As we think about developing more community and how to make a difference in the world, we look for ways that we can join together and give back. Here are some upcoming events and initiatives. Experience Yoga’s Expression of Peace and Harmony in Action Saturday, November 7 Yoga’s experiential messages of peace and [...]
October 24, 2009 was noted as the International Day of Climate Action in a visible statement of the number considered to be upper limit of parts per million of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere that is the safe limit for humanity. Current atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide are measured to be 387 parts per million. [...]
Respect for Yourself. Respect for Each Other. The Sean O’Shea Foundation When beloved La Jolla Yoga instructor Sean O’Shea was killed in a tragic car accident in 2007, the Yoga community mourned. Gatherings, vigils and memorials all resonated with the same sound...“We must continue his work.” Sean’s mother Gloria O’Shea heard the call. Transforming her [...]
Bhakti on the Eastside Fueled by the devotional spark of Bhakti that’s being lit all over town, Cecelia Fuentes’ story of opening the monthly KALI KLUB ecstatic kirtan venue is one of synchronicities, divine grace, chance meetings, community support, commitment to selfless service and the power of devotion. She was hungry for a space larger [...]
This October, President Obama became the first president in eighteen years to not meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama during the Tibetan leader’s Washington visit. Earlier this year, China’s Foreign Minister, Yang Jiechi, said that refusing visits by the Dalai Lama should become one of “the basic norms of international relations” of any country cultivating [...]
Some of us are fortunate enough to have drinking water available whenever we want it. We can ponder the minutiae of choices – the amount for optimum health, tap or filtered, filtered at home or elsewhere or how to carry it with us. For the most part, our cities have supplied us with drinkable water. [...]
Imagine practicing Yoga in the majestic Rocky Mountains in the fall amidst the glowing gold aspen trees, with abundant clean air filling your lungs and the sunshine warming your face. Large herds of elk have descended from higher elevations for their annual mating season. The yogic sense of connection with natural surroundings is effortless. Now [...]
There are days when reality seems to unravel before our eyes. We are shaken, torn down, stripped of what we believe. A scandal breaks out at the ashram or Yoga studio. A friend turns against us. The person we married turns into someone we don’t recognize, or wish we did not know. The banking and [...]
Choose health! That’s my email signature, which serves as a reminder to make the best decisions possible where well-being is concerned. But when life gets in the way, we may ask ourselves: Are we all actually choosing good health? At the age of fifty-three and after a lifetime of practicing Yoga and meditation, I forgot [...]
Ron Alexander The Transformative Power of Creativity My first introduction to mindfulness expert, psychotherapist and teacher Dr. Ron Alexander was at a meditation workshop he co-facilitated with Judith Orloff, MD held at Exhale Sacred Movement in Venice. His engaging and thoughtful presence is the very embodiment of mindfulness. The practice he teaches and [...]