Yoga, Tai Chi and Meditation – Foundations for Wellness
No longer do the Eastern practices of yoga, tai chi and meditation remain esoteric mysteries to us Westerners.
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New Wind Power Design Results in 600x Increase in Power Production
Christina Sarich, Contributor Waking Times While it isn’t free energy just yet, wind power is one of the many clean’er’ energies that can help to eliminate our dependence on the petro dollar and the many environmental and social problems that accompany an oil based society. Just one example of new advances in wind production engines …
Hemp Could Free Us From Oil, Prevent Deforestation, Cure Cancer and It’s Environmentally Friendly – So Why Is It Illegal?
Marco Torres, Prevent Disease Waking Times Hemp is a tall, beautiful and gracious looking annual plant that can reach heights over twelve feet. Although hemp (cannabis sativa) and marijuana (cannabis sativa var. indica) come from a similar species of plant, they are very different and confusion has been caused by deliberate misinformation with far reaching …
How Do the Chinese Treat Arthritis?
Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming, YMAA Waking Times The best way to treat arthritis is to prevent it from happening. However, if it has already occurred, then the appropriate course is to prevent it from getting any worse, and then to rebuild the strength of the joint so that it can resume functioning normally. Generally speaking, if …
Understanding the Ruling Elite
Andy Thomas, New Dawn Waking Times Intense speculation on the ‘ruling elite’ many believe is running the world from behind the scenes can lead to the presumption that it is all-powerful and infallible. But is it? Identifying the human foibles and underlying desires of those who may be planning centralised domination could lead to a …
Community Gardening: The Plot Against Hunger
Christina Sarich, Contributor Waking Times What if you could grow more than 3 tons of organic produce, flowers and herbs annually for an entire community on less than an acre of land? Sound impossible? There are community gardens all over the country doing just that. Often called the ‘new’ green space, community gardens have been …
New Study Links GMO Food To Leukemia
Sayer Ji, Green Med Info Waking Times A new study, yet to receive any media attention, reveals the “leukemogenic” properties of the Bt toxin biopesticides engineered into the vast majority of GMO food crops already within the US food supply. Last September, the causal link between cancer and genetically modified food was confirmed in a …
Inner Peace is World Peace
James C. Wilhelm, Contributor Waking Times Simple life forms first appeared on earth about three and a half billion years ago. These little entities, a form of bacteria known to biologists as prokaryotes, are still with us today. They are made of DNA, proteins and other identifiable structures. As with everything that exists, however, prokaryotes …
Civil Disobedience or Death by Design
Julian Rose, Contributor Waking Times Friends. How much time do we have left? By my clock it’s five minutes past midnight. We are into unchartered territory. Territory where only bravery and vision can hope to cut through the torpor and stupor which is bringing about the designed obsolescence of the human race and the transgenic …
Carrying This Little Light of Mine
Ida Lawrence, Contributor Waking Times When I was very young, my dad would persuade me to sing a song in his church called, “This Little Light of Mine.” The song was about letting your light shine and not hiding it. There were hand gestures that went along with the words. I must have made my …
Making a Living Out of Living (Off-Grid in the Wilderness)
Brad Waters, L.C.S.W., Contributor Waking Times A glimpse into two households living off the grid in the American wilderness. When the sun sets on Charlie Larson’s cabin, he does not flip a light switch- his cabin doesn’t have electricity. It takes several moments longer to reach for his kerosene lamp, strike a match, and adjust …
21 Traits of an Awakening Soul
Christina Sarich, Contributor Waking Times You can say its because of a global shift in consciousness, a destiny we have arrived at due to spiritual evolution, or the outcome of strange times, but, many people all across the globe are going through intense personal changes and sensing an expansion of consciousness. Personal changes of this …
Worldwide ‘March Against Monsanto’ Protests Planned for May 25th
Anthony Gucciardi, Natural Society Waking Times Countless individuals will soon assemble in small and large groups around the nation and the globe alike in protest against Monsanto’s genetic manipulation of the food supply. Organized under the May 25th movement known as the ‘March on Monsanto’, the massive new rally reveals how the grassroots public has truly had …
How to Heal a Planet
Barbara H. Peterson, Guest Waking Times It starts with just one choice… The gift of choice. Ah, yes, that almost always confusing void in the middle of “what should I do” in which one must make a decision. But are our everyday decisions really important? The answer is a resounding YES! It’s not the big …
Why We Must Fight To Label GMOs
Peggy Gannon, Green Med Info Waking Times Since 1994 there’s been an unnatural new player on our grocery store shelves. GMO is short for “genetically modified organism.” It describes foods grown from seeds that have been altered through biotechnology to express certain desirable traits, such as pest resistance. Increasing concerns over genetically modified crops have prompted legislation …
How the Media Prevents Meaningful Discussion About the Condition of Our Environment
Alex Pietrowski, Staff Waking Times For a normal human being who understands the value of having clean air and water to consume, clean soil to grow food in, and of living in a habitat that can support life, it is frustrating to watch one environmental calamity occur, after another without ever seeing a mainstream, non-politicized …
Find Your Truth – The Taoist Teaching of ‘Te’
David James Lees, Guest Waking Times The ancient Chinese Taoist concept of ‘Te’ (pronounced ‘day’) is one of the lesser known but nevertheless vital teachings of Taoist philosophy passed to me by my Masters in the sacred Wudang Mountains of China. You may have encountered the word ‘Te’ when reading the classic Taoist texts the …
Chemo and Radiation Actually Make Cancer More Malignant
Sayer Ji, Green Med Info Waking Times Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the developed world, and yet we are still in the dark ages when it comes to treating and understanding it. The colossal failure of conventional cancer treatments reflects a fundamental misunderstanding of what cancer – the “enemy” – actually is. For …
Moving Through Fear
Ida Lawrence, Contributor Waking Times Life is becoming more sacred, more holy, more synchronistic, more spiritually sustaining every day. When the darkness increases, the light moves in its own evolution. As we renew our dedication, the possibility of a new heaven and a new earth, as promised, enters into the feeling of daily life. More …
The Second Coming of Psychedelics
Don Lattin, Spirituality & Health Waking Times Ric Godfrey had the shakes. At night, his body temperature would drop and he’d start to tremble. During the day, he was jumpy. He was always looking around, always on edge. His vibe scared the people around him. He couldn’t hang on to a job. He started drinking …