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• BOOK REVIEW: The Key Muscles of Hatha Yoga by Ray Long

  The Key Muscles of Hatha Yoga by Ray Long My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon page This is a handy anatomy reference for yoga teachers and practitioners. Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Cathedral of St. Peter & St. Paul in Pécs

  

  Taken in December of 2014 in Pécs This giant four-spired Cathedral is home of the Pécsi Roman Catholic Dioceses. Pécs has held a diocese headquarters since the... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Wat Po Chedi

  

  Taken in September of 2014 at Wat Po in Bangkok. Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: The Martian by Andy Weir

  

  The Martian by Andy Weir My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page If you like suspenseful science-fiction, humor, and are fascinated by science, you must read this... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: ’56 Memorial in the Városliget

  

  Taken in Budapest in December of 2014 This monument was dedicated in 2006, on the 50th Anniversary of the 1956 Revolution. In the autumn of 1956 there was an... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• READING REPORT: January 30, 2015

  

  Welcome to my second weekly dispatch on what I’ve been reading. Owing to my weird approach to reading, I tend to finish books in clusters, and this week I... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Mossy Rubble

  

  Taken in October of 2012 at Angkor Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrEmailLike this:Like Loading... Related Tags: Angkor, Cambodia,... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• Vinyāsa: A Few Thoughts

  

  I attended a Vinyāsa Workshop this weekend at a1000Yoga in Bangalore. The workshop was taught by Bharath Shetty, who is the founder of the IndeaYoga Shala... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Vörösmarty Tér Lepény Vendor

  

  Taken in December of 2014 in Budapest This is the finished product. Lepény is a Hungarian street-food that some might call a folded over pizza and others might... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Re-enactors at Work

  

  Taken during the Summer of 2011 in Suomenlinna Inside the fortifications at Suomenlinna, actors re-enact scenes from history past. Share on Facebook, Twitter,... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Principles of Tibetan Medicine by Dr. Tamdin Sither Bradley

  

  Principles of Tibetan Medicine by Tamdin Bradley My rating: 3 of 5 stars Amazon page Full disclosure: let me first state that I’m a scientific-minded person... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: St. Francis of Assisi Bird Bath of Pécs: Two Views

  

  Taken in Pécs in December of 2014. Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrEmailLike this:Like Loading... Related Tags: Birdbath, church,... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Sikh Temple Guard

  

  Taken in Delhi in November of 2013 One doesn’t see many spear and sword wielding guards anymore. This was taken at the Sikh Temple on Chandni Chowk, i.e. the... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Chinese Sage at Wat Arun

  

  Taken in September of 2014 at Wat Arun in Bangkok. While built in the Thai-Khmeri style, Wat Arun displays a great deal of Chinese influence. It was built at a... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Coxcombs in Red and Pink

  

  Taken in January of 2014 at the Republic Day Flower Show at LalBagh Gardens I probably won’t make it to this year’s Republic Day Flower Show at LalBagh Botanica... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• READING REPORT: January 23, 2015

  

  If I were a kid today, I’d be diagnosed with ADD in a heartbeat. I rarely read one book straight through. However, I read a lot, and that means I switching... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Városháza by Night

  

  Taken in December of 2014 in Pecs, Hungary The Városháza is a townhall building in the middle of Pécs. Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email,... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: The Medical Care of the Judōka by Anthony J. Catanese

  

  The Medical Care of the Judoka: A Guide for Athletes, Coaches and Referees to Common Medical Problems in Judo by Anthony J. Catanese My rating: 4 of 5 stars... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Béla Czóbel by Imre Varga

  

  Taken in December of 2014 in Szentendre Béla Czóbel is a Hungarian artist (Post-Impressionist painter), and this statue was made by another Hungarian artist... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• 10 Easy Pieces of Wisdom: And, Why “Secret Wisdom” is Bullshit

  

  Having lived in India–land of sages–for over a year now, one may wonder whether enlightenment has taken hold. Let me share some of the nuggets I’ve gleaned. Thi... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL