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Harlem Yoga Shake
Julia Novina, a yoga teacher in Greater Boston, put out the call on Facebook for yogis to participate in a “Harlem Shake,” the viral video craze that’s sweeping the internet. Continue reading
Posted in Experiences
Tagged appropriation, culture, facebook, Greater Boston, Harlem, Harlem Shake, History, MSNBC, politics, race, sociology, Viral video, yoga, YouTube
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Sandy Hook Elementary
I weep for the individual and collective loss we feel in this tragedy. I weep, also, with the burden of knowledge that there are things we as a society can be doing, and are not because we lack sufficient political will and moral courage. Continue reading
Posted in Discoveries
Tagged Connecticut, Elementary school, Katherine Newman, Newtown, Newtown Connecticut, politics, research, Sandy Hook, science
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Thich Nhat Hanh: Being Peace • THE GOOD MEN PROJECT: 21ST-CENTURY MASCULINITY
In the post to which this one links, Jesse Kornbluth uses one of the Buddha’s parables, retold by Thich Nhat Hahn, to explain how one may miss opportunities to act if one fails to cultivate a mindfulness. We have been … Continue reading
Posted in Quotations
Tagged anger, Buddhism, emotion, mindfulness, politics, social change, social safety net, Thich Nhat Hanh
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Power, Politics, and the Downfall of Men (via Intersections: Thoughts on Religion, Culture, and Politics)
I long for a time in the future when posts like Debra Dean Murphy’s, “dense with ideas and historical and literary references” (as she described the three to four hour political speeches of Lincoln’s day) would be more common. Indeed, … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged blogging, celebrity, culture, Lincoln, long form, media, politics, scandal, Team of Rivals
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Open to Grace: Launching the Considered Kula
You have arrived at the inaugural post of “The Considered Kula.” Breathe, and Open to Grace. From “About” this blog “Kula” is a Sanskrit word meaning “family” or “intentional community” that has taken on the meaning of “community” within Anusara Yoga™, … Continue reading
Posted in Introduction
Tagged activism, Anusara, change, dialectics, Grace, politics, sociology, yoga
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