= Digestive diseases and related imbalances are more common than imbalances in any other system of the body except the mind. While conditions including irritable bowel syndrome, gastric reflux disease, ulcers and ulcerative collitis are quite common, it is the milder disturbances such as gas, bloating, cramping, constipation and diarrhea that plague most people. Everyone [...]
Cool and Hydrate with Summer Squash Eating seasonally is a simple, sustainable and enjoyable way to balance your health. And it is especially easy when you shop at your local Farmers’ Market or farm stand. From an Ayurvedic perspective, if you are a fiery pitta like me (hence the nickname Red Jen), you tend to [...]
After you’ve twisted, lunged, lengthened and aligned, focused, prepared, repaired and reset, you must get off the mat. The notion of bringing a Yoga practice to the rest of your daily life (the part that takes place between classes) can improve personal relationships, success at work – and – your shoe rack through improving your [...]
Yoga Is Life-Changing For Survivors Of Domestic Violence From businessman/entrepreneur to filmmaker/Yogi, Rich Tola’s life definitely had its twists and turns. Five years ago, he was living in New York, working on Wall Street and dreaming of a life change. He had tried Yoga, failed to connect with the practice, but kept reading about it. [...]
Digestive diseases and related imbalances are more common than imbalances in any other system of the body except the mind. While conditions including irritable bowel syndrome, gastric reflux disease, ulcers and ulcerative collitis are quite common, it is the milder disturbances such as gas, bloating, cramping, constipation and diarrhea that plague most people. Everyone [...]
Some once-in-a-lifetime events leave an indelible mark on your consciousness altering the remaining course of your life. Two such events in my life were Woodstock and the Kumbha Mela. I was eighteen years old in 1969 when I attended the Woodstock music festival. Although my mind was considerably altered most of the time, I remember [...]
The tradition of kirtan was brought to these shores by gurus, saints, devotees and musicians as the kirtan scene seems to explode exponentially, the call-and-response form of participatory chant continues its democratic ascendancy into Yoga studios, living rooms and thousand-plus seat theaters. Along this trajectory, audience members,Yoga teachers, professional musicians and novices are all learning [...]
(pop-u-lar: appealing to or appreciated by a wide range of people) “Every child is born the same way, not as a conflict of color but as a human being with a role to play on the planet. So we rejoice and do everything to make the future of that child be the best.” –– Angelique Kidjo [...]
Jason Alexander Winn: November 5, 1966 – May 22, 2010 Jason Winn In 1996, Jason Alexander Winn was listening to the Joey Reynolds AM radio show while living in New York City. Bikram Choudhury came on the show and was only supposed to speak for 15 minutes, but ended up talking about Yoga [...]
Picture and feel the difference between walking down the center aisle of a supermarket, and walking through a Farmers’ Market, where you can actually feel connected to the source of real, live food and you somehow find that your mood is lifted. Famers’ Markets are growing dramatically every year. In 2009, there were [...]