Dead Set on Living You know when people ask you, “If you could host the ultimate dinner party, who would be on the guest list?” Dead Set on Living: On Making the Difficult but Beautiful Journey from F**cking Up to Waking Up reads like the transcript of the best dinner party ever. If you [...]
Nature is the Ultimate Teacher Today’s lesson is simple: Step outside and learn from the ultimate teacher. Nature is our guiding light when it comes to cycles and rhythms. She functions under a perfect ebb and flow of counterbalancing principles. Heat and cold balance with light and dark. Growth and decay are fully realized in [...]
Photo Courtesy of the Flex Company The following organic, natural, and toxin-free brands include manufacturers and distributors of underwear, liners, pads, tampons, cups, and discs. Cutting-edge designs include the use of body-safe, technologies that emphasize comfort, security and sustainability. Obtaining these organic menstrual products is made even easier with the proliferation of [...]
How to be an Engaged Citizen and Live a Purpose-Driven Life Advocacy, community engagement, civic leadership, and wellness comprise my core values as well as my areas of professional focus. I have worked in both public and private sectors to promote the yogic ideals of service and engagement in everyday life. These ideals are part [...]
Dr. Tererai Trent has a story to tell. In The Awakened Woman: Remembering & Reigniting Our Sacred Dreams, she recounts her own personal journey from a rural cow herding village in Zimbabwe, where she married young, to earning multiple degrees in the United States culminating in a PhD. This journey serves as a foundation for [...]
How to Survive Your Childhood Now That You’re an Adult by Ira Israel is both scholarly and accessible. Ira Israel is a prolific and accomplished psychotherapist, meditation teacher, and author. He graduated from University of Pennsylvania and subsequently studied for 25 years in Paris, India, Los Angeles, Connecticut, and Santa Barbara. Israel earned graduate degrees [...]
Musician Chris Brown. Photo by Kirsten Ritchie Chris Brown as a Musical Activist When Hugh Christopher Brown built a studio on Wolfe Island, in Ontario, Canada, he didn't know the effects it would have. It was only after some time when he realized that it would inspire him to enter the nearby prison [...]
The Tzu Chi Thousands of Helping Hands Charity Art Performance raises funds for this faith-based organization's global acts of compassion. The worldwide nonprofit spiritual organization Tzu Chi spreads a mission and a message. In Southern California and beyond, the worldwide nonprofit organization Tzu Chi spreads the message that giving awakens kindness and [...]
When it comes to cooking outdoors and backyard BBQs, pizza may not be the first menu item on your mind. Why not? Well, it’s a bit of a commitment to install a wood-fired pizza oven in an outdoor kitchen and most of the current grilling options can be hit or miss. Enter Uuni’s portable wood-fired [...]
Kelsey Patel and the Magic of Morning Routine No matter what type of sleeper you are or how much you love (or don't love) mornings, everyone can agree that how you spend this time can impact the flow of the rest of your day. In my own life, I love bringing the [...]