My platform has always been one of Mindfulness and raising awareness on a subtle level…the type of awareness that if we all made small changes to our daily routine we could generate massive changes. Living in a city, we become accustomed to trash lining the streets. Taking a quick look around, it is [...]
Recyclemania is a currently running national competition with 514 colleges and universities participating. Forty institutions in California are registered (the full list is found on the website). The goal of Recyclemania is to increase awareness and participation in diverting materials from landfills and instead using them as raw materials to make other products. This saves [...]
Ayurveda has been practiced in the U.S. for only about 30 years, yet it is one of the systems of medicine native to India and is thousands of years old. Readers are invited to submit questions for “Ayurveda Q & A” to ayurveda@layogamagazine.com. Q: I was on birth control for six years (beginning at age fifteen). When [...]
Psychiatrist and intuitive Judith Orloff is simultaneously passionate, endearing and down to earth when she talks about how to navigate the often rocky bramble patch that is our emotional processes. In all of her books, she offers practical suggestions on how to tap into our intuitive abilities and to negotiate the emotional journey of [...]
Runners, Well ALL Athletes, Should Do Yoga I feel like I’m doing the Late Show with David Letterman, he’s always doing “The Top 10 Reasons” for something or other. (If only I could be as funny.) Here are some of the easy, commonsense reasons, why any athlete should be doing yoga. In fact, I give [...]
Ayurveda has been practiced in the U.S. for only about 30 years, yet it is one of the systems of medicine native to India and is thousands of years old. Readers are invited to submit questions for “Ayurveda Q & A” to ayurveda@layogamagazine.com. Q: I run daily in training for the upcoming L.A. Marathon and have been [...]
Feel Your True Colors The word chakra means wheel, denoting movement. Your chakras are vortexes, spiritual focal points and wheels of energy. When awakened they transfer prana (vital life-force energy) throughout your body to nourish your physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. When a chakra is moving effectively, it circulates energy to the area it governs, [...]
My daughter was sitting on my bed when I returned home from a Yoga class. “What’s that on your pants?” she asked. I did a quick scan for food stains. I couldn’t find anything. She pointed. “That thingie on the back of your pants...” I looked in the mirror and saw what she was referring [...]
Meditation Is A Sport. What? I know; I can hear your mind saying, “That’s ridiculous, meditation isn’t a sport!” But if you look at the overall characteristics of the practice of meditation and compare it to sports and athletics, I’ll bet you can see some striking similiarities. Practice makes perfect. The first time that any [...]
Drink this herbal tonic half an hour before exercising, or have a glass with a light lunch. The three herbs in this recipe contain flavonoids, which have been shown to be beneficial for reducing cardiovascular risk. Health benefits aside, I find this to be a soothing, almost addictive tonic. Juice of 1/2 lime 4 cups [...]