Archive - Spirit of Change Magazine

Hunting Mammals Adds To Forest Fragility

The Amazon forests’ large mammals play a key role in maintaining the ecosystem that removes CO2 from the atmosphere and helps to slow climate change.

Year of the Monkey: Touch the Sky

Recognition of the chasm between culture informed by nature and culture that has lost its living literacy with deep ecology will determine what happens to all of us in this generation.

I Love You…Actually I Love Your Microbiome

What determines chemistry between two people? Who has not said, “They have good chemistry together?”

The Clock Is Ticking

National Grid’s sanctioned experiment with the residents of Worcester recently passed the one-year mark. This, as the utility’s two-year “smart meter” pilot program — renamed Smart Energy Solutions — entered its second year January 1st.

Eight Guiding Intentions That Will Transform You And Everybody Around You

Intention is everything. What you experience daily in your life--how you act, what you speak and how you feel affects every human being around you. Once you realize the domino effect created by shining your light on others, it becomes very contagious.

What Our Breasts Are Telling Us

Author Florence Williams and her daughter discovered they had high levels of toxins—like flame retardants—in their bodies. Getting rid of the chemicals was harder than they expected.

For Optimal Health And Weight, Eat Real Food

Michael Pollan's PBS documentary "In Defense of Food" is based on Pollan's book by the same name. The title may seem odd at first. What kind of defense might food be in need of?

Do Not Send Us Bottles of Water. Instead, Join Us In A Revolt

Many of you have contacted me wanting to know how you can help the people of Flint with the two-year long tragedy of drinking water contaminated by the radical decisions made by the Governor of Michigan.

Arrival Of Imbolc

If you go outside and use your higher senses, you will be able to identify an emerging aliveness stirring beneath the death of winter from this date forward. I love that sensation!

Direct Democracy May Be Key To A Happier American Democracy

Is American democracy still “by the people, for the people?” According to recent research, it may not be.

Weekly Musings: Oceans of Love

With the use of plastics expected to double in the next 20 years, the World Economic Forum concludes that by 2050, pound for pound, there will be more plastic than fish in the world’s oceans.

10 Foods That Fight Allergies

Taking antihistamines is the most common way to ward off seasonal allergies; however, there are certain foods that can help you alleviate the symptoms of a runny nose, sneezing, congestion and watery eyes.

The Bravest Response To Fear

From strangers on the street to Muslim refugees—why we should embrace the humanity of people we may fear.

Just Who Exactly Benefits Most From The Global Giving Of Billionaires Like Bill Gates?

Is the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation promoting the interests of multinational corporations at the expense of social and economic justice?

How To Boost Your Happiness With Gratitude In 3 Easy Steps

The science is in! And it undoubtedly proves that gratitude is more than just a simple sentiment.

A Neighborhood Revolution In A Pot Of Soup

After living in the same town for 14 years, I decided it was finally time to meet my neighbors. My secret? Soup night.

Thinking Beyond The Age Of Fire

Human society without fire is unthinkable. But a new book says we need to think of a world where fire gives way to electricity.

The Music You Listen To Can Enhance Your Meditation

Listening to music while practicing yoga is more of a controversial idea than you might expect. For some people, it just seems to work; for others, it’s a distraction. What’s most important is to select music that you enjoy listening to and music which serves the purpose you’re trying to achieve.