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Linda Furiya Writes About Growing Up Japanese in the Midwest (read the article)

linda_furiya_150“Many of the meals I ate at home in rural Indiana were Japanese. My mom used what ingredients she could get her hands on then put it out on the table effortlessly. The sensual aspect of Asian food and Mid-west sustainability is ingrained in me. Those are the basic roots of why I love cooking, “ says Linda.

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Cancer 09 - The Home Issue

Home Visiting Programs Reduce Child Abuse in Difficult Times

ruth_schubert_138The stress of a newborn baby can be difficult for any family. Poverty, youth, depression or isolation can make that stress overwhelming.

Home visiting programs, like the Nurse-Family Partnership funded in President Barack Obama’s proposed budget, were designed to help families like these—the…

Gemini 09 - The Summer Reading Issue

Read About Women Who Are Changing the World

ayaanhirsialism_107If you don't know who Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Wangari Maathai, and Nina Disesa are, then you have some reading to do this summer!

Women like Ms. Hirsi Ali are taking a strong stand against female oppression and changing the world. (read…

Aries 09 - Spring Break

Spring Letter from the Editor

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Spring is finally here! Why not celebrate with a Spring Break right where you are by taking a moment each day this week to focus on being yourself and being in your body? These “mindful” moments could be a…

Aquarius 09 - The Change Issue

Yoga Therapy Can Help Us Embrace Change

Had you told me ten years ago, when I was still a graduate student in Modern Literature that I would move to Vermont, start a journey of personal growth and healing, and train to become a yoga therapist, I would have smiled incredulously.

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