May, 2009
Be Your Own Temple
28 May 2009 ~ 0 Comments ~ Categories: blog • body • mind • wellness
Apparently scientists are proving that people who have a long-term, dedicated meditation practice actually develop bigger brains. Now that’s what I like to hear. Scientific studies are showing that longtime meditators have thicker frontal lobes – the parts of the brain that control focus and concentration. That sounds good to me. Especially since meditation practice [...]
Chocolate, Is It Really Good For You?
26 May 2009 ~ 0 Comments ~ Categories: blog • body • face • wellness
I always crack up a bit when I read an article in a magazine about “recent studies” showing that red wine, chocolate, and excessive sleeping are all secretly good for you. A part of me thinks that we’re all just looking for a justification for our bad habits. But then again, how can something that [...]
Pocketbook-Friendly Wellness at IO
21 May 2009 ~ 0 Comments ~ Categories: blog • body • eco-living • face • IO in the news • products • wellness
Lately in our world we are inundated with fear-based information about the economic situation of our nation and the world. It is a reality. And it’s being felt in some way by every American. Yet, amidst the gloom and doom, when I continue to wait in line for a seat at a restaurant on an [...]
Urban Hiking
19 May 2009 ~ 0 Comments ~ Categories: blog • body • eco-living • wellness
Steven Wright once famously quipped, “Everywhere is within walking distance if you have the time.” Wise words, and zen advice. In addition to my daily morning walks, I’ve often found myself trying to get from point A to point B in the city, too impatient to stand on a corner and try to flag a [...]
Evening Primrose Oil: Inside and Out
14 May 2009 ~ 0 Comments ~ Categories: blog • body • face • products
When a smart acupuncturist friend recently mentioned evening primrose oil, I looked it up. There’s a great book called “Prescription for Nutritional Healing“ that offers natural remedies for pretty much anything that ails you. I’m keen on learning about “miracle” herbal medicinals. I learned that it’s not just prescribed for (ahem) PMS and women’s health [...]
We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For
12 May 2009 ~ 0 Comments ~ Categories: blog • eco-living • mind • wellness
I read a recent book by Alice Walker that is poignantly relevant to the times we are living in and her voice, beautifully inspirational. Her powerful message is summed up well in her book title, We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For — Inner Light in a Time of Darkness. Walker’s message touched [...]
Mother Wright: Angel to the Hungry
11 May 2009 ~ 0 Comments ~ Categories: blog • eco-living • events • wellness
This is the inspiring story of an unsuspecting hero who recently passed on, but first she fed many lives. May Anne Wright, known to her East Bay community as Mother Wright, was just an ordinary woman who was inspired by a lucid dream in 1980 to help the world’s hungry. She started small, using her [...]
Swine Flu Fear
07 May 2009 ~ 0 Comments ~ Categories: blog • events
I’m not sure which is scarier, witnessing the swine flu “pandemic” sweeping across the world, or witnessing the fear of a pandemic freaking us out and making top headlines everywhere last week. I don’t mean to discount the possible gravity of situations like this. Swine flu is a real thing and it’s affecting a lot [...]
Make Your Own Tea Party
05 May 2009 ~ 2 Comments ~ Categories: blog • body • wellness
All this Boston Tea Party talk recently in the media made me think a lot about tea (and not just because of tax season). I’ve always been a big tea lover. One of my favorite things to do is make up my own herbal teas, or, as they are technically called, tisanes. Tea being the [...]
