Archive for November, 2011

Film: Crazy Wisdom

Friday, November 25th, 2011

Directed by Johanna Demetrakas
When Westerns think of Tibetan Buddhism, usually it’s the Dalai Lama who comes to mind. But in 1959, the same year the Dalai Lama escaped the Communist takeover of Tibet, there was another lama on the run—Chögyam Trungpa.
Trungpa was raised with the traditional teachings of the Kagyu lineage, one of four [...]

Holiday Food Survival Skills

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011

Doreen Virtue’s secrets for not gaining weight

Film: Force of Nature—The David Suzuki Movie

Monday, November 21st, 2011

Jacquelin Sonderling reviews director Sturla Gunnarsson’s new film

Film: Bouncing Cats

Friday, November 18th, 2011

Uganda is said to be one of the worst places in the world to be a child, and watching the footage in a new documentary, Bouncing Cats, I know this is true. These kids have grown up with not just extreme poverty and rampant AIDS, but also the terror that at any moment they might [...]

I Was a Yoga Bitch

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

Suzanne Morrison’s account of her quest to conquer skepticism, cynicism and cigarettes on the path to enlightenment

Pure and Simple: HealthyCA gets back to basics

Thursday, November 10th, 2011

By Rachel Heller
Five ingredients or fewer—that’s the formula for every salad dressing, sandwich spread, sauce and marinade on the menu at HealthyCA.
“I try to keep it simple,” explains Maki, the North Hollywood eatery’s founder and chef. And you can’t get much simpler than the HealthyCA motto: “Tasty food conducive to good health.”
Since 2005, [...]

Film: Yogawoman — A Lineage of Yoginis

Thursday, November 10th, 2011

By expanding the traditional definition of yoga, women have truly taken the practice off the mat

Slip into Savasana

Thursday, November 10th, 2011

Breathe your way to sleep

Los Angeles 11/11 Events

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

Whether you believe 11/11 is a spiritual portal, environmental happening, socio-cultural event or fulfilment of an ancient prophecy, there is plenty to do in the Southland on 11/11. Here are a few options. Please let us know if you have others to include.
Metamorphosis / Alchemy Event
Global Gathering of lightworkers in peace & harmony for [...]

Vigil for Troy Davis

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser and her young children quietly take a stand for justice