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Fans of “The Secret” will want to read about ABC’s “Nightline” show that included experts expounding on the best and worst ways to interpret the “Law of Attraction” philosophy. (Including one of Beliefnet’s own editors, Valerie Reiss.) The show inspired a lot of lively blog talk that you can check out here. Here’s an excerpt…

Diane Sawyer mentioned Friday morning on ABC’s “Good Morning America” program that this Emily Dickinson poem is Elizabeth Edwards’ favorite. Hope Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul, And sings the tune–without the words, And never stops at all, And sweetest in the gale is heard; And sore must be the…

The new yoga teacher I’m seeing every Thursday at 4 p.m. is a wonderfully odd duck. Last week, she played a depressing Nick Drake tune at what’s supposed to be the most blissful, relaxed moment of class. Yesterday–ZAP! POW! CRASH!–she played the highly-orchestrated “Superman Returns” summer-movie soundtrack through the first hour of a ninety-minute Ashtanga…

Lots of disagreement today regarding Al Gore’s weight, and what he should do about it. Writes CM reader Laurie Sue: “Weight gained via trauma-based consumption holds the trauma in place. And he, as a public figure who was beloved and selected by over half our country, is an icon to us. Recognizing that he is…

It bothers me that Al Gore is holding onto the weight he’s gained. Not because I’m anti-fat. Not because I want him to run again. But because I’ve always believed that his weight gain was due to the personal trauma of winning the popular vote and losing the election, and that in the early years…

Thank you, James Keough, for telling us how we can sensibly sustain our bone health, in the April 2007 issue of “Alternative Medicine” magazine. In a courageous article titled “Bones of Contention,” Keough explains how osteoporosis is being “sold” to us as “a silent crippler” by phamaceutical companies dying to profit by our rampaging fears…

I don’t know, seems to me that when you’re young and cute and active, you have a few years where what you eat barely matters. But here are some vegetarians who’ve submitted themselves to a “Most Sexy Vegetarian” contest. Have a look!

New York-based writer Colin Beavan has launched a marvelous blog about how he, his wife and two-year-old are striving to have “no impact” on the current warming of our planet. His blog (which already has a great archive of posts) is called “No Impact Man.” And you’ve got to read the whole subhead, since the…

Since we were recently speaking about “The Secret” and how some people might see illness as something the sufferer brought on or “created,” I went back to a blog post integral philosopher Ken Wilber wrote about his own health, in which he discussed how one might view major illnesses through the prism of karma. After…

Here is a wonderful passage from Vedic astrologer James Kelleher’s website in which he describes the beauty and pandemonium of India as he searches for a spiritual teacher. He is a young man here in 1975, describing how, despite being new to Bombay and on foot, he finally locates the Hindi saint Beedi Baba by…
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