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In memoriam: Sitting Down With Dr. David Simon, M.D.

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By Felicia Marie Tomasko Dr. David Simon MD, board-certified neurologist, champion of the healing power of Yoga and Ayurveda, and co-founder (with Dr. Deepak Chopra) of the famed Chopra Center, passed away on Tuesday, January 31, 2012. His words, speech, [...]

The Surgeon and The Yogi

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Brought together by crisis, reunited by gratitude By Aria Mayland The space between life and death is tenuous. No one knows, from one minute to the next, what might befall them. I don’t remember exactly how I felt on the [...]

The Heart of Transformation

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  ‘Yoga is skill in action;’ this is one of my favorite definitions of Yoga, from the Bhagavad Gita,” says filmmaker and Yoga teacher Saraswati Clere. “Yoga constantly invites us to become our better selves.” “In this world we are [...]

Ayurveda Q & A

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  Q. I’ve heard a lot about sesame oil and its benefits in Ayurveda. Why is it used so much and how can I incorporate sesame oil in my daily life?   A. Sesame oil comes from the tiny oval shaped [...]

Walk in Wonder

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A Meditation On Wonder From The Radiance Sutras, A New Translation Of The Vijnana Bhairava Tantra There is a feeling we all know — a mixture of surprise and delight, caused by perceiving something marvelous, and we want to stay [...]

Hanuman

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  A Divine Monkey Practice   Celebrating Hanuman–The Embodiment Of Service Many of us have heard the term the “monkey mind” – the mind that hops from one thing to another, never at peace, wanting, worried, curious, with all kinds [...]

It Happens…Stress

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  You get stuck in traffic, you can’t find a parking spot, or you just plain lost track of time. This does not make you a bad person, nor does it make you a bad yogi. And just because you [...]

Community: Open Doors

YOGA LIFESTYLE CENTER IN ATWATER VILLAGE: SANTOSHA SPACE is a family-friendly, kid-welcoming, and stress-free zone for people in all stages of life located in Atwater Village on Glendale Boulevard. Santosha is a Sanskrit word that refers to a state of [...]

YEA! Yoga Energy Activism

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  The practice and philosophy of Yoga has always been intimately connected to the knowledge of synching the body with nature’s elements and elemental forces. It is time for us to realize that the prana inherent in the elements of [...]

Finding Health Freedom Through Our Food

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Five Questions With Daryl Hannah Felicia Marie Tomasko: As we enter Spring, we notice the sprouting of new growth, making this a profound time to start to look at how we can contribute, even within an urban environment, to being more [...]