A Natural Approach To Treating Seasonal Allergies

Dr. Kim offers an awesome newsletter on alternative care and nutrition. Check out the acupuncture (pressure) meridian points he shares for healthy living.

Try 'em out and be well! :-) http://drbenkim.com/articles/seasonal-allergies.htm

Calcium-Rich Grocery List from Dr. Weil

• Low-fat or non-fat dairy products
• Canned sardines and canned salmon
• Dark green vegetables such as broccoli, collard greens and bok choy
• Tofu
• Calcium-fortified juices and soy milk
• Black-eyed peas
• Blackstrap molasses
• Poppy seeds and sesame seeds
• Almonds
• Figs

Biofeedback with Wild Divine

Biofeedback is amazingly effective in transforming our breath to facilitate positive change!
Wild Divine is a biofeedback video game with beautiful artwork and deep transformational experiences-
Is just that- Divine! Give it a demo at our products page.
Revolution Health offers valuable insight into biofeedback: http://www.revolutionhealth.com/conditions/digestive/ibs-irritable-bowel-syndrome/alternative-therapies/biofeedback?msc=A62598

Potential product at Emmet's Essentials!

'Mineral makeup, by contrast, is little more than a collection of powdered minerals, notably iron oxides. The fact that it's basically dirt, albeit really good dirt, means that it's easier on sensitive skin: Mineral dust is about as pure as it gets. It also means the stuff stays put, unlike liquid or cream makeups, which tend to vanish before day's end. The active ingredients, zinc oxide and titanium dioxide, also offer broad-spectrum sun protection with an SPF of up to 20. (Note: If you apply the mineral foundation lightly you may not get complete coverage, so dermatologists still recommend using a sunscreen underneath.) -' for the full

Natural Beauty -- Get Down and Dirty article go here-

http://www.revolutionhealth.com/healthy-living/natural-health/spa/skin/products/mineral-based-make-up?msc=A62598

Earth Guide

Another Awesome find from Hilltown Families!

http://hilltownfamilies.wordpress.com

This interactive site for children answers questions in eight areas related to the earth: the earth in the Milky Way, how the earth is different from other planets, the difference between the sky and space, sunlight, the water and carbon cycles, substances on earth, types of land areas, and the size of oceans. In English and Japanese. From the Japan Science and Technology Agency. (c. LII)

Offered in both English and Japanese and best viewed with broadband internet service. The site takes an interactive journey to explore the following eight questions:

1. Where is the Earth located in the Milky Way galaxy?
2. How is the Earth different from other planets?
3. Where does the sky become space?
4. Where does the sunlight that hits the Earth go?
5. How do water and carbon circulate?
6. What type of substances is the Earth made of?
7. What kind of land areas exist on the face of the Earth?
8. How big are the oceans of the world?

URL: jvsc.jst.go.jp/earth/guide/english

Rainsticks: History & How To

• Last Monday we began the spring session of the Hilltown Families Outdoor Adventure Program by making rainsticks. To follow-up with our activity, I’ve put together a few on-line resources for parents and kids to learn more about the history and “how to” on making rainsticks in the left-hand column under “Links We Recommend.” I’ve also posted a series of instructional videos parents might find useful in preparing to make rainsticks with their children. http://hilltownfamilies.wordpress.com/2008/04/14/rainsticks/

Know yourself

"What is necessary to change a person is to change his awareness of himself."

-- Abraham H. Maslow

see: www.higherawareness.com for tools to grow! (I love their journaling tools and use their coursework to achieve my goals in life, with much success already! Highly recommended!)

Institute for Local Self Reliance!

http://www.ilsr.org/about.html

Strengthening communities for more than 30 years!!

David Morris of the Institute for Local Self Reliance in Minnesota who

has been described by Bill Moyers as one of the "nation's most
innovative thinkers" and Vernice Miller-Travis, Executive Director of the
Environmental Support Center in New York who has played a key role in
advancing the concept of environmental justice at local, national and
international levels will be our Keynote Presenters.

Come to the Energy Summit at University of Massachusetts Amherst June 29th & 21st-
if you want to get involved go here:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=qm_2fRX5AuJV_2foOSRsDKe3Ww_3d_3d

Check it out:-)

R

The Daily Guru on my b-day

I read once that the Buddah was born on my birthday!

Being the first sign, an Aries beginner, this makes sense.

Open to awareness

"Mindfulness means moment-to-moment, non-judgmental awareness. It is cultivated by refining our capacity to pay attention, intentionally, in the present moment, and then sustaining that attention over time as best we can. In the process, we become more in touch with our life as it is unfolding."

-- Myla & Jon Kabat-Zinn

From the Daily Guru, love it!!!