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    Off the Beaten Mat: Interviews with a Yogi Comes to Green Options

     It’s 7 am. Do you know where your yogi is?  I’m a relative newcomer to the practice of yoga. I started with Bikram about a year ago and navigated my way through several different traditions until I discovered ashtanga. In my ongoing search for the “right” practice, I’ve tried a lot of different classes and […] More

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    A Quiet Mind, A Balanced Life: The Widening Influence of Yoga & Meditation

     Slow Down Already! Quieting Our Minds, Beating Bad Habits We live in a time of uncontested availability. Through our cell phones, laptops, and social media networks, we volunteer ourselves to friends, foes and colleagues regardless of time change or desire. It has become increasingly difficult to shut out the world and concentrate in a culture […] More

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    Sexy Green Paris: Brake Lights, Big City

     What’s up with all those bikes? If you’ve been to Paris in the last year and a half and you didn’t spend your entire visit slugging back Côtes du Rhône and camembert, you might remember having seen a whole lot of bikes. Like, loads and loads of them. Huge, industrial looking, cumbersome, with standard metal baskets? These […] More

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    Steampunk for Beginners: Is That a Ray Gun in Your Hand?

     Steampunk Hits the Streets If you’ve seen anyone walking around recently with parasols, goggles or ray guns, cancel that call to Homeland Security. Metropolitan cities are being invaded, but not by anyone hostile. The trend is called steampunk, and it’s something of a treat, especially if you’re into transforming metal, wood and brass into fantastic, […] More

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    Greenvision: The Top 5 Trends of Paris Fashion Week

    Bespoken: Revisiting the Belle Epoque This spring, recessionistas will adapt Edwardian, utilitarian silhouettes to suit their personalities….and their wallets. Here are simple ways to greenify the top 5 trends from spring from the Paris runways: 1.  Elegant Fluidity Monochronistic palettes in nude, beige, rose and cinder will take over the runway and the streets as designers […] More

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    The New Nomad: Party Tents Go Green in the UK

    Music festivals without the mud I like giant music festivals– what’s not to like? Well, the mud, the cold, and the total lack of privacy for starters. And what about all that waste? Glass bottles, plastic containers, and empty potato chip bags (that’s “crisps” for you Brits!) can lead to a major case of eco-guilt […] More