Lucid Practice

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4 Dec
2013

Empire of the Sun – Alive (Gold Fields Remix)

A song many have probably heard, but this is my favorite remix. Hope you enjoy! Hakuna Matata

4 Dec
2013

The Necessary Art of Subtraction

The tendency of our lives, businesses, art, is to keep adding: more furniture, clothes, gadgets, tasks, appointments, features to websites and apps, words to our writing. Continual addition isn’t sustainable or desirable: Too many things to do means we’re always busy, with no time for rest, stillness, contemplation, creativity, time with loved ones. Overwhelming customers […]

4 Dec
2013

“We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.”

~ Buddha

3 Dec
2013

When Everything Happens NOW: The Interplay of Time, Timing and Technology

Via High Existence M-i-s-s-i-s-s-i-p-p-i. Tick. M-i-s-s-i-s-s-i-p-p-i. Tock. And on and on… and on and on it goes. Time. It’s linear, chronological and calendrical. It used to have its own tower, then moved to our wrists, and since the middle of the 20th century has been digitally scored by our tools. It’s whole existence obeys a precise sequentiality […]

3 Dec
2013

Plan Round-The-World (RTW) Trips

Itʼs the ultimate trip: circumnavigating the planet, and stopping off wherever takes your fancy. Great for travellers who want to see it all, or who are just plain indecisive. But booking a round-the-world (RTW) trip can be a complex business. Hereʼs our guide to getting started. How to do it The most economical way to […]

3 Dec
2013

Yoga in Florence and Rome (Slideshow)

Click to check out an awesome slideshow of asana being performed in Florence and Rome. Via MindBodyGreen

3 Dec
2013

Awesome picture of the Grand Canyon that only happens once every 10 years

On Friday, a rare weather phenomenon created an incredible sight at the Grand Canyon. The canyon was filled with fog due to something known as “temperature inversion,” according to the Grand Canyon National Park Facebook page, which posted photos to its website. “We are currently experiencing an after Thanksgiving treat,” a photo caption read. “No, it’s […]

3 Dec
2013

Pope Francis on The Joy of the Gospel

“Christ’s resurrection is not an event of the past; it contains a vital power which has permeated this world. Where all seems to be dead, signs of the resurrection suddenly spring up. It is an irresistible force. Often it seems that God does not exist: all around us we see persistent injustice, evil, indifference and […]

3 Dec
2013

“It is not enough to be busy; so are the ants. The question is: what are we busy about?”

~ Henry David Thoreau

2 Dec
2013

12/2 Art: Wildlife Photography of David Yarrow

One thing makes Scottish photographer David Yarrow’s work stand out from a world of wildlife photography — a unique point of view. African elephants tower over you, lions stare balefully into your eyes, tigers look up from the water and rhinoceros charge straight at you. It can be a bit unsettling — this feeling of […]

2 Dec
2013

Infographic: How Architecture Can Save Your Life

 Design doesn’t just impact lives, or enrich lives. It can save them. That is the message the American Institute of Architects (AIA) is trying to emphasize in a newinteractive graphical chart that shows the ways in which the choices architects make can affect our lives.

2 Dec
2013

David Foster Wallace – Enslavement and Lucid Thoughts

“That feeling of having to obey every impulse and gratify every desire seems to me to be a strange kind of slavery. Nobody talks about it as such, though.”   If you’re familiar with his work, you know that David Foster Wallace was exceptionally and almost painfully aware of the finer details of both himself […]

2 Dec
2013

How bitcoin has already changed society

Ever since the value of one Bitcoin rose above $200 USD in late October, I’ve been obsessively catching up on all the lost time I’ve missed out on since the ethereal cryptocurrency was born in 2009. Back then, like all sorts of other tech enthusiasts who completely missed out on an opportunity to make a […]

1 Dec
2013

Why Do We Search For More in Our Lives?

What is my purpose? I can’t tell you how many times I have heard people say this, to me or other people recently. People often come to see me when they are in their 30s or 40s and say, I have done what was expected of me and had a career doing the right thing, […]

30 Nov
2013

10 Awesome Health Benefits Of Headstand

Sirsasana or headstand is one of my favorite postures, and has been for many years. There was a time when I would request a headstand on every class I went to whenever the instructor asked us what we wanted to work on. To this day, I practice headstand for at least 10 minutes, 6 days […]

30 Nov
2013

A Yogini and a Passed Out Puppy

A Yogini and a Passed Out Puppy ~ Starring Liz Arch & Chai Sturman from Robert Sturman Studio on Vimeo.

30 Nov
2013

1 Simple Question You Have to Ask Yourself to Attain Self-Realization

In the early 20th century, an enlightened Indian sage named Ramana Maharshi lived at the base of a mountain thought to be the incarnation of Lord Shiva himself. Ramana’s radiance attracted many disciples, including westerners like Sumerset Maugham. When his disciples asked how to attain Self-realization, Ramana directed them to meditate on a single question: […]

30 Nov
2013

“Instead of hating, I have chosen to forgive and spend all of my positive energy on changing the world.”

~ Camryn Manheim