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“Singing is healing”
Singing, which is even more natural than talking, is one way we reveal ourselves to others. Marco Visscher | May/June 2012 Issue Some people make every effort to sing beautifully. But according to “voice liberator” Jan Kortie, author of Your Soul Wants to Sing, all you need to do is sing Read More...
Orphan drugs find a home
Jan Hermsen | May/June 2012 Issue They’re called “orphan drugs”—medicines for rare disorders, such as Alexander disease, fatal familial insomnia and ACTH deficiency. They are effective, but the pharmaceutical industry, foreseeing insufficient profits from the small patient populations, Read More...
From "me" to "we"
The key to achieving this rebirth, to improving our relationships, our neighborhoods, our towns and cities, and even to tackling the many crises facing the world, lies in reframing the core belief that underpins every aspect of our society: “I win, you lose.” Lynne McTaggart | May/June 2012 Read More...
The power of pronouns
How you change your mind when you choose your words. Inge Schilperoord | May/June 2012 Issue Whether you’re a professional wordsmith looking to loosen a stuck pen or a diarist writing for your own eyes alone, every “free writer” knows the feeling. You stop worrying about structure, Read More...
Donation by design
Jill Starishevsky | May/June 2012 Issue I enthusiastically nominate Joe Witte, who founded the small business MycroBurst together with Zaheer Dodhia. MycroBurst is a competitive, crowdsourcing graphic-design service with prize money, put up by the clients, for the winning designers. But for a Read More...
A seat at the table
[caption id="attachment_245753" align="alignleft" width="333"] Photo: slightly everything via flikr[/caption] Thinking through food can help us ground our values, because food is the perfect metaphor for life. Carolyn Steel | May/June 2012 Issue What is a good life? The question is one we all Read More...
A little help from Mother Nature
Spirituality is all well and good, but as soon as physical symptoms come into play, “enlightenment” often seems just a tad less important. Here are four natural herbs that can help make day-to-day life during menopause a little more pleasant. It’s a good idea to consult your doctor on any Read More...
Menopause experiences
Laarni San Juan, 42 Registered nurse, San Francisco, CA “After delivering my first and only child at age 34, I was diagnosed with premature ovarian failure. I haven’t had a period since, so even though I’m relatively young, you could say I’m in the latter stages of menopause. I’ve Read More...
Time and again
[caption id="attachment_240410" align="alignleft" width="354"] Photo: Alan Cleaver via Flikr[/caption] Only when we see ourselves as creations of time and the past can we begin to live fully in the present. Bryan Hubbard | March/April 2012 Issue Here are two fascinating Read More...
Becoming a verb
Why visionary futurist Barbara Marx Hubbard sees December 22, 2012, not as the end of everything but the beginning of “conscious evolution.” Diane Daniel | March/April 2012 Issue Barbara Marx Hubbard has been expecting for decades. Now she has a due date: December 22, 2012, or, as she calls Read More...