It is so easy to become complacent in any beautiful white sand resort and never leave. This was the case during our visit to Roatan, Honduras at Infiniti Bay Spa & Resort in West Bay Beach. But as usual, I was yearning for some adventure & exploration. On our second day, we walked half a […]
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It’s that time of year, my travel bug has activated beyond control in which no bug spray can diminish. And so therefore, I must not fight against the wind and go with my heart, pack my rucksack and jet set. Or my preferable term, Gyp-set! I’ve gone on various domestic trips this year including Vegas,
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Nelson Mandela spent 27 years in jail for leading an armed anti-apartheid campaign and became president in 1994 until 1999 in South Africa. He was the first to be elected into a fully represented Democratic Election. Mandela is considered one of our most respected modern day role models among with Dalai Lama, Mother Teresa, Martin
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This past Saturday, 100 Yoga studios from around the World participated in Room to Read’s “Global Yoga Day”, raising money for Girl’s Scholarships in India (costs 250$/year to support a girl). Our LA Chapter secured 2 studios within a block from each other in Santa Monica. I truly felt that Karmic Vibration from the
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Imagine a day this Summer where individuals from all over the world come together. Quiet their minds. Send all their Positive Energy to one cause. A cause which encourages Girl’s Education & Gender Equality. Feel that Karmic vibration. Let’s do it. Dear fellow Yogi, Studio Owner, Friends, Family, my respected Global community, This past weekend
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I love food. I live to eat, not eat to live. My #1 sin is Gluttony. It might be part of being a Foodie, a World Traveler who’s main mission is to adventurously taste food from every culture and a small part being Chinese. Will I ever go vegetarian? Probably not, but in health awareness, I
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I make an effort to try a new restaurant at least once a month. Bäco Mercat has been a lasting classic in the Old Bank District of Downtown Los Angeles. It’s a Spanish style cuisine in a hipstery, cozy, 1920s feel which is a Foodie’s Heaven. The food quality has kept up even after all the years the
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As a Contributor to Bask, an Orange County luxury lifestyle magazine, I have had the honor to interview founders of charitable organizations on their altruistic cause. The highlights of my interviews are learning about their ‘a-ha moments‘ which pushed them to step outside of their comfort zone to start their non-profit. So many of these
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Happy Nowruz my friends! In other words, “Happy Iranian (or Persian) New Year!” I made a “Nowruz Celebration Film” in my Documentary Filmmaking class at UCLA that I wanted to share. “Nowruz” is the Farsi term which means “the new day“, a celebration of the start of Spring. I have had the fortune to celebrate
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With every cause trying to do good in this world, are critics who are going to challenge and oppose it. After 50 million views of the Kony 2012 video in the past 4 days, are just as many cynics such as the most popular “Visible Children”. The Complaints: 1) Only 1/3 of the funds from
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