Happy New Year MMXI !

I saw this on PeaceLove Yoga's blog and love it! Happy New Year, my friend! May 2011 bring health, joy, peace and ease to your life.  ...

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Meeting the OM

If you have ever taken Professor Einhorn’s Cultural Anthropology class, you are familiar with her unique assignments.  All of them require stepping out of your comfort zone and experiencing something completely different from what you are used to.  For example, the assignment where she asks to visit a spiritual service of any kind—just...

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Leben an der Spalte, Teil 1

Nichts wie raus!  Seit Tagen hielt es uns unweigerlich im Haus da die Alternative sehr nass, kalt und windig aussah.  Heute gab es etwas Zuversicht am Himmel, also Regenjacken an und los geht’s!  Oder?Immer mit der Ruhe, mein Freund.  Wir sprechen hier davon vier Kinder aus dem Haus zu bekommen.  Noch dazu vier Kinder...

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Guest Blog: CHAI! - Part 2

Dear reader,Please give some love to my friend and guest blogger, herbalist and yogi Dagmar Jones! Born and raised in Germany, Dagmar has been a resident of Central Florida for more than 20 years, where she lives with her husband and two children on their organic orange grove.  Organic produce and herbs are her passion and she is fortunate...

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CHAI!

Yoga class this morning held a special treat—a fellow yogi who regularly “ommm”s loudly in the most dissonant interval.  I’m always glad to see her because I know she will bring a big smile to my face at the end of class.  Namaste!Now it’s time for—yes, finally—a CHAI! My search for the perfect recipe to cook up a chai from...

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Holiday Cheer

(my parents' backyard in Germany these days) Frohe Weihnachten & Merry Christmas, my friend! It's Christmas Day. I'm sitting at the kitchen table typing, while my two daughters decorate gingerbreadmen. Actually, they are gingerbread-girls as I was forcefully informed. I'm itching to get out of the house. A nice hike would be awesome...

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Süsse Freiheit

Alle Jahre Wieder...Weihnachtslichter-Segen auf Hudson Street (einen Block von uns) Lieber Leser, Dies ist die erste Blog-Post meines ersten Blogs. Sei lieb zu ihr. Es ist drei Tage vor Weihnachten. 11 1/2 Monate nonstop Vollzeit-Studium liegen hinter mir. Seit fast einer Woche gibt es nun endlich eine Pause--Weihnachtsferien! Süsse Freiheit!...

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