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Learn about Organic Consumers Association

June 13th, 2009
My Yoga Online is proud to be supporting the Organic Consumers Association (OCA) and encourages all of our members and readers to visit the OCA. Learn more about their tremendous efforts in generating awareness and change with the production and consumption of organic and sustainable goods. The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) is an online and [...]

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Yoga For the Planet

September 25th, 2008
This is a fantastic workshop - I really recommend it. Great info, looks at the issues we face from so many angles and and ties everything together so well. If you are in Vancouver, B.C. go check it out this weekend, definitely worth the time. [...]

Michelle Trantina Community, Environment, Green Living, Health and Wellness, Michelle Trantina, My Yoga Online, World Affairs, Yoga

Yoga Inc: Documentary presented on the Knowledge Network

June 6th, 2008
KNOWLEDGE NETWORK MEDITATES ON THE BUSINESS OF YOGA Yoga, Inc. Premieres Monday, June 23 at 9 p.m. Knowledge Network would like to bring your attention to a unique documentary on the world of yoga. Today yoga is making some people very rich. Commercialization, legal wrangling and fierce competition now swamp the industry. Premiering on Knowledge Network [...]

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Water Conservation

April 8th, 2008
When temperatures get warmer, people have a tendency to increase their water consumption for activities such as watering lawns and gardens and washing the car. Making an effort to break any water-wasting habits now will pay off in the summer. And it’s easier to reduce your water consumption than you may think. There is [...]

Michelle Trantina Community, Environment, Green Living, My Yoga Online, World Affairs

Green Eating Choices

March 18th, 2008
It is easy to derive pleasure from a delicious meal; however, it is also easy to forget about the environmental consequences of our food choices. Commercial agriculture, for example, contributes to air and water pollution, as well as habitat degradation. Furthermore, the use of pesticides and antibiotics in large-scale farming operations produces diseases and pests [...]

Michelle Trantina Environment, Green Living, Health and Wellness, My Yoga Online, World Affairs

Red Dot Program. Say No to Junk Mail.

February 5th, 2008
Choose to reduce paper waste and clutter by saying NO to Junk Mail through Canada Post’s eco-friendly Consumer Choice option. Canada Post will honor your request to say no to unaddressed advertising materials. We are fortunate to live in abundance where many of us have TOO MUCH STUFF! And to keep us buying more stuff, we [...]

Michelle Trantina Community, Environment, Green Living, Health and Wellness, Michelle Trantina, My Yoga Online, World Affairs

Sleeping Green

January 10th, 2008
Get a better nights sleep knowing that your efforts are greening the world. Many adults sleep at least six hours per day. People rarely stop to think about the environmental hazards lurking in the majority of bedrooms. This green tip examines ways to green your bed and your sleeping conditions. The Bed Frame · What is your [...]

Michelle Trantina Community, Environment, Green Living, Health and Wellness, Michelle Trantina, My Yoga Online, Self Improvement, World Affairs, Yoga

Official Day of Action on Climate Change December 8

December 7th, 2007
Tomorrow (Saturday, December 8, 2007) is the Official Day of Action on Climate Change and events and demonstrations to support action on climate change will be taking place all day across the world. These have been planned to coincide with the UN Climate Talks in Bali. For more information check out: http://www.globalclimatecampaign.org/ bali climate change [...]

Michelle Trantina Community, Environment, Green Living, Michelle Trantina, My Yoga Online, World Affairs

Standby Power

December 7th, 2007
Call it what you will: phantom load, idle current, vampire power, wall wart; they’re all euphemisms for the way devices use and waste electricity when they aren’t even on, and they’re everywhere. Researchers estimate that phantom loads (standby power) account for 2-8% of total household energy. If you’d like to find out which appliances/electronics in [...]

Michelle Trantina Community, Environment, Green Living, Michelle Trantina, My Yoga Online, Self Improvement, World Affairs

Green Living - World Car Free Day - September 22nd

September 22nd, 2007
September 22nd is annual world car-free day. Every September 22, people from around the world get together in the streets, intersections and neighborhood blocks to remind the world that we don’t have to accept our car-dominated society. It’s a perfect day for us to imagine what our cities might look like, feel like and [...]

Michelle Trantina Community, Environment, Green Living, Health and Wellness, Michelle Trantina, Self Improvement, World Affairs