http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22263057

“Many people in Tanzania – and across Africa – consult traditional healers for everything from curing illness to good-luck charms. Government regulations and Western medicine may have changed some of their activities, but from herbalists to diviners, they have adapted and remain important figures.”

http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12940

Phil Jackson talks about life on and off the basketball court.

“Simplicity, patience, compassion.
These three are your greatest treasures.
Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being.
Patient with both friends and enemies,
you accord with the way things are.
Compassionate toward yourself,
you reconcile all beings in the world.”

-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching.

I had my first introduction to the Tao Te Ching last year through a friend, David Essoyan. David spent time living in Japan and studying the amazing text. He taught me about “The Tao’s” broad themes such as interconnectedness, knowledge, and humility. I deepened my knowledge watching a Wayne Dyer YouTube video, “Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life.” I hope to study more of the text and learn from Lao Tzu’s philosophy. A daily or weekly study could be a very beneficial practice.

-BL

“All that we are is the result of what we have thought.”

-Siddhārtha Gautama (Buddha)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sflZ9oCqIiU

“Stand-up paddleboarding appears to be growing in popularity by leaps and bounds. The increasing popularity of using SUP for yoga is highlighted by the many stand-up paddleboard companies that have begun to manufacture boards specifically for yoga. For the yoga community, this should be great news! ”

http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-9952/why-sup-is-the-best-way-to-take-yoga-off-the-mat.html

Why is it good for you? Check out Melanie Smith’s five reasons in the link above.

http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/06/the-ends-of-the-road/100534/

“Inspired in part by the great geography game GeoGuessr, I spent some time recently in Google Maps, finding the edges of their Street View image coverage. I’ve always been drawn to the end of the road, to the edges of where one might be allowed to travel, whether blocked by geographic features, international borders, or simply the lack of any further road. Gathered below is a virtual visit to a few of these road ends around the world — borders, shorelines, dead ends and overlooks from New Zealand to Svalbard, from Alaska to South Africa.” -Alan Taylor, The Atlantic

http://www.fastcompany.com/section/most-creative-people-2013

“Data geeks, world-changers, actors, rappers and all types of innovators prove the value of creativity at a crucial time in business.”