This week in the press: Stories of interest to Shambhala Sun readers

Posted: 03 Jun 2012 06:00 AM PDT

If you're following the Shambhala Sun on Facebook, you know that we share interesting stories from around the web there all week long. But not everyone's on Facebook, so here's what we posted in the past week.

Facing a constitutional crisis, Nepal has formed a temporary caretaker government as the country waits for new elections. And for more Nepal news, the New York Times' Nepal page does an admirable job keeping abreast of the latest news.

Mindful eating practices are catching on in offices and homes, and this article from northjersey.com includes helpful tips from a nutritionist.

The San Francisco Zen Center interviews Al Farrow, a sculptor who created a bell for the Resounding Compassion concert that's coming up on Monday.

Journeys4Good reports on a few of the "voluntourism" programs working to empower Tibetans.

An Illinois teenager won a rare prize in an essay contest — a chance to meet with the Dalai Lama.

In "Namaste, MCA," Loud & Zen's Michael Sinai muses on the parallels between his own life and that of the late Beastie Boy Adam Yauch, and what his music meant to him growing up.

The Huffington Post interviews Congressman Tim Ryan (the subject of a Q&A in our upcoming July 2012 issue) about mindfulness.