Discover the Ancient, Affordable, and Eco-Friendly Way to Clean Your Teeth I don’t know about you, but I find nature absolutely awe-inspiring. These days, it feels like my church and sanctuary. A walk in the woods — especially now, with the leaves turning — is a gentle reminder that life on Earth can still be […]
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Do you know anyone who has run the Grand Canyon rim 38 times, climbed and camped on Mount Shasta in the winter, jumped out of an airplane 200 times, climbed Weaver’s Needle in Arizona’s Superstition Mountains 20 times, and run the Colorado River during its historic floods in 1972? This is just a sample of
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Chakras ( or energy centers) are a buzz word these days. But what are they really? There’s a simple way to find out.In Sanskrit, chakra means “wheel.” According to Indian metaphysical teachings we have dozens of these spinning centers of vital energy within and around us, each with a specific function. Chakras even glow in
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The Real Wilderness The Plains Indians traditionally marked the passage from childhood to adulthood through a wilderness experience often called a vision quest. The purpose was simple: step away from the distractions of daily life and look inward. This story is about ten teenage girls who were given a similar opportunity in the rugged Chiricahua
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Travel has a way of stirring everything—excitement, anticipation, fatigue, stress, and sometimes discomfort we didn’t expect. Long drives, airport noise, unfamiliar beds, altitude changes, and tight schedules can quietly overwhelm the body and nervous system, even when the journey itself is something we’ve been looking forward to. What many travelers don’t realize is that the
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The Iconic Roadrunner One of the most well-known birds in North America, the road runner was an iconic symbol to humans long before the animated antics of Looney Tunes brought them into mainstream popularity. The roadrunner was designated the official state bird of New Mexico in 1949. Also called the chaparral bird, the roadrunner (Geococcyx
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While I was living in the White Mountains of Arizona, I had an opportunity to build a seven-circuit “Cretan” labyrinth, named after those found in ancient Greece on a friends property. The location was decided on the south side and down a short incline from her home. There were plenty of short old logs laying
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