What would you count as the most powerful way to avoid creating physical stress in your body? Thinking happy thoughts? Hmm . . . It may not be what you think. Do you believe there is any problem with these? skipping a meal losing some sleep sitting all day at work...
Cheryl Kasdorf
The Flavor of Spain
I continue to be struck with the contrast between my life in Cottonwood and the way things happen in this region of Spain. Many buildings are old. In the old cities the streets are narrow and parking is mostly underground. All the plazas are lit at night. The colors...
People I Met in Spain
My summer stay is in Guayrapa Spain. On arrival, Ananda took me to a beach cafe. Then we visited Park Guell. My housemates went to the local bakery "Forn de Pa" and gave us gold temporary tattoos. As you can tell, we love to go out to eat as well as barbeque at...
Paella!
I tasted authentic Spanish Paella today. My friend Ananda and I shopped for the ingredients and his friend Diamas cooked Paella for a whole group of us. It is important to cook everything in a big Paella pan over a gas stove, in this case it was butane. Spreading...
Hawaiian Dolphin Adventure
After the writing retreat, Rachael Jayne and Datta treated us to a dolphin adventure with our host, Hawaii Experiences. We rode a bus halfway across the island to the west side of Oahu where dolphins are known to hang out. Our group took up two boats! On the Island...
Mauna Kea Hawaii
Stars from 13,000 feet - Mauna Kea, Hawaii This inactive volcano, the sister of Mauna Loa, is a spectacular place to see the stars. Telescopes care there because the air is not turbulent, which disrupts their images. Even from the Visitor Center at 6500 feet, the...
Plants of Hawaii
One side of the islands get lots of rain, the other side not so much. Add that to the fact that Hawaii is near the equator, and you get lots of growth. A rain forest covers parts of the islands. In it we see exotic flowers and magnificent trees. The Oheo tree is the...
Hawaiian Volcano
Mauna Loa, a volcano, is known as the long mountain. It and its neighbors have spawned a lot of the other Hawaiian islands. Its lava runs to the sea, spilling in constantly and creating new land. Volcano National Park contains a lot of the volcano. However, sometimes...
Oahu
A rainbow greets us to open our retreat Turtle Bay Resort on the north shore The beach at Turtle Bay Surfers at the famous north shore With Tom Bird after writing my book Mahalo means much more than thanks Sunset view from the hotel room Conjunction of the moon and...
Magic Pills
As I wrote about previously in Homeopathy: Medical Art or Pseudoscience, Homeopathy is being attacked by closed minds. This film, Magic Pills, is a professional labor of love to bring to a wide audience the awareness of the safe, patient-centered health care...