Life Changes
Healing Through Storytelling: Lessons from The Odyssey
The journey of Odysseus in Homer's 'The Odyssey' offers profound insights into healing...
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- Written by: Chuck Finder-Washington University in St. Louis
Most shoppers—a whopping 83 percent—regularly visit between four and nine chain stores within a year to purchase groceries, a new study shows.
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- Written by: Janette Young, University of South Australia
Pet owners will often swear their beloved pooch or moggie does wonders for their wellbeing, and now we have empirical proof.
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- Written by: Chris Chipello-McGill University
Young zebra finches are intrinsically biased to learn certain patterns of sound over others—and these patterns mirror the ones humans use, experiments show.
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- Written by: Nancy Windheart
Ironically, for me, becoming an animal communicator coincided with shifting away from my previous vegan lifestyle. I have had my own deep journey with this question, and perhaps the understandings I have reached with the help of the animals may be helpful for others who are struggling with this issue.
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- Written by: David Salisbury-Vanderbilt University
Dogs have significantly more neurons in their cerebral cortex—”little gray cells” associated with thinking, planning, and complex behavior considered hallmarks of intelligence—than cats, researchers report.
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- Written by: Lizzy Lowe, Macquarie University; et al
The weather is getting warmer, and gardens are coming alive with bees, flies, butterflies, dragonflies, praying mantises, beetles, millipedes, centipedes, and spiders.
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- Written by: Nancy Windheart
It’s vitally important to learn to differentiate between our own human ideas and thoughts and telepathic communication which comes directly from the animal. This kind of differentiation requires practice and experience; however, there are some...
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- Written by: Denise Linn
Your home can be your greatest ally in helping you to achieve your potential. This is true because your home is not only a reflection of you, but in its deepest sense, it also has the power to mold you and shape your future. When you implement changes in your home, you will notice that often your life is...
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- Written by: Bailey Gaddis
Your bedroom should be a sanctuary of simplicity, offering an empty space for you to pour out the struggles of your day and recharge. When you enter this simple sanctuary, you will feel relief, safety, and a love for every color, image, and object you see. This is your cozy space to nuzzle into when life is being a demanding shrew.
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- Written by: Nora Caron
I began to see animals as much more than family members and understood that they were in our lives to help us evolve and heal aspects of ourselves. One of my Native teachers gave us her view on cats...
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- Written by: Mirjam Guesgen, University of Alberta
Scientists are starting to be able to accurately read animal facial expressions and understand what they communicate.
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- Written by: Sarah van Gelder, YES! Magazine
In Norway, a high-tech seed vault flooded from melting permafrost. In Montana, locals keep their seeds in the library.
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- Written by: Nancy Windheart
In learning to listen to animals telepathically, we learn to still the mind, to listen with deep presence, and to become open to the realms of magic and the unseen. This can become the foundation of a spiritual practice that can change our perceptions and our lives.
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- Written by: Sarah van Gelder, YES! Magazine
We must protect the parks, pathways, and gardens that connect us to each other and to the ecosystems of our home.
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- Written by: Lydia Cain, YES! Magazine
In an age where the weather app is a tap away, we don’t need to look far for a forecast. But what if you don’t have internet? Have you noticed how nature gives its own subtle forecast clues?
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- Written by: Mike Williams, Rice University
A new device can produce enough food to make one salad per week for an entire year—and do it inside an apartment.
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- Written by: Yolande Strengers; Cecily Maller, and Larissa Nicholls, RMIT University
As the weather heats up, Australian households won’t just be cranking up the air conditioning for themselves.
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- Written by: Gerry Everding, Washington University in St. Louis
Hunter-gatherers began putting down roots in the Middle East long before the advent of agriculture.
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- Written by: Lotte Nymark Busch Jensen, University of Copenhagen
Tracking the movements of three species of migratory birds indicates that finding food may become a challenge for them by the end of the century.
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- Written by: Eric Warrant, Lund University
On a moonless night, light levels can be more than 100m times dimmer than in bright daylight.
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- Written by: Sara LaJeunesse, Penn State
The discovery of a core set of genes involved in the responses of honey bees to multiple diseases caused by viruses may help scientists and beekeepers breed honey bees more resilient to stress.
