The Legendary Origins of Tea

Today, you are either a coffee drinker or a tea drinker. There could be no more evidence of this than finding a Starbucks at the Great Wall in China, in the back lanes of Beihai Park and at the Forbidden City.

Light And Nourishing Spring Fare

Take notice of which vegetables and fruits are growing. Eating what’s growing in your area during any season helps the body adjust to the season and makes for a healthier choice.

Dear Louise

Dear Louise, I’m a 40-year-old woman who has been recently diagnosed with menopause and have also found out that I have the sickle-cell trait.

How To See Chakras

Amazingly, everyone can see the chakras, however we just don’t know what we are looking for. There is nothing more beautiful than to see and experience the chakra system of another person.

EarthTalk: Paper or Plastic?

Yes the city of San Francisco did just recently ban plastic bags. Large supermarkets and pharmacies there must eliminate plastic shopping bags by early 2008 in favor of bags made from either paper or compostable and biodegradable cornstarch.

Journey Into The Amazon

It was the winter of 1994, and I traveled upriver in the Amazon, away from the remote frontier town of Iquitos. As we traveled further and further upriver each day...

Clay As A Remedy

The four essential elements offered to us from Earth — earth, air, fire and water — have tremendous healing power. While clay is not a cure all, it is a natural remedy that can have an enormous impact on body mind and spirit when used in a variety of different ways.

Living With a Nature Lover

My husband has four pairs of glasses. He also has three toothbrushes, three different kinds of shampoo, and an entire duffel bag full of health and beauty aids that he carries around with him whenever he goes on overnight trips.

Winter’s Mysteries

The silence of a frozen swamp at dusk deep in snow is close to the moment of pure being when one breath is exhaled before another is drawn in.

Cultural Crossroads: Columbus Day

"Gold is most excellent; gold constitutes treasure; and he who has it does all he wants in the world, and can even lift souls up to Paradise."- Christopher Columbus, 1503 letter to the king and queen of Spain.

Daily Astrology

June 30, 2026

During the wee hours of the morning magnanimous Jupiter begins a one year stay in fun-loving Leo. Party lights glow brighter, celebrations of life are more exuberant and artistic endeavors more ambitious under the inspiring influence...

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