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Paul Chen

Welcome to our 8th Annual Yoga Special Issue!

Sep 01, 2025 06:00AM ● By Paul Chen

We did not plan for this issue to be yoga-dominant. Our staff wrote two articles: Atlanta Enriched as Yoga Teachers Travel and The “One Human” Experience.

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Local Vegan Festival in its 15th Year

Sep 01, 2025 06:00AM ● By Paul Chen

“I wanted [to teach] people [that it’s a] myth that vegan food tastes nasty, that it’s a myth that it is expensive,” says Nyemay Aya, founder of Veggie Taste, an Atlanta vegan festival that takes place on the third Saturday in September.

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Working on Healthspan at 60+: Strength Training

Aug 01, 2025 06:00AM ● By Paul Chen

My single best habit is working out. I rarely need to talk myself into doing it. I’m pretty automatic. Well, okay, I did get lazy yesterday and skipped.

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Microadventures, Protein Requirements and Yoga Offerings

Jul 01, 2025 06:00AM ● By Paul Chen

LOL! I’m rarely “normal” in this space—providing a quick overview of the month’s features—but this is one of those times when inspiration for writing about anything else escapes me.

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In Need of Purification

Jun 01, 2025 06:00AM ● By Paul Chen

I have written about my challenge with my hair-trigger anger against injustice—often describing it with three V’s: vile, violent, vehement. Sometimes I feel like Jekyll and Hyde.

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This Issue: Packed with Local Stories!

May 01, 2025 06:00AM ● By Paul Chen

This month’s issue is packed with more local content than usual—and we’re very pleased about it!

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Celebrating Michael Murphy Burke

Apr 01, 2025 06:00AM ● By Paul Chen

Atlanta’s healing community lost one of its own in February. Michael Murphy Burke was a beloved vibrational sound therapist.

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The Motivating Power of Checkmarks

Mar 01, 2025 06:00AM ● By Paul Chen

Back in January, I wrote about getting better at New Year’s resolutions. I ended my letter with three changes I was making in 2025 that should boost the probability of achieving my goals.

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I Vow to Thee, My Lover

Feb 01, 2025 06:00AM ● By Paul Chen

I immediately recalled the words of my teacher, Gen Mondrub. He said there really aren’t any love songs; what we call love songs are songs about attachment.

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Getting Better At Resolutions

Jan 01, 2025 06:00AM ● By Paul Chen

I found wildly varying numbers on how long people stick to their resolutions. The most optimistic one reports that 55 percent caved before the year was out and 30 percent did so in fewer than three months.

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Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on the Journey Within Part 2

Oct 01, 2024 06:00AM ● By Paul Chen

This is Part 2 of our interview with Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, a globally renowned spiritual leader and humanitarian and founder of Art of Living Foundation.

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The Divide May Not Be As Wide As We Think

Oct 01, 2024 06:00AM ● By Paul Chen

On the day I learned that we would interview Indian spiritual master Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, founder of the Art of Living Foundation, Thomas Matthew Crooks attempted to assassinate Donald Trump.

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