The Edge Interview with Helen Reddy

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"I am woman watch me grow / See me standing toe to toe As I spread my lovin' arms across the land But I'm still an embryo / With a long long way to go Until I make my brother understand" - Helen Reddy, "I Am Woman" Helen Reddy, the Grammy Award-winning artist, roared with "can do" optimism. Now, as a woman retired from show business, she is roaring with wisdom - about life, about the planet we all share, and about ways we can cooperate and bring about peace and prosperity for all. Fully … [Read more...]

Gay But Not Out To The Family

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I delight in the mystery of power, how it arises from seemingly nothing, is as invisible as gravity until it exerts influence upon something else, how it contains both the ability to build and destroy depending on the slightest increments of strength. Denial is maybe the most fascinating power to me because of its inherent nature to be the best of friends, or the worst enemy, depending on how it manifests. Since learning one of my sisters is in the throws of a mental impairment that has … [Read more...]

An interview with Hanakia Zedek, Part 1

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Philosopher. Shaman. Poet. Warrior. Martial Arts expert. Speaker. Spiritual Leader. This, and much more, is Hanakia Zedek, a dreadlocked mystic who was born in the streets of Brooklyn, NY, and now lives near the tree-lined banks of Minnehaha Creek in South Minneapolis. But Hana, as he is called by friends, also is much less. Nothing, actually. His philosophy: Everything comes out of Nothing. He explains that this philosophy "allows for the release of all that you hold onto - belief, fear, … [Read more...]

An interview with Hanakia Zedek, Part 2

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Philosopher. Shaman. Poet. Warrior. Martial Arts expert. Speaker. Spiritual Leader. This, and much more, is Hanakia Zedek, a dreadlocked mystic who was born in the streets of Brooklyn, NY, and now lives near the tree-lined banks of Minnehaha Creek in South Minneapolis. But Hana, as he is called by friends, also is much less. Nothing, actually. His philosophy: Everything comes out of Nothing. He explains that this philosophy "allows for the release of all that you hold onto - belief, fear, … [Read more...]

Helen Reddy visits the Midwest

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Helen Reddy, former Grammy award winning singer, and now clinical hypnotherapist in Sydney, Australia, will speak in November in Minneapolis and Des Moines on global transformation, self awareness, and the usefulness of hypnotherapy in healing from past to present. November 14: Helen Reddy is keynote speaker of the Minneapolis Health + Holistic Expo from 1-2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 14, in the Regency Room of the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis, 1300 Nicollet Mall. Tickets are $29 in advance and $35 at … [Read more...]

Authenticity in Every Moment

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When I was in my mid-twenties, I had a dream that I was chained in a narrow causeway, hunched over, and a brother was pouring gasoline on me. He took a match and lit me on fire, while my other two brothers simply watched, condoning the experience. At that time in my life, I was being kicked to the curb, disinherited and accused of being in a cult because I attended Lake Harriet Spiritual Community. Various people stabbed me in the back, betrayed me and placed darkness where there was … [Read more...]

The Art of Authentic Living

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"This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow...thou canst not then be false to any man." - William Shakespeare, from Hamlet Shakespeare summed it up perfectly. And so, for the past year I've owned it. Ex-English teacher from England (and lover of Shakespeare) that I am, I've told people eyeball to eyeball who I am and what I do. Yes, I'm a wife, a mother, I'm creative, I love to read, to write, to work out and, that's right - I'm a medium, and "therein lies the rub," for … [Read more...]

An interview with Awakening facilitator Judith Froemming

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Are what you do and say, and who you are, in alignment with your beliefs? For many of us, if we are honest with ourselves, the answer may be no. I believe that most people wish to live authentically, but many do not. I spoke with one of the most authentic people I know to get some ideas for how to try and capture some of that authenticity in your everyday life. Judith Froemming - Consciousness Coach™, Master Hypnotherapist, NLP Practitioner and Interplay Instructor - is a lovely testament … [Read more...]

Author Events

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at Magers & Quinn Booksellers, 3038 Hennepin Ave S, Minneapolis, 612.822.4611, www.magersandquinn.com November 10, 7:30 p.m. - Gene Stone discusses The Secrets of People Who Never Get Sick - He will be joined by special guest Dan Beuttner, author of The Blue Zones and Thrive: Finding Happiness the Blue Zones Way. Gene Stone is a bestselling health-savvy journalist who's investigated virtually every form of regimen, diagnostic test, therapy and fad. His new book The Secrets of People … [Read more...]

Do It Green!

Minnesota's 5th Annual Green Gifts Fair will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20 at the Midtown Global Market on Lake Street and 10th Avenue in Minneapolis. Shop green gifts and learn about ways to have a green holiday season. Shop among 70+ local, eco-friendly artists and businesses, catch the low carbon cook-off, an eco fashion show, children's eco activities, and learn how to entertain green this holiday season. This is a free family fun event. 2009 Fair attendance was … [Read more...]