O Shiva

by Neelu Jain on August 25, 2010

From the heart of all matter

Comes the anguished cry—

‘Wake, wake, great Siva,

Our body grows weary

Of its law-fixed path,

Give us new form.

Sing our destruction,

That we gain new life …’

Rabindranath Tagore, Indian Poet


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Kirtan Camp with Jai Uttal

by Neelu Jain on August 23, 2010

In July, I had the pleasure of singing joyful kirtan for a week with Jai Uttal and Daniel Paul in San Anselmo, CA. All I wanted to do was sing my heart out, and I did just that. Towards the end of camp, we had a 10-hour kirtan, where all of the participants were invited to lead. I had a BLAST!!! With minimal musical training, I got to rock it by singing the names of Hindu Gods. So much fun, so joyful and healing. Jaya Ram!

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Announcing My New Job on TV

July 28, 2010

I started a new job this month. Check out how I announced it on the 11pm San Francisco news!

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My Twin Sister’s Wedding!

July 27, 2010

On June 5, 2010 my twin sister, Neeta Jain, married the love of her life, Matt Metzger. Here’s a video of the family event!

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Coffee Shop Encounter in SF

April 21, 2010

I just had the most wonderful encounter an hour ago. I walked to Coffee Bar in Potrero Hill to have lunch. It was crowded, so I sat next to two fifty- to sixty-ish old gentlemen at the counter who were dressed in khaki pant and jacket business garb. They were engrossed in a business conversation [...]

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Energy Gains

April 9, 2010

A month ago, I decided to look for a full-time job after consulting the last four years. As part of this process, I’ve been working with a great career coach. She suggested I make a list of “energy gains” — activities in my life that boost my spirit. She also suggested to tune them with [...]

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Sacred Commerce – by the Founders of Cafe Gratitude

March 8, 2010

I just finished reading Sacred Commerce: Business as a Path of Awakening. The book is written by Mathew and Terces Engelhart, the founders of the Cafe Gratitude raw/vegan restaurants in the San Francisco area. They do a beautiful job describing the ethos of their very cool and successful company. I’ve read many business books and [...]

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My Very First iPhone App

February 27, 2010

About a month ago, a friend suggested I make an iPhone app. I ran a Google search for making iPhone apps and learned about AppMakr which was running a promotion to get people to use its service. For a cool $50, I turned the RSS feed from my blog and twitter posts into the “Neelu [...]

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RAW Food Diet

February 16, 2010

The convergence of three events catalyzed my entry into the world of RAW food. Costco Living in Las Vegas Coaching About a month ago on a fateful Wednesday afternoon, I walked into Costco to buy Kleenex and soap. As I was pushing my cart through the aisles, there it was – the Vita-Mix 5200 demonstration [...]

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Animal Totem

January 26, 2010

I decided to go on a road bike ride this afternoon through the Red Rock Canyon loop. It was a gorgeous, cold winter day, sunny on one side of the canyon and cloudy on the other. The 15 mile ride is stunning, hilly and my favorite in the United States. Two feet of snow from the recent storms remained in some places.

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