A New Thanksgiving Tradition
This Thanksgiving, why not adopt a turkey instead of serving one for dinner? After all, turkeys are intelligent, social animals who form bonds and have distinct personalities…
Spirit of Change - Fall 2013
Meet Amma: From Hugs To A New Humanity
An extraordinary humanitarian creates enduring local impact bringing hugs, houses and hope to people around the world...
Usui Mikao’s Memorial Stone
This translation is of Usui Mikao's memorial stone by Japanese Reiki Teacher and Buddhist monk Hyakuten Inamoto. The memorial stone was erected by the Usui Reiki Ryoho Gakkai in Japan one year after Usui Mikao's death...
Smart Meters and Yoga’s Role in Rebalancing the Earth
Many nations, including former Soviet block countries, cautiously regulate wireless technologies with exposure limits designed to protect against unknown risks...
Smart Meters Are Not An Environmentally Sustainable Option
It's essential to underscore the regrettable fact that many environmentalists tend to view smart meters as a positive thing because utilities have sold them and others a “bill of goods”...
Blue Light Treatment for MRSA
MRSA infections can be effectively treated with blue light therapy, which was approved by the FDA more than a decade ago for the treatment of severe acne.
46 Million Turkeys
An ambitious collaborative art project aims to create a mini turkey portrait in remembrance of each one of the estimated 46 million turkeys that were eaten on Thanksgiving...
Energize Your Local Economy
The age-old merchant model of doing business with your neighbors and banking with an institution that actually keeps your money in the community is making a comeback.
Working The Law of Abundance
The law of abundance is based on Webster’s true definition of the word itself: a greater plentiful amount, a profusion, fullness to overflowing, an overflowing quantity, affluence, wealth.
Yoga Music Boom Bliss
Originating in India, yoga music and singing Sanskrit mantras have taken a new contemporary twist with western musicians and are becoming more mainstream presentations.
Local Business Success Organically: Living Earth and EVO Dining
Through four decades of expansion and change, including the addition of Sano natural foods café and a second story of health practitioner offices upstairs, Living Earth has dedicated itself to providing healthy shopping choices...
The Discrimination That White Americans Will Never Know
Educating Americans about the historical inequities and atrocities inflicted on African Americans entrusts everyone, especially those in the medical profession, with the responsibility to afford dignity and respect to every individual, regardless of race.
6 Ways to Fuel the Cooperative Takeover
From now on, the global mantra for filling market gaps and new demands, according to Eric DeLuca of the National Cooperative Business Association, is going to be, "There's a co-op for that."
Book Review: The Sense of Being Stared At and Other Unexplained Powers of Human Minds
Biologist Rupert Sheldrake offers experimental proof telepathy, remote viewing, animal premonitions, the power of staring and precognition based on more than 25 years of research and 5,000 case histories.
Book Review: The Death Transition
Author Cliff Aguirre assures us, “The death procedure itself is easy...you simply glide out of your body smooth as a gentle breeze.”
Book Review: Mudras of India: A Comprehensive Guide to the Hand Gestures of Yoga and Indian Dance
In this age of keyboards and cell phone text messaging, Mudras of India introduces a wonderful self-healing way to communicate with our hands...
Musings: The Glorious Color of Local Economy
Small business owners value your business. They go the extra mile in providing personalized customer service because local sales are their life-blood. They give back to the community by sponsoring your town's soccer and Little League teams and town charity events...
Feng Shui for Everyday: Grounding the Bedroom
Having your bed directly facing a bathroom with its energy of draining water is not the most harmonious position for deep, restorative sleep. Our bedrooms are most supportive when they look and feel grounded...
EarthTalk: Environmental Justice Protects Local Neighborhoods
Dear EarthTalk: I understand that the “environmental justice” movement seeks to protect the poor and non-white communities from being unfairly targeted to host activities like sewage treatment plants, landfills and polluting factories. Have there been notable victories?
Astrology Forecast for Fall 2013
The forecast period begins with a powerful September 1st trine between the Virgo Sun and Pluto in Capricorn. This fabulously practical alignment helps put lives in better working order...
Storing Locally Grown Food For the Winter
Put your abundance of garden tomatoes, herbs, kale and zucchini to good use by processing them now for winter eating...
