Purpose Beyond Puppuccinos One of the dogs who shares my home and life has her own Facebook page and her own profile on Disney + (she loves musicals). Millie (of A Human’s Purpose) would understand and appreciate the deep connection and affection I have for my own dogs. It is with her adopted mom, Maryann [...]
The documentary film One Child Nation tells a personal story, yet also sounds a universal warning. It recounts a very recent (in our lifetime), modern tale of how a dictatorial country can set policy that, even though inhumane, is obeyed by the masses. Those same people also suffer the consequences. What the policy was, when [...]
Imelda Marcos in Manila and Ilocos Norte in a still from The Kingmaker. Photo by Lauren Greenfield. Greed. International Real Estate. Presidency. Abuse of Power. Family Legacy. Stylish Fashion. Does any of this sound familiar? The family name I’m referencing is Marcos, not Trump. The country is the Philippines, not the USA. The [...]
Documentarian Matthew Diretta turned his camera to the streets in Disco'd Living in Los Angeles, it’s easy to look away when passing a homeless person. Which is what happens every time I leave my home near Venice. The scope of the problem, the reality of the harshness, the causes, the solutions are all [...]
How our Minds Can Collectively Shift the Course of Humanity The documentary The Portal explores the power of meditation and the positive outcomes that emerge from committing to a mindfulness practice, such as inner stillness and interconnectivity between individuals and all living beings. The film offers up the possibility that mass meditation carries the potential [...]
In a time when people are increasingly feeling disconnected and discontent with the present and future of our species. Fantastic Fungi shines a much-needed light on hope. This is a story about reconnecting with one of our oldest allies: The fungi kingdom. The friendship between fungi and humanity is a long-standing bond. Mushrooms hold [...]
Accessible Yoga Author Jivana Heyman with Yogini De Jur and Photographer Sarit Rogers Fulfilling the need for discussions of yoga inclusion The next wave of the yoga revolution must be making sure yoga is accessible to everyone. Rarely do we see representation of the full range of people that the practice serves. And [...]
Karen Seva Music Photograph by Martin Piers Dunkerton Traveling at the Speed of Sound Before there were eyes to see when a vast darkness still permeated the void, All rested beneath a firmament of Sound.” - Jeff Volk Everything makes music: the trees, the flowers, the birds, the stones, even human beings. Some [...]
Telling the Truth of Transformation Peter Sterios is a fierce truth-teller as well as an author, architect, visionary yoga teacher, Manduka creator, and philanthropist. I have known him for two years now and his humor and incredible candor come through on every page of Gravity & Grace. Here Peter reveals the truths of his path [...]
Who among us doesn’t binge watch on Netflix? It’s hard to believe, but there was a time when binge watching, or choosing to watch practically any movie at all, wasn’t possible. Some of us do remember those days…before 1997 when the Netflix website went live. It’s fair to say that the birth of Netflix completely [...]