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Leave No Trace

June 8, 2011

“Leave No Trace” is one of the 10 Principles of Burning Man. It seems pretty simple. But the LNT mentality can be a significant jump in consciousness for people ingrained with a consumer mindset. In this video I discuss “Leave No Trace” in the wake of my experience at Lightning In a Bottle and ponder [...]

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Old Job: Newsletter Writer.

June 7, 2011

Here’s an example of a newsletter I used to write for ******** Affiliate Program. I was in a bathhouse yesterday when American Idol finalist Bo Bice sat down next to me and started massaging my neck. He quietly started singing an unfamiliar song in my ear… “When it comes to booze, we all love tonic [...]

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Help The Homeless – May 2011

June 4, 2011

A crew from the “Blast” Girls Soccer Team joined us this month!

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Dream Job

May 12, 2011

I’ve got a new gig. Co-founded a new company, actually. It’s called, “Altly” and it has the modest aim of providing an alternative to Facebook. The CEO and visionary of Altly is my best friend and frequent collaborator, Dmitry Shapiro. We met at CollegeClub.com over 10 years ago. Back then we helped build a 4 [...]

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Hippie!

May 6, 2011

I was called “Hippie” last week a couple times as a derogatory term. It is too bad that it has become an insult, since the definition seems to fit me pretty well. “Both the words “hip” and “hep” came from Black culture and denote awareness. To say “I’m hip to the situation” means “I am [...]

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1 million THANK YOU’s!

April 18, 2011

A short THANK YOU video regarding 1 million views on http://www.youtube.com/user/halcyonstyn

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Hug Nation & Flow Temple – April / Venice Beach

April 11, 2011

Music Video showing the fun Venice Beach Flow Temple vibe:

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Fuente Eterno 2011

March 31, 2011

I just finished this year’s videos. There are 3: 1) A 16 minute music video love letter to Fuente. “FUENTE ETERNO 2011″ (5/6 music tracks are by attendees) 2) A 24 minute teary HugNation broadcast, “Fuente Inspiration.” 3) A raw 3 minute ( & also tear-filled) poolside video confessional. (uploading soon.) Last year’s Fuente experience [...]

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Self Portrait in Living Room/Study

March 14, 2011

I learned long ago that, with pink hair, my bedding and towels needed to be pink. But my living room – where I spend most my hours – in full of natural colors, sacred items, and living things.

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Proposed LiB Workshop

March 8, 2011

TITLE: “Service Without Sacrifice – Changing the world while having a blast.” DESCRIPTION: Too often we do “good deeds” from a place of sacrifice or guilt. And while a negative impetus can be good at starting a behavior change, it is personally depleting and inevitably ineffective. But if we focus on the good feelings associated [...]

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