Jamie Oliver TED Talk
Hello all! Blogger Slacker Returns 🙂 I’ve had several conversations with people lately about food. Not just about what to have for dinner, but why we are choosing what to eat. Local? Organic? Free Trade? Healthy? Not? What really matters and why does it matter? Food is more than just about fuel for the body, although that is certainly important. But the food choices we make impact others and the health of the planet, as well as our own health. During this conversation about food and choices, this really cool TED talk by Jamie Oliver came up, so I wanted to post it. In looking...
Read MoreMABA & Tsunami Relief, Buddhist Events
Hello All! Blogger Slacker returns with spring events at MABA, including their China trip and tsunami relief for the Buddhist community in Japan. If you have never been to MABA, this pic is from them. www.maba-usa.org for directions and information Mid-America Buddhist Association Monastery via Hwy. 94 to Schindler Rd. in Augusta , MO – a secluded and tranquil setting Dear Friends, See Below for information about: 1) Earthquake – Tsunami Relief 2) Sunday Meditation Schedule 3) Sunday Study Group 4) Spring Meditation Retreat — April 16 5) Qingming Ancestor...
Read MoreHappenings at MABA
This pic was lifted from the MABA site, but this is what it looks like out there as the sun comes up. It’s a gorgeous and peaceful place. The monastics are going to be entering into their winter retreat, but I wanted to post this for New Year’s Eve and the winter study groups. Happy New Year to all of you, peace and blessings and good vibes! The rest is a straight cut/paste from their flier. I hope this finds all well and at peace. I will post again in 2011! Dear Friends, See information from MABA below on 1. New Year’s Blessing Assembly 2. Monastic Retreat Schedule 3....
Read MoreMeditation and Attention Span
Meditation is the tongue of the soul and the language of the spirit… ~~Jeremy Taylor I took this pic of the flowers with the small Buddha out at MABA, the Mid America Buddhist Association. It was a day of choosing focus and the flowers in direct focus with Buddha in the back seemed to capture if for me. MABA is a gorgeous place and one of many places in the St. Louis area to learn more about meditation. St. Louis offers meditation and prayer opportunities in nearly every faith tradition or practice, as do most cities. If you are looking for suggestions about places to check...
Read MoreMesothelioma Cancer Alliance
Health is a large word. It embraces not the body only, but the mind and spirit as well… and not today’s pain or pleasure alone, but the whole being and outlook of a person… ~James H. West Hello all! The Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance is interested in working with health and life coaches as a resource for their clients. We are honored to be part of their network, thanks! From their website, feel free to check them out for education or an additional resource. Life & Wellness coaching has been shown to benefit those suffering from mesothelioma and asbestos cancer . Visit...
Read MoreThe Fun Theory
Can you make people want to do things they should, just by making it fun? The fine, fun and ever creative folks at Fun Theory think so! They have done projects aimed at getting folks to recycle glass, throw away trash and obey the speed limit. But my favorite is getting people to take the stairs for a little exercise. Check this out, and have fun! 🙂 Share the Love!EmailShare on TumblrTweetPrintLike this:Like...
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