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Going To India As A Yoga Teacher, But India Had Other Plans
There are journeys we plan, and there are journeys that feel as though they have been waiting for us. My first encounter with Bhakti yoga wasn’t in India — it was in America, through a marriage that eventually ended and took the rituals with it. The words of the aarti faded from memory, and my path shifted toward asana and meditation – other forms of yoga more familiar to the Western world. If devotion remained, it did so quietly, beneath the surface, like a seed…
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9 Japanese Philosophies For Inner Peace in the New Year
There is a reason Japanese philosophy continues to resurface whenever the world feels too loud, too fast, and too full. Japanese philosophy did not emerge from a desire to optimize life or chase happiness. It grew slowly, shaped by centuries of living close to nature, enduring hardship, honoring impermanence, and finding meaning in simplicity. Its roots draw from Zen Buddhism, Shinto beliefs, Confucian values, and Taoist influence, all woven together through everyday life rather than formal doctrine. At its core, Japanese philosophy is practical. It…
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Revealing The 4th Phase of Water & How It Empowers Your Body’s Energy
A New Understanding of the Water Within. Our body consists of 70% water, but not the liquid kind… When most of us think of water, we picture the clear liquid that flows from our taps or fills our bottles. We’ve learned that water is H₂O – simple, neutral, and essential. But inside your body, water behaves very differently. The water in your cells, fascia, and organs transforms into a living, structured, and electrically charged state known as H₃O₂, or structured water. This discovery, pioneered by bioengineer Dr. Gerald Pollack at the University of…
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YOUR HAIR IS NOT A MISTAKE, BUT A CHANNEL OF ENERGY
For most of us, hair is simply a cosmetic choice – something we wax, cut, color, tie up, or straighten without much thought. But across many ancient cultures, hair was never just “hair.” Hair is a living extension of your energy, a physical representation of your thoughts, your intuition, and your inner alignment. It was treated as a sacred part of the body – a channel between the earthly and the spiritual. Today, I want to bring this forgotten wisdom back into the light. Hair as…
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Who Made The JPEG The Standard For Photography
On Halloween, I walked into my old office at Ventures In Video – a place that feels like home after working for Mike between 2007 – 2014. It was at Ventures where I learned about media, editing, reporting, photography, videography, and management. We were small but mighty: dusty boxes stacked high, real reels of film, old tape players, cameras everywhere, and lots and lots of cables snaking through the room. It was in that space that I met some of the most inspiring people in…
