by Terah Kathryn Collins Tis the Season of Gifts, whether we like it or not! I have learned that when I approach gift-giving ‘from the heart,’ it transforms a forced march into a series of delightful opportunities to deeply connect with my loved ones and my community. Hearfelt gift-giving often begins in our local communities, [...]

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  From Alumna Hadley Fitzgerald, Los Angeles, CA: I saw this film last Thursday in LA. Do watch for it at a theatre near you. It's excellent! Therefore, it probably won't be around for long.   If you hated "What the Bleep…?" you'll love "I AM." If you loved "What the Bleep…?" you'll love "I [...]

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Shauna Piscitello: It’s Easy to be Green with Feng Shui Learn from Eco-Consultant and Graceful Lifestyles Interior ReDesigner Shauna Piscitello on getting yourself and your clients on the road to green. Would you like to be more earth conscious, but don’t know where to begin? Now you can create a greener home, even if you [...]

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Gold-Plated Church Windows Purify Air Live Science Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:02 EDT (image courtesy of www.planetware.com) Medieval stained-glass windows colored in gold nanoparticles help purify air when lit by the sun, a new study finds. "For centuries people appreciated only the beautiful works of art, and long life of the colors, but little did [...]

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Republic of Tea using feng shui in office Location, layout improves business environment, productivity By Paul Jones Staff Writer Wednesday, August 13, 2008 2:22 PM PDT The Republic of Tea, one of Novato’s more recognizable companies, has created a successful niche purveying a product many use to relax and unwind. But for employees of the [...]

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From Alumni and recent Graduate Susan Nunn: My focus will be on restaurant consulting and feng shui for the restaurants (mostly) (we are turning this restaurant totally ‘green’ this fall)…. and all of the foods (right now we are known for having the healthiest foods around) but now we are going no partially hydrogenated oils, [...]

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Karen Carrasco: Green Design & the Five Elements – A Match Made in Heaven Karen Carrasco is a Western School of Feng Shui™ graduate, practitioner, and teacher. She brings to Feng Shui a lifetime of experience creating ecological homes, native plant gardens, organic farms and sustainable community among different cultures and lifestyles. Her passion is [...]

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From the Surfrider Foundation: Did you know that an estimated 100 million tons of plastic debris have accumulated in two areas of the Pacific Ocean that together are larger than the continental United States? (These areas are aptly called the Eastern and Western Garbage Patches.) There is so much plastic, that it outnumbers the zooplankton [...]

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From WSFS Alumni Laura Forbes Carlin and Alison Forbes Houlihan: There is no better time to create a healthy, eco-friendly home than when preparing for the arrival of a new baby. Babies are less able to cope with the toxins in their environment than those of adults. However, with all the best intentions, many parents [...]

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