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TED X Srikumar Rao: Plug into your hard-wired happiness

Half Moon Yoga: The Power of Mantra

Originally Posted on Half Moon Yoga Generally in the western world we consider a mantra something that we repeat over and over again to empower us, something like ‘I am strong’. But the real power of mantra lays beyond the meaning of the words themselves. A mantra can be repeated either over and over again […]

John Butler Trio – “Ocean”

What Flying Looks Like, From an Eagle Perspective

Q&A on Today’s Chinese Moon Festival with Our Friend from Hangzhou

Today is one of China’s most important and widely celebrated holidays: Mid Autumn Festival, also known as Moon Festival. Families gather once darkness falls and sit together, looking at the moon and eating mooncakes with tea. They give thanks for the Fall harvest and for each other. Mooncakes are small in area but they’re rich […]

9/18 Destination: Mount Cook, New Zealand

My Friends and I Bought an Island – Tynan

Via Tynan: As long as I’ve remembered, I’ve wanted to buy a private island. Having a random patch of land somewhere holds almost no appeal, but an island is totally different. An island is like your own little country, with complete control of everything within its borders. Check out his new island and story — […]

What is the Internet of Everything?

Via Michael Mandel:  The Internet of Everything is about building up a new infrastructure that combines ubiquitous sensors and wireless connectivity in order to greatly expand the data collected about physical and economic activities; expanding ‘big data’ processing capabilities to make sense of all that new data; providing better ways for people to access that […]

That which I do not forgive in you, lies un-forgiven within myself. ~Buddhist Proverb

9/18 Dope Beat: Klingande – Jubel (Original Mix)

9/18 Quote: Ummon

“Every day is a good day!” ~ Ummon

What is Sangha?

What is Sangha & Why is a Sangha Important? A reader asked us an important question recently about the Buddhist term, “Sangha.” “Sangha is a Sanskrit word meaning community. But what are the origins of sangha and why is it important in terms of spiritual development? Britannica points to the origins of sangha: The sangha originated in […]

9/17 Destination: Rock tunnel, Phang-Nga Bay, Thailand

Poetry Corner: The Song of the Reed by Rumi

Translated by Ibrahim Gamard 1. Listen to the reed (flute), how it is complaining! It is telling about separations, 2. (Saying), “Ever since I was severed from the reed field, men and women have lamented in (the presence of) my shrill cries. 3. “(But) I want a heart (which is) torn, torn from separation, so that […]

Where do college football players come from?

For great data on where athletes are coming from, including college football per capita rates, check out FootballStudyHall 

Obscure, Free, Unknown Website Poised to Dethrone Pandora

Imagine a website where you could listen to your favorite artists for free all day without being bombarded with advertisements and without your personal data being collected. It’s here: Listen to your favorite artists, for free with www.neverendingplaylist.com This is ideal when you want to practice yoga to one of your favorite musicians but don’t […]

Tim Miller Discusses the Yoga Sutras

Pathological Forms of Ego

“For example, many normal people tell certain kinds of lies from time to time in order to appear more important, more special, and to enhance their image in the mind of others: who they know, what their achievements, abilities, and possessions are, and whatever else the ego uses to identify with. Some people, however, driven […]

Positive Energy and Sabrina from O’Hare

Serendipitously meeting people and connecting is one of the best parts of traveling. Tonight I met an interesting woman who is passionate about her job at the airport. She gets to check people in and help them with their bags. I met her after my flight as she handed me my carry on bag which […]

“So Good to Me” – Chris Malinchak

What Each Color Means in Feng Shui

Via Katie Rogers on Mind Boddy Green We’ve all experienced the profound difference a new shade of paint can make in a room. Or how a red dress makes us feel as opposed to a light blue one. This is not to be undervalued! Colors have meaning and express a certain energy, and our subconscious […]

9/16 Quote: BKS Iyengar

“If you practice yoga every day with perseverance, you will be able to face the turmoil of life with steadiness and maturity.” ~BKS Iyengar

9/16 Art: Angel From Montgomery – John Prine

A Great Way to Start Your Week: Long Time Sunshine

Listen to this song actively. I heard this song at the end of our first guided Kundalini yoga practice. It nearly brought tears to my eyes. It still gives me chills and Danielle and I listen to it often…. especially in the beginning of the day. The beginning of the day sets the tone for […]

9/15 Quote: Teilhard de Chardin

“Joy is the infallible sign of the presence of God.” ~Teilhard de Chardin

Who is a yogi?

This was passed to me by a friend. I am not sure who the proper author is. What appears to be an immediate appeal to stand up, act and perform ones duty, becomes a philosophical eulogy over the many types of Yoga and how an individual may find that steady place from within as the […]

Yoga for Anxiety (3 Breaths)

Become a Grateful POET

“When it comes to finding reasons to be grateful—I think of them as avenues of appreciation—it helps to follow a practice I call the POET approach, which stands for People, Opportunities, Experiences, and Things. I put People first because taking note of their greatness in your life feeds your confidence in others. I put Things […]

Parampara

Parampara is knowledge that is passed in succession from teacher to student. It is a Sanskrit word that denotes the principle of transmitting knowledge in its most valuable form; knowledge based on direct and practical experience. It is the basis of any lineage: the teacher and student form the links in the chain of instruction […]

Sharath Shares Pranayama Techniques

Bigthink: How to Increase Willpower

Via Big Think: Another example of a brain hack is that, again on the subject of willpower, that self-control is a resource that can be built up with practice.  And so whether it’s in children or in adults, the idea that we can somehow build up a mental capacity by practicing it, right?  The principle […]

IS YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH MONEY A LOVE STORY?

From The Daily Love: Kate also gave me a sneak preview of one of the journaling exercises in the book, which is to write down your biggest frustration when it comes to money and then write down your first memory about money growing up.  Next, look for connections between those two things.  Usually there is […]

9/13 Quote: “Organizations that do nothing but measure the numbers rarely create breakthroughs. Merely better numbers.” – Seth Godin

What is the least known, great food pilgrimage in the United States? The world?

Tyler Cowen poses this question on Marginal Revolution: Could it be Hmong Village, 1001 Jackson Parkway, in north St. Paul? It is a large indoor market, set in a warehouse, Hmong stores and stalls only, a kind of Eden Center (for those of you who know Falls Church, VA) for Laotians.  The produce and spice and […]

Elon Musk Shows Us His Interactive Interface

The Web of Kindness: What Buddha Can Teach the Modern World

From Big Think: One aspect of modern life which I think Buddhism speaks to is the fact that we’re not very aware of the fact that we are all interconnected.  What we do in one country affects other countries.  In fact, it affects stuff going on on the other side of the globe: what we […]

Tough Love: Are you willing to be a great friend?

This is a repost of a blog from a good friend of ours, Phil Drolet. Phil is an excellent motivator and an overall great person. Check out his website here: The Feel Good LifestyleIf you had the power to make your friends happier, healthier, and more successful… Would you do it, even if it was a […]

Learn how to Bullet Journal

Sharath Jois and The Baghavad Gītā

From Sharath Jois conference January 8, 2012: The Baghavad Gītā is a very big, is a beautiful book. It says – eighteen chapters – it all says about yoga practice. How one should learn yoga through paramparā. Paramparā is learning through a lineage. Like how Krishnamacharya learned from Ramamohan Brahmachari, Pattabhi Jois learned from Krishnamacharya. […]

Short Video on How Social Media Can Be Very Harmful

The Innovation of Loneliness from Shimi Cohen on Vimeo.