We Are Yogis Waiting to Happen
In just a few short decades, the image of modern medicine, once revered as miraculously lifesaving, has been clouded with doubt.
In Search of the True Maya Calendars
Since 1994, I had made the rainforest in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas my winter base while living, learning and traveling through the land of the Maya.
In The News: Integrative Veterinary Care and Teen Massage
The Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled on March 21, 2012 to uphold the dismissal of a lawsuit by Hopkinton, MA, holistic veterinarian Margo Roman, who claimed Tufts University violated her first amendment right to free speech.
Healthy Summer Fast Food
The New England growing season really kicks into high gear by mid-summer and it's a wonderful time to stop by a farmer's market and see what is available.
Feng Shui Advice Soothes Grief
Dear Lynn,My husband passed away 2 months ago. I am here alone now in the home we shared. If you were living in this house under these circumstances, what changes might you make?
EarthTalk: Most Fuel Efficient Cars Today
Dear EarthTalk, Which are the most fuel-efficient hybrid and/or all-electric cars available to consumers today (just the affordable ones, please!)
Breathing In Good Health
Ancient cultures included breathing exercises as part of their daily health routines, as do many modern alternative medicine treatments.
Breast Cancer Patients Find A Healing Garden in Harvard, MA
A diagnosis of breast cancer brings with it many fears, concerns and adjustments that will affect a woman and her family for years to come.
Don't Grill Meat Without This Healthy Tip
While we all love the irresistible smell of meats and veggies grilling outdoors, it should also remind us that grilling meats is the unhealthiest way to...
Healing and Bodywork Summer Issue Preview
"When you have your health, you have everything." Especially to those suffering with the pain and symptoms of disease, no truer words can be spoken...
The Coming Transformation
Amidst all the negative news of racism, bankruptcy and the corporate takeover of America, bright points of light from the alternative news media remind us that nothing is one-sided and the possibilities of our reality are infinite.
When Art Goes Viral, Will It Also Go Extinct?
Guest blogger Linda Marks wonders what archeologists of the future will be missing if they try to unearth our world so enamored with virtual reality? The case for preserving the "clutter" of art in the physical.
Physical Empathy and Emotional Empathy
Physical empathy is when we feel things that other people are feeling but we feel them in our bodies. That means when you are picking up something from someone you feel it in your body.
Vietnam Veteran Larry Colburn: War Destroys People
Our good friends at the Peace Abbey circulated this op-ed by Vietnam veteran Larry Colburn on March 16, 2012, the 44th anniversary of the My Lai...
GMO? OMG! Just Label It
> You have the right to know what's in your food. 92% of Americans want the FDA to label genetically engineered or GMO foods.
Wholesale Approval of Genetically Engineered Foods
Over the 2011 holidays, the United States Department of Agriculture announced its approval of a novel strain of genetically engineered corn, developed by Monsanto, purportedly being "drought tolerant."
Universal Healthcare Kicks Off in Vermont
Deb Richter, MD, resolved to fix the health care system almost as soon as she began practicing medicine more than two decades ago in inner city Buffalo.
Seed Libraries
Utne Reader reports that a small number of public libraries around the country are beginning to do for seeds what they have long done for books.
Seeding Our Future
Many years ago my husband decided that he wanted to live on a farm. So we began the search that led us to 23 acres of undeveloped land in Medfield, Massachusetts.
Picture A World Without Honey Bees
In 2007, the term Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) was coined when honeybees in 24 U.S. states and four continents began disappearing. Worker bees failed to return to the hive, leaving the uncapped brood abandoned.
EarthTalk: Pharmacy In Our Drinking Water
Dear EarthTalk: Pharmaceuticals were in the news again recently, how they are polluting water and raising a host of health issues because we dispose of them both unused and used through body waste elimination. What can be done? — Lucy Abbot, Macon, GA
Daily Astrology
January 15, 2026
Morning meetings and brainstorming sessions are fantastical affairs. Moods are jolly, irony is alive and well and outrageous ideas are readily available. Things said in jest may contain the germ cell of a brilliant breakthrough...
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