Help Haiti
Posted by Margaret in News on 15. Jan, 2010 | 0 Comments
The news from Haiti’s January 12’s massive earthquake is horrific. Estimates of the death toll are staggering and continue to rise. Following is a list of reputable organizations to which you can donate to help (you can even donate via text—it can’t get much easier than that):
Partners In Health: www.pih.org, 617-432-5256
Doctors Without Borders: www.doctorswithoutborders.org, 888-392-0392
Oxfam America: www.oxfamamerica.org, 800-77-OXFAM [...]
The Grounded Traveler
Posted by Margaret in Yoga on 26. Dec, 2009 | 0 Comments
If you’re planning to travel this holiday season… here are some tips to prevent anxiety and restlessness, and make any trip more relaxing.
Establishing a rhythm is easy at home, where you control your schedule and can settle into a comfortable routine. But when you’re traveling (for business or for pleasure), that rhythm is disrupted, which [...]
Meditation
Posted by Margaret in Yoga on 02. Dec, 2009 | 1 Comment
Through your practice of yoga, you’ve enhanced both your abilities to concentrate and to relax—the two most important requirements for a meditation practice. Now you can begin a meditation practice of your own.
What Is Meditation?
In the Yoga Sutra, Patanjali gives instruction on how to meditate and describes that yoga (or union) happens when the mind [...]
Food, Inc.
Posted by Margaret in Books, Nutrition on 16. Nov, 2009 | 2 Comments
Food, Inc. reveals surprising—and often shocking truths—about what we eat, how it’s produced, who we have become as a nation and where we are going from here.
The book explores challenges raised by the movie in 13 essays by experts featured in the film including…
Eric Schlosser on the industrialization of our food supply. Michael Pollan [...]
Vegetarian Kids Grow Up Just Fine
Posted by Margaret in Nutrition on 13. Nov, 2009 | 1 Comment
“Toddlers who refuse to eat furry animals; teenagers who suddenly hate everything their parents cook; children of vegetarian parents. Whether it’s your choice or theirs, raising a vegetarian kid can be a challenge. As vegetarianism becomes more accepted and maybe even more common – and that includes the nation’s younger set – here’s the good [...]
