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I feel like I just uncovered a major secret–how the Dalai Lama deals with stress. Here’s his wonderfully honest, simple prescription: “Every day I experience the benefits of having peace of mind. It is very good for the body. As you might imagine, I am quite a busy many with many responsibilities, deciding on policies, traveling, and making speeches.…

There’s something so soothing about a nice flickering candle–in the tub, at dinner, before bed, or on your altar if you have one. But for years now I’ve been careful to avoid burning anything but soy wax and beeswax because of the polluting nature of regular paraffin candles–both in the larger environmental sense and the home/body…

I have a cousin who’s a homeopath, and for months she’d been asking if she could “give me a bath.” I’d heard about–and been intrigued by–the practice, which is different from a standard homeopathy treatment in which remedies are taken orally, but is a longstanding tradition in anthroposophic medicine. So I agreed to take the…

Many thanks to Therese over at Beyond Blue for the fun, fabulous interview she did with us! We are looking forward to returning the favor and getting some juicy tidbits from Therese very soon, so stay tuned. Click here for the whole interview, but meantime here’s a preview, in answer to Therese’s question about why…

Are you looking at your day and feeling frazzled, over-committed, and stressed?  Try to set some better boundaries to rein in the frazz.  In her “10 Ways to Say No” gallery, Therese suggests that you fill your calendar with “appointments” that might include things like hot bubble baths or quiet time.  That way, you can…

We try and steer away from politics here, but we are openly swooning over the Obamas’ decision to grow a vegetable garden on the White House lawn. According to The New York Times, it will have 55 varieties of vegetables, including kale, collards, arugula, and chard. There will also be a patch of berries, herbs like…

Today’s Google logo rendering is amazing! In case you don’t recognize it, the drawing is by Eric Carle in honor of his classic children’s book “The Very Hungry Caterpillar,” which turns 40 this year.  And since it’s Foodie Friday over here at Fresh Living, we thought it was especially appropriate to post. As a small kid,…

The vernal equinox (which came at 7:44 this morning) is a powerful event for me, maybe the most powerful of the year, astrologically speaking.  It’s powerful because it’s attached to a memory, a strange, sweet, strong memory.  Care to hear a story? My junior year of college, I spent spring break in Cancun with my…

I wanted to share this lovely poem by Rumi, the ancient Sufi poet. If you’re not aware of him, his poems are about divine longing, the sweet yearning for a gigantic, bigger-than-earth-and-humans love. Some Kiss We Want There is some kiss we want withour whole lives, the touch of spirit on the body. Seawaterbegs the pearl to break…

Lots of health items in the news this week.  For your perusal, thoughts, and comments: Religious people who are suffering from terminal cancer are three times as likely to pursue aggressive, life-prolonging treatments like mechanical ventilators than those who do not profess a religious faith, according to a new study. “People think that spiritual patients…
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