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October 1, 2013 Pope Francis Interview is Amazing

Pope Francis was interviewed by Eugenio Scalfari (not to define him, but an outspoken atheist) for Repubblica. The Pope’s answers to some questions are nothing short of amazing. The meeting with Pope Francis took place last Tuesday at his home in Santa Marta, in a small bare room with a table and five or six […]

Stephen Hawking’s big ideas… made simple

10/6 Destination: Pisa, Italy

Meditation Teachers Reveal Their Favorite Ways To Meditate

One of the best parts of a meditation practise is learning new techniques. There are so many different pranayamas or breathing exercises. We try to document different techniques so we can go back to them whenever the moment is right. PsychCentral and Margarita Tartakovsky put together a nice write up recently on how different teachers techniques. […]

Zen and the Art of Startup Naming

What in the art of Buddhist startup naming is going on? It’s not so hard to figure. Startups have dealt with the dwindling supply of short Web addresses by removing vowels and creating compound words for years. Zen, meanwhile, provides a short building block and communicates the idea of simplicity and focus, a good thing if you’re […]

10/6 Art: Red Bull Illume Photo Contest 2013

Via The Atlantic In late August, the winners were announced of the 3rd edition of the Red Bull Illume Image Quest photo competition. The overall winner, top 10 category winners and top 50 finalists were unveiled at a ceremony in Hong Kong. The contest invited photographers to submit images of the world of action and adventure sports […]

Inspiring Video on Travel and Living an Authentic Life

“Because I know something happens when you finally see a place you’ve seen on postcards and wall calendars your whole life.”

Gravity

I had the opportunity to see Gravity tonight. We have discussed at length the great work Elon Musk is doing with SpaceX. Gravity is certainly the closest I have been to the concept of “being in space.” Its cool to see it on the big screen in 3D if you have the opportunity.

Boom Brands 2013: The Story of Tumblr

David Karp built a massive, culturally totemic company that was losing millions of dollars a month. After a huge infusion of Yahoo cash, he’s breathing easier. Tumblr Founded: 2007 Age of CEO: 27 Number of Tumblr users: 140 million Lesson: Youth can be worth more than $1 billion to a twenty-year-old Internet company. Check out […]

Practice Yoga For Your Type — An Ayurveda Intro

Lisa Hedley runs an interesting site called LAH Life. She has a few great resources to get started on an Ayurvedic path — or at least on learning what Ayurveda is. Ayurveda (def. life-science): Its origins are reputed to be 5,000 old, from the Indus valley and the basis of much understanding about the nature of the […]

Ohio State Football Stadium Time Lapse GIF

For the full video from stadium prep to game finish (1 minute, 20 seconds) click — here.

30 Things to Stop Doing to Yourself

I saw this via my cousins Facebook page. Sometimes its good to minimize our lives. This list from BSPCN has thirty different ways we can do that. Stop spending time with the wrong people. – Life is too short to spend time with people who suck the happiness out of you.  If someone wants you in […]

Kayaking Down a Drainage Ditch

10/4 Destination: Rio Grande Bridge, Taos, New Mexico

  Image via Wikimedia Commons

Inspiration from the Grateful Dead

There is a road, no simple highway, Between the dawn and dark of night, And if you go no one may follow, That path is for your steps alone. -From the Grateful Dead song “Ripple“ Phil Jackson mentions this verse in his new book Eleven Rings as the quote that got him started on his journey of […]

25 Reasons Why You MUST Go To Burning Man Once In Your Life

We linked to this yesterday and had a few readers share with us that they had never heard of Burning Man. It’s an experience I would like to try once in my life. To think that ideas surfaced at this event pushed companies like Apple and Google is incredibly interesting. Read more– here.  Picture via Wikimedia Commons

Mantra Music: Ong Namo by Snatam Kaur

Ong Namo -I bow to the subtle divine wisdom. Guru Dev Namo – I bow to the divine teacher within.   I have no idea why today I sit in front of a computer, but I trust that this is where I am supposed to be. In this moment, we are blessed. Wherever you are, […]

Rishikesh, India: Yoga Capital of the World – Keteka

We connected earlier today with a group called Keteka. Keteka’s mission is to provide thorough and accurate information about the countries and communities in which Peace Corps Volunteers serve, and to make this information accessible to travelers with a desire to interact with natives, engage the local culture and venture off of the beaten path. […]

Why Don’t We Practice Ashtanga on Moon Days?

Practice Ashtanga on Moon Days? Why don’t we practice Ashtanga on Moon Days (Full Moon and New Moon)? You will find that traditional Ashtanga shalas and studios are closed on Moon Days because Moon Days present us with an opportunity to take a break from our asana practice and reflect on the natural, subtle changes we […]

Wingsuit Base Jumping

wingsuit base jumping from Ali on Vimeo.

The Power of the Internet and E-Books

If you want to start a website, Pat Flynn has almost everything you need to get started on his website Smart Passive Income.  If you have an idea and want to put it out there for the world to see its not that hard these days. Pat had this to say about the power of the […]

10/4 Quote: Carl Jung on Yoga

“Yoga practice would be ineffectual without the concepts on which yoga is based. It combines the bodily and the spiritual in an extraordinarily complete way.” -Renowned Swiss psychologist Carl Jung

Burning Man 2013 Time-Lapse: Seen Miles Away From A Mountain Top

Thank you, High Existence.

RentTheChicken.com

If you want to have fresh eggs but have never raised chickens, www.RentTheChicken.com, might be a great place to start. This is what their website says about their service: Thought of Raising Backyard Chickens? Every Spring, thousands of chickens are sold at local farm supply stores. Often these chickens die before they are ready to […]

What Urban Planners Can Learn From Kumbh Mela

Tom Downey describes how an Indian city balloons from a few million residents to tens of millions with ease. It was January, and I was headed 80 miles west to the Maha Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, a Hindu religious festival in which tens of millions of pilgrims come together at the convergence of two real […]

Diana Nyad TED Talk

Recently Diana Nyad became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without the protection of a shark cage. Back in 2011, when she filmed this TED Talk, she had no idea that she would ever complete her goal. It is fascinating to hear someone as driven as her talk about failing, especially now […]

The Artist’s Rituals

Daniel Sidell, an art curator, connects art to the spiritual world. Although an artist is free to do and make anything in the studio, she has a responsibility to do something. And that requires tremendous discipline and the willingness to ask the most fundamental questions. Each day she goes into the studio asking: “Who am […]

10/3 Art: Meditating Monks at Pongour Falls

Mirrors, Cameras and Cultural Evolution

It’s safe to say that everyone reading this has seen an accurate reflection in a mirror. Everyone you know has seen their face in a mirror as well. A thousand years ago (a nanosecond in evolutionary time) virtually no one had. Mirrors are a big deal. Elephants and primates have been shown to be able […]

Carl Sagan – You Are Here on this Pale Blue Dot

What is Flashpacking? 6 Differences Between Flashpackers & Backpackers

What is Flashpacking? 6 Differences Between Flashpackers and Backpackers What is Flashpacking? Like backpackers, flashpackers travel the world, often carrying backpacks and usually staying hostels — but there are some key differences. What defines a flashpacker? What’s the difference between backpacking and flashpacking? 1. Flashpackers are usually entrepreneurial. Flashpackers seek out business opportunities while traveling […]

10/2 Destination: Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria, Germany

Great Teachers Learn With Their Students

A small victory on the second day of school this year still has me smiling.  It was something very simple, a small bit of knowledge that I had just learned and thought my students already knew.  However, when I told my high school students that typing the letter d before someone’s Twitter handle would send […]

How to Make Money Online While Traveling

Via Wandering Earl Earl shares with us some great ways to prosper and be able to support a life of travel. A few examples: It Starts With The Blog This blog is actually my main online project and as a result, the main source of my income these days. I work on my blog almost […]

Restoring The Atleo River

Restoring The Atleo River from Mark Wyatt on Vimeo.

10/2 Art: Black Unicorn Dreams from unCagedBaby

We have talked before about unCagedBaby’s beats. In the past he has dropped a weekly mixtape called “Elevators to Heaven.” We haven’t had an elevator ride in a while. He was cut off by Soundcloud — they probably thought the music he was making was too smooth and fresh to be promoted on Soundcloud. Well […]

Yoga Art Exhibit: Sackler Gallery

Name: Yoga The Art of Transformation Museum: Sackler Gallery Location: Sublevel 1 Description: Through masterpieces of Indian sculpture and paintings, this exhibition explores yoga’s goals; its Hindu, as well as Buddhist, Jain, and Sufi manifestations; its means of transforming body and consciousness; and its profound philosophical foundations. It is the first exhibition to present this leitmotif of Indian visual […]

10/2 Quote: Appreciation can make a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary. ~Margaret Cousins

Lucid Practice Transparency Income Report – September 2013

Lucid Practice is growing by the day. We want to really thank everyone who has visited our site and hope that you will come back. Thank you!! We hope to inspire people and have a website that is 100% positive, all the time. Our goal was to affect one person’s life positively and and based off of […]