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Power Down, Unwind on the National Day of Unplugging, March 4-5
One religious observance I can really connect with is the sabbath. A day of complete, unmitigated rest? Count. Me. In. That's the idea behind the Sabbath Manifesto:
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The Last Lions Film Review: Five Years to Save the Wild African Populations!
My Friday evening was any 'Huggers dream date. Dinner and a nature documentary - the New York opening
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The Self-Compassion--Sustainability Connection (i.e., Take it Easy)
If "self-love" or "self-compassion" sounds sort of hokey, I don't blame you. The often hallow-sounding words can conjure up images of hippies and yoga instructors wearing flowing white gauzy garb....
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Wanderlust Yoga Festival Founders on Mindful, Murky Green Event Planning...
How do you party like a yogin? Wanderlust is not just the largest multi-day yoga event in the world, it's now a key player in the larger U.S. festival market.
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Quote of the Day: Robert Thurman on Finding Peace for Effective Activism
Photo: kudumomo/Flickr Once we find inner peace, any small bit of it, baby step by baby step, we feel much better, even joyful and energized. Then whatever activist work we do to achieve outer peace...
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My charity: water Birthday, Awash with Gratitude
Never minimize the ability to live by example. My decision to rock a charity: water birthday campaign was inspired my fellow 'Huggers who've done the same like our visionary Graham Hill and our...
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Sour Puss Police Bust Kiddy Lemonade Stand
Here's one to file away under weird. Three little ladies in Midway, Georgia were enjoying their summer day selling lemonade when local police drove by and told them to close up shop. You'd think fresh...
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New Green Chinese Restaurant in Brooklyn is Hormone- and Styrofoam-Free
Where but in New York City can you find fresh comforting Chinese food sans Styrofoam, in a restaurant rocking green certified status? Perhaps in one of the many more grub-enlightened cities popping up...
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Vegan Make-Ahead Meal: Quinoa Salad with Black Beans
Photo: Jess Root Vegan punk chef Isa Chandra Moskowitz's Quinoa Salad with Black Beans merits following the recipe 100%. It's that good. But, in getting more improvisational and thrifty thanks to...
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Rockaway Beach Rocks Locavore Eats in Thrifty Spaces
On this rainy start to the weekend -- and Fall -- I needed a little pick-me-up, some sunniness in the face of gray. I pulled out my iPhoto album and found the fix: sweet, summer
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7-Minute (!) Vegan Meal: Classy Canned Lentil Salad
Me and beans are becoming good friends. Between juggling a yoga studio, instructing, and fitting in my practice, they're a colorful, nutrient-, protein- rich fix where lackluster granola bars once...
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Images from Occupy Wall Street's Protest Camp
After Brian's inspiring coverage of Occupy Wall Street, I had to show support to my NYC brothers and sisters fighting the good fight against the 1% negatively ruling America.
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Meatless Make-Ahead Meal: Warmed Greek Quinoa Salad
My ongoing mission to make quick n' easy meals more interesting and nutrient-rich than a post-yoga protein bar continues. But with the weather cooling down and my body craving warming comfort foods,...
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Yoga: A Bad Back's Best Friend
I was just one of countless Americans, "spending $50 billion a year on medications, physical therapy and related costs" for back pain alone as the New York Times' Well Blog reports. That's until I met...
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Traveling Off the Beaten Path in New Orleans, Eco-Style
Steer clear of the plastic beads on Bourbon Street to experience a more local NOLA (New Orleans, Lousiana).
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Use Etsy to Find Local and Handcrafted Holiday Yoga Treats
My flame for the small-business and artisan supporting marketplace was re-kindled surfing the 263 items -- from mat bags, to hand-knit yoga socks, calming wall art and more -- made locally in Brooklyn...
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Conscious Box: The Monthly Subscription Service Delivering Healthy Snacks and...
Assorted goodies from ethical suppliers range from Glee Gum to Almond-Coconut Kind Bars, Honest Tea, and Pharmacopia body lotion.
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Kitchari: A Clean, One Pot Vegetarian Meal
Kitchari is like a vegetarian, Indian version of American chili. Unlike chili, it's cleansing, easy-to-digest and provides a complete protein, entirely plant-based.
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Adivasi Body: Delicious on Skin, Nose and Globe
The bath and body goodies hail from my hometown in Connecticut, handmade in small batches making it a pretty local treat for anyone in the NYC metro-area.
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3 Lifestyle Shifts for a Simpler, Sweeter, Healthier Holiday
I haven't mastered the art of holiday stress less-ness but I can say every year gets a little bit easier.
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Quote of the Day: Pico Iyer on the Joy of Quiet
Quiet, as Iyer sums up in his beautifully serene New York Times editorial, is a commodity gaining greater ground in this LinkedIn age of Facebook, Twitter and smart phones.
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How Yoga Can Harmonize the Body & Planet
While the NYT article offers an exaggerated cautionary tale, its alarm-ism can lead many to throw the beautiful practice of yoga asanas (postures) out with the bathwater.
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Inspired Trail Mix Recipe
How to make trail mix less crunchy-granola and more crave-worthy. Hint: dark chocolate chips!
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A Teaspoon of Sugar Might Make the Medicine Abound
Without sugar-coating, the white stuff we inhaled as kids, in excess, takes a toll far more toxic than cavities.
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Take a Tech Detox on the National Day of Unplugging, March 23rd-24th
While a tech detox doesn't require a recognized day, busy professionals and Facebook/TV/Smartphone addicts might find the National Day helpful, let alone, a good excuse to enjoy life's little luxuries!
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Jack in the Box's Bacon Shake is Vegetarian...Not Healthy
This newest fast food frenzy froths with so many problems, it's enough to make me fully vegan.
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I AM. Yoga Mat Bag Weaves Function, Style and Social Change
I love any yoga accessory that positively integrates the law of karma.
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Charity: Water Birthdays Can Change the World
Pledge your birthday for safe, clean drinking water, worldwide.
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Vegan No-Bake Chocolate Coconut Macaroons are Easy Buttery Treat
These chocolatey pillows are little powerhouses of energy but are more blissful than a bland protein bar; coco-nutty, butter-y, with a strong cocoa kick in the pants.
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Make a Date with Mom at Connecticut's Saybrook Point Inn & Spa
As mom and I swam in the saline pool, enjoyed a meal of local, sweet scallops, and blissed out with deep tissue massages, the inn's sustainable touches made everything taste and feel a little more...
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