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Corporate Yoga

Posted on August 3, 2015 by treadmarkz

As of July 13 I work for a company which holds, endorses and encourages yoga classes in the office building, during the work day. I couldn’t be happier just knowing that this is going on somewhere in the building. Also … Continue reading →

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A Vicious Circle of Feelings and Perceptions and Feelings

Posted on March 30, 2015 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda I was given the book “Buddhism Without Beliefs” by a friend recently. It is one of those books I had seen many times in Barnes & Noble and considered buying and even flipped through because it is not … Continue reading →

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A Very Thorough Review of the Film “Enlighten Up”

Posted on March 12, 2014 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda This is a review of the film “Enlighten Up”, about the transformational potential of yoga. I will be going through the details of the film and giving my thoughts, so, you know, SPOILER ALERT!, and all that. This … Continue reading →

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Holiday Yoga

Posted on December 22, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda From the week of Thanksgiving, all the way through Christmas, one hears the word “stress” increasingly creeping into every day interaction. That is how it is in the U.S. anyway. That is all I know. I don’t know … Continue reading →

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Christmas Mantra

Posted on December 18, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda For years I have worked in call centers which required me to make hundreds of phone calls per day which were all fairly similar in nature. In short, I’ve worked many very repetitious jobs. In my younger days … Continue reading →

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Teleyoga

Posted on May 18, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda I spoke on the phone one night last week with a guy who I’ve been friends with for about 17 years. We talked for well over two hours. He is my longest-lasting friendship. We are very different and … Continue reading →

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I Was a Brahmanist Jnani Yogi

Posted on March 17, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda My temple currently resides in a former church. We are raising money to build our own new proper temple. Within a couple of years, the Murtis will be installed in a proper home, I am sure. It is … Continue reading →

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Suryanamaskar and “The Odd Life of Timothy Green”

Posted on March 4, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda I just watched the strangest movie I’ve seen in a while. Disney’s “The Odd Life of Timothy Green” is what it was called. It is about a married couple who cannot conceive a child. So naturally, they write … Continue reading →

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The Eternal Lenten Season of Yoga

Posted on February 13, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda Since I am on the theme of my former Catholicism, I would like to say a few things about what I used to call the “40 Day Festival of Avoidance” called Lent. It is kicked off by Ash … Continue reading →

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Neti, Neti Part I – “Do (5%) Good”

Posted on January 20, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda Target has a program called the Do Good program. On a sign in the store it appears like this: “Do % Good” and inside the top “o” of the percent symbol is a 5 and in the bottom … Continue reading →

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