ON SATURDAY JANUARY 22, WE LOST ONE OF OUR FAVORITE PEOPLE AND INSPIRATIONS; HIS NAME WAS THICH NHAT HANH. HE WAS AN EXTRAORDINARY PERSON, A BUDDHIST MONK / PEACE ACTIVIST / WRITER / TEACHER. HE DIED AT THE AGE OF 95. BORN IN VIETNAM IN 1926, BECAME A MONK AT THE AGE OF 16, THEN IN THE 1950S WHEN THE WAR ON VIETNAM STARTED HE BECAME AN ANTI WAR PEACE ACTIVIST BECAUSE OF THE BUDDHIST PRINCIPLES OF NON VIOLENCE AND COMPASSIONATE ACTION. HE WAS LATER EXILED FROM VIETNAM FOR 39 YEARS, SO HE TRAVELLED THE WORLD SPREADING LOVE AND PEACE, HE WROTE MANY BOOKS AND CREATED ZEN RETREAT CENTERS AROUND THE WORLD. HE SPENT HIS WHOLE LIFE TRYING TO INSPIRE PEOPLE TO FEEL BETTER THROUGH PEACE AND COMPASSION, AND HE DID A GREAT JOB WITH IT. WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND LOOKING HIM UP, ALL THE BOOKS ARE AMAZING, SO HELPFUL IN THE WORLD WE LIVE IN.
HOW TO TIE DYE - DIAMOND GRADIENT
WE LOVE MAKING CUSTOM TIE DYED CLOTHING, IT’S JUST FUN, BUT WE ARE ROOKIES, STILL LEARNING EVERYDAY. WE CAME ACROSS THIS VIDEO ON HOW TO MAKE A TIE DYE DIAMOND PATTERN WITH GRADIENT COLORS, SO RAD WE HAD TO SHARE IT.
SURFING - THE GREATEST SURF VIDEO I'VE SEEN IN A WHILE
THERES NOTHING REALLY TO SAY ABOUT THIS MOVIE EXCEPT ITS ONE OF THE BEST SURF MOVIES AND THE BEST FEMALE SURF VIDEO OF ALL TIME….. ENJOY
HOW TO BE HAPPY WITH MATURA MATTHEW BENNET
WE FIRST CAME ACROSS MATURA AT A FESTIVAL WE WERE VENDING AT, HE WAS REALLY THE REASON WE EVER GOT INTO CHANTING, WE NEVER UNDERSTOOD IT CAUSE EVERYONE WHO CHANTED LOOKED LIKE A GURU AND THAT WASN’T WHAT WE RELATED TO, AT THAT TIME, BUT HE WAS JUST A REGULAR DUDE, AND HE HAD A BAND THAT WAS REALLY GOOD. AFTER THAT SHOW WE FOUND OURSELVES HUMMING THE SONGS AND REALIZING THAT WE REALLY DID ENJOY CHANTING. SO, THANK YOU TO MATURA FOR BRINGING US INTO THIS WORLD. WHEN WE GOT HOME I STARTED LOOKING HIM UP ON GOOGLE, I WANTED TO KNOW MORE, TURNS OUT HE WROTE A BOOK OR TWO AND HE HAD A FEW CDS, SO, I BOUGHT IT ALL. MATURA PASSED A FEW YEARS AGO, SO WHEN I FOUND A NEW VIDEO I HAD NEVER SEEN BEFORE I WAS ECSTATIC, AND HIS TEACHINGS ARE SO GOOD AND EASY. SO, THANK YOU MATURA FOR BLESSING US WITH YOUR ENERGY. AND IF YOU CAN FIND IT, GO BUY HIS BOOK, IT’S A GREAT READ. ABSOLUTE ABUNDANCE….
SELEMA MASEKELA AND RICH ROLL - SO GREAT
I HAVE BEEN FAMILIAR WITH SELEMA MASAKELA FOR YEARS, HE‘S A COOL SURFY SKATE DUDE WHOSE SUPER FUNNY AND HAD A FAMOUS MUSICIAN DAD, I WAS WRONG, OR AT LEAST I WAS JUST FAMILIAR WITH A TINY BIT ABOUT WHOSE HE WAS AND WHERE HE WAS COMING FROM. SELEMA’S A SUPER RAD GUY AND HAS A SUPER RAD STORY; ADD RICH ROLL TO IT AND YOU HAVE AN AMAZING FEW HOUR CHAT, IT’S 2 SUPER COOL DUDES TALKING ABOUT LIFE AND STANDING UP FOR WHAT YOU BELIEVE AND HOW TO LIVE YOUR BEST LIFE. WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND CHECKING THIS OUT. IT BLEW US AWAY. ENJOY
DALAI LAMA - SPEAKS ON HOW TO BE A MONK WITHOUT RESTRICTION WITH MICHAEL FRANTI
THIS VIDEO IS AWESOME, HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA IS ALWAYS SO GREAT, SUCH AMAZING ENERGY AND LOVE AND PURE WISDOM. IN THIS VIDEO HE TALKS AND JOKES WITH MICHAEL FRANTI ABOUT THE RESTRICTIONS OF BEING A MONK AND HOW YOU CAN ALSO BE A MONK WITHOUT THEM. THE DALAI LAMA’S ENERGY IS SO INFECTIOUS, THIS WILL MAKE YOU SMILE. STAY AWESOME…
HUGH JACKMAN SPEAKS ABOUT THE NATURE OF GOD
THIS IS SO COOL, WE LOVE HUGH JACKMAN BUT NEVER REALLY KNEW HOW COOL HE WAS AND WHAT A GREAT PERSPECTIVE ON LIFE AND REALITY AND GOD. NO MATTER WHAT YOUR BELIEFS ARE YOU SHOULD ALWAYS RESPECT ALL OTHERS BELIEFS, AND WE REALLY ENJOY WHEN PEOPLE TAKE THE TIME TO REALLY LOOK INSIDE AND FIND OUT WHAT WORKS FOR THEM AND SHARE IT. NOW I’M GONNA LOOK FOR MORE INTERVIEWS WITH HIM, SUCH AND INTERESTING GUY, IF I FIND MORE I WILL POST THEM. ENJOY.
JASON MANTZOUKAS - FUNNIEST INTERVIEW EVER
JASON MANTZOUKAS RULES… DO YOU EVER WAKE UP AND FEEL KINDA FUNKY AND JUST WANT TO FIND SOMETHING THAT WILL MAKE YOU SMILE? THIS VIDEO WILL TAKE YOU WAY PAST THAT… WHAT AN INCREDIBLY FUNNY INTERVIEW BETWEEN TWO SUPER FUNNY DUDES. THIS IS MY NEW GO TO WHEN I NEED TO FIND A SMILE.
ALICE COLTRANE - SUCH AN AMAZING SOUL
I CAN’T BELIEVE I JUST FOUND OUT HOW COOL ALICE COLTRANE WAS, OF COURSE I WAS A HUGE JOHN COLTRANE FAN AND I KNEW THEY WERE BOTH AMAZING MUSICIANS, BUT, I NEVER KNEW HOW COOL SHE WAS. I’M STILL LOOKING FOR MORE ABOUT HER, BUT EVERYTHING I HAVE COME ACROSS SO FAR HAS BEEN SO INTERESTING. SUCH A COOL LADY AND AMAZING SOUL AND SHE WAS CREATING A NEW SOUND FOR CHANTING. STAY TUNED FOR MORE, I’M SURE I WILL BE POSTING MORE COOL STUFF FROM HER AS I FIND IT.
CHECK OUT THIS SUPER COOL ARTICLE TOO, THE SPIRITUAL AWAKENING OF ALICE COLTRANE
KAREN PAYTON - AN AMAZING ARTIST AND WONDERFUL SOUL
KAREN PAYTON IS SUCH A GREAT ARTIST AND AMAZING SOUL. YOU HAVE TO CHECK OUT HER WORK. SHE IS ABLE TO CREATE THE GREATEST PORTRAITS PAINTED ON FABRIC AND THEN SEWN INTO LAYERS TO CREATE THE MOST AMAZING ART. YOU HAVE TO REALLY LOOK AT IT CLOSELY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT SHE DOES, IT’S TRULY AMAZING AND SHE PICKS THE COOLEST PEOPLE TO DO PORTRAITS OF. KAREN IS ONE OF OUR FAVORITE ARTISTS AND FRIENDS WE ARE SURE SHE WILL BECOME ONE OF YOURS TOO. CHECK OUT HER SITE YOU CAN BUY ORIGINAL ART OR PRINTS OR EVEN SUPER COOL STICKERS, IT’S ALL SUPER RAD.
A RAINBOW IN A PUDDLE
THE OTHER DAY IT STARTED RAINING AND OFF IN THE DISTANCE WE SAW A RAINBOW. IT WAS A REALLY GREAT BIG BRIGHT RAINBOW, WE STOPPED, LOVED IT AND MOVED ON WITH OUR DAY. WHILE TAKING THE TRASH OUT I NOTICED A PUDDLE IN FRONT OF OUR HOUSE AND WHEN I LOOKED CLOSER, IT HAD A RAINBOW IN IT, I HAD NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE, MAYBE I HAD NOT BEEN APPRECIATING ALL OF NATURE. IT MADE ME THINK ABOUT DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES AND HOW YOU CAN SEE BEAUTY IN EVERYTHING AROUND YOU, IF YOU REALLY LOOK OR SOMETIMES LOOK FROM A PERSPECTIVE YOU HAVE NEVER LOOKED BEFORE. I THINK THERE’S A METAPHOR IN THERE SOMEWHERE. SO, NEXT TIME LIFE GIVES YOU A MUD PUDDLE, LOOK CLOSER, THERE MIGHT BE A RAINBOW IN THERE…. HAVE A GREAT DAY NO MATTER WHAT
BEING RAM DASS
IF YOU ARE A FAN OF RAM DASS AND YOU DON’T HAVE HIS NEWEST BOOK “BEING RAM DASS” THEN YOU MUST GO OUT AND GET IT. I HAVE ONLY STARTED AND I AM ALREADY LEARNING THINGS ABOUT THE MAN THAT BECAME RAM DASS. SO GREAT, SO INSPIRING AND RAM DASS IS SUCH A GREAT STORY TELLER, HIS BOOKS ARE ALWAYS GREAT READS. AND IF YOU ALREADY BOUGHT ONE? THEN BUY ONE FOR A FRIEND, IF MORE PEOPLE READ RAM DASS, THIS WORLD WOULD BE SO MUCH MORE PEACEFUL AND HUMBLE AND FUNNY. A LOT OF OUR “THE MINDS EYE WAY” FEELINGS AND IDEAS COME FROM THE TEACHINGS OF RAM DASS. NAMASTE..
QUIT YOUR DAY JOB - BEST ADVICE, DO WHAT YOU LOVE. PLEASE.
THIS IS A COOL SHORT VIDEO ABOUT GOING AFTER YOUR DREAMS AND NOT CARING WHAT OTHERS THINK. IF THEY DON’T BACK YOU MAKING BETTER CHANGES FOR YOURSELF THEN THEY AREN’T GOOD FOR YOU. WE HOPE YOU GO AFTER YOUR DREAM WITH EVERYTHING YOU HAVE, IT WILL WORK.
RICH ROLL - KILL YOUR EXCUSES
I JUST CAME ACROSS ANOTHER GREAT RICH ROLL INTERVIEW, IF YOU HAVE NOT LOOKED HIM UP YET, YOU NEED TO. SUCH AN EXTRAORDINARY ROLE MODEL, GREAT STORY OF HUMBLE BEGINNINGS AND UPS AND DOWNS, I’VE ALREADY WATCHED IT TWICE.
PHARRELL AND RICK RUBIN - BEST CONVERSATION EVER
THIS IS MY NEW FAVORITE CONVERSATION. A CONVERSATION WITH PHARRELL WILLIAMS AND RICK RUBIN AT RICK RUBINS SHANGRI-LA STUDIO. SUCH AN AMAZING DISCUSSION ON BEING CREATIVE AND MAKING MUSIC, BUT REALLY IT ANYTHING ARTISTIC OR CREATIVE, SO INSPIRING AND TO LISTEN TO A COUPLE OF THE GREATEST PRODUCERS EVER SPEAK SO HUMBLY AND INSPIRING EACHOTHER. IT’S SO COOL, GIVE IT A LISTEN.
KRISHNA DAS - THE MUSIC
KRISHNA DAS IS SUPER INPIRATIONAL, BUT HE IS ALSO A GREAT MUSICIAN, WE LISTEN TO IT NON STOP.
KRISHNA DAS - ONE TRACK HEART
IF YOU AREN’T FAMILIAR WITH KRISHNA DAS, LOOK HIM UP, AMAZINGNESS, SO INSPIRATIONAL. THE MUSIC IS SO BEAUTIFUL BUT THE STORY IS EVEN MORE INSPIRATIONAL. THE BEST PART OF OF KD IS HIS APPROACH, ITS VERY BASIC, IT’S STUFF WE CAN ALL DO, YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE A YOGI ON A MOUNTAIN. JUST HELP EACHOTHER. THE MOVIE IS EASY TO FIND, IT’S ON ITUNES OR THE GAIA CHANNEL IF YOU HAVE IT, I PROMISE THIS STORY WILL INSPIRE YOU.'
ENERGY, ENERGY, ENERGY. - MANTAK CHIA
ENERGY IS THE KEY TO EVERYTHING, THE UNIVERSE IS MADE OF ENERGY AND SO ARE WE, BUT WE CAN RUN LOW IF WE ARE NOT FEEDING OUR BODIES WITH ENERGY. THESE VIDEOS ARE PRETTY INTERESTING, THERES A COUPLE TECHNIQUES TO INCREASE ENERGY, AND WHO DOESN’T WANT THAT.
DAVE RASTOVICH IS THE MAN
IF YOU AREN’T FAMILIAR WITH DAVE RASTOVICH, LOOK HIM UP, HE IS AWESOME, HE IS TRULY LIVING A
GREAT LIFE, LIVES ON A FARM NEAR THE BEACH AND SURFS AMAZING. HERE’S A SHORT CLIP TO GET YOU INSPIRED, HE ALWAYS KEEPS US INSPIRED.
LIGHTNING BOLT - A PURE SOURCE
HERE’S A SHORT FILM ON LIGHTNING BOLT, ONE OF THE GREATEST SURF BRANDS IN HISTORY, IT’S FULL OF GREAT OLD FOOTAGE AND WHO DOESN’T LOVE INTERVIEWS WITH GERRY LOPEZ, WE DO.
IT ALSO SHOWS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU CHANGE YOUR FOCUS FROM GREAT PRODUCT AND PASSION TO MONEY AND SUCESS, WHICH IS A BIG DEAL TO US BECAUSE WE BELIEVE MONEY AND SUCESS IS A BY PRODUCT OF BUILDING THE GREATEST PRODUCT WITH THE MOST LOVE. ALOHA