HealingWays

by Mary Beth Maziar
Mounting scientific evidence makes it clear that personal creative expression, once perceived as a luxury, sideline or hobby in our busy lives, is in fact a keystone of our most healthy and worthwhile activities. In infinitely varied and pleasurable forms, creative practices can move us beyond artful living to also serve as [...]

by Carlotta Mast
Most kids are more likely to grab a French fry than a broccoli floret. Fortunately, a children’s-specific, high-quality multivitamin can help provide crucial, missing nutrients, as well as build an early shield against diabetes, heart disease and childhood cancers, according to the writings of Shari Lieberman, Ph.D., a clinical nutritionist often cited for [...]

by Dana Ullman
A growing number of professional athletes and weekend warriors are spelling relief h-o-m-e-o-p-a-t-h-y. Founded on a reputation for helping people suffering from chronic diseases, natural homeopathic medicines also are becoming recognized for their effectiveness in treating common sports injuries.
Using them is considered easier than conventional drugs in addressing acute injuries, because applying homeopathic [...]

by Lisa Moore
photo by Meredith Jones Photography
Seven years ago Pamela Prince was suffering from chronic medical conditions and enduring debilitating pain and insomnia. She knew deep inside the only way out of her predicament was to go within, but could have never imagined the twist her life would soon take. During a sleepless night, Prince [...]

by Lisa Moore
photos by Meredith Jones Photography
We are all affected by our surroundings, whether or not we’re consciously aware of it. It’s long been known that the arrangement of furniture and objects in a room can enhance the flow and feeling of that area. When living spaces are beautiful and functional, we are more likely [...]

by S. Alison Chabonais
Because trees are larger and older than we can ever hope to be; because they provide shade, food, medicines, furniture, wood for musical instruments, fuel, paper, shelter, recreation and space to commune with nature; and because they stretch from Earth to heaven, trees have been revered since before recorded time. Even with [...]

By Lisa Moore
If you walk into a Kundalini yoga class, you won’t see people hanging out in down dog or standing on their heads.
You’ll witness a synergistic blend of movement, breathing, meditation and chanting with the sound current to facilitate a change in consciousness and transformation of character. 
Known as the yoga of awareness, Kundalini Yoga [...]

by Tacy Apostolik
Aromatherapy is about much more than fragrance. It’s the therapeutic use of aromatic plant extracts known as essential oils. These oils consist of components made in different parts of the plant at different times of a plant’s life cycle. They are as varied and complex as we are, lending themselves to a wide [...]

by Lee Walker
The ancient healing practice of massage therapy is playing an important role today in the emerging golden age of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Surprisingly, it remains comparatively underrepresented in U.S. medical school curricula, while Massage Today reports that “Insurance reimbursement for massage therapy is at an all-time high.”
From the time that Hippocrates, [...]

by Paul McGhee
We all have a natural health and healing system within our body that is our biological inheritance, but which too many of us have forgotten how to use. It is our innate sense of humor.
Strong scientific evidence in multiple fields of research now supports the view that humor plays a significant role in [...]