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The U.S. achieves significantly worse results than the rest of the developed world when it comes to road safety. Let’s explore the data, diagnose, and talk solutions.Smart Growth America helps create healthy, prosperous, and resilient places to live for all people through research, advocacy, and direct community support.Their work spans housing and land use, transportation, and economic…

I have been fortunate to have engaged with body oriented practices. Hatha Yoga as a teen in the mid 70’s, Halprin Method starting in 1981, Tai Chi in the late ’80’s, Massage Therapy training in the mid 90’s, dance movement therapy in the 00’s, countless dance/movement performances, .. even contra and square dancing And they all changed me deeply, lovingly, sometimes aggressively. If you want to…

When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. Wayne Dyer

“From the beginning, the followers of Jesus of Nazareth comprised a movement that was extreme, counter-cultural—a revolution that embraced both men and women, even social outcasts and slaves. In those first centuries, while the religion was still defining itself as an institution, many devout women flouted cultural convention and chose Jesus himself—not bishops and bureaucrats—as their personal…

Have you ever left a doctor’s appointment wishing you asked one more question or wondering exactly what to do next? In this episode, Dr. Eve Glazier is joined by Shaun Sekhon, chief cardiology fellow at UCLA Health, to share tips that can help patients feel more prepared, confident and engaged during medical appointments. Whether you’re seeing a primary care physician or a specialist, this…

Meditation may calm the mind, but a recent study suggests it can also reshape brain activity by profoundly altering brain dynamics and increasing neural connections – somewhat similar to psychedelic substances. As a result, meditation may help practitioners achieve a hypothesized state known as “brain criticality”, in which neural connections are neither too weak nor too strong, but at an…

Water is essential to global society, for everything from drinking and growing food to producing energy and cultural practices. 40 percent of the world’s workforce works in sectors that rely on water, and water counts for $58 trillion in global economic output each year. But while the industrialized world can take water access for granted, water resources around the world are increasingly under…