Posts Tagged ‘time’

Is your Dad a Yogi?

June 21st, 2010 levis25

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In 2009, Father’s Day
cost individual consumers an average of $90.89, while Mother’s Day
spending was $123.89, according to a recent National Geographic article. Even though the wallets open less wide than for mother’s day, psychology lecturer Gilbert Cole says the smiles are likely genuine when millions of fathers across
the U.S. open boxes, peel back tissue paper, and admire their new
neckties–still somehow the most common gist for the holiday.

Her research shows that even though
dads get less attention on Father’s Day than moms do on Mother’s Day,
fathers are more likely to be satisfied on their holiday. This letting go of expectation and contentment with what is presented makes Dad, even though he’s never set foot in a yoga studio, a yogi in my book.

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Finding Yoga in LOST Finale

May 24th, 2010 levis25

Spoiler alert: This post is for viewers who have already seen the series finale of LOST.

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Wisdom 2.0: Seeking Authentic Connection

May 5th, 2010 levis25

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Image by Wisdom 2.0

How do you reconcile your quest for inner peace with your Facebook habit? Can you stay mindful while dealing with the 200 e-mails in your in-box? These questions–and others like them–were pursued in lively conversation this past weekend at Wisdom 2.0, a conference in Silicon Valley hosted by Soren Gordhamer.
A former technology junkie, Gordhamer believes technology and wisdom practices can work together for the well-being of humanity. “What does it mean to live wisely and also stay connected with technology?” he asked a series of panelists and speakers, including executives from Google and Twitter, as well as spiritual thinkers such as Zen Abbot Roshi Joan Halifax, and Yoga Journal’s Editor-in-Chief Kaitlin Quistgaard.
No one at the conference claimed to have the ultimate answers, but it was inspiring to see leaders in the technology industry deeply considering how the tools they create impact mind and soul.
Should we Unplug?

Attention is a finite–and invaluable–asset according to Bradley Horowitz, who manages Google’s communication products, including Gmail, and who speaks openly of his own 25-year spiritual practice. “You may not be able to turn Gmail off,” he said (although, he joked “in my case I can turn all of Gmail off!”) “But you can step away from the computer and create space for yourself.”
Consciously managed technology offers positive opportunities for connection, says Chris Sacca, a venture capitalist and strategic advisor at Twitter. But, Sacca, who has 1.3 million followers on Twitter, chooses the time and manner in which he wants to be available online. Rather than responding to every message, he asks himself: “How am I going to be most useful in a macro sense?”
Stay Connected, Stay Flexible
Meditative practices are making their way into the offices of many of these companies. Twitter’s Chief Technology Officer Greg Pass leads a class at Twitter that he calls “Twittiokinetics,” where employees participate in a form of qigong. And at Google, Gopi Kallayil leads a weekly yoga class for a group of students he calls the “Yoglers.”

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Fabulous Fern

April 28th, 2010 kate

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Forget yoga class, this is the perfect outfit for the entire weekend. I love that these pants are called the “Tool Around Pant” because I need to do a little more tooling around.
It definitely sounds better than rushing around, which is what I do most of the time. I also need a new yoga mat, and the tree graphic on this one makes me happy.
the details:

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Give Love!

February 18th, 2010 levis25

A few weeks ago, the YJ staff got a special treat when MC Yogi and Amanda Giacomini stopped by our offices to teach our daily staff yoga class. We don’t usually practice with music here in the offices–mostly because our yoga room is also our conference room and isn’t really set up with a sound system–so I’m always grateful when we have a teacher come in with her own iPod docking station. Of course, we would expect no less from the infamous, self procraimed yoga “unrapper” . . . who came with a big, shiny boom box in tow. Sure, I was skeptical of the whole yoga hip-hop thing at first, but now, I’ll admit it. I’m a fan. So I was thrilled to see his newest video posted to Huffington Post today.

“It’s about being generous with ourselves with our hearts, with our time and with our energy,” he writes. “It affirms the universal principle of attraction. What we give is what we get.”

Where do I sign up?

MC Yogi – Give Love (Giving4Living Mix) from MC Yogi on Vimeo.

So, that’s my yoga video pick of the day. I’d love to see some of your favorites in the comments section below!

Read the whole story on:http://blogs.yogajournal.com/yogabuzz/

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