MAY/JUNE 2008 FEATURE ARTICLES
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May/June 2008

Secret - by Riva Sweetrocket

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FROM THE PUBLISHER God to see ya

THE NEXUS INTERVIEW - KAREN ARMSTRONG: Jesus and Jihad
An interview with Ravi Dykema

GOING GODLESS
by Wendy Underhill

ENLIGHTENED TOURIST- WAY BEYOND THE BEATEN PATH
By Wendy Underhill

DANCING AT YOUR DESK - IS YOUR PARTNER OFF PATH?
by Sue Frederick

HEALING PLATE - PURE PLEASURE
by Lisa Turner

ZEN OF SCIENCE - HEY DOC: SHUT UP AND LISTEN
by Marc Ringel, MD

 

March/April 2008

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FROM THE PUBLISHER Nexus' new look & feel

THE NEXUS INTERVIEW - SWAMI BEYONDANANDA: Electile Dysfunction?
An interview with Ravi Dykema

THE LONG EMERGENCY - THE END OF CHEAP OIL?
by Wendy Underhill

ENLIGHTENED TOURIST- RITZY RUSTIC SPAS
By Wendy Underhill

DANCING AT YOUR DESK - UNIVERSE TO YOU - GET MOVING!
by Sue Frederick

HEALING PLATE - NUTRITIOUS SWEET POTATOES
by Lisa Turner

ZEN OF SCIENCE - KICK THE SMOKING HABIT
by Marc Ringel, MD

Jan/Feb 2008

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Editorial Poisons among us

MARK SCHAPIRO: TOXIC WARRIOR
An interview with Ravi Dykema

INFLAMMATION: A little-understood health risk
by Chris O'Brien

HOW TO BE A FAMILY
By Wendy Underhill

DANCING AT YOUR DESK - FINDING YOUR PATH WITH NUMBERS
by Sue Frederick

HEALING PLATE - THE SENSUOUS KISS OF PEAR HEAVEN
by Lisa Turner

ZEN OF SCIENCE -FUNCTIONAL FAMILY? READ NO FURTHER
by Marc Ringel, MD

POSITIVE ENERGY: THE MISSING PIECE TO OVEREATING AND WHY DIETS FAIL
by Judith Orloff, MD

 

Nov/Dec 2007

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Editorial Bad News

Joan Borysenko, PhD - A body-mind revolutionary's remarkable journey
An interview by Ravi Dykema

2012 prophesies: apocalypse now or never
by Wendy Underhill

Build a Whole New Brain?
By Barry Burnett, MD

 

Sept/Oct 2007

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Editorial Wild erections and speculations

Sacred sexuality: intimacy, orgasm and spirit
An interviews with David Deida, Charles Muir, Saida Desilets

The Joy of Eating
by Wendy Underhill

Socially responsible investing: the balance between green and greed
By Chris O'Brien

 

Jul/Aug 2007

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Editorial Save the World

The power of music to heal, calm, and inspire you
An interview with Don Campbell

Reach out and help the world: A guide to giving
by Chris O'Brien

 

May/June 2007

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Editorial Sooooo Hot

A climate scientist convinces you to do something now about Global Warming 
An interview with Konrad Steffen, Ph.D.

 
 

Mar/April 2007

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Editorial How’d your Expo turn out?

Diet Roulette: Settling on one that works
An Interview with John Douillard, D.C., PhD.

 
 

Jan/Feb 2007

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Editorial Whir and buzz of excitement

Marrying Miracles and Science
An interview with Holistic Doctor Larry Dossey, M.D.

EXPLORE ANXIETY, ANTI-AGING, and KUNDALINI in our Journeys Feature

 

Nov/Dec 2006

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Editorial Breathing lessons

CHANGING THE WORLD, ONE BREATH AT A TIME
An interview with body-psychology pioneer Kathlyn Hendricks

EXPLORE HELLERWORK, HIGHLY SENSITIVE PEOPLE , and DEATH & DYING in our Journeys Feature

 

Sept/Oct 2006

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Editorial Close to death

A LOVE MORE POWERFUL THAN DEATH
An interview with Nando Parrado, author of Miracle in the Andes

EXPLORE THE AKASHIC RECORDS , DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOR THERAPY, and TRIGGER POINT THERAPY in our Journeys Feature

THE ZEN OF SCIENCE
Doctors' orders are often ignored

 

July/Aug 2006

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Editorial Soul-stirring movies

THIS VERY MOMENT IS MAGICAL
An interview with Dan Millman, author of Way of the Peaceful Warrior

EXPLORE MEDICAL INTUITION , DOES MY CHILD NEED A THERAPIST?, and HOLOGRAPHIC HEALING: The promise of renewal through EMC@'s AIM program in our Journeys Feature

THE ZEN OF SCIENCE
Taking care of yourself by not getting down on yourself

 

May/June 2006

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Editorial God bless America One nation under God

CHALLENGING THE BIBLE
An interview with Bishop John Shelby Spong

EXPLORE THE URANTIA BOOK, NATURAL HORMONE BALANCING, and ADJUSTING TO DIVORCE in our Journeys Feature

THE ZEN OF SCIENCE
Managing a disease, managing a life

 

Mar/April 2006

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Editorial The truly free press gets the boot

HOW YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM EFFECTS YOUR RELATIONSHIPS
An interview with Stephen Porges, Ph.D. about his polyvagal theory.

EXPLORE KABBALAH, BIOFEEDBACK, and AIKIDO in our Journeys Feature

THE ZEN OF SCIENCE
Catechism and medical science

Jan/Feb 2006

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Editorial Loving this community

THE CREATION OF NIA
An interview with Debbie Rosas and Carlos Rosas, founders of this holistic system.

EXPLORE DREAMWORK, TIBETAN MEDICINE, and THE INTEGRAL INSTITUTE in our Journeys Feature

THE ZEN OF SCIENCE
Being there at the end of life

 

Nov/Dec 2005

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Editorial Linked to you for 25 years

WHEN THE SNOW HAS MELTED
An interview with Daido Roshi, Abbott of Zen Mountain Monastery 

EXPLORE GRIEF WORK, SPIRITUAL ADVENTURE TRAVEL and NATURAL WAYS TO ENHANCE BEAUTY in our Journeys feature

ZEN OF SCIENCE
Kidz 'n Speed

 

Sept/Oct 2005

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Editorial Chain store blues

OUT OF MORMONISM AND INTO FAITH
An interview with Martha Beck

YOGA, LINKING BODY & MIND
Your energy bodies

ZEN of SCIENCE
Evidence

 

July/Aug 2005

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 Editorial Whose pile?

THE FACES OF COMPASSION
An interview with Marc Ian Barasch on how kindness can transform our lives

EXPLORE AVATAR, REIKI and JUNGIAN PSYCHOTHERAPY in our Journeys in Health feature

YOGA, LINKING BODY & MIND
Taking Yoga Home

 

May/June 2007

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 Editorial Ripples

WHO WOULD YOU BE WITHOUT YOUR STORY?
An interview with Byron Katie

EXPLORING TRAUMA RESOLUTION, NATUROPATHY, and NATIVE AMERICAN SPIRITUALITY in our Journeys in Health feature

YOGA, LINKING BODY & MIND
How do Yoga poses work?

 

March/April 2005

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Editorial The heart of “alternative”

POWER, COMPASSION and GENEROSITY
An interview with Carolyn Myss, Ph.D.

LOSS OF SELF
Facing dementia with compassion

EXPLORE NLP, CONTEMPLATIVE CHRISTIANITY and NETWORK CHIROPRACTIC
in our Journeys in Health feature

YOGA, LINKING BODY & MIND
High potency yoga: Breathing

 

Jan/Feb 2005

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 Editorial Yikes! Death, birth, hope, imagination: 25 years

WHAT THE #$%*! DO WE KNOW?
An interview with William Arntz, creator of the hit film

YOGA, LINKING BODY & MIND
More than anything else, yoga is meditation

EXPLORE WICCA, CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY, and ASTROLOGIAL COUNSELING in our Journeys in Health feature

 

Nov/Dec 2004

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THE LIFE OF A TOLTEC WARRIOR
An interview with Don Miguel Ruiz, author of The four Agreements

EXPLORE AYURVEDA, ART THERAPY, and the CHURCH OF RELIGIOUS SCIENCE
in our Journeys in Health feature

YOGA, LINKING BODY & MIND
Why you might begin a regular practice of yoga

 

Sept/Oct 2004

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LOW-CARB DIETS
Wise or Foolish? We ask Michael Eades, MD and Amy J. Lanou, PhD
EXPLORE HYPNOTHERAPY, HOMEOPOTHY, AND TAROT in our Journeys in Health feature
YOGA LINKING BODY AND MIND
The famous yoga conference in Estes Park

 

Jul/Aug 2004

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THE POLITICS OF HEALTH How the Campaign for Better Health promotes integrative healing
An interview with Ana Micka of Campaign for Better Health
EXPLORE ACUPUNCTURE, THEOSOPHY AND HAKOMI in our Journeys in Health feature
YOGA LINKING BODY AND MIND
The answer to the big question, "Who am I?"

May/June 2004

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WHAT IS YOGA?
Explore these and other questions with three renowned yoga experts

K. L. Shankaranarayana Jois holds a Ph.D in yoga from Rastriya Sanskrita Samsthanam in Tirupati, India.

Kali Ray was initiated as a swami by H. H. Ganapati Sachidananda of Mysore, India, and created TriYoga®, which is now taught at five centers around the U.S.

David Life founded Jivamukti yoga with his wife, Sharon Gannon.

EXPLORE NIA, the ENNEAGRAM and GESTALT therapy as paths to wellbeing
in our Journeys in Health Feature
 

Mar/April 2004

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SEASONS OF THE SPIRIT
An interview with the founders of Star House and All Seasons Chalice

EXPLORE COACHING, POLARITY THERAPY and NUMEROLOGY in our Journeys in Health feature

 

Jan/Feb 2004

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ALTERNATIVE FUELS IN COLORADO And their potential to change the world
An interview with Ed Lewis of the Colorado Governer's Office of Energy Management and Conservation

EXPLORE THE VIBE MACHINGE, JEWISH RENEWAL and TANTRA in our Journeys in Health feature

Nov/Dec 2003
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CHALANDA SAI MA
Divine Mother speaks about bridging the gap between differing spiritual messages

EXPLORE EMDR, PILATES, DANCES OF UNIVERAL PEACE in our Journeys in Health feature

 

Sept/Oct 2003


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COLORADO'S METAPHYSICAL SPRINGS
An interview with Shanti Toll

CHI KUNG, VOICE MOVEMENT THERAPY, and PAST LIFE REGRESSIONS in our Journeys in Health feature

 

Jul/Aug 2003

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MONEY AND SOCIAL CHANGE
An interview with Bernard Lietaer
A new feature explores YOGA, TRASNPERSONAL PSYCHOLOGY, and the DIAMOND APPROACH in our Journeys in Health feature
 

May/June 2003

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BEFRIENDING YOUR MIND
An interview with Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche
A PRUDENT DIET
 

Mar/Apr 2003

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THE SOUND OF HEALING
An interview with Jonathan Goldman

WHEN DOCTORS MAKE MISTAKES
HEALING BODY, MIND & SPIRIT THROUGH TOUCH
Our annual bodywork guide

Jan/Feb 2003
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MAN-MADE CHEMICALS THAT ARE HURTING YOU And they're in everything from plastics and make-up
An interview with Theo Colborn, Ph.D.
ENERGIZE YOUR LIFE
Six simple steps to put more pep in your step
COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE
Our annual guide to healing modalities
 

Nov/Dec 2002 

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ROAD'S WAY
Michael Roads describes his journey to enlightenment
ON BEING FAT
SPIRITUAL GROUPS
The area's only complete guide
 

Sept/Oct 2002
 
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EXPLORING OUR SHADOW
Spiritual psychology can lead us on a journey into ourselves, says Llewellyn Vaughn-Lee
UNDOING SHAME
Facing, overcoming and healing shame-formed attitudes and behaviors
 

July/Aug 2002 

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PROTECTING YOURSELF FROM TOXINS
David Steinman, author of The Safe Shopper's Bible, tells how
FENG SHUI KEYS TO A GOOD MARRIAGE
Simple strategies to encourage love, passion
WALKING A SACRED PATH
Experiencing Boulder's labyrinth
 

May/June 2002 

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HOW DOCTORS GOT THIS WAY
An MD describes how medical training distorts. doctors
HOW SCHOOLS FAIL KIDS
Educational reformers Ted Sizer and Kathy Simon describe how schools could be better.

Mar/Apr 2002

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JOINING MIND AND BODY
Yogi Amrit Desai on the practice of "real yoga
COPING WITH DEPRESSION
An "unnatural" view
THE HEALING POWER OF TOUCH
Our guide to bodywork techniques

Jan/Feb 2002
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LIVING PEACE IN THE MIDST OF WAR
Seven opportunities for changing how we 
live together
COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE
Our guide to healing therapies beyond the mainstream
 

Nov/Dec 2001

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MATTHEW FOX 
Our interview with the maverick priest, founder of creation spirituality
INTUITIVE ARTS
Our Annual guide: Angels, I Ching, Tarot
 

Sept/Oct 2001

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CHAIN STORE BLUES 
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DISEASE AS AN AWAKENING
An interview with Naomi Remen, MD
WHEN A PET DIES
Helping a child grieve
WANT TO LIVE FOREVER?
The basic biology of aging says we can't

FINDING A PATH OUT OF PAIN
Exploring different psychotherapy

 

July/Aug 2001
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FOOD: POTENT MEDICINE
What diet is best? An interview with Neal Barnard, MD
RITUAL HEALING, HEALING RITUAL
 
 

May/June 2001

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UNLEASH YOUR CREATIVITY
Julia Cameron tells you how
 
 

March/April 2001

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CHANGING THE WORLD
50 million cultural creatives are doing it
 
 

Jan/Feb 2001

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A NEW VISION OF MEDICAL CARE Meshing diverse medical practices. 
An interview with complementary medicine pioneer Rudolph Ballentine, M.D.

NEW LAB TESTS
Useful tools or not?

 

 

Nov/Dec 2000
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EXPLORING SPACE
Robert Zubrin makes a case for opening up new worlds. 
 
 

Sept/Oct 2000
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CONSCIOUS RELATIONSHIPS
Why opposites attract
Communication tools
 
 

July/Aug 2000
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COMPASSIONATE CHILDBIRTH Why it is so important to avoid traumatizing babies and moms
An interview with Suzanne Arms
By Ravi Dykema

IN FULL BLOOM
Alternative gardens

By Robin R. Rathbun

HEALTHY HOMES
Ideas for making your home a healthier place

 

May/June 2000

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DHARMA BRATS
Growing up Buddhist in America

by Jesse Govinda Thompson

THE SECRET LIVES OF TEENS
A look at what today's kids want and need
 

March/April 2000

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COMMUNICATING WITH GOD   
An interview with Neal Donald Walsch
 
 

Jan/Feb 2000

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INTEGRATING THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS
A conversation with Joan Borysenko
 
 

Nov/Dec 1999 
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CARING FOR OUR OWN DEATH
A final gift of love

By Barbra Cohn

 

 
 

Sept/Oct 1999
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HOW ANXIETY CAN LEAD TO PEACE
An interview with Robert Gerzon

ECOPSYCHOLOGY
Seeing our place in the circle of life

By Robin R. Rathbun

 

July/Aug 1999
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MAKING SENSE OF THE NEW DIETS Diet mania- Making sense of the new diet regimens:
The Zone, Blood Type, Mediterranean, Ultra Low Fat, Vegan, Body Type

By Barry Burnett, M.D., M.P.H.

 
 

May/June 1999
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POLITICS OF CONTROL Who's in charge here in the USA?
Why our system benefits corporations and the rich, and how you are kept unaware of it.
A conversation with David Barsamian By Ravi Dykema

MARTIAL ARTS
Where Eastern spirituality meets fitness

By Barbara Darling

 

Jan/Feb 1999

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MULTI-LEVEL MARKETING True opportunity or false promises? Selling and getting nowhere
A conversation with Robert Fitzpatrick
By Ravi Dykema
 
 

Sept/Oct 1998
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LONG HAUL PARENTING When our children grow up, and our parents need our help
by Barbra Cohn

BUILDING BRIDGES Reconciling spirit and science
By Barry Burnett, MD

RAISING ARTISTS AND WARRIORS
Michael Gurian tells us what boys need 
 

Jul/Aug 1998
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HOLISTIC CLINIC Local MDs turn to alternatives
By Barbara Darling

 
 

May/June 1998
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EXPLORING OUR DREAMS
An interview with Robert Bosnak
SUPPORTING LOCAL FARMS

NUTRITION INFO ONLINE
By Mark Fearer

 

Mar/Apr 1998
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BRINGING TANTRA TO THE MASSES
By Caroline and Charles Muir

 
 

Jan/Feb 1998
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HEALING FROM TRAUMA
An interview with Peter Levine

Be kind to your thymus:  
Supporting the immune system holistically

AGING INTO THE MILLENNIUM
Add life to your years holistically

Legislators, insurance respond to consumer pressure   

 

Nov /Dec 1997
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TELLING THE TRUTH
An interview with Brad Blanton, Ph.D.
 
 

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IS RECYCLING A WASTE?
By Mark Fearer

 
 

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IS EATING DAIRY DANGEROUS?
A good source of calcium or a cause of disease? 
The debate rages 
 
 

Mar/Apr 1997
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FINDING THE WORK YOU LOVE  
An interview with Laurence Boldt

THE SEARCH FOR SOULFUL WORK