Date: 2009-01-06
These words in the Declaration of Independence launched the United States of America as a new nation in the New World. A nation totally different than any other at the time, and one that would evolve and grow to become beacon of hope and an example that others would emulate. “The Pursuit of Happiness” Unfortunately, we often downplay Happiness and think of it as a byproduct of other things,...
Date: 2008-12-29
As adults, especially in these trying times, "happiness" does not hold for us the same meaing that it did as when we were young. Is it possible (or even correct) to strive for happiness when there is strife all around us? As we move more and more towards a global community of sustainability, David Pond, author of The Pursuit of Happiness, explains the interdependent nature of true happiness.
Date: 2008-09-29
Back in the “dark ages” (say, circa 1990), everything was just a little bit different. Calling a friend if you weren’t home meant digging for a quarter and locating a phone booth. If you got lost while driving, first, you had to admit it, then, you had to stop to check the gritty map on the gas station wall or hope for a kind attendant to help you find your way again. God forbid you had a curious...
Date: 2008-08-06
From How to Heal with the Color by Ted Andrews We can use color therapy to balance ourselves every day. In this way, we keep ourselves stronger, more balanced, and more vibrant…One of the easiest ways to accomplish this balancing is with simple color swatches that can be bought for two to three dollars at any fabric store. Most fabric stores sell felt or other cloth squares for about...
Date: 2008-07-21
From Chakra Therapy, by Keith Sherwood In the Ajna meditation, you will get in touch with the quality that harmonizes everything within you. To begin the Ajna meditation, find a comfortable position with your back straight. Close your eyes and begin breathing yogically. Breathe deeply through your nose without separation between inhalation and exhalation, and feel yourself relaxing. Take your...
Date: 2008-07-15
A friend of mine recently posed an impossible hypothetical question. If you had to choose to live your life enjoying just one of the following—books, movies, or music—which would it be? I thought about it for about a quarter of a second and said books, like it was a foregone conclusion. Books have always been my main muse, shaping my education, life path, and career. But, in letting...
Date: 2003-10-20
Paramhansa Swami Satyananda Saraswati's Yoga Chakra Breathing for Brain Hemisphere Integration By 1966 Swami Satyananda had commenced releasing hitherto unknown Tantric meditation techniques to the Western world. One of the most powerful of his ...
