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Experiencing Heart-Centered Meditation
May 1st, 2013Have you ever wanted to meditate but just didn’t know how to start? This month’s Inner Balance can put you on the right path—and it’s easier than you’d think.
Excerpted from the new book Effortless Mind: Meditate with Ease by Ajayan Borys. Published with permission of New World Library (newworldlibrary.com).
Over the Rainbow
May 1st, 2013The passion Marge Perry has for all things culinary is obvious when you talk about her cooking program at the Kip’s Bay Boys and Girls Club in the Bronx. The club is a nonprofit organization that provides programs and activities for kids from 6 to 18 that “instill a sense of competence, a sense of belonging, and a sense of power and influence,” according to their website.
How Marge Perry’s “happy accident” helped teens make healthier choices
Raised-Bed Backyard Gardens
May 1st, 2013There are few more simple, pure, and earthy pleasures than tending a small crop and tasting its sweet rewards on a warm evening in late June, the sun on the horizon, the heat dissipating from the summer day. With hands caked in earth, you pick a snap pea and pop it in your mouth.
From greenhorn to green thumb
Consider Sustainability
May 1st, 2013The name of the small-space game is sustainability. If you want your garden to last through the years and stay in harmony with nature, you’ll need to ask yourself questions like, Am I being environmentally responsible? Is what I want to do economically feasible? Is there a way I can involve my community?
By Charlie Nardozzi
Nature: The Ultimate Antidepressant
April 1st, 2013Spring is upon us and the outdoors is ready and waiting to be explored. This month’s Inner Balance is excerpted from the new book Nurturing the Soul of Your Family by Renée Peterson Trudeau. Published with permission of New World Library (newworldlibrary.com).
By Renée Peterson Trudeau
40 Years of Compost
April 1st, 2013Bob Dickey is an energetic 74-year-old with an infectious laugh. His love of organic gardening is clear—he speaks of compost, earthworms, microbes, and full sun with the zeal of the truly converted. His excellent health and a youth that belies his age make a compelling argument for the merits of a diet heavy on the homegrown fruits and veggies.
Inspired by Silent Spring, master gardener Bob Dickey grows vegetables the old-fashioned way
Aker BioMarine: Sustainable Krill Harvester
March 1st, 2013Nutrition Business Journal has recognized Aker BioMarine for its role in building the sustainable krill fishery infrastructure with it’s NBJ’s 2012 award for “Investing in the Future.”
The Mind-Body Link
March 1st, 2013Through research performed in the last twenty years, we now have ample scientific evidence for the existence and power of the mind-body connection. Numerous studies have increased our understanding of the mind-body link, demonstrating it to be a powerful tool for improving the quality of our lives.
Exploring a key to health and happiness
The Humble Seed that Started a Phenomenon
March 1st, 2013Instead of growing chia pets, Janie Hoffman makes chia drinks. Hoffman—CEO and founder of Mamma Chia—burst onto the beverage industry scene in 2011 by launching the first organic chia seed beverage in the marketplace. It turns out that “ch-ch-ch-chia!” is good for more than just growing those grassy animal-shaped figurines.
Mamma Chia reinvigorates an old favorite
A Worldwide Family
February 1st, 2013Some say one must travel far to discover what is already in front of you. Such is the case for Amit Hooda, who grew up in northern India—a country known for its ancient traditions and the natural splendor of the Himalayan wilderness—but eventually left to pursue a higher education in Midwestern America.
Heavenly Organics breathes new life into conflict zone countries
