Category: Local Community

The Chico Bag Company

In early 2004, Chico resident Andy Keller took a trip to his local landfill after spending the day landscaping his backyard. He was horrified by what he saw.

Why Active Meditation?

In todayâ??s fast-paced world it is easy to lose sight of the fact that man is a very new phenomenon.

Ethics of Massage Therapy

Touch is one of the most basic human needs, documented for thousands of years. It occurs in every culture. Touch also affects animals. Equine massage (for horses), canine massage (for dogs), and feline massage (for cats) have been popular for years.

Life Can Be Real and Raw

Many find themselves in a position in which they no longer trust government organizations for one reason or another and so are drawn to community centers and shelters for help.

Time to Wake Up from Our Dream

As some of you know, I recently wrote a book that explores the cognitive and neurological functions behind the mental process of believing something irrational and that lacks evidence or experience.

Sexuality As A Spiritual Path

What does it mean to be on a spiritual path? Is it a path to the ultimate reality, or God? There is no wrong definition. Whatever it means to you is what it is.

2012: The Tipping Point

Recently, I tucked myself into bed and picked up Toward 2012 from my bedside stack. I had bought it after a late-night discussion with my son. He was distressed, and although an independence-driven teen, that night Liam needed his mom.

Feel the Qi

Today qi is commonly referred to as energy, yet qi is a mystery to modern science. In Chinese philosophy, qi is a subtle substance that pervades space.

The Presence Process and Me

I am one of those people who reads the last chapter of a book before the first, and with Michael Brownâ??s The Presence Process, I am so glad I did. At the end of the book he lists 43 possible positive consequences of doing his 10-week program.