Aromatic Alchemy With Essential Oils “You were calling for a lot of tulsi in this blend,” aromatic alchemist Allison Stillman said to me with a lilting voice gazing with wise eyes as she handed me a small blue bottle containing a customized blend of essential oils. She created the concoction in the midst of our [...]
Libra Max: Animal Activist / Vegan / Yogini Those of us on a spiritual path have an even greater responsibility to be honest with ourselves about the violence we cause when we eat and wear animals. If we envision a nonviolent world, we can participate in the one that already exists by going vegan and [...]
Standing Still To Find The Authentic Self “Can you ever just stop?” Maya Rasak says one of her meditation teachers asked her this question before giving her the following advice: Stop, stop running, stop being busy and just breathe and feel. She didn’t take this advice to stop easily; it took an illness [...]
Wear Your Positive Thoughts Byron Davenport and Casey Murray are the cofounders of POSITIVE THOUGHT BRAND. Davenport came up with the logo of a radiant person and a line of apparel emphasizing the positive impact of the words we say and wear. Their shirts have a long list of messages and affirmations, including [...]
Imagine that your elected representatives came to an art gallery in your neighborhood, and demanded, under threat of violence, that an exhibit be closed down because it contained photos that were upsetting to the Chinese government. That’s exactly what happened in October this year in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. The prestigious Drik Gallery had [...]
Pecan pie is a quintessential holiday treat, but the standard recipe is far from healthy. Eric Lechassuer has created a vegan macrobiotic version that’s both beautiful and delicious. — FMT Recipe by Eric Lechasseur For The Pie Crust: 1 cup spelt flour 3?4 cup unbleached flour 1?4 teaspoon sea salt 1?3 cup maple [...]
New Understandings Unlock The Secrets Of This Elusive Hormone History of Vitamin D Deficiency Vitamin D deficiency disease, also known as Rickets, was reported as far back as the 1600s as a bone softening disease. It was originally treated with cod liver oil in the 1800s but it wasn’t until the 1930s that Vitamin D [...]
Ayurveda has been practiced in the US 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 have been having sharp pain in my stomach due to [...]
Fiesta De Milagros, Giving Thanks To The One That Has Given So Much The possibility of peace starts with who we are every day; not only for ourselves. Be a piece of the peace for one another. In 1994, Mama Kia founded the Chandler Sky Foundation, named for her grandson, Chandler Sky, who passed away [...]
Remembering That You And The Planet Are One We don ’t practice Yoga to escape the world. Rather than drawing away from the changing and challenging world around us, I believe we practice so that we can live powerfully and harmoniously with all existence, regardless of what type of Yoga we do. The [...]