Tracks

This set of links is a hodgepodge of sites that are related to my interests. Health, wellness and personal growth and development -- and trying to avoid the snakeoil stuff. It also includes some of the standard places to buy yoga life style products, as well as music, video and other stuff.

• Mind and Life Institute
• Mind and Body Institute
• Deepka Chopra
• HolisticOnline
• Breathwalk
• BrainPlace - fascinating displays of the brain's activities
• eOmega: an organization that holds course and retreats at its two sites (New York and Texas). Some of the leading figures in yoga, alternative health and other area hold course here.
• Dr. Weil
• RealAge: I have taken the questionnaire and it said that I was 10 years younger than my chronological age. It's an intriguing approach to health and wellbeing. I have a subscription to its monthly newsletter.
• Dr. Timothy McCall medical consultant for Yoga Journal
• Acupuncture: AAOM ::: Acupuncture.com ::: gancao.net ::: SpiritPathPress ::: Redwingbook.com I have been using acupuncture to treat my lower back pain, but find that treatments are like a feel-good elixir.

Yoga Props, Clothing, etc.

If you're going to make a life style change, you have to change your buying habits so here is a list of places to start.

• Gaiam: consumerism of an alternative life style. I bought my first sticky mat and blocks from them.
• Mats that don't pollute: Eco Yoga »» list of US distributors ::: Health and Yoga ::: Jade Yoga
• YogaZone
• Bheka
• Tools for Yoga
• YogaPro
• HuggerMugger: provided the first sticky mat in the States and has expanded into a variety of lines.
• YogaAccessories.com - where I bought my latest batch of props
• PrAna: clothing for rock climbing and yoga
• Manduka - mats for the prefectionist practitioner
• Lulelemon Athletics: see this clothing manufacturer's manifesto to see where they are coming from
• Cushions and benches for meditation - check this out for the educative information before making a purchase

Sights and Sounds

• Yoga Spirit - interviews with yoga teachers. You will need to pay for most classes, some given live. There is usually a featured interview that is freely available.
• YogaPeeps Lara Cestone interviews lea ding yoga instructors. No charge.
• CDBaby - an eclectic mix of sounds and tunes that has not relationship to the big labels.
• MetaStation
• Spirit Voyage
• SoundsTrue: audio, video and music for the inner life
• Deva Premal and Miten
• Krishna Das and his Karuna Music and Triloka labels. Beliefnet has a long and good interview with him, plus several recordings of him chanting sacred kirtans.
• AjnaMusic -- David Stringer, Donna de Lory and other interesting artists
• Magnatune ::: Deva Music
• Yoga Unveiled:: Evolution and Essence of a Spiritual Tradition. This is a DVD (2 disk set) of yoga superstars explaining how the cultures of India and the United States are meeting.
• Alive Yoga: audio files of beginner, intermediate and advanced practices. It's currently featuring four studios.
• Natural Journeys carries all kinds of exercise videos (from belly dancing to Pilates), plus other products.
• MagRack - Yoga Retreat: cable and satellite programming
• Pranamaya - great videos of Dharma Mittra, Paul Grilley, Sarah Powers, Andre Lappa, Edward Clark. David Newman does kirtan.