I must make a confession. I have a fondness for canning or "putting food by” as they say. At fall fairs, I wander around the canning entries seeing what other people are up...
Deconstructing Dinner in Our Schools
At only ten years of age, Kodiak Morasky is deeply concerned about where his food comes from. "I’d discovered that whenever someone sits down and eats a pizza, they don’t...
Self Compassion
There is a joy and good humour in self-compassion that stands in sharp contrast to the harshness of self-hate. I am an educator and course facilitator focusing on communication,...
Like the Birds and Bees
I remember my older brother telling me that one-day my dad was going to talk to me about "the birds and the bees”. He said it was a secret though and I would have to wait until...
The West Coast Hippie Project – Distributed Energy
There has been a lot of talk about renewable energy recently, and much of it has been in the form of various governments and big corporations getting ready to cash in on the green wave....
How We Might Save Our Planet
"We are living parts of this living body of earth” – Joanna Macy. It may well be the challenge of our century and the primary responsibility of education, to foster an understanding...
Gratitude Softens a Guarded Heart
Often we sit for a few minutes before class as a means to gather ourselves into the boundaries of our own skin. Sometimes I remind myself and others to greet the wise Teacher within...
Mental illness on the rise in Canada: is alternative medicine the answer?
Despite medical advances in both traditional and alternative medicine, Canadians are increasingly suffering from emotional and mental health problems. Mental health problems are...
Acne Rosacea
Just when you thought all that yucky teenage stuff was behind you forever, you get up one morning, look in the mirror and there you are: your nose and face are red, you have unsightly...
Giving Back
As many of us do, once I turned 60, I began to reflect on my life. I thought about the choices I had made that brought me to where I am today. When I look at these decisions, I now...
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