World Yoga Leader Iyengar Visiting U.S. This Fall

B.K.S. Iyengar, widely considered to be the world's greatest living yoga teacher and largely responsible for the huge popularity of yoga in the West, will make an historic and rare visit to the United States this fall, coinciding with the release of his fourth major book, Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom (Rodale, October 2005). During his Light on Life 2005 tour, Iyengar will make major appearances in San Francisco (10/3), Los Angeles (10/5), Boston … [Read more...]

A New Dispensation

"You have free choice, dear Human Being, and among all the freedoms you have is the freedom to embrace the love of God in your life and walk out of here differently than you came in. And that is the truth." - Kryon, through Lee CarrollThe loving energy that fills a room during a channeling of the angel Kryon, through Del Mar, Calif., resident Lee Carroll, is unmistakable for those attuned to such vibrations. Eye contact is not averted among gatherers. Connections, non-verbal and … [Read more...]

The Pleiadians: channeled by Jules Kennedy

An excerpt from The Risen, a text of valuable information for present-day consciousness We are with you today as always to enforce and define for you, intention. It is very important when creating on the ascension plane to be clear in intention. Your intention is to serve and be served for the highest good of all concerned. The highest good, however, may be deceiving. First and foremost, as co-creator with the God source, you must be served with intent for your own personal highest good in mind. … [Read more...]

The Last Word:: from the Editor

Walk carefully through the mist, ever mindful of snake holes and tree limbs that come to life, and climb up to the overlook. From here, where the sun shines directly overhead, you can scan the horizon, the fog filling the valleys below, the sea glistening many miles away in the hazy distance. Sit down with me on the green and consider a young chap named Harry Potter and consider how much the world has fallen in love with him. Young Harry, as the story goes, was orphaned as a babe, his parents … [Read more...]

The Miracle of Coconut Oil

Do you eat low-fat and fat-free foods and shun fat at every opportunity to avoid gaining weight? If so, that may be one of your problems. The belief that eating fat makes you fat is no longer considered accurate. Some fats can actually help you lose excess weight. Adding fat into your diet may be the key in helping you shed spare pounds you've been struggling with for years. Not all fats, however, are alike. Some fats promote weight loss better than others. One fat in particular is gaining a … [Read more...]

Shaping and Directing the World with Intention

I have contemplated the word intention frequently of late, as it is a word and concept that has come into the awareness of a growing portion of the consciousness of humanity. I have always accepted intention, for part of my existence for Mama Earth is intentional by nature. After clarifying my own interpretation of intention, I would love to share with you how I use it to shape, direct and initiate the natural world. I begin by knowing what I have in mind to achieve. Then I initiate great … [Read more...]

Do-It-Yourself Natural Products

A friend of mine with a beautiful, glowing complexion recently confessed that she uses a high-grade olive oil as a daily moisturizer. The other day, a woman who has given facials in spas for 25 years mentioned that she rubs herself down with olive oil before going in the sauna to keep her skin soft and supple all winter long. She also takes real milk baths. And even though she sells cosmetics, she said you could do just as well with olive oil as a moisturizer and bananas and avocadoes for facial … [Read more...]

Fringe Festival Celebrates Performing Arts

MINNEAPOLIS - The Minnesota Fringe, the largest non-juried performing arts festival in the nation and the third largest Fringe in North America, celebrates its 12th year August 4 to 14 in more than 20 different venues throughout the Loring Park, Downtown, Uptown and Lyn-Lake areas. With more than 800 performances of 160 different shows and a projected attendance of 50,000, the Fringe continues as one of the top summer events in the Twin Cities. Theater companies and individual performers from … [Read more...]

Nourishing Your Brain: Ayurvedic Approaches to Preventing Alzheimer’s

As birthdays keep coming around, wouldn't it be nice to feel like you were "youthing" instead of "aging"? That balance and clarity were growing, instead of fading? New approaches are showing promising results of reversing the aging trends, even in cases of brain deterioration such as Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's is the most common cause of dementia, a brain disorder affecting a person's memory and ability to articulate and think clearly. About 4.5 … [Read more...]

Conversations With God: The Human Story

LOS ANGELES - Hundreds of aspiring actors, actresses and fans of the internationally bestselling book series Conversations with God will descend upon Ashland, Ore., on August 22-26 to audition for a role in the movie by the same name. Hopefuls will come from as far as Australia, Ireland and all across America to audition for a part in this touching human story. Screen Actors Guild and non-union auditions for Conversations with God, the dramatic feature, will be held at the Ashland Springs Hotel … [Read more...]