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Tapping Into Health
By gently accessing the body’s meridian system, “emotional freedom techniques” can help resolve stress, anxiety and phobias. Marieke Verhoeven | September/October Issue Is there anything bothering you that we can work on during the session?” emotional freedom technique (EFT) practitioner Read More...
Working on the Future
Wait for politicians to solve the economic crisis? No thanks. Some Greeks are doing it for themselves. Maarten van der Schaaf | September/October 2012 Issue In a crumbling covered market in Athens’ Kypseli neighborhood, Mitsi Vrassivanopoulou mans a buffet table filled with Greek Read More...
Great! What’s Next?
Being an intelligent optimist is a discipline that invites us to live in possibility, says Ben Zander, conductor of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra and co-author of The Art of Possibility. Jurriaan Kamp | September/October 2012 Issue In 2002, Benjamin Zander, conductor of the Boston Read More...
Tree of Life
This bonsai tree is striking as well as smart: it uses solar energy to recharge your phone. The Electree’s 27 photovoltaic panels can load a battery inside the pot in 36 hours. The user plugs in a phone or other device using a USB cable. The 15-inch tree is sold partly assembled, so the user can Read More...
Don’t Worry, Be Healthy
The adage, “Don’t worry, be happy,” suddenly has a lot more weight behind it, thanks to the latest medical research. In the first-ever systematic review of happiness and heart health, researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston have found that a positive outlook on life can Read More...
Monumental Miniatures
Dalton Ghetti has never sharpened a pencil using a pencil sharpener. Even as a young boy, he used a razor blade to scrape the wood and graphite with great care. And he retained the skill: To this day, Ghetti uses a similar razor blade to whittle his pencils. Ghetti, a native of Brazil who has Read More...
“The Mind is the Doctor”
Rob Williams and the art of nurturing positive, life-transforming beliefs. Jurriaan Kamp | September/October 2012 Issue Ever since he saw Disney’s animated classic Fantasia as a young boy, Rob Williams has dreamed of being a magician. Now, a half-century later, he might just have become one. Read More...
Sacred Alchemy
How to turn the Seven Deadly Sins into seven divine blessings. Diana Rico | September/October 2012 Issue It’s 2002, and I’m in the tiny dressing room of the midtown Los Angeles studio where I’ve been taking salsa lessons. I’m all wound up, ready to perform in public for the first time. Read More...
The Employee Always Knows Best
In 2006, after a less than illustrious career in the restaurant business, 31-year-old Ben Zempel got a job with wholesaler Costco. That wouldn’t be remarkable in itself, but Zempel has Down syndrome. Since he got the job, he’s happier than ever, according to his mom, Jane. “To say Ben loves Read More...
Listening is Learning
Everyone can learn how to resolve the conflicts in their lives, says psychologist and mediator John Kinyon. His method combines conflict resolution, Nonviolent communication and the science of habit change. Elleke Bal | September/October Issue 2012 John Kinyon is a quiet, unassuming man who loves Read More...