Health, Healing & Wellness

  By Betsy Bruns Are you on the vine about tomatoes, or can you eat them one after the other like potato chips? I’m a bit dicey. Not a zestful tomato connoisseur. I’ve pretty much always liked the dishes made with tomatoes, like pizza and pasta with sauce, but eating …

  By Dr. Matthew B. James “Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.” – Lou Holtz Enthusiasm. Inspiration. Passion. Motivation. Excitement. Just reading those words, don’t you feel a little more energy in your body and mind? And, if you …

  By Betsy Bruns Chances are you have been told a time or two to eat your vegetables. Vegetables are a must to enjoy optimal health, yet they go down easier for some than others. Do you know there are people walking around this planet, and you may be one …

By Susan Voigt Can you imagine sharing universal life energy by way of the breath, rather than the hands? This is what the OXOY, an emerging healing modality, opens the door to and welcomes in. The OXOY is both a tool and a method. The name comes from the symbolic …

By Janae Jean Matcha, or literally “powdered tea,” has become a trendy ingredient for lattés, baked goods and even savory meals. It is a variety of green tea that has a long history and is important to the ceremonial life of Zen practitioners. This emerald-colored tea comes in a variety …

By Phyllis Light, Ph.D. Did you know that you are being hit by over 300,000 life-damaging frequencies per minute in our crazy, high-tech world? Did you know that these frequencies—even though invisible—are wreaking havoc on your health and well-being? Yes, we are being unbelievably challenged in countless ways by life …

By Betsy Bruns Father’s Day may have you thinking of summer grilling. As June bridges the final days of Spring with the Summer Solstice, we are featuring seasonal ingredients and an unusual spice that will play with your appetite and taste buds in surprising ways. In the Midwest, asparagus and …

By Romina Vintila When it comes to our health and our body image, many factors come into play. We look at commercials, we are bombarded with social media posts on what it is to be beautiful, what standards we must uphold, from television to magazines, it is everywhere. But what …

By Betsy Bruns My mom would have been so proud to know that I am going to be contributing to Conscious Community Magazine! We lost her to colon cancer two years ago, and the experience gave birth to a greater personal consciousness and appreciation of community. Walking the end of …

By Janae Jean and Spencer Schluter Recently, we were joined by Bill Douglas, founder of World Tai Chi and Qigong Day. Bill is the tai chi expert for Dr. Weil’s websites, the author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Tai Chi & Qigong, as well as the host of the …