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Alongside the growing interest in Ayurveda has come a growing interest in panchakarma (also spelled panchkarma), the Ayurvedic way to...
Warfare ravages a country’s tourism for years after conflict ends. One place this is clear is in Kashmir. The border...
Meditation was developed at a time when stress was nowhere near the epidemic it is today. Yet, it’s one of...
Kathmandu stores a number of jewels within the folds of its Himalayan foothills. One of the brightest among them is...
Solving climate change is pretty simple. As a species, all we have to “do” is simply do less. The recent financial crisis is...
It’s funny that boredom even exists. We have instant access to the Internet, games, chatting, emailing, and that’s only with...
A poll conducted by Explore Mars and Phillips & Company found that 71 percent of Americans surveyed are confident that the U.S. will land a...
As former additional secretary for the Central Tibetan Authority in the Department of Information and International Relations, Tenpa C. Samkhar...
In India the word “bad” doesn’t hold much meaning. For a country of 1.2 billion there’s not much room to...
Kensington Market knows how to party. Despite the sub-zero temperatures of late December, market residents and visitors alike gather to...
School teaches us how to making a living, but not how to live. The innate urge to discover our truth...
There are some places where natural beauty is so potent that experiencing it can bring a person to a higher...
WWOOF. It sounds more like something a dog would do than a human. But to some two-legged creatures, WWOOFing actually...
The root of compassion lies in realizing the interconnected nature of all beings on Earth. Cognitively-based Compassion Training (CBCT), a...
The Mindful Word is a collective of individuals committed to creating a culture of engaged living. The practice of mindfulness...
Ask most people where the Buddha was from and they’ll tell you India. Ask a Nepali and they’ll be quick...
Drop by drop we suck from the infinite pond of life experience, dumping experience after experience into our buckets. With...
A pioneer of the Human Potential Movement, Jean Houston is a visionary thinker and teacher who has helped expand minds...
Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo was one of the first Western women to be ordained as a nun in Tibetan Buddhism. After living...
With their hefty price tag, solar panels are likely the one part holding you back from building your own solar...
For many, watching Billy Crystal in the 1991 film City Slickers was the first and only experience of agritourism. A...
If you can’t put up a wind turbine without pissing off the neighbours or you don’t feel like digging yourself...
We’re such suckers for drama. Argument, gossip, debate and outright fisticuffs are just a few of the many ways we...
