Happy for No Reason

Happy for No Reason

One of the gifts of a long-term yoga practice is an ever-growing sense of ease and inner contentment that underlies anything which takes place in the outer world. This is an embodiment of the second niyama, known as samtosha, or contentment.  Here’s an evocative...
Happy for No Reason

Happy for No Reason

Happy for No Reason By Marci Shimoff Free Press, 2008 If ancient Eastern philosophies and the current interest in personal growth had a child, it would be this book. Phrases from the Upanishads (one of the most ancient Indian texts) like, “Happiness for any reason is...
Toxic Beauty

Toxic Beauty

Toxic Beauty   by Samuel S. Epstein, M.D. Benbella Books,2009   I thought I knew enough about healthy living to be SAFE in my own bathroom! However, one brief scan through this book showed me I had a lot to learn about some of the  harmful substances...