Coffee Kids: Supporting Coffee Communities to Support the Coffee Industry.

By elephantjournal.com on Jun 27, 2009

Nothing like the smell of a better world in the morning. Like it or not, most coffee-farming families are dedicated gamblers—betting all of their resources, all of their work and their very survival on…

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The Quest for Yuluka ~ via Carmenza Montague.

By elephantjournal.com on Jun 5, 2009

Photo via tayrona.eu June 2, 2009 In a world full of noise, the indigenous communities of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, have embarked on a journey that requires the utmost clarity and…

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How many calories an hour does casual biking burn?

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on May 28, 2009

Via our friends over at Ideal Bite, some bicycle (click here for my Huffington Post article on Top 10 Commuter Bikes) basics: Every gallon of gasoline we burn creates about 20 pounds of climate-change-causing CO2,…

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Are Lawn Pesticides Bad for your (children’s, pet’s, family’s) health?

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on May 23, 2009

This morning, in the green cradle that is Boulder Valley, I went drank some organic coffee, hopped on my bike and, with my rescue dog, went downtown—where local, independent business proliferate. Returning, I came across…

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Targeting the profound: Who do you listen to?

By Yesica on May 22, 2009

Targeting the profound: Who do you listen to?   Mercury has been retrograde for a while now; therefore time to reflect is the best way to integrate to our natural planetary design. A pause into…

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Dr. John Douillard: How to Stay Safe from the Swine Flu, Naturally.

By elephantjournal.com on May 3, 2009

Longtime elephant journal columnist Dr. John Douillard has this to say about protecting yourself from the suddenly-dreaded Swine Flu—which I thought was BS until the gent hanging with me this afternoon at Trident, just…

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Seth Brigham doesn’t like…Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy.

By elephantjournal.com on Apr 30, 2009

Seth Brigham is one of those characters that "keep Boulder weird," as the bumper stickers they sell at the Boulder Bookstore say. He's run for City Council a few times, mainly in order to…

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Save energy while burning energy: Green your Workout.

By elephantjournal.com on Apr 30, 2009

10 Frugally Green Workout Tips By Linda LaRue We all agree that we need to do a better job conserving our planet’s limited resources, but where do you begin?  Here are 10 simple solutions…

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Intent.com: 30 Days to a Greener You: Drinking Water ~ via Norma Lehmeier Hartie

By elephantjournal.com on Apr 24, 2009

Drinking bottled water is a huge waste of finite resources, a source of pollution and a waste of money. Yet, millions of us continue to buy bottled water. If you are buying bottled water…

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Yoga is So Good.

By Michael on Apr 21, 2009

This morning the local yoga class was closed. I Yoga Life at www.iyogalife.com/ is available 24/7. So, I fired up a lesson called 10 Minute Yoga - Hamstrings. I wrote about how much I liked the Yoga on Demand videos at CorePower Yoga recently. They move at a pace good for a beginner. The slide show at I Yoga Life is nice, as well. You are in no hurry to view the slide and can progress to the next slide when you are completely ready.

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[Review] Flatirons CrossFit: Ready to Get Your Butt Kicked?

By Jayson Gaddis on Apr 20, 2009

I've been hearing about the CrossFit buzz for a while now and had to check it out. Little did I know that barfing might be a possibility due to the intensity of the workout.…

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The Healing Power of the Subconscious Mind, via Kendra Current.

By elephantjournal.com on Apr 17, 2009

Modern science has been cooking up some magic, helping the lay person to understand one’s own healing potential and how symptoms manifest—and just how powerful our mind is in that process. These ideas are…

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Obey: Re-evaluating the Fluoridation of Tap Water ~ Brigitte Mars.

By elephantjournal.com on Apr 7, 2009

If you saw what the river carried, you would never drink the water.  ~ Jamaican Proverb  In order for something to become clean, something else must become dirty.  ~ Imbesi's Conservation of Filth Law  Next to…

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Ryan Van Duzer: Laughter Yoga

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Apr 6, 2009

Yoga has never been so funny, and LOL is good for you. Watch and learn, practice night and day, and you two could be a happy holy yogi! Even cynical East Coasters (my kind…

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Three essential houseplants for clean indoor air. [ Kamal Meattle on TED video, via GreenUpgrader ]

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Mar 30, 2009

Love is all you need? If you live in New Delhi—or any polluted city—love is not enough. But these three houseplants are...all you need for a clean, fresh air that provides a measurably healthier…

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Manitoba Harvest Organic Hemp Oil ~ a veggie, non-toxic source of Omega 3 & 6 & GLA & SDA. Whatever that is.

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Mar 30, 2009

First, the bad news: hemp won't get you high. Okay, the good news: Manitoba Harvest Organic Hemp Oil is grrreat for vegetarians, first of all, who can't get Omega 3 and 6 and Gamma Linolenic Acid and…

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Flashdance! Cool Hand Luke! Psycho! Clean Water! [Good Magazine gets dirty. Videos]

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Mar 26, 2009

  Check out Good Magazine's latest, sexy-time funny /slash/ poignant video series. Flashdance! Good gets dirty with one of my fave movies of all time, Cool Hand Luke!   Dirty Water is Psycho! …

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Turn off your Wireless Internet. For our Environment and your Health’s sake.

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Mar 23, 2009

A couple years ago, a gentleman by the name of Paige Jacques wrote an article for elephant journal, then a magazine, about how to reduce indoor air pollution. In six plus years of publishing…

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elephant journal review: Body Balance, Lifeforce. [Shipped in Eco Peanuts!]

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Mar 15, 2009

My friend David McLaughlin has been hawking Body Balance for years, now. It's a healthy, organic drink in a plastic bottle (a necessity, I guess, due to shipping) that comes from aloe, and seaweed…

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elephantjournal.com review: Core Fusion’s “Body Sculpt” DVD [Exhale, Acacia]

By elephantjournal.com on Mar 12, 2009

This mini-workout kicked my ass—just about literally. I consider myself in good shape as a gym goer, hiker, super mom, dance teacher in training, occasional yogini and pilates lady… but this DVD is no…

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