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Who could say no to Cupcakes and Cashmere? Filled with ideas on living a stylish existence, blogger Emily Schuman’s new book has tips that, slightly tweaked, fit right into a Greenista’s lifestyle. Inspired by her successful blog of the same name, Cupcakes and Cashmere presents personal style, home décor and entertaining lessons season by season. [...]
“This is the heart of the problem. Why is it an industrialized system, deeply dependent on fossil fuels and chemical treatments, is promoted as viable, while a much less damaging one is rubbished and condemned as unfit for purpose? The reasons lie in the anomalies that exist behind the scenes.” -Prince Charles, The Prince’s Speech: [...]
“Happiness is one of the many moods available to us if we allow for healthy variability of our emotional life.” – Dr. Andrew Weil When it comes down to it, the underlying motivator behind most New Year’s resolutions is the pursuit of happiness. Losing weight, learning to make jam, traveling to a different country– all [...]
When I was six years old, my favorite outing was a trip to the library. Each week, I would convince my mother to let me check out the maximum number of books allowed. Then, I would quickly turn around and assemble a second stash that my sister (who, fortunately for me, did not share the [...]
If you think yoga means turning yourself into a human pretzel, it’s time to get enlightened. Model-turned-yogi Tara Stiles – who also happens to be Deepak Chopra’s personal trainer and Women’s Health Yoga expert– has taken the ancient mind-body practice and made it accessible, relevant and fun. Dubbing her philosophy “yoga for everyone,” Tara founded [...]