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May, 2017
Sharon Gannon’s Raw Green Soup (Recipe + Video)
by Sharon Gannon
This is an healthy, easy, and delicious recipe from my Simple Recipes for Joy cookbook. All you need is a blender! View my video below, recorded in our Wild Woodstock kitchen, for extra inspiration. Ingredients 2-1/2 cups mixed lettuce greens, tightly …
November, 2016
Sharon Gannon on Veganism
by Sharon Gannon
1. Q: Where do I get my protein? SHARON: Flesh isn’t the only source of protein. You can get all the protein you need from a varied plant-based diet. Protein is found in greens, veggies, beans, grains, nuts & seeds, avocados and so on. And there is …
September, 2016
Nature vs Nurture: Are Yoga Teachers Born or Made?
by Jill Abelson
“Intuition is not a gift but a skill.” – Carolyn Myss There’s an inevitable week during every teacher training, usually about halfway through, when every student hits a brick wall. You’re forced to set aside your training notebook, stand up in front of …
June, 2016
Teaching Yoga
by David Life
1. Q: Why do you teach yoga? SHARON: To teach provides me with an opportunity to purify my perception of others—to practice seeing others as holy beings. 2. Q: What is Yoga? SHARON: Yoga is Enlightenment—the ecstatic realization of the Oneness of being …
June, 2016
The emergence of Jivamukti Yoga
by Sharon Gannon
1. Q: Can you provide a brief description of what Jivamukti Yoga is? SHARON: Jivamukti Yoga is a path to enlightenment through compassion for all beings. The method, developed by Sharon Gannon and David Life in 1986, is taught as spiritual activation/a …
March, 2015
The Most Asked Question About Sanskrit Is…
by Manorama
Do I Derive the Benefit of a Mantra Even if I don’t Pronounce it Properly? I’ve been asked this question many times over the past 25 years: “Do I derive the benefit of a mantra even if I don’t pronounce it properly?” In the beginning, the most importan …
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