By Yao Xiao: Yao Xiao is a China-born illustrator based in New York City. Yao Xiao creates artwork depicting a poetic visual world where complex concepts and human emotions are examined, amplified, and given physical form. Her work has helped people all over the globe connect at unique moments, from the celebration of the 20 Year…
Stephen Dinan of The Shift Network writes: This year, I’m giving birth to the most important book of my life, one 10 years in the making…. Sacred America, Sacred World: Fulfilling Our Mission in Service to All offers a visionary roadmap for evolving beyond partisan bickering into fulfilling our sacred mission. It’s full of inspiring…
PL Chang of The Mind Unleashed writes: The word “heart” is an anagram for the word “earth”. Hence, the phrase “home is where the heart is”. How the Human Heart Functions as a Second Brain Because the heart generates the strongest electromagnetic field, the information stored in its electromagnetic field affects every organ and cell…
Jess Stuart of Tiny Buddha writes: “Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.” ~Jim Rohn We spend so much of our days at work, it makes sense that we should enjoy it, but many of us are not that lucky. Too many people work in…
Samantha Greene of Collective Evolution writes: Bloating is the single most common digestive complaint afflicting people today, with millions around the world suffering from it, yet it is also one of the least understood. We try to do all the right things — avoid common allergens and inflammatory foods like gluten, sugar, and dairy, limit…
Lauren Meeks of Tiny Buddha writes: “No friendship is an accident.” –O. Henry, Heart of the West Recently I was telling a friend how grateful I was that she had initiated a get-together. “No one ever reaches out to me,” I complained. “I feel like I am the one driving all of my relationships.” “Well,”…
“Enlightenment is our true, inner nature” says Author Frank M. Wanderer Ph.D. Unfortunately, most of us don’t even know this about ourselves because we don’t take the time out to focus on our inner state. If we focus we will reach a brief moment of alert consciousness, which will allow our thoughts to be free…
Katie the “Wellness Mama” writes: If you’ve paid a little extra for healthy food, or even produced it yourself, you know the value of using up every last bit. Many of my recipes rely on eggs as a healthy protein source, but have you ever thought about holding on to those eggshells? And I’m not…
Katie, the “Wellness Mama” writes: Sugar is everywhere in the modern diet and there’s no doubt that it’s making us obese, fatigued, and sick. You can’t turn on the television without one commercial after another advertising candy, soda, or sugary breakfast cereals. While many of us have an intuition or research that makes us leery…
From an article on David Wolfe.com: Water fluoridation has been around since 1951 and today affects the tap water supply for two-thirds the population of the U.S. And that is not the only means through which we are exposed to fluoride; bottled water manufacturers in the U.S. are not required to disclose how much fluoride…