Feb & March 2020

  A World Without Trash Shared from article in National Geographic March, 2020 by Robert Kunzig A world without waste sounds impossible, but the vision of a circular economy where we use resources sparingly and recycle materials endlessly- is inspiring businesses...

Dec 2019/Jan 2020

  Happy New Decade! I read an article in this month’s National Geographic that I wanted to share with you. They have dubbed this the wellness issue. The article titled, The Microbiome Menagerie, gave me a lot to think about. It’s amazing that we have trillions of...

October & November, 2019

  Home Practice to Ease Holiday Stress-A Chinese Medicine Practice by Teresa Biggs, Dec. 2018 Yoga Journal The Physiology of Stress When we are in high gear, plowing through a long to-do list to get stuff done (read: we’re stressed!), the body turns on the...

August & September 2019

Sandra’s Snippets   Diet Check Up-Food as Medicine Health Magazine July/August 2019 by Rachel Lustgarten, Nutritionist Incorporate these foods into your diet to quell inflammation. Berries-high in antioxidants, which neutralize cell-harming free radicals. But...

June & July 2019

I really enjoyed visiting Portugal recently. I needed some down time and found just the place to relax and get away.  It’s nice to go to a place where you don’t see anyone walking around with their cup of coffee. If you want coffee, you must sit and enjoy it. Just...

April & May 2019

Dancing with Gravity in Asana By Judith Hanson Lasater, Yoga Journal, February, 2019 When you practice asana, you are constantly experimenting or dancing with the force of gravity and its effects on a pose. Gravity chooses which muscles are working and which are not,...