Sita Sings the Blues

November 5th marks the festival of lights aka Diwali. Jains, Sikhs, and Hindus share the holiday, with Hindus celebrating several important events including those from the Ramayana. Below is an animated retelling of the epic.

Eat Local: Saturday Farmers Market

While the produce isn't from your neighbor's backyard, the bounty at the weekly Greenmarket in McCarren Park is pretty darn close. Sometimes you'll spend a bit more than at the grocery store, but often you'll find yourself spending much less. Plus, you can glory in the fact that you are getting really close to the source of what you put in your body. You're also able to literally put your money where your mouth is... Each dollar you spend is a vote, an investment if you will, for local, whole, healthy, sustainable, different, not factory farmed, etc. sustenance.

You are what you eat and eat what you are.

Greenpoint / McCarren Park Greenmarket

Location: Union Ave between Driggs & N 12th Street

Schedule: Saturdays, year round, 8am-3pm. 2010 Schedule changes: 12/25 & 1/1 will close for holidays.

Subway: L, to Bedford Ave; G, to Nassau Ave
Bus: B43, B68

EBT/Food Stamps and WIC & Senior FMNP Coupons Accepted

Greenpoint/McCarren Park Greenmarket from GrowNYC on Vimeo.

Food, Inc. Trailer

Ashtanga in the movies (not just practice)

Whether you wish to be inspired or have a laugh, here's a list of some films featuring Ashtanga.

Ashtanga, NY - A Yoga Documentary


Guru - Documentary Chronicling the 90th Birthday of Yoga Guru Pattabhi Jois



Enlighten Up


Yoga Unveiled: The Evolution and Essence of a Spiritual Tradition




Yoga Inc.




ORIGINS OF YOGA: Quest for the spiritual