Kiri Westby

Faces of Change, Women Activists on the Front Lines: Leyla Yunus

Kiri Westby | Posted 12.10.2011

Read More: Women's Rights, Leyla Yunus, Eurovision Song Contest, Human Rights, Women, Human Rights Watch, Kiri Westby, Azerbaijan, Change, Amnesty International, Faces of Change, Social Change, Inspiration, Students for a Free Tibet, Nobel Peace Prize, Human Right, New Azerbaijan Party, Institiute for Peace and Democracy, Women News

How would you react if you had five minutes to evacuate your home, all the while knowing the destruction was taking place because you had the audacity to speak the truth?

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You And The Secret Millionaire

Kiri Westby | Posted 05.28.2011

Read More: Ed and Deb Shapiro, Dalai Lama, Japan Earthquake, Kiri Westby, Philanthropy, Secret Millionaire, Robert Thurman, Detroit-Michigan, Giving, Impact News

What we often forget, or perhaps were never taught, is that the happiness we seek can only be found when we reach outside of ourselves and help someone.

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Contemplating Death While Creating Life

Kiri Westby | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Ed and Deb Shapiro, Kiri Westby, War, Fearlessness, Raising Children, Be the Change, Pregnancy, Cambodia, Death, Mary Oliver, Dharma, Haiti, Motherhood, Death & Dying, Healthy Living News

How do we balance our parental instinct to protect and nurture with the tendency to become overprotective, fear-based parents who raise fearful, reticent children?

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Sleep And Pregnancy: 5 Tips To Manage Your Changing Needs

Kiri Westby | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Change, Be the Change, Ed and Deb Shapiro, Pregnancy, Sleep Challenge 2010, Kiri Westby, Sleep, Healthy Living News

I'd sleep on planes and on airport benches, in the back of taxis and rickshaws and twice I've slept like a baby at Mt. Everest Base Camp, regardless of the 17,000 ft. altitude.

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We Cannot Let Fear Turn Into Hate: Iran's Nobel Peace Laureate, Dr. Shirin Ebadi, Speaks

Kiri Westby | Posted 11.17.2011

Last Friday I went to hear a keynote address from Iran's only Nobel Peace Laureate, Dr. Shirin Ebadi. I was blown away.

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The Power Of Fear: Lessons From Ft. Hood

Kiri Westby | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Palestine, Iraq War, Ft Hood Shooting, Fear, Visualization, Kiri Westby, Maj-Nidal-Malik-Hasan, The Power of Fear, Be the Change, Afghanistan War, Death & Dying, Healthy Living News

Although I have made friends with fear, I have not conquered it. Fear arises as an instinct. But the more we work with it, the less it controls our actions.

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The Magic Of Winter Solstice: Celebrating A Different Holiday

Kiri Westby | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Ed and Deb Shapiro, Winter Solstice, Kiri Westby, Christmas, Pagan Traditions, Be the Change, Children's Day, Buddhism, Chogyam Trungpa, Magic, The Inner Life, Healthy Living News

Though our extended family would send Christmas gifts and I knew about Santa and his reindeer, the real magic for me came during the Winter Solstice.

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Count Your Blessings: Two Must-See Films Hit Colorado This Week

Kiri Westby | Posted 05.25.2011

As someone who has spent time in Chinese detention for protesting on behalf of Tibetans, I recommend you see both Tibet: Murder in the Snow and Blessings.

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3 Tips For Surviving Holiday Traffic

Kiri Westby | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Traffic, Stress, Ed and Deb Shapiro, Kiri Westby, Thanksgiving, Be the Change, Thanksgiving Travel Tips, Holiday Travel, Healthy Living News

Thanksgiving is a joyous occasion, full of laughter and cranberry sauce...once we get there. The getting-there part is usually not so fun, full of stress and traffic, which can put a damper in the joy of the holiday.

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Refusing To Be Silenced: Iranian Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi to Speak in Boulder (Part 1)

Kiri Westby | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Boulder Colorado, Shirin Ebadi, Iran Election, Iran, Nobel Peace Prize, Naropa University, Colorado, Women in Islam, Kiri Westby, Denver News

This is a rare opportunity for all of us to hear from a leading Iranian peace advocate about her vision for human rights and women's rights in Islam.

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Can Yoga Save The World?

Kiri Westby | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: World Change, Yoga, Estes Park, Colorado, Yoga Journal Conference, Kiri Westby, Benefits of Yoga, Seva, Healthy Living News

Instead of just obsessing about what we need for ourselves, we can take the yoga teachings that have helped us and use them to alleviate the suffering of others.

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Are You On The Right Path?

Kiri Westby | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Intuition, Trust, Path, Kiri Westby, Self-Awareness, Healthy Living News

If we can't trust ourselves, if we don't hone our ears to hear our inner warnings, then we can end up acting out of social responsibility or just rote memorization, trapped in a routine that is not serving us

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Feeling Overweight? Congratulations!

Kiri Westby | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Fat, Self-Esteem, Nepal, Paradigm Shift, Dieting, Kiri Westby, Self-Confidence, Health, Weight Loss, Obesity, Overweight, Healthy Living News

Wouldn't it be great if we looked at each others' spare-tires as signs of abundance and joy and, along the same vein, recognize that our friends who appear too thin may actually need extra moral support?

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