Omega Institute

10 Retreat Centers: Serene Or Obscene?

Huffington Post | Jessica Kapadia | Posted 09.27.2009 | Living


Are you a rustic meditator or a posh yoga queen? Vegetarian nudist or chronically stressed soccer mom? Whatever your proclivities, there's a retreat ...

A Triumph in Ecological Design: America's First "Living Building"

Lauren Yanks | Posted 09.14.2009 | Green


Lauren Yanks

Last month I attended a pivotal event: the opening of the Omega Center for Sustainable Living, a progressive environmental center slated to be the first certified "Living Building" in the United States.

Women Connecting Across the Generational Divide: From Gloria Steinem to Courtney Martin

Marianne Schnall | Posted 08.22.2009 | Living


Marianne Schnall

This Omega Institute conference sets out to build bridges across generations that inspire and empower women to change the world.

Planet Earth: Difficult Times, Insatiable Appetites ... Doomed?

Janice Taylor | Posted 08.15.2009 | Green


Janice Taylor

We human beings are pretty crude creatures. We want more, more, more. We have insatiable appetites. We do everything in excess, in both our personal and collective lives.

Nature-Deficit Disorder

Tabby Biddle | Posted 07.04.2009 | Living


Tabby Biddle

The alternative to starving my soul of Mother Earth magic was to take the train from Grand Central up to Cold Spring and spend the day in the woods.

Wanna Check out Buddhism? Top 10 Buddhist Teachers Living in America.

Waylon Lewis | Posted 01.06.2009 | Living


Waylon Lewis

Get thee to an eco meditation cushion, if only for a few minutes each morning before the day's madness ensues, and if you need a jump-start of inspiration or a little training, check out one of these Buddhist teachers.

Interview with Omega Institute Co-Founder Elizabeth Lesser

Marianne Schnall | Posted 11.14.2008 | Living


Marianne Schnall

Everything about life is mysterious and beautiful and touching and tragic and lovely and mystical. And we waste so much time -- almost every minute -- on swimming against the river.

Searching For Silence: America's Best Meditation Retreats

ForbesTraveler.com | Lynn Parramore | Posted 10.18.2008 | Living


Face it. Your brain is dirtied with deadlines, sullied with schedules and clogged with responsibilities. You need a psychic bath. It's time to manage ...

Returning to the Mat

Alison Rose Levy | Posted 08.12.2008 | Living


Alison Rose Levy

As a teen, I first learned yoga from the classic Yoga in 28 Days, which 35 years after its original publication, is still in print. After a decade of ...

Isabel Allende, Loung Ung and the Power of Memoir

Marianne Schnall | Posted 08.08.2008 | Living


Marianne Schnall

At an upcoming Women & Courage conference Isabel Allende and Loung Ung will demonstrate that the most direct and powerful way to comprehend human suffering is through compelling, first-hand accounts.

My Spiritual Journey: In Which I Go To A Yoga Retreat

Verena von Pfetten | Posted 07.17.2008 | Living


Verena von Pfetten

You will never guess where I am right now. I'm not even sure I believe it. I am on the 6:51 train heading back to NYC, having just left a yoga retrea...

How To Pick Your Path To Enlightenment

nytimes.com | Andy Newman | Posted 07.11.2008 | Living


On the last Tuesday in June, the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health was a New Age encyclopedia come to life. A roomful of seekers pursued "Total Imme...

Ram Dass, I've Got Your Number: Musings Of A New Age Neurotic

Kay Goldstein | Posted 06.20.2008 | Living


Kay Goldstein

I've got Ram Dass' phone number. I was researching an article and a longtime student of his casually gave me his number and told me the best time to ...