Macrobiotics is a Greek term ("macro" means long, and "bios" means life) first introduced by Hippocrites, the father of Western medicine. Modern practice follows the guidelines taught by George Ohsawa and, most recently, by Michio Kushi.
We go through life just assuming that the reality we are living is Truth, taking for granted that we have the best information for living a happy and successful life.
Over the past several weeks, The Grafton News - our town weekly newspaper - has published a volley of emotional...
Is it possible to communicate with those who have passed over? Is spiritual healing a reality? Is there a place called heaven and a place called hell? These and other questions are on the minds of many people these days.…
The New England Peace Pagoda in Leverett, MA. First Peace pagoda to rise in North America, inaugurated in October 1985.
Many of us are familiar with the seven chakras, the major energy centers of the body that run from the base of the spine...
Spirit of Change Reader's Request I first met Frank DeContie and his wife Sandra at our very first Harvest Gathering in 1997. Frank is an Algonquin ceremonial medicine keeper...
The fall of the Berlin Wall and the political storm that swept across the world a little over a decade ago was above all else...
As Chairperson of the International Department of Earth Village Network, Japanese environmentalist Yumiko Kohama and staff
"Teaching children about the natural world should be treated as one of the most important events in their lives." - Thomas Berry, Dream of the Earth
Many women continue with formal yoga instruction after the birth of a child. In some cases mom and infant...
"You are living my worst nightmare," declared my friend Helena last fall as we sat down to dinner in my kitchen.
In response to the latest trend in fitness, exercise and health, people are flocking to Pilates classes and Tammy Plaxico's phone is ringing off the hook.
"The ancients knew something which we seem to have forgotten." ~ Albert Einstein I met Sharon Anderson for the first time at Harvest Gathering in 1997 at Mt. Washington, MA. Living in upstate Vermont near the Canadian border, Sharon had…
Imagine being in labor. For months in yoga class you have been practicing deep abdominal breathing...
This soup has a soothing, cooling effect on the body and is especially beneficial for the liver and gallbladder.
For about seven or eight years, Spirit of Change has received news articles about positive social and political...
There may be two feet of snow on the ground but in our hearts we know warm breezes, thawing earth (mud) and bird songs are on their way.
Lately, the keyword for me has been "share." Funny how that book title from several years ago really does ring true...
Life is anything but boring. If we open our eyes to the possibilities, we might truly be amazed by what we see.
Astrology is the very ancient art of looking toward the heavens for guidance about mundane events. It is a guidepost for us mere...
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