July 2010
We’re pleased to introduce a new feature to the Common Ground website, the webzine. Now you can flip through the pages with the same layouts as our popular print version you can pick up in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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The Summer Issue
It’s that time again, when the summer heat has children rushing through the garden sprinklers to keep cool. That is, unless the kids in question live in San Francisco, where the summer microclimate reverses everything. SF is so contrarian, including its weather. Gotta love it.... (continue reading...)
Features
2010 Burning Man Preview
Larry Harvey’s “Metropolis”
by Rob Sidon
Burning Man 2009, Evolution of a Ritual
A Photo Safari From Dust to Ashes
by Ales Prikryl
Toltec Wisdom and the Fifth Agreement
An Interview With don Miguel Ruiz
by Elizabeth Daniels
Departments
on our radar
Secret Summer Surf Spot
Where Seals are King and our Lips are Sealed
by Steve Heilig
Bhakti Fest in Joshua Tree
A Celebration of the Divine
by Cosibella Cristenas
Earthdance Festival in Laytonville
Evolution of a Legacy
by Xochi Raye
True Relaxation
Untying the Knots That Bind
by Carrie Grossman
healthy living
Who is First, the Kids or the Marriage?
by Charlie and Linda Bloom
Tastebuds: Long Meadow Ranch & Farmstead
Sustainable Napa: Bringing us Back to the Land
by Lesley Lammers
Yogapedia
Yoga From Conception Through the Childbearing Year
by Marisa Toriggino
Safe Summer Sunscreens
Shedding Light on UVA, UVB, Nanoparticles, and More
by Dr. Carolyn Chang
tune in
Summer Love
Fling or Foundation?
by Rachel Kaplan
art & soul
Books & Music Reviews
in every issue
From the Publisher
Green Scene
Gay Pride: 40 and Fabulous
People in Your Neighborhood
Burning Man’s First Couple:
Meet Crimson Rose and Will Roger
by Rob Sidon
Happenings
Professional Services Directory
Last Words
special section
Common Ground’s First Burning Man Survival Gift Guide