Truth Is One; The Wise Call It By Many Names: A Collective Search For Meaning OF ALL THE ICONIC IMAGES THE MEDIA trotted out to remind us of Woodstock on the fortieth anniversary of that seminal event (August 15 - 18, 1969), the one that best captures what endured from the Sixties was [...]
LA Yoga Magazine: July/August 2009 LIKE MANY TRADITIONS, Yoga is handed down from one generation to the next and is often shared within families. In my own family, my mother was a dedicated Yogini. My mother’s guru (teacher) was Goswami Kriyananda, the founder of the Temple of Kriya Yoga in Chicago. I can [...]
Looking To The Experts For Answers To Tough Questions On May 16-17, groups of Angelenos took up the challenge to plant 100 herbal gardens and create a new future for food in Southern California: gardensofgratitude.com HOPE AND CHANGE ARE TWO WORDS that have triumphantly found their way back into our culture. Post November four, [...]
Golden Mean Cafe With its gold-painted ceiling, mellow music and warm atmosphere, GOLDEN MEAN CAFE is a new hub where food lovers can unite, enjoy organic vegan fare and lounge afterwards in a quaint upstairs bookstore. This community-oriented café guarantees friendly service and mostly likely a personal welcome from the owner, Aaron Glassman. [...]
We recently fielded a request looking for outdoor Yoga cases in LA…so we started digging. We found a surprising number of classes held in parks, gardens, rooftops and even at the ocean’s edge. For any class, make sure you’re protected from the sun and bring your own gear. Sticky mats have a way of permanently [...]
Leeza Villagomez Travelled The World to Find Yoga Yoga Den is a fitting name for the family-style hub Leeza Villagomez has created in the Inland Empire, as it has the comfortable vibe of a family room where everyone looks forward to lounging, eating and playing. And, lounge, eat and play they do. Leeza is known [...]
BEFORE MY SUMMER, 2008, visit to Rancho La Puerto with Swami Veda Bharati, I was more than a little nervous about committing to a week of study and meditation. Fortunately, I sat on the bus ride to the ranch next to Praful Saklani, a busy New York executive and avid meditator who spent [...]
ACCORDING TO THE ANCIENT wisdom of Ayurveda, rasayama (the practice of antiaging therapies) is not limited to bringing a young look from the outside. Rather, it aims at enhancing physical stamina, mental function and disease resistance. Rasayana is an attempt to reverse biological age, to turn back the biological clock. Rasa is a Sanskrit word [...]
LA YOGA ran a contest last month: tell us your favorite veggie spot and what you order and enter to win a copy of the Foodmatters DVD. Joni Yung is this month's winner. She's an avid biker, yogini, blogger and participant in the recent City Yoga 24-Hour Yogathon for Habitat for Humanity. Where [...]
Body Ecology author Donna Gates is a believer. “Fermented foods were one of the most important aspects of my own path to understanding health at a deeper level and are absolutely essential for creating a foundation for wellness.” Fermented foods are living cultures that are part of the traditional diets of people around the world, [...]