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...]
The Dalai Lama condemns cage confinement of egg-laying hens
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His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama has issued a statement in the wake of the largest egg recall in United States history. In a letter, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate decries the egg industry's cruel treatment of hens and urges egg buyers to switch to cage-free eggs: "The abuse we inflict on hens has always been particularly disturbing to me and I have always been particularly concerned toward how these animals are treated in industrial food production. I am troubled to learn about the practice … [Read more...]
Heal the Earth Meditation
In June, while visiting friends in Santa Fe, I participated in the New Moon retreat, a gathering of women every new moon on land called Haelan Circle. Usually we meet in the Moon Dome. We call in the directions; smudge ourselves; discuss teachings from the Grandmothers, a shaman, healer, or visionary; speak in sacred counsel; and then spend time on the land in solitude and silence. Cary has a fire to cast in notes of things we want to let go of. It is a time of renewal, connection with our … [Read more...]
Animals say the Darndest Things
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"Share the funniest experience you've had with your pet." When I read The Edge's theme for this month, it caused some writer's block. As a long-time animal lover turned professional animal communicator, I have had many "funny" experiences with animals. Unfortunately, none of them were such elaborate tales that would warrant creation of a full-length article. Then the brilliant thought came: Why not take some of the funny "one-liners" that animals come up with during animal communication sessions … [Read more...]
What is Your Pet Telling You?
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Jodi Menke of Kindred Spirits Animal Communication believes that animals are spiritual beings that have a lot to teach us. Sometimes they are brought into our lives just to make it better. Some have a much higher purpose and are here as teachers or healers to assist you in the growth of your soul or life purpose. Jodi is a Registered Karuna Reiki Master, Earth Healing Energies Practitioner, has an advanced Animal Communication Certificate, a Certified ThetaHealing™ Practitioner and has a … [Read more...]
Meditating with Your Pet
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Keta, my beloved Yorkshire Terrier, has been assisting me in meditation for eight years and has consistently helped with my healing and energy work for more than four years. What can your beloved pet do for your meditations? They can help ground you. They can help hold the energy space if you need to move in and out of it. If you go elsewhere in your work, your pet's warm body next to you helps you maintain a connection with your body. Their physical presence can help bring you back … [Read more...]
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Thunder Paws!
There's something really incredible about having a dog with a sense of humor. I mean, who ever heard of a dog wearing a red plastic bucket over her head, or making a pillow fort at bedtime? I heard once that a sense of humor is a sign of intelligence. What about laughing until milk comes out my nose? Is that a sign of intelligence, too, or just a sign that I have a funny dog? It all started the day Java entered my life - a rubbery, curious, gorgeous 12-week-old female Plott Hound pup with … [Read more...]
Maintaining inner peace: Catlady-style
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My three cats completely get me. They jump up for a snuggle when they know I feel sad and they engage me in games when they sense I'm in a playful mood. Another great thing about my cats is that they work very diligently to help this catlady maintain her inner peace and balance. Don't believe it? Read on.... Midnight Yoga My very thoughtful felines know that I probably don't spend enough time on yoga, so they make sure that I receive a little extra while I am lying in bed at night. They … [Read more...]
Canine lover finds joy with a dog-like cat
Most of my life I didn't like cats. Growing up, we were a dog family. Cats were scary, unpredictable and made us sneeze and itch. Dogs, on the other hand, were loyal, dependable and made us laugh. We could count on them to enthusiastically greet us when we arrived home. They followed us around from room to room like planets orbiting the sun. They could joyfully play games for hours as long as we played, too. Their devotion and love was apparent. I had no need for cats. In my match.com … [Read more...]
Natures Recipe: Take Time to Connect
I have a favorite park near my home. It is very large with many beautiful trails that flow through prairie land, wooded areas, beautiful pines, and a natural apple orchid. As I was walking alone one day through the park, I became aware of the trees - their beauty, their strength, and what seemed to me to be their wisdom. I stood there breathing in, seeming to breathe in their strength and vitality. It was as if I was able to feel their essence. I felt so alive, invigorated, with a renewed … [Read more...]
Rhythm of the Earth – Summer Solstice Event
Lake Harriet Spiritual Community will observe the Summer Solstice - honoring the divine masculine, and celebrating the sun at its zenith - with "Baptism of Fire" at 8 p.m. Friday, June 18, followed by the "Rhythm of Love" drum circle. "On this longest day of the year," Lake Harriet reports, "with the sun at the apex, it floods the earth with light and heat and energy. This generative power animates the fertile earth. Everything grows and flourishes. It is the peak of the growing season. This … [Read more...]
Full Spectrum Gardening
Have you ever thought about the full spectrum of the gardening cycle that is taking place whenever you receive fresh produce? This spectrum actually begins in the winter while the soil lies barren and frozen under a blanket of snow. These first stirrings occur when I send nurturing thoughts to the garden. In anticipation, the earth receives the seeds of hope for spring. With the spring thaw, natural organic fertilizer starts to penetrate its nutrients deep within the soil. Hay from the … [Read more...]
Take the time to be with nature
I have always been an animal person, much to my mother's dismay. I brought home salamanders, birds, cats, bugs and snakes. Pretty much any critter that would allow me to pick it up, I brought home. I had a gift for it really. At one time in our home we had a cat, a rabbit, a guinea pig, sea monkeys and a clam. They were all mine. Fast forward to the '80s when I was working in a metaphysical book store. It's no surprise that Native American spirituality, with its deep connection to nature and … [Read more...]
Eight R’s for a greener earth
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Earth Day [www.earthday.net], an occasion observed each spring to celebrate our planet and to protect the environment, is celebrated on April 22. This year marks the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day. Since 1970, Earth Day has been an annual event for people around the world. It has become a global celebration with renewed commitment to building a safer, healthier and cleaner world. Some cities extend the Earth Day celebration to be a week- or month-long event. All the talking and writing … [Read more...]
Crow Medicine
A summer's day. Blue sky, warm sun. A meditative walk through woods. Awareness stilled and sharp. Moving with Nature Like one of her own Soft steps, scout walk. I soften my eyes And widen my gaze Sumac, bluebells Nod their welcome Scrub oak. A golden carpet of Norway pine needles. Slowly, I move Through hot and humid air. And then, There ahead - Atop A five foot stump of a pine - Crow. I stop. My energy dispersed, Part of the moving landscape No more no less than … [Read more...]
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