Everyone feels angry sometimes. It is a part of our evolutionary history to become angry. When we humans lived in the jungle, we needed to become angry when we felt trapped or hurt. It provided us with a lot of energy to use in order to survive. Today, the realistic necessity of feeling angry is greatly diminished. Not that we feel anger, but rather what we do with our anger is what's important. How we manage that powerful emotion is critical to our health and well-being. If we "keep it … [Read more...]
Spring & Summer Events & Festivals
May 6 - June 12Book readings and signings of Sixty Seconds: One Moment Changes Everything www.sixtysecondsbook.comLongtime readers of The Edge will recognize the origin of this book as a regular column by Phil Bolsta called "Sacred Moments," which was periodically published over the years reflecting a single sacred moment in the life of noted spiritual teachers, business leaders healers and intuitives. They are now chapters in a collection known as Sixty Seconds, a new book featuring … [Read more...]
Acts of God
If you read the small print on contracts, no one is liable for "Acts of God." "Acts of God" are disasters beyond human control, like storms, floods, lightning, and (some would argue) protracted visits from uninvited relatives. I find it fascinating that in such contracts God takes the rap for everything that goes wrong, and rarely receives credit for the good things that go right. As I see it, God has done a lot of pretty cool stuff far more significant than knocking trees … [Read more...]
June 3-4: Conscious Kids-X Men
MINNEAPOLIS - Seminar leader Gary Douglas will be presenting "Conscious Kids - X-Men" from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. on June 3-4 at the Sheraton 4 Points Hotel, 1330 Industrial Blvd., for parents and others who work and live with children with ADD, ADHD, OCD and autism - with or without the children. Douglas, of Santa Barbara, Calif., a leader of seminars worldwide for 18 years, has discovered that difficulties with these children are the failure of adults to understand their world, not a failure of … [Read more...]
Charting the Heavens in May
The Sun, traveling through Taurus this month, deepens our connection to the earth, inviting us to witness and partake of the beauty and delights of this world...until it enters Gemini on 5/20 and we turn our focus and attention to new experiences. Taurus energy is where we all learn to enjoy more fully the sensual pleasures of life. The new moon on 5/5, also in Taurus, awakens our senses to the splendors surrounding us. The more we see and enjoy this world, the deeper we ground ourselves here. … [Read more...]
Green Computers and Vital Recycling
My old computer finally bit the dust and I am in the market for a replacement. Are there any particularly "green" computers for sale these days? - Brian Smith, Nashua, NH Thanks in part to pressure from non-profits like Greenpeace International, which has published quarterly versions of its landmark "Guide to Greener Electronics" since 2006, computer makers now understand that consumers care about the environmental footprints of the products they use.The latest version of … [Read more...]
Conscious Kids & X Men
Consider, in this moment, that children who seem to lack attention, or focus, or the ability to communicate or act compulsively actually are speaking volumes about adults who are quick to label and judge but are unable to understand the consciousness of these children. That is the basis for a unique two-day workshop, "Conscious Kids - X Men," that will be presented June 3-4 in the Twin Cities by internationally known seminar leader Gary Douglas. The event is intended for parents and … [Read more...]
Tango: The Insistent Guru
Heartland Tango Festival provides impetus for Former Yoga Practitioner to Reflect Tango, Argentine Tango especially, chose me, and it is, has been and will continue to be my most insistent Guru.A while ago, I had been teaching ballroom dance for a number of years, and I had been taking Iyengar Yoga classes and also teaching a non-traditional beginners' yoga class. And there were pronounced and subtle similarities between the Iyengar Yoga Experience and the Dance Experience, of that there was … [Read more...]
Pathways to your Heart and Mind
I suspect that by now most people know directly or are aware of the tangible physical health benefits of yoga, karate and other forms of movement arts. However, I believe that many people, including some practitioners, are largely unaware of how subtly and powerfully they can affect us at the fundamental levels of our Being. Through time and with careful attention, these forms become naturally flowing channels of movement and energy uncluttered by unconscious patterns. They come to have … [Read more...]
My Yoga Experience
Last fall I went to a Bikram Yoga retreat for a long weekend. On Saturday night after dinner, people got up to describe how yoga changed their lives. I was stunned. People went from suicidal to happy, energetic, full-of-life people. Yoga had carried some through cancer, accidents, and other life traumas. I just didn't have anything that would begin to compare. However, slowly and surely the benefits of my four-year yoga practice begin to make themselves known to me. I just wasn't aware of them … [Read more...]
Spring & Summer Events & Festivals
May 23 - June 1 | Spirit in the House Performance Festival • www.SpiritintheHouse.orgSpirit in the House - dedicated to exploring questions of inner life and outward action through theater, film, dance, drumming, music, spoken word, poetry, and storytelling - presents 30 different shows, for a total of 150 performances, tackling a variety of ethical issues and celebrating a diverse cross-section of spiritual traditions. "It's not just entertainment - it's entertainment plus … [Read more...]
Celebrate Your Life…A Story of a Beginning
In 1995, two women unknowingly started a company that would eventually have international recognition. My mother and I had no idea what the Universe had in store for us. I was an actress living in L.A. and she was a therapist living in Scottsdale. Through a series of synchronistic events, I ended up in Scottsdale and the two of us "accidentally" began creating lectures and workshops for authors whose messages were all about creating a more joyful, peaceful and loving world. … [Read more...]
Rules for the Journey
In a few days I will be leaving on a trip to Greece. I am leading a mystical journey with a group of 27 spiritual seekers. It promises to be exciting and magical, and I am both excited and a little nervous. I am always slightly unsettled before I leave on a trip, especially when I am acting as a leader. After all, there are a hundred details to take care of and, on a journey such as this one, there will always be magical and unpredictable events for which I can't prepare.There, in a nut … [Read more...]
What’s replacing the Trans Fats in your Food? Interesterified Fats
Many food producers are phasing out partially hydrogenated oils, which contain harmful trans fats. While many will inform you of the removal of trans fat from their product, they don't give you much information about the fats they are using to replace the trans fat. For many pre-packaged foods, some companies are turning to fats in the class called "interesterified" fats. Interesterification is one of three main fat modification techniques. The other two techniques are fractionation … [Read more...]
The Children of Now
In a groundbreaking new forum in the Twin Cities, the Conscious Kids Expo presented by Whispers of Spirit on Sunday, May 18, at Ramada Mall of America, author, columnist and speaker Meg Blackburn Losey, Ph.D., will present a keynote address on "The Children of Now," exploring the highly intuitive gifts of children who are now inhabiting our planet. Losey's two most recent books - The Children of Now, and Conversations with the Children of Now - not only unveil the mysteries behind … [Read more...]
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