After the Last Breath is Drawn

I believe that we have all had some sort of contact or visit from someone on the other side.  Some of us choose to ignore or dismiss the phenomena.  Some of us are frightened and therefore discount the event/s.  Some of us are open and might be a bit frightened.  Some of us are ready [...]

Consciousness, Death, and Dying

My dad passed on March 24, 2010.  Although we were not close, his transition was difficult for me.  It still is. There are many varying views on death and dying – almost as many differing views as there are people on the planet.  Each of us may have been taught one school of thought by [...]

Breakfast of Champions

This is a brand new category in Village Earth.  I am still a novice in making conscious choices about food and diet, even though I have been experimenting for several years.  Like you, I am striving for progress and I am far from perfect. Our household is in the process of switching over to a [...]

Something old, new, borrowed…

A few weeks ago I was in Berkeley, California window-shopping with a friend.  There is a district in Berkeley known as the 10th Street shops which can be pricey, but it is a pleasant shopping experience as the shops are all so unique. Just around the corner we came upon a store that sold furniture [...]

Living a Conscious Life

Life is all about the choices that we make and how conscious or aware we are when we make those choices.  We have choices when we pick a life partner or not, when we choose to bear off-spring or not, what food we will or will not eat today, where we will or will not [...]

About the female brain

Speaking as a woman and living in a household surrounded by a surplus of testosterone I can attest to the vast differences of the brain structure and thought processes of the male and female species.  I read a fabulous book a few years ago by Louann Brizendine, M. D. called, “The Female Brain”.  She has [...]

The Clear Conscience of an Animal

In one of my psych classes I got into a debate with my professor.  The discussion was consciousness and animals.  The professor said that animals did not possess a conscience.  What, are you kidding me???  I told her that I watched my pets dream on a regular basis and that animals anticipate their death every [...]

Your Brain on Yoga

This is a copy of an article by Dr.Timothy  McCall, M. D.  I have had the occasion to go to two of his workshops and met him once at a fellow yoga teachers home in Oakland, CA.  If you ever have the opportunity to go to one of his workshops I highly recommend it.  He [...]

The Mind and Ayurveda

One can liken the mind to a vehicle.  The moment we are born we are in the drivers seat.  Yikes!  The only problem is that we aren’t born with instructions on how to get the car started, let alone drive it. Our consciousness is in our mind the moment that we are born but the [...]

Brain and mind – - do you mind?

This is another area where the two seem to bleed into each other.  Let’s go back to some basic definitions.  Webster’s II New Riverside University Dictionary describes brain: 1. a. The part of the central nervous system in the vertebrate cranium that is responsible for interpretation of sensory impulses, coordination and control of bodily activities, [...]