The Battle to Save Mt. Shasta
In California, fire and water are the big worries. How can we ensure having enough fresh water? How can we avoid out of control wildfires? In this dialogue, Dr. Arielle Halpern and Andy Fusso of the Mt. Shasta Bioregional Ecology Center discuss serious threats facing the Mt. Shasta area, how indigenous cultures can teach us about solving problems, their lives before they became Water Protectors, and more.
Why I Am Afraid of Global Cooling
Business as normal is ruining the planet – regardless of whether the climate is warming or cooling.
Sidewalk Superfoods: An Interview with Multimedia Artist Lauren Over
The fourth in my series of interviews about artists using social networking to find
their audience features Lauren Over, Obey Clothing designer, poster artist for John Legend’s urban gardening documentary “Can You Dig This,” and creator of the food foraging multimedia book and project “Sidewalk Superfoods.”
The Long and Winding Road to Good Sex
Over the years, my sexuality has changed and changed and changed again. Sometimes it does get weird, in a delightful way. When I greet sex with openness and acceptance, the possibilities are endless.
Cannabis as a Tool to Fight the Opioid Epidemic
CBD and other cannabis-based medicines have the potential to be a major tool in the battle against the current epidemic of pharmaceutical drug abuse and overdose in the United States.
The Origins of Yoga Nidra
The origins of yoga nidra are lost in time immemorial, and one could also say that they are lost in the mysterious source of time itself.
Monsoon of Himalayan Mushroom Gravy
Crowds of Nepalese are caravanning to remote Himalayan meadowlands in the cool springtime after the snow melts. The aim is extracting one of the most precious commodities on earth: a fungus in the peculiar form of a caterpillar.
Could Sacred Soil Help Solve the Climate Crisis?
From the lost cities of the Amazon comes a gift, an elixir for the soil that bestows fertility and eco-eternal life, and is a powerful carbon drawdown technology. But are we worthy to receive it?
Healing the Hurt at the Center of Addiction
In shamanic traditions, addiction is considered to be a spiritual illness, like PTSD, depression, or anxiety.
The Physics of Sound: How and Why Sound Heals
Every object—including every organ, bone, and tissue in our body—has resonance, or a natural vibratory state. When the body is healthy and balanced, these vibrations are in harmony with each other.
