of a sacred text of your own design, an opportunity to write a personal field guide to your highest self. How can [...]
Let It Shine is the newest album from Darren Marc, a self-described "mystic, world traveler, and ambassador of change dedicated to spreading positive vibes." Darren Marc is a self-described mystic, world traveler, and ambassador of change dedicated to spreading positive vibes. He began writing and performing music at a young age and [...]
When Chef Anthony Bourdain announces a new film project, we would expect a sumptuous international food tour. In Wasted! he delivers just that, although not the tour we may expect but one with world-changing implications. Bourdain serves as producer and talking head in the new, feature-length documentary Wasted! The Story of Food Waste. [...]
If you’re looking for a documentary that exposes the health problems of our nation and the corruption of big pharma, Heal is not the film for you. The genius of the documentary Heal is that is explores conscious healing and ways in which you personally can use your own mind to heal your body. About the [...]
Sangeeta Kaur brings us Ascension: Niguma Vol 2: The Mantra Project. It is the sequel to her groundbreaking debut CD Niguma. Ascension is an innovative blend of kundalini mantra chants and operatic vocals set against a neo-classical score. It is also the soundtrack for the stage production of Niguma: The Mantra Project. About [...]
Real Love unveils the many layers of love. Through the Buddhist lens of mindfulness and loving-kindness, the chapters build upon each other with meditations, exercises, and reflections on our relationships to others, the world, and with ourselves. I’ll cut to the chase. You have to love everybody. Yep. Everybody. It will not always be [...]