By Kaye Berjot Disclaimer: Dr. Leslie Mendoza Temple, MD, ABoIM is not representing the views of the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, nor of NorthShore University HealthSystem. Her comments and reflections represent her own views and perspectives regarding medicinal marijuana. Dr. Leslie Mendoza Temple, MD, ABoIM is the …
Read More »December…Values, Attitude Adjustments, Party Time!
By Elizabeth Summers Amid the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, deeper issues present themselves in the month of December. On a mundane level, we may be forced to examine our values… “Hey, what’s important here? Who’s important here?” as we go shopping for that perfect gift. The question …
Read More »Your Cheeks are Such a Pretty Pink!
By Janet Thompson Approximately 35% of my clients either have rosacea or are exhibiting the early stages of rosacea, known as prerosacea. Many of them don’t even realize they have it – sometimes I don’t either until we get into the service and I observe the way their skin reacts. …
Read More »Five Steps to Upgrade Your Attitude
By Mary Montgomery Holiday season is right around the corner, and I think we should focus on the festive and good will side of the season. But, how to do that when so many of my spiritual friends and I are in a state of deep mourning because of the …
Read More »Chanting OM in the Key of the Earth
By Steven Halpern According to the ancient spiritual traditions of India, OM is the primordial vibration that is the harmonic building block of our three-dimensional world. For millennia, people have chanted this mantra to enhance attunement with the quantum field in meditation and yoga practices. OM ZONE 432 began as …
Read More »Your Greatest Gift Comes from Your Deepest Wound
By Lori Daniel Folk Nine-one-one – all you have to do is say these three numbers, and everyone has a visceral reaction. September 11 was a time when everyone sat up and took notice, and said we need to change things up a bit. We need to come together and …
Read More »Home-Grown Holiday Giving
By Sue Odland The holidays are upon us. The giving lists have begun. Wise stewards of the earth can slow the pace of the season by creating home-grown gifts from the garden. Taking the time to make a personal gift imparts a bit of our best selves to friends and …
Read More »In Print – December 2016
By Kayla Hancock The (not so) Little Book of Surprises by Deirdre Hade and William Arntz (Waterside, $18.95, Hardcover) This book is a whimsical mixture of art types. The beautiful words of author and poet Deirdre Hade, and graphics by Endre Balogh, will really give you the feels (a wave …
Read More »Midwest Pulse Calendar Listings- December 2016
Thursday, December 1 SPREAD HOLIDAY CHEER! Sponsor a gift for a DuPage Convalescent Center resident. Lotion, electric razors, stamps…simple gifts that mean so much. Until 12/24. Call 630-665-6400. Sunday, December 4 CHAKRA BALANCING WITH YOGA: 11:30am to 1:00pm. Workshop targets blocked chakras, and what yoga poses can help create …
Read More »Cosmic Daily Weather – December 2016
By Kaye Berjot December Overview: December sees us bringing in the month on the heels of a new Moon in Sagittarius from the previous month. This energy will give us a “hurry up and wait” type of energy. There are no major roadblocks, yet there are areas that we need …
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