A prominent psychiatrist called for the study of yoga to be a national priority last week, stating, “If there was a drug that could mimic the effects of yoga, it would probably be the world’s best-selling drug.” In an interview on the CBS show This Morning, P. Murali Doraiswamy, M.D., professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral [...]
A Russian scientist is trying to convince people they can change the world simply by using their own energy. He claims that thinking in a certain way can have a positive or negative effect on the surrounding environment. “We are developing the idea that our consciousness is part of the material world and that with [...]
From a distance, it is its shiny exterior that first catches the eye. As you step closer, a rooftop solar panel, an outdoor security light and a roof overhang make Nosango Plaatjie’s shack stand out amid the sprawling cluster of makeshift wooden structures and rusty corrugated iron dwellings where her neighbors live. Welcome to the [...]
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A group devoted to creating alternative energy jobs in Central Appalachia is building a first for West Virginia’s southern coalfields region this week – a set of rooftop solar panels, assembled by unemployed and underemployed coal miners and contractors. The 40- by 15-foot solar array going up on a doctor’s office in [...]
The election on Tuesday of five new women to the U.S. Senate, four of them Democrats, will bring to 20 the number of “Gentle ladies” in Congress’ upper chamber. With the retirements of Republican Sens. Kay Bailey Hutchison and Olympia Snowe, the steady increase in numbers of Senate women was expected to stop in 2012. [...]
No power or water, fuel shortages and limited transportation has made life pretty darn difficult for the East Coast. But it’s usually in times of need that the best of mankind emerges. And so, we’ve been seeing wonderful examples of human kindness and generosity over the last few days — from free pizza in the [...]
Every five years, the Focolare movement organizes an event called the Genfest which unites youth from across the continents for the purpose of “building bridges” of unity among people who aim to construct a better world of love, peace, and fraternity. The Genfest took place in Budapest, Hungary from August 31 till September 2, 2012 [...]
Peace Day – A Day of Gratitude & Thanks . Please get involved visit http://www.peaceinourlifetime.org/get_involved
At first glance, Ein Prat, one of the many natural and historic sites hidden in the northern Judean Desert, looks like any other picnic site around the world. Large wooden tables and long benches are located strategically under shady trees on either side of a bubbling brook. Clusters of friends and family relax and enjoy [...]
Dr. Sanjay Gupta shows how mobile farmer’s markets help fill the void of healthy foods in urban neighborhoods.