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Gardening Asanas

Overdoing garden work can produce aches and pains, but by integrating yoga positions while planting and weeding, we can emerge pain-free after hours of being on our knees and bending.

Indigenous Wisdom

Indigenous elders from around the world meet together to pass down four sacred gifts of wisdom we would do well to heed.

by Anita Sanchez

Nature’s Remedies

Creatures in the wild ranging from microbes to elephants cope with parasites, pests and pain using natural substances; it all suggests why our preserving the natural world is good for us, too.

Healthy Climate, Healthy People

As the Earth slowly heats up, we’re being affected by rising allergens, disaster-related trauma and the increase in insects carrying dangerous diseases.

by Lisa Marshall

Paul Hawken Shares a Plan to Reverse Global Warming

This leading environmental entrepreneur has worked with a range of scientists to draw up a compendium of 100 substantive existing solutions that can turn around rising temperatures.

by Linda Sechrist

Changing Our Diet to Cool the Climate

A new word in the food vocabulary—climatarian—points to rising global interest in eating in ways that reduce the impact of our diet on our beleaguered planet.

by Judith Fertig

Touching the Earth

Simply going without shoes for 30 to 60 minutes a day drains the body of inflammation, pain and stress and generates greater well-being, research shows.

by Martin Zucker

Healthy House

From using defrosting trays to doffing shoes at the door to placing plants in the loo, easy ways abound to make our home healthier for us and easier on our environment.

by Avery Mack

Into the Woods

Nature immersion programs help kids to navigate through woodlands and listen to their quiet inner voice.

by April Thompson

Reclaim Your Magic

To regain the sense of magic we felt as a child, we must live in accord with Earth’s natural cycles and listen to our inner voice.

by Paige Leigh Reist