tag:www.enaturalawakenings.com,2005:/categories/wise-words?page=5Wise Words Wise Words | Natural Awakenings Fairfield & Southern Litchfield Counties Page 5Healthy Living Healthy Planet2019-08-16T00:32:37-04:00urn:uuid:54c68fce-1929-43c6-bc2f-22be4f0495ca2019-08-16T00:32:37-04:002019-08-16T00:32:37-04:00Tony Juniper on How Thriving Ecosystems Sustain Prosperity2017-03-31 10:31:20 -0400Randy KambicThe environmental advocate and author explains why only policies that acknowledge our need for nature enable us to thrive economically, physically and emotionally.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.enaturalawakenings.com">Natural Awakenings Fairfield & Southern Litchfield Counties</a></small></p>urn:uuid:796b353b-9de5-4a51-ae7c-a2ae93296b902019-08-16T01:11:06-04:002019-08-16T01:11:06-04:00Dr. Joseph Mercola on Simple Steps to Well-Being2017-02-28 12:25:26 -0500Judith FertigMonitoring seven markers of health, exchanging our usual beverages for water and getting up from our desk every 15 minutes are first steps to robust health.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.enaturalawakenings.com">Natural Awakenings Fairfield & Southern Litchfield Counties</a></small></p>urn:uuid:666b8172-09e2-4c33-917f-71b90033978a2019-08-16T01:22:57-04:002019-08-16T01:22:57-04:00Transforming the Way Women Relate to Men: An Interview with Alison Armstrong2017-01-31 13:28:47 -0500April ThompsonApproaching our differences with openness and curiosity rather than assumptions opens up true communication.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.enaturalawakenings.com">Natural Awakenings Fairfield & Southern Litchfield Counties</a></small></p>urn:uuid:1b657db9-28f3-4365-a4aa-88bba42f0ee82019-08-16T00:34:48-04:002019-08-16T00:34:48-04:00Julia Schopick on Effective, Affordable Medicine2016-12-28 15:34:36 -0500Randy KambicSuch seemingly intractable conditions as Parkinson’s, lupus, and rheumatoid arthritis can respond to surprisingly low-cost treatments.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.enaturalawakenings.com">Natural Awakenings Fairfield & Southern Litchfield Counties</a></small></p>urn:uuid:6b930e7c-ed22-49aa-a34a-9df364f19d8b2019-08-16T00:20:42-04:002019-08-16T00:20:42-04:00Krista Tippett on Our Evolving Spirituality: Why it Evokes Hope2016-11-30 12:33:42 -0500Randy KambicThe National Public Radio host of On Being discovers deep inspiration shared by the spiritual leaders, philosophers, physicists, biologists and neuroscientists she interviews.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.enaturalawakenings.com">Natural Awakenings Fairfield & Southern Litchfield Counties</a></small></p>urn:uuid:b24b1ae9-b8bd-4b87-9baf-5bca8931fe3a2019-08-16T00:31:15-04:002019-08-16T00:31:15-04:00Kelly Brogan on the Truth About Depression: Why Meds Don’t Work and What Does2016-10-31 11:13:18 -0400Kathleen BarnesThe psychiatrist and author uses food, not pharmaceuticals, to successfully turn around depression.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.enaturalawakenings.com">Natural Awakenings Fairfield & Southern Litchfield Counties</a></small></p>urn:uuid:a50aed49-0048-4de0-aeb7-ddf3115c05482019-08-16T00:53:26-04:002019-08-16T00:53:26-04:00Edward Humes on the High Cost of Transportation: Small Consumer Choices Have Big Impacts2016-09-30 11:20:22 -0400Randy KambicWhen we click “buy it now” to purchase, say, a coffee pot, we support a process that has 165,000 miles of trains, planes, boats and truck travel attached to it.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.enaturalawakenings.com">Natural Awakenings Fairfield & Southern Litchfield Counties</a></small></p>urn:uuid:8f51cdba-51b4-4039-8b5c-ac0af706f0432019-08-16T01:07:12-04:002021-03-22T14:49:38-04:00Inside the Chant with Krishna Das: Kirtan Music Transports Listeners to a Deeper Place2016-08-31 13:43:00 -0400Robin FillmoreHis soothing, rhythmic chants open up soul spaces and connections by which we can feel touched by the Divine.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.enaturalawakenings.com">Natural Awakenings Fairfield & Southern Litchfield Counties</a></small></p>urn:uuid:4c8b4a01-d9f7-4783-a949-43afca6230282019-08-16T01:06:51-04:002021-03-11T15:28:12-05:00Barnet Bain on How Creativity Can Save the World: Fresh Thinking Challenges Rigid Mindsets2016-07-29 11:50:06 -0400Linda SechristIf we lock ourselves into a hand-me-down worldview, we lose access to our own deep stores of creativity and wisdom.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.enaturalawakenings.com">Natural Awakenings Fairfield & Southern Litchfield Counties</a></small></p>urn:uuid:df04c02a-472c-42c7-955d-8ec3c32a99992019-08-16T00:54:54-04:002019-08-16T00:54:54-04:00Liza Huber on Healthy Meals and Happy Kids: Start with Homemade, Organic Baby Food2016-06-30 11:13:43 -0400Gerry StraussThe Passions star is passionately devoted to feeding babies organic fruits and veggies, and helping parents prepare them by hand for an extra boost of health and love.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.enaturalawakenings.com">Natural Awakenings Fairfield & Southern Litchfield Counties</a></small></p>urn:uuid:dcfd3a48-11bc-4e73-a8ea-97d3a3da28362019-08-16T00:47:28-04:002019-08-16T00:47:28-04:00Gay Hendricks on Nurturing Love in Midlife: Why Growing Up Can Mean Loving Better2016-05-31 13:08:17 -0400S. Alison ChabonaisMaking love still sparkle later in life means moving out of relationship ruts and opening up to new ways of communing and being together.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.enaturalawakenings.com">Natural Awakenings Fairfield & Southern Litchfield Counties</a></small></p>urn:uuid:663bdac6-88dc-4263-a6a2-a6d0176375d82019-08-16T00:29:38-04:002019-08-16T00:29:38-04:00Christie Brinkley Shares Her Secrets to Lasting Beauty: Why She Still Looks Terrific After 40 Years as a Model2016-04-29 11:01:22 -0400Gerry StraussShe hasn’t eaten meat since age 13, keeps her attitude upbeat and insists on quality beauty products.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.enaturalawakenings.com">Natural Awakenings Fairfield & Southern Litchfield Counties</a></small></p>urn:uuid:672d5bf4-4792-4fb4-82c3-45ac019cd3d72019-08-16T01:00:42-04:002021-09-09T15:22:35-04:00Marie Kondo on the Joy of Tidying Up: Simplicity Invites Happiness into Our Lives2016-03-31 10:47:37 -0400April ThompsonBy turning a conventional to-do on its head, Marie Kondo has taught millions worldwide how to gain joy by permanently de-cluttering their homes.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.enaturalawakenings.com">Natural Awakenings Fairfield & Southern Litchfield Counties</a></small></p>urn:uuid:e994b20a-804f-4edd-bb5f-59a827c89fd42019-08-16T00:32:21-04:002019-08-16T00:32:21-04:00Land Manager Allan Savory on Holistic Pasturing: How Cows Can Help Reverse Climate Change2016-02-29 16:54:41 -0500Linda SechristLarge herds of roving cattle can restore dried-up grasslands, converting them into fertile CO2-sinks that both feed us and reduce greenhouse gasses.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.enaturalawakenings.com">Natural Awakenings Fairfield & Southern Litchfield Counties</a></small></p>urn:uuid:65e05b8c-24b8-4020-9e85-6cfa2c24b5ca2019-08-16T01:04:51-04:002019-08-16T01:04:51-04:00Alyssa Milano’s Anti-Aging Secrets: Her Natural Lifestyle Choices Keep Her Young2016-01-29 11:06:59 -0500Gerry StraussThe actress who has grown up before our eyes is committed to consistent eco-friendly choices that include breastfeeding and playing outdoors with her children.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.enaturalawakenings.com">Natural Awakenings Fairfield & Southern Litchfield Counties</a></small></p>urn:uuid:f709326e-c1d6-4b92-b4af-9262d0dd15772019-08-16T00:46:34-04:002019-08-16T00:46:34-04:00Bruce Lipton on the Epigenetics Revolution: Our Beliefs Reprogram Our Genetic Destiny2015-12-29 18:25:48 -0500Linda SechristBy regulating our environment and our response to it, we can ensure that inherited genes don’t have the last word.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.enaturalawakenings.com">Natural Awakenings Fairfield & Southern Litchfield Counties</a></small></p>urn:uuid:72e7667e-6c44-4dd0-bc75-0e952cde4ce82019-08-16T01:07:41-04:002021-03-11T15:48:19-05:00Sharon Salzberg on Mindfulness: Simple Ways to Be in the Present Moment2015-11-30 11:26:00 -0500April ThompsonWe can move toward mindfulness with such everyday practices as pausing before pushing ‘send’ on an email or letting the phone ring three times.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.enaturalawakenings.com">Natural Awakenings Fairfield & Southern Litchfield Counties</a></small></p>urn:uuid:2693ea34-3191-49a8-b346-e8c34f2666fb2019-08-16T00:44:19-04:002019-08-16T00:44:19-04:00Kristen Bell on Planet-Friendly Living: Eco-Activist Actress Takes Steps that Make a Difference2015-10-30 10:58:56 -0400Gerry StraussA vegetarian since age 11, she believes passionately that we must care for each other and the Earth.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.enaturalawakenings.com">Natural Awakenings Fairfield & Southern Litchfield Counties</a></small></p>urn:uuid:26d09e3f-749a-4738-949a-f86c8dfd0be72019-08-16T00:04:44-04:002019-08-16T00:04:44-04:00EPA: A Muzzled Watchdog: E.G. Vallianatos Seeks to Put Bite Back into the Agency2015-09-30 11:18:17 -0400Randy KambicPolitical corruption has resulted in America’s most critical environmental enforcement unit turning into the “polluter’s protection agency.”<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.enaturalawakenings.com">Natural Awakenings Fairfield & Southern Litchfield Counties</a></small></p>urn:uuid:66b72469-0515-42bf-98c0-deb3c76e38892019-08-16T00:01:32-04:002019-08-16T00:01:32-04:00Alexandra Paul on Vegan Activism: Her Kind Lifestyle Honors All Living Things2015-08-31 10:55:00 -0400Gerry StraussThe Baywatch star’s healthy choices and inspired activism are driven by her desire to be kind to herself and all living beings.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.enaturalawakenings.com">Natural Awakenings Fairfield & Southern Litchfield Counties</a></small></p>