Archive: April, 2011
Chunyi’s apple fast may cut risk of heart disease and diabetes
Friday, April 29th, 2011 by Pete Bissonette
This is great news for anyone who has done Chunyi Lin’s one-day Apple Fast. He explains it in his Your Healing Power DVD, and we experience it during our fall Spring Forest Qigong Retreat. Earlier this month on WebMD.com I read about new research on periodic fasting presented at the annual scientific sessions of the [...]
Character Education is a cornerstone of positive youth development
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011 by Bobbi DePorter
(Bobbi is a friend of Paul, Chunyi, Marie, Jeddah, Jack, Marci, Lisa, and me, and in this article she shares information vital for parents. Pete) The best way to connect with kids and diminish the prevalence of bullying and other socially unacceptable behavior is with effective character education in the home and in schools. In [...]
When you wake in the middle of the night
Friday, April 22nd, 2011 by Pete Bissonette
I generally sleep soundly all night long. Two nights ago I woke up completely alert and ready for the day. I walked to the other side of the house to look at the clock on the thermostat, because I don’t have any other clocks in the house (maybe I’ll blog about that sometime). It was [...]
Study supports good Feng Shui
Monday, April 18th, 2011 by Pete Bissonette
I heard an interview with Siegwart Lindenberg on “The World” public radio program. He’s a cognitive sociologist at Tilburg University and the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. He studies how our physical surroundings shape our thoughts and behaviors. I immediately thought of Feng Shui. He asks, if an urban environment is covered with graffiti, [...]
