February 2010
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Many Blessings,
Rob Sidon, Publisher/Editor
Happy Valentine’s Day
Dear Friends,
Valentine’s Day! We love the sound of these words. Another couple words we love are Common Ground. Other good ones from this Sex issue: Sacred Sex, Initiating Sex, Slow Sex, Transcendent Sex, College Sex, Sex Positive, Love Play, Second Chakra, Wild Attraction … and so on. Needless to say, we’ve enjoyed gathering juicy stories for February, and we’re quite pleased with the outcome. We suspect you too will find it most enticing — in an elevated way, of course.... (continue reading...)
Features
Naked Yoga Revisited
Still the New Fad After 3000 Years
by Eric Shaw
What is Sacred Sex?
Marriage of Sex and Spirit
by Gary Joseph
Transcendent Sex
Interview With Author Dr. Jenny Wade
by Rob Sidon and Carrie Grossman
Climate Change: A Messy Two-week Affair in “Hopenhagen”
by Jeff Cohen and Jill Abelson
Departments
on our radar
Harmonic Humanity
New Notes for the Homeless
by P. Ellarose Ellinghausen
(College) Sex in the City
The Facebook Factor
by Davina Ajani
Foreplay
Exalting the Appetizer
by Carrie Grossman
healthy living
In Praise of Slow Sex
Anything Worth Doing is Worth Doing Slowly
by Carl Honoré
Yogapedia
Love Your Body and Align
by Margaret Huang
Tastebuds: Dosa on Fillmore
A Monument to Indian Cuisine
by Rich Higgins
tune in
The Second Chakra
The Ocean Refuses no River
by Dr. Anodea Joseph
Initiating Sex
Getting the Show on the Road
by Dr. Claudia Six
special section
Cupid’s Call Gift Guide
art & soul
Common Ground Reviews
Books, Music, & Film
in every issue
From the Publisher
Green Scene
Yoga Tree Annual Party, Sea of Dreams, Dickens Fair
People in Your Neighborhood
Good Vibes’ Jackie Strano
by Carrie Staller
Vedic Astrology
Venus and Mars
by Stephen Quong
Happenings
Events Around Town
Professional Services Directory
Last Words