The Tao of Fertility By Daoshing Ni, DOM, LAc, PhD and Dana Herko Collins, 2008 Reviewed by Natalie D-Napoleon Daoshing Ni (better known as Dr. Dao) draws on his ancestral experience as a healer (belonging to seventy-four generations of masters) and his skill as an acupuncturist to present a holistic approach to conception [...]
The Essential Low Back Program: Relieve Pain and Restore Health Robin Rothenberg Pacific Institute Yoga Therapy Reviewed by Felicia M. Tomasko, RN What does it mean for a therapeutic Yoga CD set to state that its effects are clinically proven? For Rothenberg’s Essential Low Back Program, the endorsement refers to Karen Sherman’s much-lauded [...]
With Tina Malia, Larisa Stow & Shakti Tribe Shakti means forceful feminine energy that has the potential to transform and purify. Shakti inspires us to have faith, to love and forgive – and this is precisely the kind of powerful transformation that Larisa Stow & Shakti Tribe seek to inspire through their music and their [...]
Encintas' First Annual Kirtan Festival It was only because of a new job in the San Diego area that my husband and I left Santa Barbara, the city where I discovered yoga and my spiritual practice. As we scouted this vast new region for a place to call home – with its countless [...]
Review of the Global Drum Project at UCLA It was a percussion aficionado’s dream when the stage of UCLA’s Royce Hall filled with the Global Drum Project. Grateful Dead percussionist Mickey Hart and tabla master Zakir Hussain were joined by Puerto Rican percussionist Giovanni Hidalgo and Nigerian drummer Sikiru Adepoju. Knowing the experience and historical significance [...]
Media Reviews : Film Tranquil and fashionably bohemian filmmaker Philippe Caland is passionate about communicating spiritual and provocative messages. His latest film, Ripple Effect, in which he embarked on the daunting task of writing, directing, producing and starring, has arnered awards and acclaim at festivals across the country. It is the second in a spiritual [...]
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, [...]
"MC Yogi Brings Joy And Gladness To The Heart." -- Krishna Das MC Yogi is a phenomenon. The next big thing in sacred chant, he’s a rap artist with profound social awareness (check out his songs about Obama and Gandhi) and has a penchant for Hip Hop Hinduism (ala Ganesh, Hanuman, Rama, Krishna and others). [...]
Larisa Stow & Shakti Tribe will be playing, making peace and inspiring the crowd to groove and dance at Urban Yoga in Palm Springs on Saturday, October 11, 7:30 P.M. Urban Yoga Center, 458 S. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, CA. urbanyoga.org Following Sound into Silence By Kailash Following Sound into Silence By Kailash (Kurt [...]
Artist Robert Sturman Captures The Pose of the Yogi Living a devotee’s life has many manifestations, forms and actions. After even a brief glimpse at Robert Sturman’s stunning series of ecumenical devotional art, I experienced the universal power of love made possible with an intention to unify body, mind and soul. In Vedic terms, Sturman’s [...]