Soul Food Music in a Junk Food Culture
Late last winter I attended a formal dinner dance. I was greatly looking forward to the dance portion of the evening. I love feeling the rhythm of music pulsating within my body.
Sound in Mind and Body
Many traditions consider sound the principal creative force in the universe. Everything in the world has its identity because of the periodicity and the regularity of its movement...
Understanding Dharma in Personal Decision Making
Every school district in the state has told me they’re not hiring teachers with a Masters because they can get two bachelors for the price of me.
Musings: Life Purpose
For most people, work life plus commute time occupies about 30% of a week’s total 168 hours. That’s a big chunk of time and energy to invest in just about anything, considering sleep takes up another 30%.
Connecticut Set to Make Critical Mercury Ruling
Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Gina McCarthy has decided to review the law to determine for herself whether mercury amalgams are included in the ban.
Cultural Crossroads: Jefferson Would Have Stood With Cindy Sheehan
Nationally, it was clearly a phenomenon when several truckers called into a radio show on Sirius Satellite to say that they were interrupting trips through central parts of the USA to head to Crawford, Texas.
Gums Connect More Than Teeth
The old verse, "the hip bone’s connected to the thigh bone…the thigh bone’s connected to the knee bone…the knee bone’s connected to the shin bone…" has significance beyond the skeleton.
Young Healers
What parent hasn’t looked at their child while he or she is in a constant state of motion, and wondered, “How could we focus that energy in a more positive direction?”
Whole Foods Healthy Cooking: The Right Ingredients For Making Life Change
Trying to understand your life’s purpose and succeed in your career? Step 1: Dump the Twinkies! It really is all about the food. A few simple adjustments can change your life.
Making "Green" Food Choices
Your food choices play an important part in creating a greener home and a greener community. Choosing locally grown food supports open space in your area.
A Trip to the Taiga, Life with Mongolia's Dukha Reindeer Herders
My eyes aren't open and already I can hear the creak of the tin stove as it warms the tipi up with the morning fire. Otgonbayar has returned from milking her reindeer and is quietly moving about the tipi.
Traveling in a Group
Rajesh had a special relationship with his grandfather. He learned from him how to fight. Rajesh is a devotee of Kâlarippayat, an ancient martial art that developed in southern India.
To Serve Is To Give: Volunteering and Traveling Abroad
Many of us feel lost, but there is a way out - a doorway to a place of indescribable peace. This doorway is within your very Self.
Travelogue
In the early 1980s when we still lived in the Soviet Union, we never questioned the contents and the effects of the paint we used to paint our house, the fertilizer we spread in our garden, and the food we had in our refrigerator.
Cultural Crossroads: Carter Tried To Stop Bush's Energy Disasters 28 Years Ago
In his recent news conference, George Bush Jr. suggested that our nation's "problem" with high gasoline prices was caused by the lack of a national energy policy, and tried to blame it all on Bill Clinton.
What Is A Conservative?
Definitions in Webster's dictionary include "tending to preserve old institutions, methods, customs, and the like;" and "modest, prudent, safe.
Musings: Home Around the World
A dear friend of mine insists that our world would be a much better place today if people had stayed in their own lands throughout history and did not migrate or explore.
Broccoli Sprouts to the Rescue
There is compelling scientific evidence that consumption of vegetables and fruits helps to reduce the risk of some cancers.
Expand Your Options When Peeling A Banana
Which end of the banana do you peel from? I asked this while presenting to a conference for Mongolians and Americans. How many peel from the stem end?
Whole Foods Healthy Cooking: Grocery Aisle Wanderlust
What’s the next best thing to an exotic summer vacation? Tour your local ethnic markets and grocery stores! I recently visited China, India, Russia, Portugal and Korea all in one day!
Your Organic Lawn
Americans directly apply 70 million pounds of pesticides to home lawns and gardens each year. In the pursuit of greener lawns, birds and other wildlife are killed and important water resources are affected.
Daily Astrology
January 12, 2026
The mid-January stars take a comparatively mellow turn. Today’s inquisitive Scorpio Moon deftly helps bring people closer together. Don’t be shy, ask questions, share your opinions. Straightforward, give and take...
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