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 [...]
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 [...]
Yoga Is Conference gathers yoga and meditation teachers for the largest online yoga conference of its kind. Suzanne Bryant, Creator and Host of Yoga Is, and Elana Maggal, conference co-producer, talk with Felicia Tomasko. Q&A with Suzanne Bryant, Creator and Host of Yoga Is Felicia: Your film and this conference are both named Yoga Is. [...]
Rivers of Power: Meditation with the Radiance Sutras by Dr. Lorin Roche It’s a hot afternoon in the desert, at Bhaktifest in Joshua Tree, and my energies are starting to fade. The chanting has been going on around the clock for days and I feel saturated. What sounds good right now is to go jump in [...]
Upcoming 2015 Retreats: hiking retreats in Ecuador, shamanic retreats in Peru, and yoga retreats in Yosemite Valley Compiled by Tiffany Palazzini Casa Verde Raw Yoga Hiking Retreat, Ecuador CASA VERDE RAW YOGA HIKING RETREAT CASA VERDE, ECUADOR. ONGOING RETREATS WENDYGREENYOGA.COM Travel to a personalized seven-night retreat to heal with Ashtanga Yoga, delicious [...]
Patricia Griffith and Jessica Susolik open Soul Center OC, a spiritual community based in Orange County. Inspired by the renowned Agape International Spiritual Center in Culver City, mother and daughter team Patricia Griffith and Jessica Susolik set out to create a similar spiritual community in Orange County. Jessica says her visits to Agape transformed her [...]
Surrender to the peaceful sounds of the album release of The Road by Avasa and Matthew Love White Swan Records If I could only use one word to describe the album The Road, I would say “Peaceful.” But this music is far more than that: through the soulful lyrics and expert instrumentation, every track is [...]
The Fourth Noble Truth is a romantic comedy about the choice to find freedom from suffering found in the right actions of the eightfold path. Directed by Gary T McDonald Produced by David Zuckerman Starring Harry Hamlin and Kristen Kerr The melodic chiming of a meditation bowl: It is a familiar sound for practitioners of [...]
May 2015 Festivals in Southern California and surrounding states Compiled by Tiffany Palazzini Joshua Tree Music Festival, May 14-17, 2015 JOSHUA TREE MUSIC FESTIVAL JOSHUA TREE. MAY 14-17 JOSHUATREEMUSICFESTIVAL.COM Music is the soul of life and at the Joshua Tree Music Festival artists from around the world will grace the stages for [...]
Living with Intent: Six Steps to Parenting in the Present I believe we all have messy journeys. Sometimes we feel like we have life figured out: work, relationships, our physical and emotional health. And then, there are times when we meander from the path: falling into bad habits, wondering if we are relevant, and questioning [...]