Where's the Miracle in a Tsunami? Marianne Williamson tells us that for millions of people living on this planet, every day is a catastrophe. The tsunami tragedy may be able to move humanity to experience a change of heart. A greater respect of life may come forward.

What is a Tsunami? Tsunamis have been happening since the beginning of time. Laura Faye, Oceanographer, explains the science of the earthquake and the wave.

Making Sense of a Tsunami. When terrorists struck the World Trade Center it meant the end of America, as we knew it. What is the story we tell ourselves and each other about the tsunami? These days, it's up to the media to interpret events for us. The media is in many ways a reflection of our collective consciousness. Bob Belinoff covers the way the media covered the way we saw the tsunami and opens the door for another way of looking at it.

Did We Know?
Betheyla looks into the question of what the stars and planets foretold about the disaster, asking the most important question an astrologer can ask after the event.

The Effects of Disrespect. Dr. Ramkumar discusses the tsunami from the perspective of an Ayurvedic physician, who traveled to the ancient text to look for answers, even though he was there when the tsunami struck.

A Yoga Congregation Emerges. Julie Deife looks at how the Yoga community responded and emerged as a strong, powerful voice - through yoga itself. Yoga is coming of age here; there's a real sangha in progress.

Giving Back With Bhakti. Bhakti Yoga, the Yoga of Devotion, helped unite and connect hundreds of people through kirtan benefits. Writer Michael Mollura was there.

Stay Connected. Los Angeles yoga teacher Christine Burke tells us how to "inch our way back into a sattvic state after a time of disaster,” with a yoga practice.

Amma and the Wave. We are taken right to to the shore where the tsunami struck. We learn what went on when the "Hugging Saint" and the thousands of followers who were with her that fateful morning were stuck by the "wave."

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Yoga Goes to the Doctor:
By Felicia M. Tomasko
You are sitting across from your doctor’s desk, after yet another sleepless night. No matter how much you tossed and turned, you couldn’t seem to get comfortable. Your low back pain just wasn’t eased by the painkillers or heating pad, and the racing thoughts from your stressful day at work wouldn’t slow down so you could enter dreamland. Just when you thought he might offer you a sleeping pill this doctor writes a prescription for yoga. Yoga?
Book Reviews:
A Path to God: Living the Bhagavad Gita By Ram Das
The Bhagavad Gita, part of the epic Mahabharata, is one of India’s classical texts for leading a spiritual life. Literally hundreds, maybe thousands, of translations of the Gita are available but probably none of them make you laugh out loud like this one. But then, Ram Dass has never been known to do anything in an orthodox manner.
Never have I had so much fun with “The Song of God,” learning the lessons that Krishna imparts to Arjuna on the famous battlefield of Kurukshetra. Ram Dass is simply a great storyteller and in 1974 when he presented a series of lectures, on which this book is based, at the newly established Naropa Institue (now Naropa University), he was feeling his oats. So for those of us who listened to him lecture during those wild years of the 70s and early 80s, reading “Paths to God” is hearing his voice once again, as it was then. - Reviewed by Julie Deife
Peace Is The Way
By Deepak Chopra
Peace is the Way is the most personal heartfelt revealing book Deepak Chopra has ever written. He has always been a truth teller and incredibly present; now he is human, opinionated and just slightly pissed.
But as he himself says in this (by my count) his 39th book, “Moral outrage has little power to change a hierarchy.” - Reviewed by Bob Belinoff

Also reviewed: The Gherandha Samhita Translated By James Mallinson
Managing Expectations and Comparisons: A guide to go beyond stress
By Athmo, The Miracle of the Breath Mastering Fear, Healing Illness, and Experiencing the Divine By Andy Caponigro