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50 Cent and Depak Chopra meditate for Street King

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So when Deepak Chopra isn’t writing his 80th book, defining spirituality, dueling with Hinduism and Western Egos or occupying Wall Street, apparently he’s at home playing his own video game and meditating with his virtual self. In case you were curious! We had a feeling when we first reported on the blisstastic interactive meditative adventure [...]

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And so we’ve arrived at the new era of enlightenment, through the pixels on your TV/computer/gadget screen. All your phantasmagorical blissotry dreams have come true! And you don’t even have to take any drugs or wear tie-dye, cause it’s already animated right in front of you. Feast your senses on none other than Deepak Chopra‘s [...]

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We made it through Day 2! Yes it’s still raining, yes we’re still freezing and feeling the chill to our bones, and yes we are still having fun! Thanks to the cheery spirit of fellow fest goers and the heartwarming deliciousness of the Krishna Kitchen’s insanely delicious hot chai. Pratipaksha bhavanam, right? So, Day 2was [...]

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Deepak Chopra, Andrew Cohen, Arianna Huffington: Wake Up to Individual Entanglement How do we define spirituality? Are you deeply at ease with who you are? Do you look into the nature of what it means to be alive and think, ‘life is GOOD?’ Just some of the heavy questions looming in the ether at Sunday [...]

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UPDATED: Further commentary on the Hindu American Foundation’s “Take Yoga Back” Campaign, and Yoga history and connection with religion in general -  from authors Stefanie Syman, Mark Singleton, Deepak Chopra, and Hindu American Foundation co-founder, Suhag A. Shukla, Esq. Via Times of India Op-Ed – “Yoga’s appeal is universal” Yoga gives cultural weight to Brand [...]

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Take Yoga Back! What? Who? Huh?

by YD on November 29, 2010

in News,Yoga Origins

Oh so much fuss! Who owns yoga? Who will save yoga? Who will stop yoga demons from taking over the world? Holy Hanuman! Do we even know what we’re talking about anymore? Jeepers. The latest yoga article in The New York Times spotlights the newest stirrings in the “I had yoga first” historical debate. It’s [...]

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And the dialogue continues! If you’re following along at home wellness superstar Deepak Chopra and Professor Aseem Shuklah have had some words about the origin/”theft” of yoga and its ties to Hinduism. Check out the earlier discussion to catch up.  Well, with Deepak all “Yoga isn’t Hindusim, and therefore not in bed with religion” etc [...]

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Uh oh, it’s a rumble! Here’s the yoga beef: – Professor Aseem Shukla says: Yoga is Hindu, and it’s a total sham Western fools don’t recognize! – Deepak Chopra says: What you talkin’ bout, Shukla? Yoga did not originate in Hinduism, it’s so way older than that. If you haven’t read the comments over at [...]

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Ooooh the video gamers have got their thumbs twisted in knots over this! ‘Yoga’ for Xbox 360? Could it be? Well it’s more than a rumor. According to a release schedule (since been pulled from the interwebs) the easter egg at the end of usual suspects was a game entitled ‘Yoga’ Natal (briefly listed on [...]

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