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If we all did yoga would the world would be a better place?
I recently tried a new style of yoga called Jivamukti. We were offered the option of repeating the following mantra during our meditation: I am sorry Please forgive me Thank you I love you I had...
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New backyard… ready, set… even if you’re not ready… go!
After six hours to Iceland, another three to Copenhagen, and a short train ride to Lund I got here in the early afternoon. Greeted by the ever so slight sprinkling of rain. After a short tour of the...
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Letting go of expectations (and hoping to avoid culture shock)….
I’ve been in Sweden for a little over a week now. I have a comfortable bed, all my clothes, and a shower with amazing pressure. I have finally had some swedish chocolate, and still haven’t had a chance...
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My first encounter with a parasite: the tick.
After a full day of hiking in the Swedish wilderness we had to spend a good amount of time searching for little ticks. Arguments ensued about the point of a tick. Is it a worthless species, or do all...
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What I’ve learned from four months of daily yoga practice…
Why do westerners like yoga so much? Well there are many answers to that, but I think a common answer is that during yoga we are asked to tune out. Quiet our “monkey mind”, which is hopping from...
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Headstand shmeadstand… what’s next?
After moving to Sweden and committing a year of my life to a masters program I need something outside of school to put my mind to… Headstand? I predict I’ll be emotionally and physically prepared to...
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Happy cows? Where does nature end and human existence begin?
Are you still a vegetarian if you eat cheese but you know the cow who gave that milk goes to the slaughter house when she is old? I don’t know… All I know is that we will probably never agree. So let’s...
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Limited Amount of “Worry”
Environmentalists face all sorts of obstacles. The perception that people don’t care, or that environmental protection isn’t a priority. Economic interests that don’t account for ecological services...
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The perpetual question: where do my priorities lie?
Being in an interdisciplinary Masters program really makes you start to question where your passion is, and where your priorities lie. What topic has been so interesting that you could read all day...
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Prague, Praha, the longest bus ride of my life?
Probably not being known by most of my friends as spontaneous… I decided to hop on a bus to Prague with two of the guys from the program. It started with a short train ride to Copenhagen, where we had...
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Adding Mary
In an effort to have more fun in one’s free time, Mary is joining the blog.Filed under: Random
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