This Kundalini Yoga practice helps us to shine our inner light. As we support our inner transformation, we naturally seek the rays of the Sun to energize and nourish us while we stimulate the light from within. This meditation, given by Yogi Bhajan, Master of Kundalini Yoga, will do just that. It promises to make [...]
How can Yoga practitioners build a strong and sustaining life force? Is it simply a matter of gaining strength and flexibility? One way that we can think of generating vitality in the body is by strengthening the pulse or functioning of the kidneys. All the organs play a critical role in the body’s health, yet [...]
Handling The Broom Four hours north of Mexico City is a town called San Miguel de Allende. In the mornings, if one stays long enough to numb to the sounds of barking dogs, crowing roosters and the all too occasional cohetes (fireworks), the whisper of a straw broom against aged-old cobblestones can be heard. For [...]
If you ask people on the street where their mind is most of the time, they will probably think you are really odd, but then they will answer, “My mind is right here.” Is it? Most of us spend a great deal of time lost in thoughts about the past or the future. Many of [...]
You never know where your spiritual self is hidden. We’re told to find it through the discipline of practice. Because this is meditation, and not the Army, your impulse to rebel against discipline is as important as your desire to change yourself for the better. You may have noticed in the past that when you [...]
A friend of mine who lives in a canyon has a kumquat tree in his yard. I was staying there when I received a last-minute invitation to a potluck dinner and looked around to see what would be easily available without a trip to the store. The decision: kumquat rosemary rice. Since the rind of [...]
Seasonal Citrus In Surprising Colors With Spring-Cleansing Benefits Of course we know that citrus fruits like oranges, tangerines and lemons are high in Vitamin C, and that accordingly they help strengthen our immune system. But did you know they also help to detoxify the blood? Surprisingly colorful varieties of citrus provide additional health benefits and [...]
When we feel tuned in with our body, we pay attention to what it needs to be healthy, and what is needed to heal when sick. When I am not feeling well, one of the first things that my body asks for is something nurturing and grounding—such as mung beans in any form. And when [...]
How The Desire To Lose Weight Created A Desire For Wellness Change was needed. I had recently retired a multi-decade tobacco addiction and gained twenty pounds in two months when my metabolism came to a screeching halt without the nicotine. A friend of mine had dropped twenty-five pounds in twenty-six days on the Jennings’ RealMecleanse. Cautiously [...]
West Hollywood city council candidate John D'Amico recently announced his intention to ban the sale of fur within city limits, which would make WeHo the first city in the United States to ban fur. The animal welfare community has come out strong in support of the fur ban and since initial campaign rallies, other candidates [...]