http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-9302/why-i-love-when-my-patients-meditate-an-md-explains.html “Meditation is, in fact, about creating time and space for your body and mind to work in synchrony. Often that’s achieved by focusing as much as possible on the breath or perhaps on a mantra, a repeated neutral phrase or an affirmation. It’s called apractice for a reason. And the more we practice, the […]
http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2013/05/interpreting-statistical-evidence.html 1) In evaluating any study try to take into account the amount of background noise. That is, remember that the more hypotheses which are tested and the less selection which goes into choosing hypotheses the more likely it is that you are looking at noise. 2) Bigger samples are better. (But note that even […]
“Have you ever noticed that those who exercise regularly look younger than those who don’t? Although we have no control over our chronological age, our biological age is within our control. Biological age refers to the time that has passed since body cells last regenerated. When exercised, the body must regenerate its cells more rapidly […]
“Being happy, that’s the main thing I’m trying to help with. If you’re happy, not much else matters in life, at least in my experience. There’s various ways to be happy, of course. I’m trying to tell people the things that I have learned. I’m trying to teach them to be curious, independent. It’s very […]
“Wisdom which a wise man tries to pass on to someone always sounds like foolishness…Knowledge can be conveyed, but not wisdom. It can be found, it can be lived, it is possible to be carried by it, miracles can be performed with it, but it cannot be expressed in words and taught.” One of the […]
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323798104578453174022015956.html?mod=WSJ_hp_mostpop_read Sabra and others are tackling the growing demand for hummus.
“In life all things are impermanent and everything will pass.”
http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21576384-cars-have-already-changed-way-we-live-they-are-likely-do-so-again-clean-safe-and-it Cars have already changed the way we live. They are likely to do so again
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX9ieD8bzOg&feature=youtu.be Awesome video on positive energy in the business world and at home.
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Technical degree holders from [a] state’s community colleges often earn more their first year out than those who studied the same field at a four-year university. Take graduates in health professions from Dyersburg State Community College. They not only finish two years earlier than their counterparts at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, but they […]
“If we were able to live at the level of the soul all the time, there would be no need for hindsight to appreciate the great truths of life.” ~ Deepak Chopra from The Spontaneous Fulfillment of Desire You ever notice how when you look back on your life you can see the innate wisdom and flow […]
http://www.themorningnews.org/article/new-york-elsewhere New Yorkers don’t fade away—they just move. But to where?
“Good morning, This is God. I will be handling All of your Problems today. I will not need Your help, so have A miraculous day.”” ~ Wayne Dyer from The Power of Intention
Earthing means walking barefoot on soil, grass or sand (meaning: any natural surface). So we’ll have to get off the sidewalk. Early studies are showing that the health benefits come from the relationship between our bodies and the electrons in the earth. The planet has its own natural charge, and we seem to do better when we’re in direct contact […]
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/meet-mr-money-mustache-the-man-who-retired-at-30/2013/04/26/71e3e6a8-acf3-11e2-a8b9-2a63d75b5459_story.html?hpid=z1 To hundreds of thousands of devotees, he is Mister Money Mustache. And he is here to tell you that early retirement doesn’t only happen to Powerball winners and those who luck into a big inheritance. He and his wife retired from middle-income jobs before they had their son. Exasperated, as he puts it, by “a […]
Will Electric Bicycles Get Americans to Start Pedaling? http://e360.yale.edu/feature/will_electric_bicycles_get_americans_to_start_pedaling/2642/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+YaleEnvironment360+%28Yale+Environment+360%29
http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2013/04/barack-obama-laid-back_slideshow_item22_23 Pictures of Barack Obama at work.
“When we are inadequate ourselves but our ego is strong, we tend to blame others.” I read this quote while reading Living with the Himalayan Masters by Swami Rama. Swami Rama would say to those highly opinionated people….if you have so much to say, and you feel like you know more than the person you are criticizing, go fix […]
http://www.gq.com/news-politics/newsmakers/201304/nfl-mba-program “You’d think it would be hard to go broke on $1.1 million a year, which is what the average NFL player pulls down. The trouble is, the average NFL player retires in three-and-a-half years, and most blow through their retirement savings in less than ten. Which is why there’s now an MBA program with […]
http://www.gladwell.com/2002/2002_04_29_a_blowingup.htm If you are interested in the investment process and taking financial risk I highly suggest you read this Malcolm Gladwell piece from The New Yorker. It was also featured in his book What the Dog Saw. I challenge you to push further and read the books profiled in the article. Fooled By Randomness and […]
http://www.ted.com/talks/david_pogue_10_top_time_saving_tech_tips.html A short TED talk on saving time with technology.
http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12897 A discussion about Online education with Anant Agarwal, CEO of edX; Amy Gutmann, president of the University of Pennsylvania; Joel Klein, former New York City Schools chancellor and CEO of Amplify and Tom Friedman of the New York Times.
http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21576688-unpaid-student-athletes-are-heart-multi-billion-dollar-industry-fair-or-foul This week’s issue of The Economist looks at American college sports, a multi-billion-dollar industry with unpaid athletes.
“Stop comparing where you’re at with where everyone else is. It doesn’t move you farther ahead, improve your situation, or help you find peace. It just feeds your shame, fuels your feelings of inadequacy, and ultimately, it keeps you stuck. The reality is that there is no one correct path in life. Everyone has their […]
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/28/magazine/who-says-new-york-is-not-affordable.html?pagewanted=2&pagewanted=all&_r=1& Interesting piece by Catherine Rampell. googlee959cce17022f5fb.html
Every week my friend UnCagedBaby makes an awesome mix of eclectic new school beats. He calls them Elevators. Check out his website: http://elevatorstoheaven.com/ Check out Elevator 17: https://soundcloud.com/elevators-to-heaven/elevator-17-2 Enjoy the ride.
If you are God then why does this all matter? This interview gets great around 3:00….
A true follower of Hanuman, Krishna talks about his guru, Neem Karoli Baba who is also the guru of Ram Dass.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/05/opinion/Brooks-The-Practical-University.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss This was from about 3 weeks ago and I think David Brooks does a nice job of forecasting the future of education.. As an urban studies graduate I spent a lot of time in classes that discussed education. Its amazing how fast technology shifts perspective. As a 2011 graduate of Penn we rarely discussed […]
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-21487993 Brazil’s Marina Silva launches ‘sustainability party’
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=J5lLvpc90-s http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=sWRkmZyHLSM&feature=endscreen 5 Videos from DoYouYoga: http://www.doyouyoga.com/5-effective-free-yoga-videos-home-practice/
http://hyperlapse.tllabs.io/ Hyperlapse video travel has to be one of the more bad ass things Google has brought to the consumer to date. It allows anyone, anywhere, to travel from a specific point to another specific point in a hyper lapse video recorded by Google Maps and the Google street view teams. I constantly find myself on Google Earth for hours looking at satellite images […]
http://www.tristudios.com/events/past Every Wednesday night Bob Weir does a live broadcast from his world class studio in San Rafael, CA. One of the kings of rock and roll brings in different legends of the music game weekly to discuss and play music.
4 mantras explained with the help of Mandy Burstein 1) Mantra: om Translation: The sound of the universe. It’s the first, original vibration, representing the birth, death and re-birth process. Modern adaptation: Chanting the sound OM brings us into harmonic resonance with the universe – this is a scientific fact! OM is said to vibrate at 432 Hertz, which […]
http://theumlaut.com/2013/04/24/conspicuous-frugality/ Dalibor Rohac presents a lot of interesting points about today’s world and being cheap. Quotes that stand out: “If one’s utility depends, say, on his earnings or consumption relative to his peers, then earning more or consuming more imposes a negative externality on other people” “the modern economy enables people to maintain high standards of living […]
Lucid Practice is a “journaling blog.” Many people say journaling is a great way to capture emotions, feelings and the day to day blessings of this life. I journaled all of last year but in a personal journal. I want to get something online so that I will always have a feed to look back on. […]
As yoga practitioners, one of the most gratifying experiences we can have is sharing the practice with those that we love. It doesn’t have to be forceful and it doesn’t have to be immediate. But over time we can explain the benefits that exist and the reasons for practicing. When I first came back from […]
The land of ice and fire from Angelo Wellens on Vimeo.
(Elephant Journal) “It is abiding as one’s Self without swerving in any way from one’s real nature and without feeling that one is meditating.” ~ Ramana Maharishi “Meditation should not be regarded as a learning process. It should be regarded as an experiencing process. You should not try to learn from meditation but try to […]