By Alan Cohen In rural West Bengal, India, many people harbor the strange belief that if they have been bitten by a dog, they have become pregnant with its puppies. The fearful victims run to a witch doctor, who administers yogurt and herbs and tells them they are no …
Read More »On Conscious Fatherhood
By Dr. John Duffy A while back, I worked with a father who described a typical day in his home. His wife, the mother of their three children, does the lion’s share of the parenting. She prepares the meals, helps with the homework and puts the kids to bed each …
Read More »From the Heart – Why Hope is Trustworthy
By Alan Cohen My coaching client, Sara, had agreed to a business dinner with a fellow she found quite difficult to work with after she made the appointment. Now, the morning before the dinner, she was looking for a way to get out of it. “When I went to the …
Read More »Community Happenings – May 2019
Revival Yoga Fest Sunday, May 5, 2019, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Join Revival Yoga Wellness Studio at the Palos Heights Recreation Center for an all-day yoga fest filled with yoga classes, workshops, vendors, food with vegan options, wellness and fun! We’ll have a variety of food options, yoga classes …
Read More »The Secret of Happiness
By Ajahn Brahm To live happily is to live in peace, with acceptance, with love—not with love as in how you love a person, but how you love life. You might not always get along with your loved ones, you might argue or quibble with them, but you love them …
Read More »Dawning of a New Earth
By Dave Capraro — In 1955, Dr. George King (1919 – 1997), a medium and yoga master, began publicly channeling messages from sources claiming to be extraterrestrial and millions of years ahead of us in spirituality and science. Besides their interest in our well-being, their messages have since been substantiated …
Read More »Confessions of a Yogini
By Cynthia Gran – It’s easier to tell a lie than it is to tell the truth… It’s easier to drag your feet than it is to be a man… It’s easier to see the book upon the shelf, Than to see yourself —See Yourself, George Harrison “The outer world, …
Read More »Finding Love In Nature
By Jenny Lynne — As spring is upon us, it’s time to shed the old fickle patterns, messy mindsets and dirty habits that aren’t serving us anymore. Immerse yourself in nature and take an introspective moment to listen to your heart. After all, in nature comes clarity. Love is everywhere …
Read More »Hearth & Home – La Primavera Está Aquí! – Saffron and Spring Onions
By Janae Jean After the long winter, spring returns on March 20. Fresh and locally-sourced fruits and vegetables will soon be returning to our markets. Spring (or green) onions are some of the earliest fresh spring produce. In fact, spring onion season is celebrated in Spain. From January until April, …
Read More »Harmony through Ayurveda
By Swati Mhaske – Ayurveda, literally, the knowledge of longevity, originated in modern-day India about eight millennia ago. It is like an age-old banyan tree that offers a comforting shadow from the modern-day scorching sun of inorganic diet and synthetic medicine. At the core of Ayurveda is the view …
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