I don’t like being sick. Sounds pretty obvious, doesn’t it? After all, who really wants to be sick. But my approach to illness, whether my own or a family member’s, is to spring into action. I like figuring out what is happening with the body and support its own healing processes. For example, several years ago one of my daughters contracted ...
The Winter Solstice is the first day of Winter. It is the shortest day of the year and marks the change from the darkest days to lengthening daylight hours. The Winter Solstice, like the Christmas season that enfolds it, was a time of hope and renewal for our ancestors. It marked the return of the sun. To those Neolithic tribes that depended on the sun for ...
A good night’s sleep is more elusive than you would think. According to the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, studies suggest that sleep disorders affect between fifty and seventy million Americans, or about twenty percent of the population. With so many people having trouble getting their nightly rest, it’s no wonder most of us know ...