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Fresh Living is, as you know, a holistic health blog.  But we’ve–so far–refrained from a single post about the biggest health-related issue before the chattering class: health care reform.  There are reasons for that, including our desire to focus more on our–and your–lives and the healthy choices we can make, as opposed to the public…

It may seem odd to talk about an exercise you do at the end of your day at the beginning, but bear with me. One of my job perks is that many cool books land on my desk, the latest being Matrix Meditations by Victor Daniels and Kooch N. Daniels. It’s full of wonderfully varied,…

I’ve been thinking about attention a lot lately–different kinds and how I can possibly get a handle of directing it a little better–lately it’s kind of an unpredictable boat, sometimes staying exactly on-course, other times getting swept out to Facebook sea before I even know what”s happened. Today, I became ultra-aware of at least two…

My day just got a little brighter when I learned that Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, the inspired pair that brought us the music and movie Once, have a new album coming out October 27. How’s this for a powerful title?  The album is going to be called “Strict Joy.”  Sigh.  Yes, please. Glen and…

Eeeehn!  Have you yawned yet this morning?  Yawning is a reflex, sort of like a Control-Alt-Delete for the brain and the body.  When you yawn, you inhale deeply and oxygenate your blood.  You also stretch open your ears and gain brief access to that TMJ jaw joint that gives so many of us tightness and…

Ok, so I am possibly a little quiz-happy these days.  I think it’s a symptom of summer, a time when I either want to be outside riding my bike or inside (if I have to) exercising my brain. My latest quiz offering is this collection of famous quotes about health.  For examps: “Early to bed,…

  I am very psyched that Beliefnet did a lead about readers’ vacation photos and featured mine. So if that purple starfish got you intrigued, here are some more of my Hollyhock and Vancouver photos. It’s amazing how relaxed I feel just clicking through these, like it’s triggering my body to remember how good I…

“Smile, breathe, and go slowly.” — Thich Nhat Hanh Need more morning inspiration? Read our whole Fresh Morning collection!

Wow, all you need is love and the entire Beatles music catalog, digitally remastered. All you Beatles fans, take note: Your favorite songs–all 12 albums of them–have been cleaned up–pops and clicks removed and volume levels boosted–and for a limited time the CDs will be embedded with documentaries of each album. It’s timed to coincide with…

A funny (not ha-ha funny) thing happened this weekend–our gorgeous apple-green kitchen countertop slab got dropped at the workshop, and it broke.  So now, the kitchen that we were hoping to be able to move into and use within the next 2 weeks will not be finished until late September or early October. Instead of…
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