by Donna Mazzitelli According to HowToCompost.org, worm composting, also known as vermicomposting, is the easiest way to recycle food wastes. It’s ideal for people who do not have an outdoor compost pile. Composting with worms avoids the unnecessary disposal of vegetative food wastes. When working with worms, remember that they are living creatures. They have [...]

by Donna Mazzitelli In March, Whole Foods Market announced that the company will require all genetically engineered (GE) foods on its shelves to be labeled by 2018. It is the first national grocery chain to make such a move. Whole Foods Market already has 3,300 products that are not genetically engineered, more than any other [...]

The Sea Shepherd is proud to announce the launch of the 2013 Dam Guardian campaign to protect California sea lions along the Columbia River in Washington and Oregon. This marks the second year Sea Shepherd has organized a sea lion defense campaign along the Columbia. This season Sea Shepherd has amassed plans to maintain a [...]

by Linda M. Potter When business journalist Patricia Aburdene accepted a job with Forbes Magazine in 1978, she never imagined it would be the first step toward becoming the leading authority on Conscious Money and Conscious Capitalism. She also never anticipated she would coauthor, with husband, John Naisbitt, an uber-popular, bestselling book series that included, [...]

by Phyllis Kennemer For thousands of years, crystals have been used for adornment, healing and protection. Ancient peoples thought of crystals as sacred gifts from Mother Earth. Priests, medicine men, rulers and shamans valued the richness, rarity and variety of gemstones and wore them as symbols of spiritual and temporal authority. The ancient art of [...]

by Lynn Woodland The late spring-early summer months of May and June are all about light and growth.  It is the time when light is most on the rise but not at its peak. This comes in the third week of June with the summer solstice. It’s hard not to feel the energy of the [...]

by don Miguel Ruiz Jr. I began my apprenticeship into my family’s tradition in San Diego, California, when I was fourteen years old. My seventy-nine-year-old grandmother, Madre Sarita, was my teacher and the spiritual head of our family. She was a curandera, a faith healer who helped people in her small temple in Barrio Logan, [...]

by George and Sedena Cappannelli Do you remember dreaming that one day you would be a great writer, painter, or composer? Do you remember wanting to invent a remarkable new product, pitch a perfect game, find the cure to a debilitating illness, rally the troops to save the day, become a great actress, enter the [...]

by Linda M. Potter Mother’s Day, 2013 Dear Favorite Advice Column Guru, It’s me again — the forgotten mother whom nobody appreciates. Here I am sitting by the phone on Mother’s Day, waiting for calls of love and gratitude from my three children — who clearly owe me at least that much for years of [...]

by Cash Peters Many times the single biggest obstacle to getting well is the fact that we don’t believe we can. A few weeks ago, a very famous Hollywood actor asked if he could meet with me. That’s not something that happens every day, I assure you, so I was thrilled, but also, I confess, [...]

by Terri Johansen Yoga comes from an ancient tradition dating back between 3000-4000 years. Yet its popularity today makes it appear modern to those unaware of its history.  The therapeutic effects of yoga allow it to be considered medicinal and scientific.   The original poses are constantly being adapted to make them fresh and relevant to [...]

by Jordan Danz and Clare Jacky There aren’t a lot of people who don’t love a big bowl of pasta. Whether it is served with a bright pesto or a fresh tomato sauce, simple olive oil and garlic, or a creamy vodka sauce, a bowl of pasta always makes me feel warm and homey. But [...]