My teacher, Erich Schiffmann, said it best, “If you want to push yourself in Yoga, push yourself to show up often.” With a chuckle, he would add “Once you’re there, there’s no need to push yourself. If you do, you get hurt. Then you get mad at Yoga, and it’s not Yoga’s fault. [...]
There is an urgency in the air to fix what’s wrong in our hearts, to correct the imbalances between man and nature, to get it right. The urgency is real – it really is time to clean up the environment, save the bees, and start acting from our hearts – but the solution itself [...]
Was the Buddha the greatest psychologist of the last three thousand years, or was he over-reacting a little? Does true happiness lie in a methodical release of our attachments in order to achieve perfect liberation, or might this be a recipe for imbalance? Surely there is wisdom in learning to let go, but perhaps investing [...]
"Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.” In the silence of the heart God speaks. If you face God in prayer and silence, God will speak to you. Then you will know that you are nothing. It is only when you realize your nothingness, your [...]
The Thoughts We Cultivate Have The Power To Transform Our Perceptions If we overeat, we may find ourselves feeling bloated, lethargic, nauseous and achy, especially if we’ve chosen toxic or junky foods. We quickly realize that we must release this excess in one way or another or our discomfort will worsen. We may realize [...]
Creating An Organic Laboratory In The Valley Behind Room 28 of Kester Avenue Elementary School in Sherman Oaks, California the Ms. Anita Avalos’ kindergarten class have been becoming kinder-gardeners. The students, along with parents, teachers, and Urban Organic Gardener Michael Lieberman, have been planting the public school’s first organic vegetable garden. Ms. Avalos, [...]
Mother’s Kitchen, a division of Mata Amritanandamayi (Amma)’s humanitarian outreach, serves upwards of 72,000 meals each year throughout the country. During Devi Bhava (Amma’s completion of her ceremonial public programs ), I had the unique opportunity to sit (pray and celebrate) with Chetana Williamson, Mother’s Kitchen Los Angeles Primary Co-Coordinator. Chetana’s humility was only outshone [...]
A fitness routine based on aesthetics feeds your ego, not your spirit. By increasing your ego, you actually become more vulnerable, more susceptible to the everyday occurrences that are out of your control. By feeding your ego, you ignore what you truly need in order to create something your ego desires. Consequently, you end up [...]
When We Look At The Facts, The Answer Becomes Obvious Warning! You may be about to change the way you look at food. Loyal brands that have followed you since childhood may soon disappear from your shopping cart. The decisions you make today may fuel a global revolution. This is about genetically modified (GM) foods. [...]
The thought that placing an acupuncture needle in a point on the ear can treat the feet or the liver or even improve our mood and well-being may seem far-fetched until we consider how the Asian systems of medicine and philosophies including Yoga see the body, mind and spirit as being intertwined and interconnected. [...]