Radicalize Director Sam Slovick Talks Skid Row and Kriya Yoga LA YOGA: Where did the initial call come from to direct the documentary Radicalize and follow the group of people catalyzing the Occupy Movement? Sam Slovick: I was working as a journalist in LA in October 2011 and I had a couple columns in [...]
Find reprieve through Chinese medicine, acupuncture, yoga and meditation from Elysia Life Care, a new wellness center in Santa Monica. “Ancient wisdom, modern innovation” is the concept behind Elysia Life Care, a newly opened wellness center in Santa Monica. Elysia Life Care was conceptualized by Maria Villella, Joseph Clarke, and Carla Vidor – all three [...]
Yoga health benefits are universal-- pranayama and asana for musicians Music is one of the purest forms of human communication. Musicians are the ambassadors and delivery boys and girls of the universal message of harmony, joy, and light…oh yeah, and the cathartic communion of the blues. As conduits, musicians must transmit this godly information into [...]
Merge with the essence of life through meditation. I love sex. I love food. I love sleeping. I love music. I love dancing. I love parties. I love dreaming, chocolate, movies, and walking the dogs. I love travel, seeing new places, and then returning home. We all have our favorite everyday motions that are deeply [...]
Costa Mesa welcomes Infinite You Meditation Studio, a community space hosting daily meditation classes for all levels. When Lionela Torriero, owner of Infinite You Meditation Studio, first saw the space where she now hosts daily meditation classes and monthly workshops, she knew there was something special about the energy there. She has since transformed that [...]
LA Yoga features yoga, meditation, and social summer festivals 2015 across the West. Telluride Yoga Festival tellurideyogafestival.com July 9-12. Telluride, Colorado This magical gathering features more than 40 teachers with yoga, meditation, music, hiking, dining, social events in eclectic and historic venues with stunning views of the majestic mountains surrounding the Telluride area. Tias Little, Monica, [...]
An introduction to safe use of essential oils for yoga practice. The penetrating aroma of essential oils has a powerful effect on our physiology and emotions, impacting every cell of our being. There are many ways to use aromatherapy for self-healing. By using specific essential oils in combination with our yoga, pranayama, and meditation practices, [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
Cultivating Balance through Mindful Eating One component of cultivating balance in our lives is by how we pay attention to our nutritional balance. This can be achieved by practicing Mindful Eating. Mindful Eating includes choosing our food wisely, eating slowly, being present and focused at each meal, and concentrating on the five senses as we [...]