I don’t know about you, but it feels like the whole year has gotten off to a very late start. For example, traditionally on St. Patrick’s Day we are supposed to plant peas around here, and my garden, as of this writing, is still covered by a good six inches of hard packed, ice-ridden snow. […]
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Living to 100: Lessons From Aunt Eva
by guest blogger Pam Peeke, MD, MPH, FACP, best-selling author and expert on health, fitness, and nutrition Recently, the oldest woman in the world, Misao Okawa, celebrated her 116th birthday by devouring a slice of birthday cake as the staff at her Osaka nursing home surrounded her with hearty applause and congratulations. The cake had three […]
Following Your True Calling
Photo: (cc) LiebeGaby/Flickr by guest blogger Robyn Hessinger, intuitive, medium, Reiki master, and founder of Inspired Guidance “If we wait until we’re ready, we’ll be waiting for the rest of our lives…” —Lemony Snicket What would it take for you to follow your true calling(s)? Bravery? Financial security? The support of family and friends? Certainty […]
Ayurveda: A Path to Wholeness
by guest bloggers Jeff Perlman and Holly Walck “When something happens, I am not thrown off course, and when nothing happens, I do not lose my way.” —Sri B.K.S. Iyengar, Light on Life Ayurveda (“the knowledge of life”) originated in India more than 5,000 years ago, and is a natural healthcare system that looks to […]
Act Like a Couple, Think Like a Person: 5 Fight-Less, Love-More Strategies to Superglue Your Relationship
by guest blogger Laurie Puhn, lawyer, couples mediator, and author Sometimes, the best advice given to people in a relationship is common sense, uncommonly used—as in, do unto your mate as you’d like done to you. As a lawyer, a couples mediator, and the author of the bestseller Fight Less, Love More: 5-Minute Conversations to […]
The Magic of Esalen
I remember hearing about Esalen when I was little, usually mentioned by hippies and in the same sentence as the word “gestalt.” I associated that word—gestalt—with my sister bringing back new ideas from her days in Haight-Ashbury, ideas my mother then adopted, which eventually led to mysterious bouts of anger and tears, followed by a […]
Yoga for Cold Hands and a Warm Heart
by Holly Walck, devoted Iyengar yoga student and teacher My teacher, Patricia Walden, regularly advises us to “have an adventure” in our practices. Now, I’m all for having new experiences, and I know that this state of mind comes easily when the weather is warm and the skies are sunny. However, much like the water […]
A Walk Through Muir Woods
To get to Muir Woods, filled with its towering, regal redwoods, you have to drive through eucalyptus groves that remind me of Australia. Although, in Australia the roads are straight and long and here, they are winding and narrow. I arrived at the park early, which was good, since it was a sunny Martin Luther […]
Scratch
Raised on America’s first organic farm, Scratch author Maria Rodale learned how to make everyday favorites from, yes, scratch — the way you remember them; the way they turn out best.
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Drawing on findings from leading health researchers as well as conversations with both chemical and organic farmers from coast to coast, Maria Rodale irrefutably outlines the unacceptably high cost of chemical farming on our health and our environment.
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