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The 9 Illusions That Hold You Captive

The 9 Illusions That Hold You Captive

by jsdixon on September 21, 2009 This guest article by Justin Dixon of AlittleBetter.net was found on another cool blog called unwrapyourmind.com. When a man goes to train a hawk. He will have a glove, some meat, and a rope tied to the hawk. After a long enough time of flying around with a rope preventing the hawk from going anywhere far, the hawk... Read More

Celebrating Navaratri

Celebrating Navaratri

From Shri Gyan Rajhans, for About.com “Nava-ratri” literally means “nine nights.” This festival is observed twice a year, once in the beginning of summer and again at the onset of winter. What’s the Significance of Navratri? During Navaratri, we invoke the energy aspect of God in the form of the universal mother, commonly... Read More

Teen ‘Eco Heroes’ Take Biofuel to Mysore Villages

Teen ‘Eco Heroes’ Take Biofuel to Mysore Villages

By SUNITA SOHRABJI Reprinted from indiawest.com September 07, 2009 High school students Apporva Rangan and Adarsha Shivakumar are helping villagers harvest an alternative to tobacco that is also a rich source of biofuel. (Project Jatropha photo) Two San Francisco Bay Area teens won Action for Nature’s coveted “Eco Heroes” award Aug. 27 for a project... Read More

Q: What can I do with my mat when it wears out?

Q: What can I do with my mat when it wears out?

A: Don’t throw it away! Here are some creative suggestions from other yogis on how to reuse your old yoga mat: While taking my dog to the vet or groomer or just for a ride with the top down, I noticed her feet would scratch the leather going around curves. So I decided to take an old yoga mat and roll it out over the back seat of my car. Wha... Read More

Cherish the crooked stitches: Learning to love your body and your life

Cherish the crooked stitches: Learning to love your body and your life

by Geneen Roth A groundbreaking author and workshop leader, Geneen Roth was one of the first to explore the pivotal links between emotions, eating, and spirituality. Her seven books include the New York Times best-seller When Food Is Love and her latest, The Craggy Hole in My Heart and the Cat Who Fixed It. Geneen believes your relationship to food,... Read More

So, what exactly IS kirtan?

So, what exactly IS kirtan?

Jai Uttal, a well-known musician and chant leader, describes kirtan in this beautiful excerpt: Saraswati, goddess of music and language, plays the bina atop her white lotus. “Kirtan is the calling, the crying, the reaching across infinite space – digging into the heart’s deepest well to touch and be touched by the Divine Presence.... Read More

Yoga for heart disease…

Yoga for heart disease…

Yoga is a physical, mental and spiritual scientific practice that has been around for over five thousand years. It is both a curative and preventative therapy in which physical movement is linked with the breath to relax and refresh the body and mind, helping us cope with the stress we can feel in our lives, and in turn helping us to protect our bodies... Read More