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ORIGIN TEAM PUBLISHER / EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Maranda Pleasant
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CREATIVE DIRECTOR Sami Lea Lipman
8 Colleen Saidman 10 Kino MacGregor 16 Sarah McLachlan 20 Shiva Rea 22 Sianna Sherman 30 ana forrest 44 Prison Yoga 46 Jamie Janover 48 Tao Porchon-Lynch
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SENIOR Editor Ian Prichard Assistant Editor Ocean Pleasant
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NY Editors Sharon Pingitore Nancy Alder Yoga Philosophy Editors Bob Weisenberg
The other side 6 Erykah Badu 28 don Miguel Ruiz 32 Ram Dass 34 9/11 Healing 42 Seane Corn 46 Robert Sturman IN NYC 50 Yoga & Sustainability 58 Christina Sell
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EDITOR’S NOTE I AM ON THE BUS! I’ll be on the tour bus with Michael Franti for our Soulshine Yoga and Music Tour, hitting thirty-eight cities this summer. Between June 18 and August 2, Mantra and ORIGIN magazines will be traveling the country with Brett Dennen, Soja, and Trevor Hall. We’re bringing yoga to the people: all races, ages, body types, and income levels. Let’s build a community. I would love to meet you all. If you are near one of our cities, we are looking for more yoga studio ambassadors. Please e-mail us at ambassadors@ originmagazine.com. I love this issue so much. We’ve come here to shake it up. We’re bringing a wider range of voices, ideas and ethnicities to this table. It’s about time. Where have the men been in yoga magazines? And yogis over 50? Well, they’re here now, and we’ll continue to expand to fairly reflect this diverse community. What an honor having Erykah Badu and Sarah McLachlan offering us their hard-earned wisdom. I went deeper in embracing forgiveness, moving beyond survival, and realizing and challenging where I live in fear. Join me. With love and renewed eyes, Maranda Pleasant Ninja-In-Residence Mantra Yoga + Health // ORIGIN Magazine // Thrive Magazine
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Contributing editors Dana Damara Photographers Joe Longo Robert Sturman Drew Xeron
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