Whole Foods Healthy Cooking: Tea Time
Curled up on the sofa, the stress of the day releases as you take in the color and aroma of the liquid. You sip and a depth of flavor moves over your tongue.
Spirit of Change - Spring 2007
Climate Change Solutions: What You can Do Right Now
We know. It's overwhelming. We’re being warned daily about the threat of global warming and the harm it is causing our planet's ecosystem, triggering: severe weather changes...
EarthTalk: Environmentally Friendly High Mileage Hybrids
Dear EarthTalk: What are the most environmentally friendly and highest mileage cars on the market today? Also, are the batteries in hybrid cars recyclable?
EarthTalk: Hemp
Dear EarthTalk: A number of products, including paper and clothing — even food and beer — are made from hemp. What is it about hemp that makes it so versatile, and why is it illegal to grow in the United States? Is it also illegal in Canada?
EarthTalk: US Horse Meat?
Dear EarthTalk: What is the status of horse slaughter in the U.S., which is done primarily to export the meat to Europe?
Feng Shui: Good Feng Shui
Dear Lynn, I’ve been reading about feng shui and am interested in applying the bagua to my house.
Green Homes and Gardens: The Co-housing Option
If you are looking for a greener home in a greener community, co-housing may be the answer.
Oil, Meat and Getting Serious About Saving the Planet
No one wants to see the Earth’s delicately balanced natural environment collapse under the weight of human-generated pollution and runaway global warming.
Solitude And Splendor: Living In The Schoolhouse In The Forest
Some years ago, I chose a very different way of living that would let me be as close to the wild beauty of nature as I could possibly be.
The Bare Essentials: Preparing For An Emergency
In preparing for an emergency or natural disaster, it is important to think first about the basics of survival: fresh water, food, clean air and warmth.
Animal Communication Made Simple
How often do we wish, "If only they could talk?" How often do they wish, "If only they could understand!"
Ask the Swami - Spring 2007
Where Swami answers your questions, and you will question his answers.
Beyond the Internet — Restoring the Human Connection
I remember when I lived in my cozy Cape house in Shrewsbury, MA. One of my close friends and I would invite all our friends to come over every few months for a potluck dinner that guaranteed interesting people, good food and good conversation.
Born Great
Lying dormant inside each of us is a creative genius waiting patiently to escape, to manifest itself and to realize its potential.
Building Healthy Self-Esteem
Our family of origin teaches us our self-esteem. It is based upon an evaluation of ourselves we form about our personal competence and self-worth.
Living This Sweet Life
How can we begin to understand the nature of simplicity, here in the Western world? Is our restlessness symptomatic of a deeper yearning to know our sense of place more profoundly?
Musings: Spring 2007
My friend, Lori, sent me this poem which I tacked up on the wall. I especially appreciate the line about grumbling, because it encourages me to keep my life simple.
Relax Your Way to a Healthy Weight
My body and I have had a turbulent relationship. Some of my earliest memories are of racing through the fragrant pine forest behind my house, crawling through the underbrush to scout the best site for the girls’ tree fort. We played tomboy games of escape in the summer twilight.
Return to Eden
As I was walking the path leading to the Giant Steps on Bailey’s Island in Harpswell, MA, the voice of the surf splashing rhythmically upon the rocky seashore sang out to me.
Time Out: Silence is Golden
"Drawing on my fine command of language, I said nothing." — Robert Benchley
Cultural Crossroads: The Lessons Ancient People Have For Us
One of the oldest cultures on Earth is that of the !Kung Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert in the northern parts of South Africa.
Letters To The Editor - Spring 2007
Letters from readers around the world.
