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Peter Sagal on Running Toward Mindfulness

Apr 30, 2019 11:46AM ● By Randy Kambic

The popular NPR talk show host and marathon runner explains why running and other outdoor activities are critical to escaping the “digital dystopia” afflicting our times.

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Ocean Robbins on Personal and Planetary Health

Mar 29, 2019 11:53AM ● By April Thompson

Leading health advocate and author of the newly released 31-Day Food Revolution dishes on the links between diet, community and the planet.

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Philippe Cousteau on the Power of Wonder and Legacy

Feb 28, 2019 11:48AM ● By Randy Kambic

The environmental activist and grandson of Jacques Cousteau shares the inspiration of exploration with a new generation.

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Ken Page on Making Love Last

Jan 31, 2019 12:27PM ● By Emily Courtney

The qualities we feel most embarrassed or awkward about—our deepest insecurities—are some of the greatest gifts we bring to a relationship.

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Dustin Sulak on Cannabis as a Healing Therapy

Dec 27, 2018 02:46PM ● By Amber Lanier Nagle

Medical marijuana offers therapeutic potential for people suffering from chronic pain, trauma and other conditions that defy standard medical care, says a pioneering Maine osteopath.

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Jacob Liberman on Light as Our Essential Nature

Nov 30, 2018 12:10PM ● By Deborah Shouse

Light, the foundation of all that exists, embodies the coming together of science and spirituality, says the author and optometrist.

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Kristi Nelson on Why Gratefulness Brings Happiness

Oct 31, 2018 12:27PM ● By April Thompson

It’s not happiness that makes us grateful, but gratefulness that makes us happy, counsels the head of the Network for Grateful Living.

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Donna Karan on Fashioning Healthful Change

Sep 28, 2018 11:57AM ● By April Thompson

After her late husband’s struggle with lung cancer, the style icon has turned her attention to organizing a way to put complementary therapies to use in healthcare.

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Chef Rick Moonen on Why Buying Sustainable Seafood Matters

Aug 31, 2018 12:10PM

“The Godfather of Seafood Sustainability” urges us to eat fish in a way that allows wild species to rebound; it can include eating healthily farmed and canned seafood.

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Erling Kagge on Our Deep Need For Silence

Jul 31, 2018 01:14PM ● By Randy Kambic

The explorer and author speaks on how silence is golden and can be achieved anytime, anywhere by going within.

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Gary Griggs on What We Must Do to Save Our Coasts

Jun 29, 2018 12:28PM ● By Randy Kambic

About half of the planet’s population lives in coastal areas, and building seawalls to hold back hurricanes and rising ocean waters is only a temporary solution.

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Peter Gros on Preserving Wild Nature

May 31, 2018 11:43AM ● By Sandra Murphy

The wildlife expert explains why we should appreciate wolves, snakes and bats and what he finds encouraging about an enlightened focus on wildlife protection.

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Kelly Noonan-Gores on How We Shape Our Health

Apr 30, 2018 11:17AM ● By April Thompson

The actress and filmmaker discusses how to move past our traumas, subconscious programming, and negative visualizations to take charge of our health and enter into full-bodied vitality.

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Paul Hawken Shares a Plan to Reverse Global Warming

Mar 30, 2018 12:17PM ● By Linda Sechrist

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.

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Ilona Selke on the Power of Dreaming Big

Feb 28, 2018 12:24PM ● By April Thompson

By becoming clear on what we want, visualizing it and then seeing it as accomplished, we can manifest miracles.

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Mark Rosenfeld’s Secrets for Successful Love Matches

Jan 31, 2018 12:39PM ● By Alison James

If we want a real relationship, this experienced dating coach counsels, go slow, self-nurture and use matchmaking websites only as online introductions before going live.

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Harold Koeing on Why Science Finds Faith a Healthy Choice

Dec 29, 2017 01:44PM ● By April Thompson

People that have a strong faith enjoy better social, physical and mental health and possess a firm foundation to lean on in times of crisis, says the bestselling author.

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Lynne McTaggart on the Power of Group Intention

Nov 30, 2017 04:20PM ● By April Thompson

When a group, even a small one, including one online, sends a collective intention, seeds grow twice as fast and healings of trauma occur, reports the prominent author.

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Lissa Rankin on Moving from Fear to Freedom

Nov 02, 2017 02:07AM ● By April Thompson

Fear often arises in us because of stories we unconsciously harbor in our mind—and understanding that unleashes the calming power of our intuition.

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Nature Photographer Robert Llewellyn on Moving From Looking to Seeing

Sep 29, 2017 07:18PM ● By April Thompson

This skilled photographer and nature lover explains how close observation of a tree reveals its true beauty and life.

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