Lucid Practice

1/1 Art: Piano House, Huainan, Anhui province, China

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Choosing Joy in 2014

“It is possible to be happy and joyful most of the time. You just have to look at little children and see their natural joy. You may say that little children are free and don’t have anything to worry about, but you are free too! You are free to choose worry or to choose joy, […]

Nelson Mandela on “Why Not?”

Pick three in the new year

If I could suggest just one thing you could do that would transform how 2014 goes for you, it would be this: Select three colleagues, bosses, investors, employees, co-conspirators or family members that have an influence over how you do your work. Choose people who care about you and what you produce. Identify three books […]

Happy New Year!

Be the reason someone smiles today…

The Daily Mail’s Meditation Guide

Want to be calmer, healthier and happier? Well, there’s a simple way that costs nothing, and all you have to do is… nothing. Just 20 minutes of meditating – no incense or  lotus positions involved – holds the solution to the problems of modern life, according to a new illustrated guide. Here, its author MATTHEW JOHNSTONE […]

“Love is All I’ve Got” – Feed Me and Crystal Fighters

Love is all I’ve got. What about you? Hakuna Matata!

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“Auld Lang Syne (Millenium Mix)” – Kenny G

Auld Lang Syne is a staple of New Years Eve; however, I wanted to post this excellent version involving quotes and important moments from the 20th century. Every year when the calendar turns, I love to look back, and this video offers a great way to remember. I hope everyone enjoys and has a beautiful […]

“Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success.”

~Swami Sivananda

12/30 Art: Ashley Bickerton Art

Ashley Bickerton (born 1959 in Barbados) is a contemporary artist, presently living in Bali. A mixed-media artist, Bickerton often combines photographic and painterly elements with industrial and found object assemblages. He is associated with the early 1980s art movement Neo-Geo, which includes artists such as Jeff Koons and Peter Halley. (Wiki)

Alastair Humphreys – Why Not Start Today? (TED Talk)

Alastair Humphreys’ talk was called Why Not? – Motivation & 5 to 9 Thinking. He describes how thinking “Why not?” led him around the world and subsequently built a career doing the things he loves most: tackling expeditions in the world’s wild places and writing books about them.

10 beautiful libraries made in 2013

Design Boom put together a cool list of aesthetically pleasing libraries made in 2013. Check it out — here. The image above is of the Datong library by Preston Scott Cohen  

9 Thinkers on Not Taking Existence too Seriously

Jordan from Refine The Mind dug up a brief collection of poignant quotes on approaching life a bit more playfully.  From Fyodor Dostoevsky:  “The cleverest of all, in my opinion, is the man who calls himself a fool at least once a month.” Joseph Campbell in the book Reflections on the Art of Living: A Joseph Campbell Companion: […]

20 Important Secrets to Meaningful Relationships

Here are twenty powerful secrets that will help you form meaningful relationships with people: When two people meet, the prize always goes to the one with the most self-insight. He will be calmer, more confident, more at ease with the other. Never permit the behavior of other people to tell you how you feel. Pay […]

Pedro Reyes Turns Guns Into Functioning Musical Instruments

Pedro Reyes Turns Guns Into Functioning Musical Instruments Violence has been running rampant in Northern Mexico throughout the last six years. Artist Pedro Reyes is doing his best to reverse this trend by sculpting confiscated weapons into functioning musical instruments. Image Courtesy of Lisson Gallery, click to see more on Pedro Reyes’ Art and Philosophy. Why  Turn […]

St. Francis on Patience and Humility

35 Reasons Elon Musk has been an interesting story in 2013

We have talked a lot about Elon, TESLA, Solar City and more here on this blog. Check out the 35 reasons why Business Insider thinks he has been a great story — Here. Image via Forbes

Important new words from Guruji: Yoga and Therapy

Eddie Stern has posted a transcript of a very important lecture given by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois on the mind/body connection, providing us with invaluable insight into Guruji’s thinking about the role of yoga in well-being. Here’s Eddie’s description of the context (from his Facebook page): In 1977, Guruji was invited to give a presentation at a Yoga […]

Krishna Das & Pattabhi Jois Ultimate YouTube Meditation & Yoga Video

A Tribute to Pattabhi Jois and Krishna Das, Ultimate Meditation and Yoga Music We put this video together as a tribute to two men who have had a significant impact in our development. Our hope is that your spiritual and/or yoga practice will also benefit from the teachings and work of Pattabhi Jois and Krishna […]

A Baby’s Hug

We were the only family with children in the restaurant. I sat Erik in a high chair and noticed everyone was quietly sitting and talking. Suddenly, Erik squealed with glee and said, ‘Hi.’ He pounded his fat baby hands on the high chair tray. His eyes were crinkled in laughter and his mouth was bared in a toothless grin, as he wriggled and giggled with merriment. I looked […]

“A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and gets to bed at night, and in between he does what he wants to do.”

~Bob Dylan

12/28 Destination: Telluride, Colorado, USA

The town of Telluride is the county seat and most populous town of San Miguel County in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Colorado. The town is a former silver mining camp on the San Miguel River in the western San Juan Mountains. The first gold mining claim was made in the mountains above Telluride in 1875 and early settlement of what is now Telluride followed.

It takes practice.

11 Ways to Start Meditating

Alexandra Spunt and Siobhan O’Connor are co-authors of No More Dirty Looks: The Truth About Your Beauty Products and the Ultimate Guide to Safe and Clean Cosmetics. If you’re interested in meditation, DIY beauty products, and vegetarian recipes, be sure to check out their blog: No More Dirty Looks. Here’s a preview of their flagship post featuring 11 […]

Lightness

“Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.”

~Martin Luther King, Jr.

Fascinating Discussion on Travel and Ancient, Indigenous Culture

Wade Davis is an award winning anthropologist, scientist, author, photographer, and film maker. But more than anything, Wade is an explorer. He has provided us with profound insights on culture through his living with little known indigenous societies all over the world. Wade Davis Books: Click to preview the books Wade Davis has penned. I intend […]

The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living by Damien Hirst

The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living is an artwork created in 1991 by Damien Hirst, an English artist and a leading member of the “Young British Artists” (or YBA). It consists of a tiger shark preserved in formaldehyde in a vitrine. (Wiki)

“Minimalism is the intentional promotion of the things we most value and the removal of anything that distracts us from it.”

~Joshua Becker

12/26 Destination: Peyto Lake Overlook, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada

Banff National Park /ˈbæmf/ is Canada‘s oldest national park, established in 1885 in the Rocky Mountains. The park, located 110–180 km (68–110 mi) west of Calgary in the province of Alberta, encompasses 6,641 km2(2,564 sq mi)[3] of mountainous terrain, with numerous glaciers and ice fields, dense coniferous forest, and alpine landscapes. The Icefields Parkway extends from Lake Louise, connecting to Jasper National Park in the north. (Wiki)

Yoga Asana Infographics

Beginner Poses Corpse | Short Form Standing Backbend | Short Form | Discussion Tree | Short Form | Discussion Happy Baby | Short Form | Discussion Fish | Short Form | Discussion Childs | Short Form | Discussion Mountain | Short Form | Discussion Intense West Stretch | Short Form |Discussion Standing Forward Bend | Discussion Head to Knee | Discussion Half Moon 1 | Discussion Cat | Short Form | Discussion Bound Angle | Discussion Standing Poses Warrior 3 | Short Form | Discussion Pyramid | Short Form | Discussion Fierce / Chair | Short Form | Discussion Extended Hand to Big Toe | Short Form | Discussion Crescent (high) | Short Form | Discussion […]

Alan Watts – Music and Life

Attachment isn’t Love

Buddha stated attachment to loved ones and material things are causing us to suffer. When some people hear this they say things like, ‘so I can’t love my family, friends or children?’ This is because they are getting attachment and love confused. They are not the same thing. Of course we should love and have […]

Tablets As Teachers

Mouthwatering Gluten Free Vegan Pizza!

After my mom ate one bite of this pizza she shouted, “This is the best pizza I’ve had!!”  Not to mention, my tummy thanked me afterwards for remaining free of achy & bloated pains that occur from other fast food or frozen pizzas 🙂 Give this simple+to+make Gluten Free Vegan Pizza a whirl and I […]

“There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience.”

~French Proverb

“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.”

~ Andre Gide

“Christmas is a day of meaning and traditions, a special day spent in the warm circle of family and friends.”

~ Margaret Thatcher