Awaken Your Inner Urban Monk: Discover the Podcast for Spiritual Growth
The Urban Monk Podcast is a virtual platform that taps into the offerings of ancient wisdom, translating the insights of various sources into information which
The Urban Monk Podcast is a virtual platform that taps into the offerings of ancient wisdom, translating the insights of various sources into information which
The Urban Monk Podcast is a virtual platform that taps into the offerings of ancient wisdom, translating the insights of various sources into information which
It’s been a little while since we touched base on the coronavirus pandemic.
Mainly, we’ve tried to focus on how we can minimize its physical and immunological impact in our own circles, as well as its emotional and mental impact on ourselves.
When Rachel Carson wrote her exposé of the disastrous effects of chemicals on our agriculture and water bodies, Silent Spring, she caused mass outrage from
Sit up straight.
Right now.
Roll your shoulders back. Tuck in your chin and draw your head back.
Now relax.
There, now isn’t that better?
The Japanese call it “Manpo-kei” — literally, 10,000 steps meter.
Since the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, when all of Japan was rigidly focused on fitness, both individual and collective, there has been a pervasive theory among fitness gurus that 10,000 steps is necessary as a base line to maintain proper health. Any exercise beyond 10,000 steps is simply extra.
10,000 steps, by the way, is about 5 miles.
All a Christmas movie has to do to date itself these days is feature traffic jams and fights in mall stores over the last toy