There’s a great story in today’s New York Times about green home design with quotes from various sources on the importance of living around growing things. While there’s some debate about whether walls like these clean the air or create molds that might cause allergies, the future looks bright for this kind of connected-to-nature style.…

If you’re a parent, the good news might be that your kids are back in school, and you have slightly more time to yourself. The bad news (though you’re not supposed to tell anyone you feel rotten about this) is that there’s nightly homework to cope with again. And the settling-into-homework period can be a…

If you are not inclined to take a Brain Gym course or buy the books, just try this posture to get an inkling of what I’m raving about. You can easily relax in this at your desk. I sometimes just sit in it at concerts or at the theater (no one’s looking, right?), or do…

I don’t know if you’ve ever felt your own aura–or energy field–or seen a loved one’s hue or essence. But, you’ve probably taken an immediate dislike to an individual, or inexplicably felt drawn to someone else for some intangible something-or-other. Some might say, oh, that’s just pheromones, but others might suggest that we needn’t believe…

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