Food for the Soul is a collection of ten essays by ten authors speaking from their hearts about vegetarianism as it relates to Yogic traditions. Some non-vegetarian Yogin readers may find the book's repeated inquiry, "Can you be a Yogin and not a vegetarian?" uncomfortable, especially with the collective consensus being probably not. Before I [...]
Lisa Oz may be known as the wife of ubiquitous physician Dr. Mehmet Oz, but her written work proves that she is a force to be reckoned with who has a set of valuable thoughts about how we can cultivate health—and happiness. Lisa Oz is the first to admit that there is no one cookie-cutter [...]
From the moment I hit play on Hindi Zahra's new album Handmade I was transported to other lands. Although Hindi is a Franco-Moroccan singer, her music and production occasionally have undertones from the South Pacific of the 1950s. I was taken back to my youth watching reruns of the television show M*A*S*H with my father, [...]
When Krishna played his flute in the fields of India, the Gopis and Gopas lost themselves dancing and singing in ecstatic bliss. Fast-forward to a Trevor Hall concert in 2011 and you’ll find the audience reacting in a similar manner. It’s no wonder because when listening deeply to Hall’s newest album titled Everything, Everytime, Everywhere, [...]
Are you ready for a fresh spin on familiar mantras and melodies? This is what Donna DeLory has delivered with Remixes. This release is filled with versions of her mantras by a variety of DJs who deliver new flavor to classic favorites. Mac Quayle, Rara Avis, Eastern Sun, Desert Dwellers, Atom Smith, Dave Dale, and [...]
Take time this month to tap into the river of intuition that flows just below the surface of consciousness. Rest easy, knowing that all the answers are already within you. Find stillness and let truth float to the surface. A River of Knowing by Terre Ouwehand There is a river of Knowing. All are called. [...]
The year closes and we give pause to reflect upon the roads traveled. A new beginning crests on the horizon, an opportunity to move forward with open eyes and a healed heart. Full Revolution by Kimberly Y. Peters Intentions to produce incessantly Without limitations The best of me Inner conception birthing Healed not wilted Spirit [...]
Aykanna Shares Love of the Divine From “I am Woman” and “Adi Shakti” to “Jai Ma,” Aykanna blends sounds and genres from slow, sacred chanting to funky experimental beats. Through music and mantra, they express the many dimensions of the divine feminine. Aykanna is soulful Sukhdev Jackson and Grammy-nominated percussionist Akahdahmah. They are partners in [...]
In the 200 years that Eastern spiritual teachings have been filtering into American life, the disseminators have included great artists as well as gurus, scholars, and scientists. We have absorbed the principles of Hinduism, Buddhism and other Asian traditions through the poems of T.S. Eliot and W.B. Yeats; the novels of Herman Hesse, Somerset Maugham [...]
Every year Yoga transforms the lives of hundreds of average Americans. But in 2011 a significant number of yogi writers opened up their hearts to reveal their own intimate journey. They chronicled their experience with pen in hand, sharing their challenges, triumphs, and insights along the way through Yoga-inspired memoirs. And it seems that these [...]