Showing posts with label Holistic Living. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Holistic Living. Show all posts

Monday, March 5, 2012

From the Editor: The Little Publication That Could


From the Editor: The Little Publication That Could





Back in 1992, a couple of adventurous people from the Twin Cities — a salesman interested in metaphysics and an editor keen on writing about natural wellness — joined forces to start a newspaper to support a growing community of like-minded folks. They emphasized open-mindedness and vowed to be the only paper in the Upper Midwest where people of all beliefs, no matter how far out, could express themselves without judgment.
They asked the community to step with them — beyond the comfort zone, beyond the accepted norms — out onto the edge. And businesses and individuals throughout the Upper Midwest did just that. They gathered around this little publication that could and sustained it for nearly 20 years now.
While the size and format of The Edge has changed over the years, and the staffs have changed, it maintains the same commitment to a community of people who carry the flame for holistic living in their souls. These people are committed to sharing their truths about our personal opportunity to glean solutions to our problems from our soul wisdom, which supports us in living whole, balanced lives.
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Read the full article, From the Editor: The Little Publication That Could and others like it.

Friday, December 9, 2011

2012: Let’s share the experience of living


2012: Let’s share the experience of living

“Life can be found only in the present moment. The past is gone, the future is not yet here, and if we do not go back to ourselves in the present moment, we cannot be in touch with life.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
In each moment, each of us is engaged in creation. Creating song. Creating a walk to the park. Creating a meal. Creating a dialogue on why the sky is blue, with a child. Creating anxiety, sitting in a line of cars, not moving. Creating a happy memory from 1969. Creating love.
As we expand and connect these moments, we see our path, where we were, and where we are. The wisdom learned along the way. An experience that will not be forgotten soon. Something that touched the soul. Or perhaps, a routine part of the day that suddenly became steps walking upon a moving planet, in gratitude, instead of going down the sidewalk to get the mail. Every moment, in its full glory, is to be celebrated.
“If stories come to you, care for them. And learn to give them away where they are needed. Sometimes a person needs a story more than food to stay alive.” ~ Barry Lopez, in Crow and Weasel
During the next twelve months, The Edge invites you to share your experiences with us, so we can share them with the community at large. Each featured topic in 2012 relates to your experience, to your journey, your pathway, and what you felt and how it has shaped your life. Simply share a story about a life-changing experience you have had, and how it impacted your life from that moment on. It is about you as you travel through your own story, unfolding the magic and how that magic impacted your life.
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Thursday, December 1, 2011

Edge Magazine :: December 2011 Edition

December 2011 :: Superfoods

• FEATURING
08 Superfoods: Beyond the Label, what makes some Food more Super than Others? by Amber A. Erickson Gabbey
18 Winter Reading: New Books, Recordings & Apps for Body, Mind & Soul

• FROM THE EDITOR
01 Submitting Articles - 2012: Let's share Our Ah-has, our Life Experience, with each Other
01 2012 Featured Topics

• HEALTH
16 Health Coaching: A New Wellness Option, by Maggie Christopher
16 An Edge Holistic Profile: Holistic Psychiatrist Dr. Rachel Fleissner
22 De-stress, and even Rejuvenate, during the busy Holiday Season, by SchaOn Blodgett

• FOOD
10 Recipe: Cranberry Relish, by Maggie Christopher
10 Earth-wise Wineries becoming more Popular

• THE ARTS
12 Holy Mole cartoon, by Rick Hotton
13 Breaking through: Transformation through Painting, by Clare L. Polencheck
28 Poetry, by Kathy Parkin, Lisa Sellman and Hanakia Zedek

• SPIRITUALITY
07 Unity Christ Church presents Services, Events for the Holidays
12 What Heaven Can Hear, by Michael Foley
17 10 Ways Rituals help Us Celebrate Life's Great Passages, by Aligail Brenner, M.D.
20 Every Living Thing is a Being of Light. by Johanna Paungger & Thomas Poppe
24 10 Tips for the New Kid at the Local Spiritual Center, by Scott Edelstein

•LIFE
11 Clarity: Lean from the Past, Star Wisdom | December 20 11, by DK Brainard
14 Control Your Reactions- and Determine Your Destination, by Deborall Fairfull

• NATURE
24 How Good is Change... Really? by Darlene Levenson

• EDGE LISTINGS
17 Community Business Resources, featuring Herbal Medicine
27 Networking Source Business Listings
28 Happenings Events Calendar Listings
31 Sacred Services Listings
31 Classifieds



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The Edge is a monthly magazine on holistic living. It supports an authentic way of life. It features an online digital magazine, as well as printed edition. Subscriptions are available. The Edge believes in complete integrity in business, and it supports its advertisers with marketing ideas to help them succeed. Semi-annual directories are published. Visit EdgeMagazine.net

Monday, November 28, 2011

Increasingly nurses, and even doctors, are using natural forms of medicine

Increasingly nurses, and even doctors, are using natural forms of medicine

By SchaOn Blodgett

As we see more articles each day about declining health of individuals in America, coupled with rising health care costs, nurses and doctors are starting to look elsewhere to improve not just their own health, but that of their families and their clients. This nation is now ranked 49th in the world for life expectancy, dropping more and more each year from our highest point in 1950 when we had the 5th highest ranking, yet we spend more on modern medicine than any other nation!

According to research published in the Health Services Research Journal, 76 percent of health care workers are now using Complementary and Alternative forms of Medicine (CAM). Insiders of allopathic, or modern, medicine speculate that so many health care workers use CAM healing because they know the shortcomings of the allopathic system.

Joya Lynn-Schoen, M.D., told Health Behavior News Service, “As insiders, health care workers understand what’s missing in our medical system. They’re more educated than others about orthodox and alternative medicine…. Mainstream medicine will say, ‘Here’s a pill’ or ‘Have an operation’ or ‘There’s nothing wrong with you. You’re just tired.’ ” Or maybe it has a little something to do with the fact that one in five hospital patients will have a preventable adverse drug reaction causing additional injury or even death.

Average Americans seem to be catching onto this as well, as 63 percent of us are now utilizing natural forms of healing, compared to 2007 when only about 38 percent of adults and 12 percent of children in the U.S. utilized CAM therapies. In just four years, we have seen this number almost double!
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Read the full article on The Edge Magazine website at: http://edgemagazine.net/2011/11/natural-forms-of-medicine/