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By Deepak Chopra and Annie Bond
Surrender to Be Alive
You can be alive as you want to be through a process known as surrender. This is the next step in conquering death. Surrender is the act …
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Peaches and Cream Mask – DIY Diva
At the end of the summer and early fall especially, there is a lot of old tan skin sloughing off the body. Such a season is ideal for doing a body Peaches and Cream Mask, especially so because peaches are ripe and abundant in the markets.
Peaches are rich in skin softening enzymes, and cream is a natural alpha-hydroxy acid...
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Adapted from The Sexual Herbal, Prescriptions for Enhancing Love and Passion, by Brigitte Mars, A.H.G.
For adults, decor in the bedroom should focus on pairs; solitary items and images promote independence, rather than harmonious relationships. If …
Book excerpt adapted from Living with Joy, by Sanaya Roman.
Achieving clarity involves seeing the larger picture, a longer time frame, a bigger perspective. The larger your view, the clearer you can be. The ability of …
We are dedicated advocates of the axiom “you are where you eat.” While it is easy to rationalize that “one meal” can’t really have a big impact on our overall diet, in a culture that …
By Deepak Chopra and Annie Bond
Deepak: By listening to your body and responding to it with awareness, you tap into the field of infinite possibility, where the natural experience is peace, harmony, and joy.
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It has been especially during the harvest food times that I’ve looked out my window at my good, round, tumbler-type composter with guilt. It feels terrible to throw all the tips of carrots and corn …
Hi Annie,
In your book “Better Basics for the Home” you mention that citrus peel extract is effective in fighting flea’s. The only place I’ve been able to find it are places like iherb.com and it …
The harvest season is a time when most of us are more in touch with plants and their gifts than at any time of year. Roses are dropping their petals, herbs are full height and …
Yesterday, I was perusing my town’s farmers’ market, and was pleased to find local, organic versions of all the ingredients needed to make my absolute favorite summer meal. The meal? Pasta with roasted garlic, …
This photo is of the lumper potato! The Irish Potato Famine, which killed thousands of people and caused millions to emigrate in the 1840s, was caused by reliance on one kind of potato — the …
Someone sent me an email with all of these incredible photos from a sandcastle contest in Oregon — all I can say is WOW!! This was my personal favorite.
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Earthquakes and Volcanoes-Global Warming Connection Eco-Fail
Global warming’s link to volcanoes, earthquakes, landslides, tsunamis, etc. – The Royal Society of Scientists. Eco-Fail.
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Stomp Out Loud! – Video
Rhythm using brooms, pots and pans, and basketballs…how wonderful!! Stomp Out Loud, directed by Luke Cresswell, is an amazing musical created with recycled materials and choreography. What do we need with expensive drumsets when this …
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Theo Jansen’s Sand Beast – Video
Theo Jansen is an engineer – but he’s also an artist: he’s a kinetic sculptor. The dutch genius (I use that word with complete faith in its accuracy – and you will, too, …
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Try This Instead of Bleach – Annie’s Advice
Whitening clothes and sinks isn’t that easy without bleach, and although I have tried, I haven’t had much luck using hydrogen peroxide as a whitener.
Why avoid bleach? Breathing in the fumes of cleaners …
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