Self

What Is Consciousness?

Konstantin Eriksen, Guest Writer Waking Times  Physics generally ignores it. Medicine frowns upon it. If people could actually change their emotions and thoughts using the principle of “mind over matter,” what would happen to the pharmaceutical drug business, psychiatrists, “therapists,” psychologists, and the like? Most of them would be out of business quickly and only the best …

Death and the After Life

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Waking Times  Everyday in your sleep, nature provides you a tiny glimpse of death. Death is akin to sleep. Sleep provides you deep rest. Sleep heals you, comforts you, and makes you fresh for the next day. Similarly, death provides rest to your soul. What is death? It means dropping the past. You …

Is Nature Somewhere Else?

Laura Grace Weldon, Guest Writer Waking Times We tend to think of nature as separate. We imagine spending time “out there” hiking in some remote wilderness, drinking from mountain streams and observing creatures that have never faced highway traffic. There, in a place far from our busy lives, we might find peace, tranquility and some …

Healthiest Foods Out of Reach For The Majority of The Population

Natasha Longo, Prevent Disease Waking Times To say that the cost of healthy living is out of reach for most people would be an understatement. Low to middle-class subsets of the population have difficulty affording their own rent and mortgage payments let alone clean organic and unprocessed foods. Nutritionally sound chemical-free diets have achieved many …

Update 2012 – Understanding Planetary Ascension

Chris Bourne, Openhand Contributor Waking Times  Much has been written in recent times – especially through 2012 – about our planetary “Ascension”. What exactly does the term mean? What is going on? To me it is an entirely natural evolutionary flow of the universe which although can be explained in scientific terms, can only really be …

Placebos, Nocebos, and Mind Over Matter

Tracy Kolenchuk, Guest Writer Waking Times Our medical system is less comfortable and less effective as studies and results move from the body to the mind, from the mind to the spirit, and from the spirit to the community.  Each of the top layers of the hierarchy of healthiness is studied with fear rather than with respect by …

How to Reprogram Your Subconscious Mind

S. Ali Myers, Guest Writer Waking Times What is the subconscious mind?  What does the subconscious mind do?  Your subconscious mind is your ultimate video, voice, and thought recorder.  From this lifetime and before, your subconscious mind has recorded everything that you’ve seen, heard, thought or experienced. So why haven’t you heard more about the subconscious …

Managing Fear and Anxiety of the Unknown

Stanley Popovich, Contributing Writer Waking Times All most everybody worries about what will happen in the future. The prospect of not knowing if something good or bad will happen to you in the near future can produce a lot of fear and anxiety. As a result, here is a list of techniques and suggestions on …

Just One Can of Soda a Day Raises Aggressive Cancer Risk By 40 Percent

April McCarthy, Prevent Disease Waking Times Men who drink one 300ml can of soda per day are much more likely to require treatment for a serious form of cancer than those who never consumed the drink. A 15-year study found those who drank 300ml of a fizzy drink a day — slightly less than a …

The Path of No Path

Peter Russell, Spirit of Now Waking Times Spiritual teachers with non-dual leanings often say that there is no path to enlightenment. There is nowhere to get to; you are already enlightened, you just do not know it. There is no need for a technique or practice; they will only keep your mind trapped in the …

Human Origins

Chris Bourne, Openhand Contributor Waking Times How did we really evolve? On the surface, our evolution step-by-step from the apes has been heavily researched and documented. Anthropologists would have us believe our original ancestors were two legged homonoids that first stood upright around 4 million years ago. And yet there are still many missing links …

Hyper-Toxicity Syndrome: The Human Body Has Become Polluted

The Health Coach, Contributing Writer Waking Times  Here’s the law of the land which must first be understood, if we are to heal what ails us. As human beings, we come from Planet Earth. Our bodies are made from earthstuff. All of the constituents which comprise the human body come from the earth. All of …

The Tao and The Nature of Confusion

Daikan Basho, Contributing Writer Waking Times  We live in a complex world and simplicity is often difficult to come by. This is especially so in the world of intangible ideas about things such as the future. What the world should look like tomorrow. In seeking to manifest tomorrow, we participate in politics, religion, civics, activism, evangelism …

3 of the Most Potent Healing Foods

Elizabeth Renter, Natural Society Waking Times “Everything you eat is either fighting disease or fueling it.” We know foods have the potential to be healing. What you eat can either harm your health or make it better. And nowhere is that more true than with medicinal foods like garlic, turmeric, and ginger. All three of …

Best Natural Herbs for Anxiety and Depression

Drew Waking Times If you are interested in finding some natural herbs for anxiety attacks and depression, there are many that you can try out. Not all herbs are going to have the same effect in all people, so just because one has worked for a friend or family member does not mean that it …

The Latest Weapon in the War on Cancer: Honey Bees

Mercola  Waking Times Propolis, the “caulk” honeybees use to patch holes in their hives, has been used as a natural remedy since ancient times, treating ills ranging from sore throats and burns to allergies. New research has revealed another exciting use for this seemingly miraculous substance, this time in the fight against cancer. Propolis Slows …

Kaiser Permanente Issues Warning on Genetically Engineered Food

Beyond Pesticides Waking Times A health care institution is weighing in to warn people about potential dangers of genetically engineered (GE) food. On the heels of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ warning on pesticides, the nation’s largest nonprofit health care plan, Kaiser Permanente, has published in its print newsletter, Partners in Health, tips on limiting exposure …

Spirit Tap – How the Manipulators Steal Your Fight

Zen Gardner Ever wonder about all these rousing freedom fighting movies and “outnumbered little guy gets back” scenarios? Don’t they seem counter-productive to the cause of the contained control world we’re being shoe-horned into by the hour? In a world of manipulation and social engineering, why would so many heavily promoted dramas regarding rebellion against …


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