Sep 24, 2009

Allart interviews Brian Clement, PhD Brian Clement, PhD Life Change Program  with Brian Clement, PhD, NMD, CN Director of  Hippocrates Health Institute Mon, Aug 17  Workshop 10-5 PM Evening lecture 7-9 PM Unity of Vancouver,  5840 Oak Street Information and tickets:  click...

Sep 24, 2009

INDEPENDENT MEDIA by Steve Anderson Which do you find more engaging: reading an article in a newspaper or having a conversation about it with a friend afterwards? This is the question journalists, editors and media executives should be asking themselves as they try to navigate through the current crisis in journalism. If you’re like me, you find...

Sep 24, 2009

NUTRISPEAK by Vesanto Melina Going vegetarian, at least one day each week, is becoming the “green” thing to do worldwide. In Israel, upscale restaurants promote “Vegetarian Mondays,” an initiative that encourages people to explore veggie options and contributes to the fight against global warming. Sir Paul McCartney has been promoting a...

Sep 24, 2009

ON THE GARDEN PATH by Carolyn Herriot I feel incredibly inspired and encouraged by all the efforts of Vancouver Islanders to increase local food security this year, yet I can’t help but think that we need a plan to move from providing five percent of the food we consume to 50 percent, the rate currently enjoyed by the rest of BC. Before we begin, we need...

UNIVERSE WITHIN by Gwen Randall-Young If you want to reach a state of bliss, then go beyond your ego and the internal dialogue. – Deepak Chopra Increasing numbers of people suffer from anxiety or chronic worry and while there is sometimes a biological component and medications can be helpful, the real issue comes down to controlling one’s...

Sep 24, 2009

FILMS WORTH WATCHING by Robert Alstead The 16-day Vancouver International Film Festival gets underway on October 1. If previous years are anything to go by, you can expect a program bursting at the seams with world cinema, documentary, music and arthouse works from across the globe. In particular, with the Earth Summit in Copenhagen coming in December, expect...

Sep 24, 2009

EARTHFUTURE by Guy Dauncey Back in June, I invited Common Groundreaders to send me their best ideas on how to tackle global warming. You responded and I will forward them to the Premier, as promised. Your responses were mostly quite achievable, if we could only organize the political support to make them a reality. You had visions of wind turbines along...

Sep 24, 2009

SCIENCE MATTERS by David Suzuki with Faisal Moola I’ve heard economists boast that their discipline is based on a fundamental human impulse: selfishness. They claim that we act first out of self-interest. I can agree, depending on how we define self. To some, ‘self’ extends beyond the individual person to include immediate family. Others might...

Sep 24, 2009

by Kathie Wallace and Ross Moster We want to spread the good news of neighbourhood-based individual action. What have you created this summer and what do you dream of doing next year? What do you like the most about living in your neighbourhood? What essential components make your community the place you love to live in? Please blog us at...

WRITING ON THE WALL by Henry E. McCandless Canadian citizens accepted thousands of preventable deaths and wrecked lives from contaminated blood in the 1980s, and later the needless deaths of 26 Nova Scotia coal miners in a disgraceful mine. We tolerate wrongful imprisonments across the country and police forces inadequately managed, motivated and trained for...

Sep 24, 2009

by Gary R. Renard You can learn to dissolve the illusions of time and space and return to reality, which is Oneness with God and perfect love. This  Events with Gary Renard Vancouver Seminar Sept. 20, “Love Has Forgotten No One,” Masonic Building,  1495 W. 8th Avenue, 10-4 pm, Tickets $115 Banyen Books or call 604-298-4011....

Sep 24, 2009

Twelve kinds of yoga Ananda: A gentle practice that emphasizes the importance of meditation, breathing and affirmations while flowing through yoga postures. Anusara: When translated, Anusara means “following your heart.” This style celebrates the heart, positive and balanced energy and the freedom to change and adapt the practice as...

Sep 24, 2009

  The $250,000 Dr. Rogers Prize for Excellence in Complementary and Alternative Medicine highlights the important  Dr. Roger Rogers 10 most frequently reported medical conditions for which CAM is used:  Allergies, back or neck problems, arthritis or rheumatism, difficulty walking, frequent headaches, lung problems,...