Healing arts at the Asian Art Museum, SF

Healing Arts
Thursday, June 5
5 to 9 pm
FREE with Museum Admission ($5 after 5 pm)
The Asian Art Museum kicks off its third season with multi-sensorial offerings of healing
arts from all over Asia: acupuncture, cupping, Japanese shiatsu, Thai foot massage,
and more. Sample tea, check out medicinal herbs from China, Japan, India and Tibet,
have your pulse diagnosed, tour [...]

“Whenever we touch nature we get clean….”

“Whenever we touch nature we get clean. People who have got dirty through too much civilization take a walk in the woods, or a bath in the sea. They shake off the fetters and allow nature to touch them. It can be done within or without. Entering the unconscious, entering yourself through dreams, is touching [...]

Opening day at the Half Moon Bay Market, 5/3!

Hey it’s happening -  the Farmer’s Market! It is so nice to run into our neighbors and friends every Saturday. I have been missing that!  Can’t wait to see and smell all the glorious fruits and veggies displayed lovingly by their growers.
A big hug and kiss to Erin Tormey for making it all happen again for [...]

The real dirt on Farmer John, April 12

Here is an upcoming event from Visionary Edge:
Hi Moviegoers!
“It ain’t easy being green!” That’s the story and John Peterson, an eccentric midwestern artist, writer and traditional farmer, is sticking to it. This is a film of the tribulations and successes of maintaining a family farm in an era of production farming, about holding to the [...]

Blood and water fuel Maasai warriors’ marathon

Water and athletic events are themes that are entering my field right now. Here is a very interesting story about some Maasai warriors who are running in a London marathon. They are doing this to raise money to fund a water source for their people. I admire their innovative and peaceful solution to bring attention to their plight.

LONDON (Reuters) [...]

Lisa, go for it!

I wanted to post Lisa Petrides story and could not say it any better than she did in a recent email, so I am just going to publish it as is! I am proud to be a friend to this dynamic Coastsider woman!
Dear Friends,
As you may have heard, I have recently made a commitment to [...]

The Lisa and Leslie team benefit dinner

Have a yummy dinner at the Enso Kitchen Club in Half Moon Bay, while contributing to a great cause! Two Enso community members, Lisa Petrides and Leslie Hunt, are hosting a fundraising event for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Team In Training Efforts. They are both currently preparing for a triathlon on May 4th. Let’s cheer [...]

Memories and Reality

Recently I have been living in some old memories, before Alzheimer’s disease descended upon my mother and my family. I remember how she used to smile and chat while we discussed my job, my home, or my nieces. Sometimes we sat in our patio in shorts and zori and then we would stroll out to look [...]

Stroke of Insight - please watch this

This video relates one of the most moving and uplifting experiences I have ever heard. It is a must see. What Jill Bolte Taylor discovers is something that must be shared with the world.
Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor had an opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: One morning, she realized she was having a [...]

Dining in 2015 design competition

The results of the “Dining in 2015″ design competition are announced. I picked out a couple I liked and they were not even in the top 5 and still very cool!
I think if you have kids (or male adults) at the table, these could be really fun…or not!

Name of design : Wheel you pass me [...]