by Crystal Davis | Feb 28, 2012 | News Slider
Namaste. I place my hands at my chest and bow. That’s how I begin my day. Meditation has always been something that has made my life easier. Classes, tests and projects can take such a toll on the mind and body. I realized through sickness that taking care of yourself is the sole important thing in life. If I don’t take care of myself, I get this feeling in the pit of my stomach. All things seem impossible in that moment. Sometimes I meditate in bed before I get up for the day, and sometimes I meditate at a stoplight. There’s no single place to find your peace; it can be anywhere you want. Yoga has been a form of meditation I’ve explored for years. The first day I walked into a small yoga studio in Franklin, I felt incredibly intimidated by this new activity, this new way of thinking that I was choosing to experience. Hoping to feel better, I explained to the yoga instructor that I wanted to de-stress and to slow my mind down. Thoughts raced through my head day and night – paying bills, walking the dog. Will I have time to work and do my homework before class? How am I going to sleep enough? Did I forget to eat? Anything and everything flashed in my mind. I wanted to feel the calm and hear the quiet. The instructor ensured me I could find it there and suggested I give it a chance, so I said OK. I greeted the other people in the class. I immediately noticed how quiet everything was. Everyone spoke...
by Hunter Patterson | Feb 27, 2012 | News Slider
Lipscomb Dining is adding a little European taste to the Bison flavor by inviting an international chef to take over Lipscomb University’s food services for two days. With the help of Lipscomb Chefs Anthony Bates and Darry Huntsman, Chef Tomo Irsic of Slovenia, Europe, will prepare authentic European meals at the Lipscomb University’s Bison Café located in the Bennett campus from Monday, Mar. 5 to Tuesday, Mar. 6. There will also be a special VIP meet-and-greet with Chef Irsic on Mar. 5 from 11am- 1pm in the Allen Arena Hall of Fame room. Chef Irsic, Executive Chef with Sodexo Dining in Slovenia, will visit the university for two days to prepare several of his signature dishes for the Lipscomb students, faculty and staff. Chef Irsic is thrilled to present his recipes in the U.S. and share some Slovenian cuisine with our southern culture. Some of the planned meals include: roast duck, caesarean prazenec, prekmurian stew, trout fillet with rosemary, octopus salad, vegetarian spinach noodles and 20 other entree and dessert foods. Chef Irsic is traveling to Nashville as part of Sodexo’s Global Chef program. Lipscomb was chosen as one of only 30 universities throughout the United States to host an international chef. This prestigious program is designed to honor clients and showcase Sodexo’s finest chefs. The global chefs come from North America, South America, Europe and Asia and the program allows Sodexo to share talents, tips and tastes from different cultures around the world. About The International Guest Chef Chef TOMO IRŠIČ comes from Pohorje Styria in northeast Slovenia. Cooking authentic, traditional food from his native country is his...
by Nick Glende | Feb 24, 2012 | News Slider
Is procrastination costing you? Do you struggle with means of motivation? Are you tired of feeling like you could do better than you’re doing right now? Well it’s time to move forward, and author Rory Vaden offers you the secret to success. In his recently published New York Times best seller “Take The Stairs”, Vaden shows how to develop the courage, character and determination you need to succeed in anything you attempt. Vaden says It can turn your life around. The Take The Stairs nationwide bus tour kicked off at Lipscomb University, and everyone was allowed to attend a free business lecture in Alumni Auditorium. Attendees were given the option of donating to the Nashville YMCA or another local charity. During the lecture he talked about discipline, setting hard, long-term goals and how to follow through with them. Vaden says that we all think on a certain one-track mind and once we begin subconsciously thinking that way it’s hard to stop. Vaden encouraged all who attended to buy his book and most people who attended who didn’t already own a copy were convinced. He said the most magical thing about taking the stairs – both literally and metaphorically – is that you naturally inspire others to follow your behavior. Please upgrade your browser If that’s not enough, here are 10 reasons from Rory’s website as to why you must own a copy It is not just profound and insightful but it is a motivational kick in the pants! It’ll get you moving just by reading a few pages. Because if you take a peek at the people who...
by Danielle Boyd | Feb 24, 2012 | News Slider
Bringing together youth and communities has always been a dream for Phyllis Hildreth, the founder of Falcon Feather Fibers. “Our goal was to bring persons in the community, whether they were youth, seniors, or employees at the medical school down the street at Meharry,” she said. “They could sit, refresh and engage in the arts.” The art studio was located on Jefferson Street in the center of colleges and universities where individuals or groups could freely come and go to work on various projects. The communal space was a place where wisdom was shared through the traditional form of quilting, knitting and crocheting—an activity that has been long passed down through the ancestry of slavery. As Hildreth began to reminisce, she asked, “Where do you often find that calm subtle wisdom?” “If I say the front porch, it doesn’t matter whether you are talking about a front porch in Appalachia or just down the street here in Tennessee,” Hildreth said. “We know that’s where the elders were to be found. And you could find them there sitting, and they usually weren’t sitting there idle, their hands were going with something, whether it was crocheting, quilting, or shelling peas. You would just pick up the peas and start working too.” In the hopes of bringing youth and communities together, Hildreth created an art studio that would mimic the front porch or kitchen table, a place where individuals could collectively come together to work on arts and crafts. “It was important to me that people could come into a creative space that would provide examples, inspiration and opportunity,” Hildreth said. Partnering...
by Hunter Patterson | Feb 22, 2012 | News Slider, Sports
Don’t stop at calling Met’s pitcher R.A. Dickey a mountain man just because of his long hair and trimmed beard. He actually is a mountain man. Known now for his knuckleball, the pitcher that called Brentwood home for most of his life was the featured speaker at the annual Leadoff Luncheon sponsored by Jeff Forehand and the Lipscomb Bison baseball team. Listen below for Dickey’s conversation with the team and several supporters. Dickey highlights his experiences as a major leaguer, his knuckleball, his home in Nashville and why he was in the headlines this offseason. Photo taken from R.A. Dickey’s twitter feed. Follow him...
