LIFESTYLE

Sacred Journeys: How Doing Good Can Make You Feel Great

March 1, 2017

Since I moved up to the Ottawa Valley from Toronto 20 years ago, the winter temperatures have definitely been getting milder. When I first arrived,...

Sacred Journeys: Planting Seeds of Change for the Highest Good of All

February 1, 2017

Here we stand at the prow of a new year, and already we can feel the currents of change ahead of us. From a numerological...

Success Story: Recovery From Shingles

December 11, 2016

  HOW I OVERCAME THIS PAINFUL CONDITION WITH A HOLISTIC APPROACH When I first noticed the small red bumps on my neck, I thought they were...

Success Stories – Still Going Strong at 103 Years Old

October 1, 2016

 What is Margarete Jentschura’s Secret? (Editor’s note: We were amazed when we heard that Margarete Jentschura still visits her family-owned health food store in Muenster,...

Sacred Journeys – On Tuning In to Your Spirit Essence

July 1, 2016

By the time you read this, Mars will no longer be retrograde (which it was from April 17 to June 29). During this retrograde period,...

Sacred Journeys – On Sacred Dying: Celebrating Life and Death

June 1, 2016

My Mom died at dawn on May Day as my sister read her a poem by Rumi. It’s the same poem that was quoted in...

Herbal Essentials for Outdoor Living

June 1, 2016

NATURAL BUG REPELLENTS, SUNSCREENS, AND SUNBURN REMEDIES Now that the warm weather is here, most of us will be spending a lot more time outdoors...

Best Bug Defence – Essential Oils Can Repel Mosquitoes and Ticks Naturally

June 1, 2016

Spring and summer are seasons that we look forward to because we get to spend more time outdoors. But along with the fresh air and...

Success Story – Recovery from Thyroid Disease

April 1, 2016

How I Healed My Thyroid by Taking Charge of My Health Every challenge creates an opportunity for growth and transformation. At the age of 31,...

Indigenous Wisdom: Healing Women’s Emotional Pain with Ceremony, Ritual, and Breathwork

February 1, 2016

Every word and thought carries a vibration. If we are surrounded by healthy relationships and love, we hear the words that nourish our soul, and...

Sacred Journeys – Tips on Finding Your Soul Mate

February 1, 2016

Here we are in February – heralding the season when we take time to acknowledge the power of love (especially romantic love). Over the last...

Mercury Poisoning

December 4, 2015

And My Amazon Journey To Restored Health Nothing can convert you into an environmentalist and champion of alternative medicine faster than your own brush with...

Digestive Healing and Recovery from Crohn’s Disease

October 1, 2015

How I Learned to Undiet My Life I was never a cook. It just didn’t matter to me. That is, it didn’t matter until it had to – until my health, and the direction of my life, depended on it.

Manifesting Our Intentions More Easily

October 1, 2015

Local friends of mine began meeting last month to plan an invitation for a Syrian family to our neighbourhood. The sense of community is strong...

EWG’s DIRTY DOZEN

September 1, 2015

Environmental Working Group – Cancer Prevention Edition Environmental Working Group’s adopted adage, An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, could not possibly...

On Plant Spirit Medicine and Garden Fairies

July 19, 2015

Everyday Rituals & Celebrations It is so wonderful to experience the fecundity of the flower and vegetable gardens. My only regret is having to weed...