His Holiness The Dalai Lama When he first became a student, Tenzin Gyatso, most commonly known as His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, admits that he was a reluctant one. This admission may be surprising to most of us—to hear that a person with a sincere interest in the depths of not only Buddhist teachings, [...]
Los Angeles welcomes all vegan, organic, and kosher fast food joint, Fala Bar. Fala Me to Heaven, Fala Me To Runyon, Fala Me To KALEifornia. These are just some of the evocative names of the dishes at Fala Bar. This “always vegan, always fresh, always organic” and kosher fast food joint is located in an [...]
Dean Sluyter offers a skilled meditation guide in Natural Meditation Dean Sluyter is in the grand tradition of authors who interpret traditional enlightenment teachings and apply them to modern Western life. In his latest book, Natural Meditation, he certainly accomplishes that task with a rare combination of insight, clarity, wit, and pragmatic common sense. Can [...]
Harry Hamlin discusses finding the grounding influence of meditation through his role in feature film, The Fourth Noble Truth. Meditation is increasingly a topic of news stories and a part of popular culture. Meditation is even part of the subject of an entertaining feature film, The Fourth Noble Truth. The film’s star Harry Hamlin inspires on [...]
Element Presents: Daily Yoga With Mia Togo - A daily practice for morning and night (Dragonfly Productions, Inc.) A dedicated daily yoga practice has profound energetic effects on both the physical and subtle or energetic bodies. In the DVD, Element Presents: Daily Yoga, taught by beloved LA-based YogaWorks teacher Mia Togo, two 40-minute practices are expertly [...]
Cancer Support Community, Los Angeles celebrates the Benjamin Center Awards Leaders At their annual Gilda Award Gala, the innovative Cancer Support Community (CSC) Benjamin Center honored Kimberly Fowler and Sherri Rosen from YAS Fitness Center as well as psychosocial cancer researcher Dr. Mitch Golant and comedian, writer, and cancer survivor Tig Notaro. The nonprofit CSC Benjamin [...]
The National Museum of Animals & Society Promotes a Greater Vision of a Planet in which all its Inhabitants are Inherently Valued. Every social movement has a museum dedicated, or partially dedicated to its cause, such as civil rights and labor. One of today’s great humanitarian movements is animal protection and the museum supporting this [...]
Photo by Nir Livni When people think of Venice, they may think of medical marijuana, the iconic Muscle Beach, Silicon Beach, or the always entertaining boardwalk, but some of the neighborhood’s most stylish blocks are undoubtedly found on Abbot Kinney. Often referred to as LA’s West village, this eclectic boulevard offers everything from killer Sunday [...]
Wanderlust 108 - Los Angeles hosted the world's first mindful triathlon including a 5K, large scale yoga class and guided meditation on the beaches of Santa Monica. Running shoes – check. Yoga mat – check. Sunscreen, reusable water bottle, and bike lock – check, check. I quickly scanned this small list through my mind as [...]
One Down Dog Yoga Studio opens its second location in Eagle Rock. One Down Dog, Eagle Rock, owner Jessica Rosen’s first yoga studio, One Down Dog-Silverlake, opened a year ago. Although she wasn’t actively looking to open another studio, she knew immediately when the space was made available she had to take it. Rosen came [...]