How Yoga Is Helping Girls Heal From Trauma
Childhood trauma has a devastating impact on both the mind and the body of children who experience it. But that mind-body connection also offers a path toward healing.
Remembering Native American Civil Rights Pioneer, Lehman Brightman
A pioneer of Native American civil rights and activism passed away on Sunday, June 18, 2017 in Walnut Creek, California, ending a life of rebellion and struggle to claim a lost history.
Pot With Patents Could Plant The Seeds Of Future Lawsuits
It’s hard to make sense of cannabis regulation. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) continues to categorize marijuana as a Schedule I drug…
The Drug Store In U.S. Meat
Recently, Organic Consumers Association, along with Friends of the Earth and Center for Food Safety filed suit against chicken giant Sanderson Farms for falsely marketing its products as “100% Natural” even though they contain many unnatural and even prohibited substances.
Power To See Things In A New Way
Some research studies show that it takes about 21 days to form a new habit. However, it could just take one second, if we have a deep realization and a strong determination to change.
Good News Headlines 7/4/17
Boston Children’s Hospital topped U.S. News & World Report’s ranking of the country’s best pediatric hospitals for the fourth year straight, and the fifth time in six years.
Urban Nature: What Kinds Of Plants And Wildlife Flourish In Cities?
More than half of the people on Earth live in cities, and that number is growing, so it is especially important to understand how biodiversity patterns occur in our man-made environments.
10 Banned Foods Americans Should Stop Eating
This is a wake-up call. Avoid questionable ingredients and potentially dangerous foods permitted in the US food supply by ditching these processed foods completely and choosing whole, raw, preferably organic foods.
5 Ways To Take Your Love Of The Outdoors To The Next Level
This summer, get outside, roll up your sleeves, and take a stand for public lands.
What Happens To Your Body When You Drink Fluoride?
Those who bother to delve into the science behind water fluoridation will inevitably come to see that there’s an abysmal lack of evidence supporting this routine practice, and an awful lot of evidence stacked against it.
4 Myths About Slavery We Should Stop Believing Now
To understand the origins of wealth inequality and discrimination, we must look at the history of slavery.
Homemade Ant Bait — Less Toxic And More Effective
The tiny ant is a unique marvel of nature. However, after invading your home, you may not find ants so fascinating. It has become convenient to run to the local hardware store for bug killer to rid your home of the pests, but you may be swapping one problem for another, more toxic, one.
Good News Headlines 6/27/17
Fathers-to-be, take note: You may be more useful in the labor and delivery room than you realize. That’s one takeaway from a study released last week that found that when an empathetic partner holds the hand of a woman in pain, their heart and respiratory rates sync and her pain dissipates.
We Will Soon Be Using More Than The Earth Can Provide
Forget the GDP, it’s time for our leaders to pay attention to metrics that matter.
Forced Displacement At Record Levels On World Refugee Day
This year, 65.6 million people are displaced across the globe.
The Upsides Of Being Open About Chronic Illness At Work
Being open about your health challenges at work, even just a little, can bring up a lot of what-ifs. What if I lose my job? What if people don’t understand and give me unsolicited advice I don’t want to hear? What if my boss and coworkers look down on me or stop giving me meaningful work?
How Photography Shapes Our View Of Native Americans
Using an early photographic process, one photographer hopes to draw a line connecting what happened to the Dakota people in Mankato, Minnesota, 155 years ago and what is happening today to the Dakota/Lakota standing up to a $3.7 billion crude oil pipeline.
Want To Help Animals? Don’t Forget The Chickens
I love cats and dogs as much as anybody, but it’s clear to me that animal lovers should care about all animals equally.
Medicinal And Refreshing Iced Herbal Teas For Summer
In the heat of the summer we are drinking glass after glass of water. What if we replaced some of that with a refreshing and medicinal iced herbal tea?
Spirit And Healing With The Late Bill Mitchell, ND
I first met Bill Mitchell in Rosemary Gladstar’s Advanced Course in Herbal Medicine at Sage Mountain. Dressed in a blue button-down shirt, with cross-cropped hair, Bill looked more like someone headed to a corporate office than a yurt on a mountain in Vermont.
Yoga Integrates The Mind, Body And Spirit And Prepares A Person For Meditation
There are many reasons yoga is becoming increasingly popular throughout the world. Yoga clears the mind, improves one's health, and opens the door for deeper spirituality and divine connection.
Daily Astrology
January 18, 2026
The stars are super busy. Mental Mercury is simultaneously engaged with Mars, Saturn, Uranus and the Sun. At times, heads may spin. This afternoon’s Capricorn New Moon, the first of 2026, is part of a formidable six planet...
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