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Interview with Omega Institute Co-Founder Elizabeth Lesser

Marianne Schnall | Posted 10.14.2008 | Living

Read More: Feminism, Oprah Winfrey, Women, Meditation, Spirituality, Omega Institute, Eckhart Tolle, Elizabeth Lesser, Feministi Throught, Aging, Social Consciousness, Mortality, Healthy Spritual Living, Social Revolution, Sprituality, Collective Consciousness, Technology, Living News
Marianne Schnall

Everything about life is mysterious and beautiful and touching and tragic and lovely and mystical. And we waste so much time -- almost every minute -- on swimming against the river.

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Searching For Silence: America's Best Meditation Retreats

ForbesTraveler.com | Lynn Parramore | Posted 09.17.2008 | Living

Read More: Shambhala Mountain Center, Personal Health, Omega Institute, Meditation, Ala Kukui, Esalen Institute, Forbes Traveler, Meditation Retreats, Living News

Face it. Your brain is dirtied with deadlines, sullied with schedules and clogged with responsibilities. You need a psychic bath. It's time to manage ...

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Returning to the Mat

Alison Rose Levy | Posted 08.04.2008 | Living

Read More: Yoga, Asana, Omega Institute, Anusara Yoga, Green Living, Health, Benefits of Yoga, Iyengar Yoga, Balanced Life, The Balanced Life, Living News
Alison Rose Levy

As a teen, I first learned yoga from the classic Yoga in 28 Days, which 35 years after its original publication, is still in print. After a decade of ...

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Isabel Allende, Loung Ung and the Power of Memoir

Marianne Schnall | Posted 07.31.2008 | Living

Read More: Isabel Allende, Women, Cambodia, Loung Ung, Media, Women and Media, Feminism, Omega Institute, Darfur, Living News
Marianne Schnall

At an upcoming Women & Courage conference Isabel Allende and Loung Ung will demonstrate that the most direct and powerful way to comprehend human suffering is through compelling, first-hand accounts.

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My Spiritual Journey: In Which I Go To A Yoga Retreat

Verena von Pfetten | Posted 07.09.2008 | Living

Read More: Yoga, Suzanne Sterling, Off the Mat in to the World, Hala Khouri, Omega Institute, Yoga Retreat, Off the Mat, The Inner Life, Seane Corn, Living News
Verena von Pfetten

You will never guess where I am right now. I'm not even sure I believe it. I am on the 6:51 train heading back to NYC, having just left a yoga retrea...

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How To Pick Your Path To Enlightenment

nytimes.com | Andy Newman | Posted 07.03.2008 | Living

Read More: Yoga, Path to Enlightenment, Spiritual Workshop, Kripalu Center, Enlightenment, Omega Institute, Yoga Workshop, Kripalu, Living News

On the last Tuesday in June, the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health was a New Age encyclopedia come to life. A roomful of seekers pursued "Total Imme...

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Ram Dass, I've Got Your Number: Musings Of A New Age Neurotic

Kay Goldstein | Posted 06.12.2008 | Living

Read More: Humor, Inner Life, Keywords:Ram Dass, Spiritual Satire, New Age, Omega Institute, Gurus, Spiritual Path, Living, Spirituality, The Inner Life, Living News
Kay Goldstein

I've got Ram Dass' phone number. I was researching an article and a longtime student of his casually gave me his number and told me the best time to ...

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Eckhart Tolle And My (Almost) Spiritual Transformation

Verena von Pfetten | Posted 10.24.2007 | Living

Read More: Eckhart Tolle, Omega Institute, The Power of Now, Living News
Verena von Pfetten

I walked into the theater a cynic, and the slideshow being projected on to the stage did not help. There were pictures of multi-ethnic groups of smiling children (aw!) and middle-aged couples meditating (eh).

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