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Krishna Das: Chasing The Spirit Through Song

March 11, 2010

Here’s something I highly recommend you add to your bucket list:
Attend at least one Krishna Das Kirtan.
It is an experience beyond words… transcendent. Normally I’m pretty shy, so I was very surprised when midway through my first Krishna Das concert I found myself standing up and dancing around…. I couldn’t NOT dance. Soon every [...]

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Indian Inmates Take Yoga Classes To Reduce Jail Time

January 21, 2010

As reported via the Huffington Post:
In Indian prisons, the lotus position can truly help set you free.
According to the BBC, inmates in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh are being freed early if they complete courses in yoga. The deal is as follows: for every 3 months a prisoner spends practicing yoga, he or she [...]

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Matthew Sanford links yoga’s self-awareness and healing

January 17, 2010

Matthew Sanford was paralyzed in an auto accident 30 years ago. Today, he teaches yoga and works to educate the health industry on the importance of the mind-body connection. Read his story and be amazed and inspired.
Matthew Sanford links yoga’s self-awareness and healing | freep.com | Detroit Free Press
www.matthewsanford.com

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How to Avoid Practicing Yoga

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It’s already December 2nd and so far I have practiced yoga zero times, to be honest, in the last 3 weeks. Zero. Zip. Zilch. Nada. My parents were in town for Thanksgiving for a week and just left yesterday. But that’s not why I didn’t practice yoga. There was plenty of down time while they [...]

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Yoga Promotes Weight Loss – Dr Weil’s Daily Health Tips

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One of my yogi friends recently explained the difference between practicing yoga and working out in the gym this way: When you workout in the gym you use your mind to exercise your body but with yoga you work your body in order to exercise and focus your mind. This mindfulness is what sets yoga [...]

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