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We Can Change the World, One Bite at a Time

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My body felt deep truth when I first heard food author Michael Pollan say, "What happens on our plates is the most profound effect that we have on the natural world." Obviously, what we eat makes a big difference to our wallets and our waistlines, but we often don't consider that our most intimate and daily engagement with the Earth is through the food we eat. How often do we stop to think about the ingredients of each bite, including the energetic imprints of the farmers, the food chemists, … [Read more...]

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Relationship and Oneness

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Relationship and Oneness - are these experiences connected? I believe they are. Let's begin with the concept - "There is no one out there" - and explore how that statement relates to oneness and the mirror of relating. From my perspective, the concept of Oneness, often expressed as "we are all one," lacks the depth of a true experience. Oneness holds such great promise and seems to be so important in the evolution of our species as we move into the New Earth paradigm. But what does oneness … [Read more...]

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Spiritual Hunger: Part 2

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Second of a seven-part series As installment two in this seven-part article series, I will address the pervasive spiritual hunger in our world by making a case for the necessity of unveiling fundamental truths about the design and framework of our current Earth existence. Before embarking on that quest, I want to acknowledge that I have received a plethora of requests to offer my interpretive insights and impressions about theories, prophecies and predictions associated with Dec. 21, 2012. As … [Read more...]

Category: Spirituality

New Books

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Savor: Mindful Eating, Mindful Life, by Thich Nhat Hanh and Dr. Lilian Cheung (HarperOne) 292 pages, $25.99 Renowned Buddhist master Thich Nhat Hanh has helped thousands of people on the path to mindfulness. He is beloved by students around the world, and The New York Times writes that "among buddhist leaders influential in the West, Thich Nhat Hanh ranks second only to the Dalai Lama." Now, together with Dr. Lilian Cheung, a nutritionist with the Harvard School of Public Health, Hanh applies … [Read more...]

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Bringing Your Soul to Light

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Dr. Linda Backman, a psychologist, regression therapist and author of the best-selling book, Bringing Your Soul to Light: Healing Through Past Lives and the Time Between (Llewellyn 2009), will present two presentations April 23-24 in downtown St. Paul. On Friday evening, from 7-9 p.m., Dr. Backman will be speaking on soul development, understanding soul regression and how we can learn about our past lives. On Saturday, Dr. Backman will conduct an all-day spiritual experiential workshop (9 … [Read more...]

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Hennepin Integrative Health Services offers a Visionary Approach

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Third of a series Pat Culliton began her career in the 1970s as a psychologist in Colorado, practicing at a forward-thinking mental health center that wanted to incorporate guided imagery, self-hypnosis and biofeedback to help alleviate suffering. She volunteered to get the necessary training and spent time with the founders of biofeedback. This was her introduction to holism, reflected today in health care as complementary medicine or integrative healing. Soon, Pat felt a calling to … [Read more...]

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Psychic Symposium features speakers and exhibitors

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Three nationally known speakers and authors will keynote "Psychic Symposium 2010," presented by Edge Life Expos & Events from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 22, at Earle Brown Heritage Center, 6155 Earle Brown Dr., in Brooklyn Center. Exhibitors include intuitive readers, wellness products, healing resources, animal communicators, aura photos, jewelry, crystals and other unique gift items. Keynote speakers offer valuable insight and advice for living well. Edge Life Expos & Events … [Read more...]

Category: Intuitive Arts

Passion

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These are my thoughts! Please do not believe what I share in these words, as they are mine! Any truth or energy of trueness you experience within these thoughts is for you to see and understand in reference to your I AM Self. Please read them as if you wrote this to your Self and for Your Self. "Passion"! What is it! "Passion" enhances all words and the energy associated with all words. "Passion" enhances all experiences. "Passion" enhances all relationships. "Passion" enhances … [Read more...]

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The Journey to Being of Service

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When people find out that I am a professional pet sitter, they usually have one of three reactions: Their eyes roll back; they giggle; and then the usual words are: "Can someone really make enough money to live on doing that." I am really not much into conflict, but I want it read right here that pet sitting and dog walking and dog training and everything else I do with animals is a means to my very selfish wants. I have found what makes me happy, and that is being of service to people and … [Read more...]

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Retreat Centers: You have the answers you seek

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RESOURCES Retreat Centers Community Page | featuring members of our community who offer Spiritual Retreats Retreat Centers: Why visit a center? Now? Retreat Centers: Q & A Are you are facing a decision that you feel you can't possibly make? Perhaps you are at a place in your life in which you know you cannot remain, and yet, you don't have a clue where it is you should go. Maybe your life feels empty, meaningless, something is missing. Do you often feel depressed, do your moods … [Read more...]

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Retreat Centers: Q & A

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RESOURCES Retreat Centers Community Page | featuring members of our community who offer Spiritual Retreats Retreat Centers: Why visit a center? Now? Retreat Centers: You have the answers you seek Why does one make a spiritual retreat? Webster's defines "retreat" as "a period of retirement or seclusion, especially one devoted to religious contemplation away from the pressures of ordinary life." "Spiritual" references "the higher intellectual or endowments of the mind, intellect, … [Read more...]

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Retreat Centers: Why visit a center? Now?

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RESOURCES Retreat Centers Community Page | featuring members of our community who offer Spiritual Retreats Retreat Centers: You have the answers you seek Retreat Centers: Q & A Why make a retreat? Why take time and spend money in the midst of a great financial crisis? Suzanne Buckley, director of Mercy Center (www.mercy-center.org) in California, believes that this is a perfect time to invest in yourself, your health and your spiritual well-being. She says, "When all around us … [Read more...]

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The Answer is You: Michael Bernard Beckwith

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What happens when you cross a spiritual visionary with a social revolutionary? You get a mind of enlightenment and a heart of compassion named Michael Bernard Beckwith, founder and spiritual director of the Agape International Spiritual Center in Los Angeles. Dr. Beckwith is the author of the award-winning book Spiritual Liberation - Fulfilling Your Soul's Potential, which has been translated into 10 languages to date. His PBS Special, "The Answer Is You," is currently being broadcast in … [Read more...]

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Women Gathering to Change Ourselves and the World

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In the past three weeks, I've been speaking and listening and feeling a shift in the field, as women increasingly want to be involved in contributing their way to seeing and doing as solutions to bigger problems. I returned yesterday from Mobile, AL, where I keynoted the WomenSpeak 2010 conference on "Women in Circles Changing the World." I had come to Mobile directly from New York City, where I participated in events centered around the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. I was … [Read more...]

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Unlocking the Secrets of Life

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"If everyone in society lives in the present moment, if we are able to accept people as they are, there will be no problems, no strife." -- His Holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankar As founder of the Art of Living Foundation (www.artofliving.org) and the International Association for Human Values (www.IAHV.org), Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (www.srisri.org) has inspired a global phenomenon of compassion and service. With a mission to unite the world into a violence-free, stress-free global family, he travels … [Read more...]

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