Ayurvedic Practitioner And Yoga Teacher Who Asks Himself, "What Would Hanuman Do?" “Since 1984, I’ve been trying to leave Los Angeles.” Arun Deva still lives, teaches Yoga and Ayurveda and practices Yoga therapy and Ayurveda – all in Los Angeles (and points beyond). It’s fortunate for Angelenos that fate has kept him in this city [...]
Dadi Janki From The Brahma Kumaris Visits Los Angeles On Friday, June 11, Dadi Janki, the administrative head of Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual Organization, visited Los Angeles to share her wisdom and spiritual experience to the eagerly awaiting group of approximately 500 people who gathered at the Jain Center, in Buena Park [...]
Cool and Hydrate with Summer Squash Eating seasonally is a simple, sustainable and enjoyable way to balance your health. And it is especially easy when you shop at your local Farmers’ Market or farm stand. From an Ayurvedic perspective, if you are a fiery pitta like me (hence the nickname Red Jen), you tend to [...]
Sada Sat Kaur has been putting out her melodic chants for many years and her music is seasoned like the light moving into the seeds of the heart. Mantra Masala is Kaur’s latest Spirit Voyage release and it will bring joy to her dedicated followers and newcomers. Kaur is one of the best in the [...]
A Selection Of New Books For Parents The dance of family relationships can be very delicate. As a relatively recent parent I am always looking for new ways to educate myself on the parent-child relationship, and how to best support the growth of my child in all aspects of life. Reading the following three books [...]
Yoga Is Life-Changing For Survivors Of Domestic Violence From businessman/entrepreneur to filmmaker/Yogi, Rich Tola’s life definitely had its twists and turns. Five years ago, he was living in New York, working on Wall Street and dreaming of a life change. He had tried Yoga, failed to connect with the practice, but kept reading about it. [...]
Some once-in-a-lifetime events leave an indelible mark on your consciousness altering the remaining course of your life. Two such events in my life were Woodstock and the Kumbha Mela. I was eighteen years old in 1969 when I attended the Woodstock music festival. Although my mind was considerably altered most of the time, I remember [...]
(pop-u-lar: appealing to or appreciated by a wide range of people) “Every child is born the same way, not as a conflict of color but as a human being with a role to play on the planet. So we rejoice and do everything to make the future of that child be the best.” –– Angelique Kidjo [...]
Jason Alexander Winn: November 5, 1966 – May 22, 2010 Jason Winn In 1996, Jason Alexander Winn was listening to the Joey Reynolds AM radio show while living in New York City. Bikram Choudhury came on the show and was only supposed to speak for 15 minutes, but ended up talking about Yoga [...]
Picture and feel the difference between walking down the center aisle of a supermarket, and walking through a Farmers’ Market, where you can actually feel connected to the source of real, live food and you somehow find that your mood is lifted. Famers’ Markets are growing dramatically every year. In 2009, there were [...]