What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets
Posted by Margaret in Books, Nutrition on 11. Aug, 2010 | 0 Comments
According to photographer Peter Menzel and his wife Faith D’Aluisio, their new book, What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets, is a display of daily diets that has gotten people thinking.
Their goal is to get readers to compare and contrast — to situate one’s personal diet. How does your diet compare to the [...]
Family Planning for our Future
Posted by Margaret in News on 09. Aug, 2010 | 0 Comments
One of my passions is improving women’s health on and off the yoga mat. As an advocate of public health, I believe that investing in women will benefit current and future generations.
The international community has agreed that reproductive choice is a basic human right. But without access to relevant information and high-quality services, that right cannot be [...]
The Nature of Impermanence
Posted by Margaret in Yoga on 17. May, 2010 | 0 Comments
As Buddha said, impermanence is the nature of the human condition. This is a truth we know in our minds but tend to resist in our hearts. Change happens all around us, all the time, yet we long for the predictable, the consistent. We want the reassurance that comes from things remaining the same. Yoga [...]
International Women’s Day 3/8/10
Posted by Margaret in Events on 09. Mar, 2010 | 0 Comments
Equal Rights, Equal Opportunities: Progress for All
International Women’s Day (8 March) is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future.
“Gender equality and women’s empowerment are fundamental to the global mission of the United Nations to achieve equal rights and dignity for all… But equality for women and [...]
Discover your Dosha
Posted by Margaret in Yoga on 27. Jan, 2010 | 0 Comments
Ayurveda is the “science or knowledge of life.” It dates back 5,000 years to the ancient Sanskrit texts, the Vedas. Ayurveda is a system of healing and energy management that takes into consideration physical constitution, emotional nature and spiritual outlook. According to this philosophy, universal life force manifests as three different energies, or doshas.
The [...]
