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Veganize it!

The Complete Guide to Vegan Food Substitutions

by Celine Steen and Joni Marie Newman
(Fair Winds Press,
2010;
$20.99)

Just like any good chef, a vegan chef needs to be equipped with the right tools: fresh plant-based ingredients, a sharp knife, and -- of course -- a few good books. Over the course of rabble.ca's vegan challenge, the book lounge will provide a sampling of some recently published books available for vegans and aspiring vegans.

This is the second of a two-part series. Read the first part here!

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The health benefits of taking the Vegan Challenge

| April 1, 2011
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More sex, more feet, more feeling

Dear Sasha,

I am a 46-year-old male who, given the opportunity, would greatly enjoy having sex once a day, on average, with my spouse. We get along well together and I am no alpha male, as she has jokingly commented in the past. She's satisfied with sex approximately three times a month. We're both healthy, sociable, understanding people.

I've tried to interest her in articles aimed at increasing desire and pleasure, to no avail. After a day at the office, she'd rather play computer games or watch TV for hours. Lovemaking is something that is free, releases stress, increases joy, affection, etc., yet she shows no interest in increasing her monthly "amount."

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Seven killer chemicals

Slow Death By Rubber Duck

by Rick Smith, Bruce Lourie, Sarah Dopp
(Knopf Canada,
2009;
$32.00)

I have to admit: when I picked up Slow Death By Rubber Duck, the new offering by Canadian environmental activists, Rick Smith and Bruce Lourie, I was at once hopeful and sceptical that this book would stand out from the growing list of titles issuing dire warnings about the state of our health and planet Earth.


I love a good industry-bashing as much as the next person, but something I can't abide is holier-than-thou, statistically-saturated, fear-mongering warnings about the end of the world from earnest environmentalists. So, in cracking the spine to inhale that fresh-off-the-presses ink smell (should I worry about phthalates, lead or bromine?) I knew I was going to be a tough audience.

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Sacred activism

Apr 19 2009 - 3:00pm
Apr 19 2009 - 9:00pm

Location

Moksha Yoga Uptown
1498 Yonge St. 2nd Floor, Toronto Toronto
Toronto, ON M4T 1Z6‎
Canada
Phone: 647.261.7499

Module 1: Environment Scan: ecology, war, relations
In today’s fast changing world, daily newspapers alert you about impending attacks. Environment, economy, country, relations, and family – everything is under attack. A sense of urgency grips our lives and at such times Yogic Vision helps us view the world around us in a different perspective. In this session we explore a perspective that presents scope for an alternate future of the world around us.

Module 2: Mantra Meditation - kirtan
Experience the power of mantra meditation and transcendent beats. Ancient eastern instruments and experts musicians and yogis take you on an inner journey through the power of sound.

Contact name: 
Aarti
Contact email: 

Mouthful of spirituality - Beyond vegetarianism

Apr 18 2009 - 3:00pm
Apr 18 2009 - 9:00pm

Location

JivaMukti Yoga Studio
5 Shuter Street Toronto
Toronto, ON M5B 2H8
Canada
Phone: 647.261.7499
43° 39' 14.7528" N, 79° 22' 46.9308" W

A workshop of festivities, fun, inner growth and inspiration.

Module 1: Yoga food and spiritual nutrition
People tend to think that the way we eat is the way it always has been and the way it always will be. But food is in constant flux, traveling all over the world and taking root from one continent to the next. Just like that, our definition of what makes a complete, satisfying meal can forever change. Tradition always starts somewhere, and we hope that this module will inspire a few new seedlings of the Vegan tradition to take root.

Module 2: Green jam

Contact name: 
Aarti
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