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My latest at elephant journal: 7 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Islam, In Honor of Ramadan. “In honor of Ramadan, the most holy month in Islam, I hope we can all take a moment to honor the diversity of faiths that hold the world together, as much as they might tear it apart.” Read my latest at elephantjournal.com. Link at bottom of excerpt: The Lost Art of Masculinity In the heart of the divorce boom (starting in the ‘60s, peaking in the ‘70s) a generation of women ended up parenting (mostly) solo, and a generation of boys ended up being raised (mostly) without a positive father figure, Continue reading The Lost Art of Masculinity – My Latest at Elephant Journal Commit to doing asana (posture) yoga daily from now until September 23 — with all of US! Come to this page daily and use the comments feature to share your practice. Let this be your forum to share your practice, ask for support, offer encouragement, and track your own practice. Consider this an experiment in collaboration – Continue reading Community Yoga Experience – Summer Solstice through Autumnal Equinox 21*5*800; 21 days, yoga five days a week, writing 800 words a day. STARTS TOMORROW, June 8.Perfect timing for me! Join in a community endeavor designed for the writing yogi/ni, the writer who wants to do more yoga, or the yogi who wants to do more writing. It’ll be easier than you think. Here’s the low down Continue reading 21*5*800; Community Event STARTS TOMORROW, June 8. My latest at Elephant Journal: Where are the Plus-Size Yoga Clothes? Click here to read! “Sufi sheikh who preached nonviolence laid to rest”…may his spirit guide us still. One of the sweetest men I have ever met, a man I am grateful to have had the occasion to learn from and work with (for far too short a time), a man of peace and true heart, has passed on. Continue reading Sheikh Bukhari, man of peace, laid to rest in Jerusalem at age of 61 The visual and written work of Aman Mojadidi is head and heart provoking. A bold vision and voice that brings conflict, global and personal, back home to the “I” through the transpersonal and interpersonal. May it break hearts open. Perhaps life will find hold in the fissures left behind. If nothing else, be sure to read Continue reading REVIEW: Art, Visual and Written, Aman Mojadidi A year is a measure of time between two points. The day that anniversary marks is by nature both an ending and beginning. Birthdays have had gravity for me for many years. My own personal “new year” – I take inventory, whether I want to or not. What have I done to better myself? What have Continue reading My 39th Birthday! The good news of the week; Constance McMillen, the young woman whose request to wear a tuxedo and take her girlfriend to her senior prom was denied, has won a hearing about the violation of her First Amendment rights; the right to freedom of speech. McMillen’s family has been amongst some of her strongest supports in Continue reading Thank You Constance McMillen; A Victory for One is a Victory for All! Claim your prize by posting here, and then writing a personal e-mail with your contact info to: ms.allen@lasaraallen.com. (Your contact info will be used only for shipping purposes and then discarded.) Remember; if you do not come back to claim your prize by midnight pacific time on March 24th to claim your prize it will Continue reading Winners of the Good Medicine Bath and Beauty Products Contest/Giveaway! Dress You Up In My Love is a nationwide equality celebration designed to protest the school in Mississippi that took action against Constance McMillan, the girl who wanted to take her girlfriend to the prom. Yes, it is 2010…but instead of allowing a tuxedoed young lesbian woman to attend the prom with her lovely beloved Continue reading Dress You Up in My Love Equality Prom – Everywhere! Welcome to the inaugural www.LasaraAllen.com giveaway! Review of products below the giveaway prizes and rules – add comments/entries below that! GIVEAWAY: There will be FOUR lucky prize winners. Prizes below: One amazing, full size travel kit like the one above, valued at $125 Continue reading GIVEAWAY: Natural Good Medicine Bath & Beauty Products I haven’t written an update in a while. That’s because I hit a wall. And learned from it! For two weeks, I could barely move from over training. I was tired and in pain. I decided I would reduce my miles, and started healing immediately. I’m now back to being able to run, and workout, without Continue reading Update 2.19.10 Happy Mardi Gras! Are you celebrating Lent? Lent is a period of fasting. Mardi Gras and Carnival are based on the last day of indulgence before the fast. If so, what kind of fast are you observing? Fasting is about giving something up. Temporarily in most cases, unless your fast is indefinite. Spiritual fasting is common in most Continue reading Lent – Do You Celebrate It? Rock On Mommies – www.rockonmommies.com sponsored like Another run with Beth – Yay Beth! We clocked two miles at: Beth: 11:09/mile Lasara: 12:11/mile Pretty good, I say. Forgot the Red Bull again, and my lungs paid the price. Treated post run asthma attack with Astragalus, Herbal Expectorant Cough, and Yin Chiao. And hot Ovaltine with some extra Malt. Yum. The lungs feel better now. My shake Continue reading Update 2.7.10 Do you have serious fitness goals, AND obstacles to overcome in reaching them? Here’s the answer: The Real Sexy, Smart, and Strong by David Patchell-Evans – Wiley – 9/9/09 – BOOK REVIEW David Patchcell-Evans’s new book, The Real Sexy, Smart, and Strong, is another one of those messages that the universe delivered to me right on Continue reading BOOK REVIEW – The Real Sexy, Smart, and Strong by David Patchell-Evans – Wiley – 9/9/09 Sunday run with Beth! They say the trail is 6 miles rt, but it is FOR SURE more. Not only that, but pretty brutal up and down, too. We did it though! Still rockin’ the minimal support shoes. We ran at the lake today (Lake Mendocino) instead of by the house, so no concrete anymore – Continue reading Update 1.31.10 Gratitude for Talib Kweli, my buddy Jamers and his pushing me on our run today, 5 MILES DOWN on a casual…, for a run on a the roads of my youth – a reminder of how miles were shorter whan I was young’un, even tho my legs were, too. The smell on my skin after Continue reading Update 1.28.10 GOOD news; ran just OVER 6 miles (if the signs were accurate…)… BAD news; I ran the OVER part because someone stole my bag I’d placed, slightly hidden by the trail. I didnt think anyone was crazy enough to be out there today besides me! GOOD news: I left the keys in the car, not in the Continue reading Update 1/25/09 First, I have to say that I love Lillian. I mean, I really have a lot of love for her. She’s the sweetest, most gentle-touch, fully real, honest transparent aesthetician I’ve ever had the pleasure of sharing time with. She’s responsive to my needs and desires, generous with her time, and honest. She’s also very Continue reading REVIEW – Day Spa, Ukiah, CA: Lillian’s Medical Spa ROCKS!!! While Peggy McColl’s The Won Thing may sound like a “Rah rah!” guide to the entrepreneurial pursuit, like many of the books on the entrepreneurial life, this is a much more comprehensive guide to finding, creating and living the life you want - the whole life. Peggy talks about her confusion about relationships in a real Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: The Won Thing; the latest from amazing bestseller Peggy McColl Necklace of Kisses: A Novel She healed my heart with tears. SO good. I read this in a 3-hour time span on a Pacific – Atlantic flight, cover to cover. I laughed, I cried, I didn’t care that I was in public. Francesca Lia Block has offered reading I lusted for since Weetzie Bat. I’m ashamed to say Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: Necklace of Kisses, Francesca Lia Block I just found out the 2011 is the 2500th anniversary of the marathon! This is super cool, as my plan is to run a full marathon for my 40th birthday – in 2011! The fact it’s such a momentous occassion makes my goal that much sweeter. (See more on this soon.) My other piece of news Continue reading News About Long-Term Goals – the 2500th Marathon Anniversary in 2011! Race as Platform for Bipolar Advocacy & Education. Robert (the Mr.) just went out to meet the fedEx guy…I thought it was the Mr’s second cashmere sweater (wine colored v-neck! First was a black, double weight), a late delivery from Santa… But he comes back in and says, “It’s a box of macho.” I was like, “What?” He says “It’s a box of macho Continue reading Supplements I’m Starting With. This is my training updates page. And here’s the beginning of my training story: Update, day two of training: Running with Elk Completed the scheduled three miles! I had my appendectomy just over a month ago – and haven’t run in well over a month. Even before the appendectomy, I had fallen off the running wagon for Continue reading Lasára’s Progress Page – Races, Competitions, Goals Long- and Short-Term Things I’m most grateful for from 2009 Getting married to my true and eternal love. It’s for reals, yo! Seriously now, I didn’t think that love like this was possible, and there’s nothing I have loved more to be proved wrong about that. I want to shout it from the mountaintops; TRUE LOVE IS REAL! Continue reading I’m Grateful for 2009! Nine of the most awesome products, vendors, or other items I found or was introduced to in 2009: Sephora; If I had an any credit available, I’d be in trouble because I could easily spend thousands at Sephora.com. Amazing products, great company. As it is, I spend too much there – in the TIME department. It’s Continue reading These are a few of my favorite things… (Goodbye, 2009!) Reviews: Fun for you and yours; product reviews! Reviews will often include giveaways and contests, too. You’ll get many opportunities to learn about great stuff, and possibly end up with some of it in your pretty hands! Reviews include health, bath, & beauty products – family fun & education products – books, magazines, blogs – Continue reading Lasára Allen’s News & Reviews |
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