Awakened Life – Crossing the Street in Mysore, India

1/11 Art: Ai Wei Wei’s installation ‘he xie’

Ai Wei Wei’s ground-bound installation ‘he xie’ collects the forms of hundreds porcelain crabs situated in a heap in the main exhibition space. The work is saturated in social symbolism; ‘he xie’ translates to ‘river crab’ but sounds very similar to the mandarin word meaning ‘harmonization’, the state’s euphemism suggesting censorship. The political double meaning […]

Incorporate Yoga Everyday Through Aparigraha

Aparigraha and Nonattachment in Everyday Life Aparihraha is part of yogic philosophy. For an introduction to yoga philosophy, it is important to learn about the yamas and niyamas. Aparigraha and Nonattachment Overview Aparigraha is one of the yamas ~ the definition is nonattachment. Feelings, thoughts, emotions, and possessions are all impermanent. This post will focus on nonattachment […]

Adventure is Calling

Adventure Is Calling from Shane Black on Vimeo. Shane Black: This summer, two friends and myself all left our comfortable jobs of six years to spend two months traveling across the country and teaching photography workshops along the way. We all felt that it was time to take a risk and get out of our comfort […]

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