Yesterday, I learned of the death of a favorite uncle. This column is for his surviving wife, Mary. There is no known medication for grieving. Healing from grief requires time. It requires understanding. You need to allow for emotional pain. You need long-term supportive connection with the living. You need to talk about the dead. You need to strengthen your positive memories. James Fogarty, Ph.D., wrote a book, When Grief Becomes Complicated. In it he lists some of the "risk factors" … [Read more...]
Are You Lactose Intolerant?
Lactose is a kind of sugar that is found in milk and milk products. It is made up of two smaller sugars, glucose and galactose. For lactose to be digested and absorbed by the cells that line the small intestine, it must be broken down into these two smaller, simpler sugars. The process of breaking down milk sugar can only happen when the enzyme lactase is present in the gut. Lactase is manufactured by our bodies and is found in the small intestine. When the amount of lactase our bodies produce … [Read more...]
Fargo Holistic Expo 2008: Conversations with our Key Presenters
HEALING ON THE PRAIRIE 2:15 to 4:15 p.m. Sunday, April 20 - A panel discussion with some of Fargo Moorhead's top holistic practitioners, moderated by Troy Parkinson, a Fargo-based filmmaker and medium. Come and hear what holistic healing techniques are available in the Fargo/Moorhead area and experience some of the modalities yourself! This insightful panel will discuss some of the alternative options available for healing, they will demonstrate some of their techniques and there will also be an … [Read more...]
Hypnosis for Health
What are the top ways people choose to get healthy and fit? Lose weight, stop smoking and exercise more. Typically, when people want to get healthy, they think about their body and the physical ways they can achieve it. But the equation for health starts earlier. To create sustainable health, we also need to address our emotional body. When our emotional body is healthy, our physical body can achieve greater goals, greater rewards and even maintain them over time!The truth is this: excess food, … [Read more...]
Organic News
"USDA Organic" personal care sales explodeAlthough the figures for 2007 indicate records sales for "organic" personal care products, the majority of those products were not certified under the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Organic Program. It has been two years since the Organic Consumers Association (OCA) and Dr. Bronner's sued the USDA and forced the agency into agreeing to allow personal care products that meet USDA food-grade organic standards to bear the … [Read more...]
Fargo Holistic Expo 2008: Conversations with our Key Presenters
ECHO BODINE 2:15 to 4:15 p.m. Saturday, April 19 - "Do You Know How Gifted You Are?" Do you ever get pictures in your head that are an answer to a prayer? Do random thoughts pop into your head from time to time that give you the guidance you've been searching for? Have you noticed that those gut hunches you get, that the inner knowing you have is always accurate? Do your hands heat up when you're around someone in pain? Many of us chalk these experiences up to coincidence, but the … [Read more...]
The Healing Funeral
I recently attended the memorial service of a friend who was loved and respected by many. Ron was a conscious husband and father who contributed a great deal of his skill, time and money to community service. Ron was also highly dedicated to his spiritual path, and he strove to live with clarity and joy. He moved through the process of his passing with extraordinary consciousness and remembrance of the presence of God. Ron's memorial service reflected his positive nature. Before a large crowd, … [Read more...]
Ancient Wisdom for a Modern World
"The wisdom of the ages." These simple words have the power to transport us from a place of devastation to a state of mind anchored deeply in the earth, like a rock that is steadfast and welcoming, having weathered the greatest of storms and remained strong. I see my ancestors on this rock, moored securely from the storm and then standing on it to celebrate the birth of a glorious new day.This thought, "the wisdom of the ages," gives me a sense of well-being that fills me … [Read more...]
Letters
To the Editor,We want to let you know we are very concerned with the Edge life magazine endorsing one of the candidates for President.We believe we all need to be involved with the future of our country and believe we all have our individual beliefs about who will do the best job.Our concern is this...we feel as an advertiser and advocate of a Higher consciousness for all of us to create an enlightened life, we are implied members of the Edge Life family. We believe people will see our implied … [Read more...]
A Commuter’s Guide to Enlightenment
An excerpt from the book "A Commuter's Guide to Enlightenment" (Llewellyn) available in bookstores and online. Visit www.llewellyn.com. Are you a commuter fed up with the daily grind? I was too until a light bulb went off in my head and I discovered a way to use meditation activity, practical traveling strategies and spiritual exercises to help turn my daily ride into something more. This book's philosophy and point of view will appeal both to commuters and non-commuters, having … [Read more...]
Ear Infections: a Natural Approach
Nearly two-thirds of children with uncomplicated ear infections recover from pain and fever within 24 hours of diagnosis without antibiotic treatment. More than 80 percent recover within 1 to 7 days. More than 5 million cases of acute ear infections occur annually. Because of the high rate of antibiotics use in the U.S., it is important to note that in the Netherlands the rate of bacterial resistance is about 1 percent, compared with the U.S. average of around 25 percent. When dealing with ear … [Read more...]
The Universe in You
I did not start out seeking a career as a family astrologer. My focus was to educate on the importance of nurturing self-esteem in young children and to help parents develop it within themselves, especially mothers so that they could emulate it for their children. It was while on my own personal growth pursuit that I was led by a friend to have my astrological chart read. Just when I thought I had finally figured things out, I was thrown into a new dimension, a psychological abyss of sorts. It … [Read more...]
The Physics of Giving…or “Why Human Beings Are Not Billiard Balls”
"Your true worth is determined by how much more you give in value than you receive in payment." So says the Law of Value, the first of five principles of giving that forms the thread that weaves a tale entitled The Go-Giver. My friend Bob Burg and I wrote this little parable in an effort to pin down on paper some of the subtle, yet powerful, laws that govern human behavior. Perceptive readers have pointed out that the more you really look at these "five laws of stratospheric success," the … [Read more...]
Two Spiritualities
Statistics are telling the story: Membership in churches continues to decline. The closing and consolidation of Catholic parishes confirm a turning away from traditional worship. The number of men and women joining religious orders has dropped drastically. Such statistics, however, do not reflect the growing interest in non-traditional spiritualities, which confirm a profound longing for what churches try to offer - a sense of the divine and a place to belong.Joanne Dehmer, a School Sister of … [Read more...]
The Oscars and the Film Network
The Academy falters, the critics fail, and the people rule!In the brilliant 1976 film Network, news anchor Howard Beale rallies the whole country behind him with a classic mantra: "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore!"More on Network in a moment, but that mantra also applies to how many of us feel about the current state of cinema. As many of you know, I have written recently about the pathetic state of mainstream movies and film critics, most particularly the ugly, … [Read more...]
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