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Date Milk

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1/2 cup of water

1 cup organic milk (may use non-dairy milk substitute)

6 pitted dates, sliced in half

Simmer ingredients together on low heat for 20 minutes, or until milk is a pinkish color and the dates are breaking down. Stir occasionally. Strain before serving.

Teacher Feature March 2010: Joanne Sloan

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What got you into Yoga?

My first Yoga class was in my NYC studio apartment. 19 years old. I wore leotards! My instruction was from the book, "Richard Hittleman's Yoga: 28 Day Exercise Plan." I loved that routine and practiced religiously for a couple of years and then as needed for nearly two decades.

5 Reasons Why Yoga is Good for Your Back

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Warrior OneMany practicioners in the Yoga community will tell you that Yoga can relieve back pain. Teachers see it first hand and often have experienced it first hand.

Mirabai - "Inspirational and Uplifting"

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"Mirabai Ceiba's latest release "Ocean" is a testament to the pure devotion they embody as musicians, chanting to God from their hearts..."
Snatam Kaur




"Mirabai Ceiba have created a beautiful, natural, warm album that we have found to be both inspirational and uplifting ... we look forward to seeing them in concert."
Deva Premal and Miten
 

Listen for yourself.

Ocean 

 

Golden Milk

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Golden Milk  is a tasty drink that will lubricate your whole system and work to break up calcium deposits. It's also a good way to eat turmeric, coming to be recognized by modern medical professionals as a powerful anti-inflammatory.

 

Mung Beans and Rice: the Perfect Predigested Food (Kitcheree)

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This recipe is easy on the digestive system and very nourishing.
1 cup mung beans
1 cup basmati rice
9 cups of water
4-6 cups chopped assorted vegetables (carrots, celery, zucchini, broccoli, etc)
2 onions
8-10 cloves of garlic
1 heaping tsp. turmeric
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 heaping tsp. garam masala
1 tsp. crushed red chiles
1 Tbsp.

Why Hot Yoga is Hot

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In exploring the subject of hot yoga, we thought there is no better source than Dick Watts. He's been doing hot yoga for ten years.

"Full bore for ten years." he said. "I got on this schedule about when my kids learned to drive."

His weekly schedule includes five sessions of hot yoga, two sessions of ashtanga yoga and two sessions of kundalini yoga. Watts will be 63 in February.

Hot yoga is a series of poses done in a room that's heated. How hot? Depends on the class, but as hot as 105 degrees.

Eight gifts others receive when you practice yoga

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The practice of yoga makes improvements within us that make us better companions, parents, children and siblings.

Give yourself the gift of yoga and here are eight gifts that others will receive.

A Poem

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To the Lost Forgotten Indigo Children of My Generation by

Dharam Nidhan (Candace Hazelwood)

Candace is a participant in the Level 1 Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training and was captured on video reciting a poem she wrote for her friend.

Numerology Forcasts 2010

by Nam Hari

The calendar year of 2010 shifts the psyche of humanity into a proactive rhythm of accomplishment and regeneration. We have just come through a catharsis of cleansing, completion and clearing of all that cannot be maintained in the Aquarian Age. 2009 was the cosmic rotor-rooter of this process. With the initiative spirit of number 10 we now have the wind in our sails to move forward in new directions.

Yoga Village Gives Thanks in Community Outreach

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Community Outreach a huge success. Yoga Village wants to say thanks to everyone who helped with the Thanksgiving Basket Brigade.

Boost your Attitude with Gratitude

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Modern psychology in a movement that has come to be known as "positive psychology" is looking for ways that people can be happier. You recall the old psychology business model was looking for ways that miserable people can be normal.

What these new-frontier psychologists are showing in their laboratatories is that the ancients had it right all along when they encouraged positive emotions. The Yoga Sutra calls the practice Santosha, or simply contentment.

Meditation Superstore

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Meditation is a hot topic. Coming with a strong recommendation from the likes of Dr. Oz and guests on Oprah, meditation is something that more and more people want to learn about. Here is a quick summary of the opportunities to practice meditation at Yoga Village.

What is Kundalini Yoga?

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People are always asking, "what is Kundalini Yoga?" "How is is different."

Check out this video from Gurmukh from Los Angeles. This thirty-year veteran of the practice has it down.

 

More on mindful eating

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There is another word for mindful eating: savoring. It is at the opposite end of the eating spectrum from the cram-and-scram style so many of us moderns practice.

Medititation helps Alzheimers patients

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A brain after experiencing the Kirtan KriyaResearchers have shown that the Kundalini meditation technique called the Kirtan Kriya can reduce and even reverse the effects of Alzheimers disease.

Teacher training - not just for teachers anymore

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The positive psychology movement is now about ten years old. Prior to that, psychology explored the questions, "what's wrong with these people and how do we fix them?" 

Positive psychology asks very different questions. "Some people are happy and thriving. How do they do that?" "How do we teach other people who are not thriving how to thrive?"

Mindful eating through yoga leads to lower body weight

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Yoga practitioners experience mindfulness as they manipulate their bodies in various poses. Apparently this mindfulness can translate into mindful eating which leads to eating less and weighing less. Click the "read more" button and watch the video. 

My First Yoga Class

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MemA rare and precious gift it is when you are allowed to actually witness your own life begin to ascend to a new plane. I was given this gift recently as I was leaving my very first yoga class. 
Picture of Mitchell Brown

While I am new to yoga as a practice, I have been familiar with the concepts for a while.