Archive - Spirit of Change Magazine

Musings: We Are All Born Healers

My 83-year-old friend Jerry shared this story with me recently about natural healing “the old way.”

The Cambridge Doula Program: Helping Women Access Their Deepest Courage

When Kate Ellsworth birthed at the Cambridge Birth Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts last September, she had support from a doula provided free by the Cambridge Health Alliance.

The Joys of Plant and Natural Medicine

When I was about 12, my family moved into a new house. Exploring the backyard, I found an interesting smelling plant with green spikes shooting up.

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Immune Power Soup And More Natural Winter Health Remedies

Winter is coming and our immune system is often put to the test. How will yours do this winter?

Stevia: Nature's Sweet Little Secret

If you want to decrease your sugar intake and are concerned about the safety of artificially manufactured non-caloric sweeteners such as Splenda®, Sweet ’n Low® or Equal®, then consider using stevia.

Test Before You Ingest

For years, in search of the cure for a deep relentless bellyache and inability to digest anything, I tried nearly every diet intervention that I ran across.

Whole Foods Healthy Cooking With One Pot Wonders

Last week a colleague of mine excitedly showed me a new diet she found. It promised rapid weight loss by eating fast foods like donuts, potato chips, cheeseburgers and frozen meals.

An Impatient Letter To All Of Us From God

I consider myself a pretty patient Guy. I mean, look at the Grand Canyon. It took millions of years to get it right.

Close Encounter Zen Lab

We need to show we can meet extraterrestrial intelligences without reactionary aggression.

Happy 20th Anniversary Spirit of Change!

Astrology, the most venerable of sciences, provides profound insights into man’s life on Earth.

It Takes a Family of Caregivers...Tony’s Story

Tony was a fighter. In the hospital he was fortunate in having several caregivers who responded to his idea that he needed a team to coordinate his recovery — his wellness plan.

Legends of the Lake

Legends offer a more personal portrait of an area’s character than can conveyed by the facts and figures of pure history.

LeRoy White: Ambassador of Joy

Playing the stage for 38 years with the likes of Ike & Tina Turner, Kiss, Tim Harden and Herbie Mann, maverick musician LeRoy White says he’s received the best schooling a musician can get.

Lessons From Geese

As each goose flaps its wings it creates an uplift for the birds that follow. By flying in a V formation, the whole flock adds 71 percent greater flying range than if each bird flew alone.

Life on the Emotional Streets: The Feral Human

In April, one of my greatest mentors died. He had been my teacher and friend for seven years. His name was Angelo and he entered my life as a feral cat.

Taking the Dream Career Plunge II: Make Your Job And Love It!

The Intelligence of the Heart

Women must act as the mother of the species. We can’t do without them. — Joseph Chilton Pearce

Musings: Thank You For 20 Fabulous Years

I love New England for the beauty and variety of its changing seasons. My favorite is fall, the season of harvest and abundance, its crisp, cool days full of promise and activity.

A Natural Movement: You and Your Bowels

It's both telling and sadly amusing that, after condoms, Preparation H is the second most frequently shoplifted pharmaceutical item in the country.

Bring Me the Ocean

Occupational therapist Rebecca Reynolds, a native of Concord, Massachusetts, manages a traveling, nature-based educational and therapeutic program for those confined to close-care institutions.