Ananda Dhara Yoga Village: Helping People Attain Bliss, Part 3 of 313:08Ananda Dhara Yoga Village: Helping People Attain Bliss, Part 3 of 3In today’s show, he discusses positive changes that have happened to some of his young students with special needs and their families while practicing yoga. “I think the most beautiful thing that I see is families become more peaceful. Because yoga basically, ultimately, is about growing love. And that loving feeling, that unconditional openness, is what yoga gives you.” “That, I think, is the mosHealthy Living2020-07-04 2159 Views13396p720p720pHQ2020-07-04Healthy Living Ananda Dhara Yoga Village: Helping People Attain Bliss, Part 2 of 313:49Ananda Dhara Yoga Village: Helping People Attain Bliss, Part 2 of 3In today’s program, he will discuss how children and teens enjoy healthier lifestyles by learning meditation and yoga. But first, we will briefly cover the yoga practices that Sri P.R. Sarkar’s spiritual organization Ananda Marga, meaning the “Path of Bliss” propagates. Ananda Marga’s techniques of self-realization include yoga postures, Kiirtan, Kaoshikii, and meditation. In the Western world, peHealthy Living2020-06-27 2247 Views7396p720p720pHQ2020-06-27Healthy Living Ananda Dhara Yoga Village: Helping People Attain Bliss, Part 1 of 316:00Ananda Dhara Yoga Village: Helping People Attain Bliss, Part 1 of 3Today, we are privileged to introduce you to Rutger Tamminga, the co-founder of a special institution that endeavors to spread the yoga spirit, the Ananda Dhara Yoga Village – Center for Applied Neohumanism. Based in Taichung City, Taiwan, also known as Formosa, the center was established in 1995 by Mr. Tamminga, who is originally from the Netherlands, and Mohamukta of Formosa. Ananda Dhara, whichHealthy Living2020-06-22 2965 Views9396p720p720pHQ2020-06-22Healthy Living Taiwan Adventist Hospital – A Vegetarian Hospital with a Caring Mission, Part 3 of 313:41Taiwan Adventist Hospital – A Vegetarian Hospital with a Caring Mission, Part 3 of 3Today, we introduce TAH’s healthy lifestyle project called NEWSTART. This wellness initiative was created by the Weimar Institute in California, USA, an entity that was also founded by Adventists. NEWSTART is an acronym for Nutrition, Exercise, Water, Sunlight, Temperance, Air, Rest, and Trust (in Divine Power). To correspond with the hospital’s mission to maintain public health, TAH established tHealthy Living2020-06-20 1666 Views4396p720p720pHQ2020-06-20Healthy Living Taiwan Adventist Hospital – A Vegetarian Hospital with a Caring Mission, Part 2 of 315:11Taiwan Adventist Hospital – A Vegetarian Hospital with a Caring Mission, Part 2 of 3In today’s show, we are honored to hear from Dr. Hsieh Chia-Ming, a breast cancer surgeon, Taiwan Adventist Hospital’s Cancer Care Committee’s chief executive officer, and the former director of the hospital’s breast surgery department. He will share with us his perspectives on the relationship between a diet rich in fruits and vegetables and breast cancer prevention as well as about his hospital’Healthy Living2020-06-13 2240 Views9396p720p720pHQ2020-06-13Healthy Living Taiwan Adventist Hospital – A Vegetarian Hospital with a Caring Mission, Part 1 of 315:59Taiwan Adventist Hospital – A Vegetarian Hospital with a Caring Mission, Part 1 of 3Taiwan Adventist Hospital is one of over 170 healthcare institutions run by the Seventh-day Adventist Church, a Protestant Christian denomination with approximately 25 million people attending weekly worship worldwide. The facility is Formosa’s first vegetarian hospital and was initially founded in Shanghai by the legendary vegetarian American physician, Dr. Harry W. Miller, before shifting to TaiHealthy Living2020-06-06 2434 Views21396p720p720pHQ2020-06-06Healthy Living Healing through Playing with Art: Art Therapist Joan Stanford (vegan), Part 3 of 315:49Healing through Playing with Art: Art Therapist Joan Stanford (vegan), Part 3 of 3Today, Joan will continue to elaborate on how this treatment modality assists individuals to achieve better lives and how creativity is associated with our physical wellness. “Whenever people talk about wellness, they talk about diet, nutrition, exercise, meditation, and relaxation, but very rarely do they talk about creativity as being an essential pillar and I think it really is because when we Healthy Living2020-05-30 1297 Views6396p720p720pHQ2020-05-30Healthy Living Healing through Playing with Art: Art Therapist Joan Stanford (vegan), Part 2 of 316:23Healing through Playing with Art: Art Therapist Joan Stanford (vegan), Part 2 of 3Today, we will continue to introduce her (Joan) publication and explore other beneficial aspects of art therapy. “The book came out of wanting to let other busy people know that this is something they could do and add to any spiritual practice they have or anything really. So it’s letting people re-own that they have this creative spirit and re-own that child that desperately wants to play and enjHealthy Living2020-05-23 1555 Views4396p720p720pHQ2020-05-23Healthy Living Healing through Playing with Art: Art Therapist Joan Stanford (vegan), Part 1 of 313:22Healing through Playing with Art: Art Therapist Joan Stanford (vegan), Part 1 of 3According to the British Association of Art Therapists, art therapy is a form of psychotherapy that uses art media as its primary mode of expression and communication. Art is not used as a diagnostic tool but as a medium to address emotional issues, which may be confusing and distressing. We are honored to feature and interview with Joan Stanford, a vegan board-certified art therapist, who will grHealthy Living2020-05-16 1625 Views9396p720p720pHQ2020-05-16Healthy Living Hydroponics for a Sustainable and Healthy Life13:32Hydroponics for a Sustainable and Healthy LifeHydroponics has gained popularity in recent years. Hydroponics may be defined as the science of growing plants without soil. A nutrient solution that contains all the essential elements needed for optimum growth and development is delivered directly to the plant. Hydroponics is not only a convenient and affordable method of farming but also contributes to a sustainable lifestyle. The growth rate oHealthy Living2020-05-02 2903 Views29396p720p720pHQ2020-05-02Healthy Living Stopping Zoonotic Diseases: The Vegan Lifestyle Matters, Part 2 of 214:23Stopping Zoonotic Diseases: The Vegan Lifestyle Matters, Part 2 of 2Today, we will talk about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and provide some tips from experts to help lessen the risk of infection. Like other coronaviruses, SARS-CoV-2 jumped from animals to humans. Some scientists theorize the pathogen started in bats, jumped to pangolins, and then to humans. The data and research findings from previous zoonotic disease epidemic and pandemic events and Healthy Living2020-04-25 4695 Views73396p720p720pHQ2020-04-25Healthy Living Stopping Zoonotic Diseases: The Vegan Lifestyle Matters, Part 1 of 217:23Stopping Zoonotic Diseases: The Vegan Lifestyle Matters, Part 1 of 2This two-part series focuses on certain epidemics and pandemics from the past two decades that have killed many, such as severe acute respiratory syndrome(SARS), Ebola, swine flu, avian flu, and coronavirus and their roots in meat consumption or animal livestock raising, or both. We also cover how a plant-based diet is the best way to minimize zoonotic diseases or infectious diseases caused by theHealthy Living2020-04-18 4208 Views46396p720p720pHQ2020-04-18Healthy Living Aerobic Dance – A Fun Way to Get in Shape, Part 2 of 211:40Aerobic Dance – A Fun Way to Get in Shape, Part 2 of 2In this episode, we’ll talk about selecting appropriate workout gear and dance music as well as give some tips to help with forming an exercise habit. For aerobic dance,it's best to wear material that is stretchy, breathable, and moisture-wicking, such as lycra or spandex, or wear loose-fitting sweatpants and a t-shirt. Since aerobic dancing involves plenty of footwork such as twisting, sliding, jHealthy Living2020-04-11 1590 Views74396p720p720pHQ2020-04-11Healthy Living Aerobic Dance – A Fun Way to Get in Shape, Part 1 of 213:32Aerobic Dance – A Fun Way to Get in Shape, Part 1 of 2Aerobic dancing is a great way to have fun, speed up your blood circulation, and keep your body in good physical condition. Multiple studies have proven that doing aerobic exercises regularly may help to regulate weight, improve cardiovascular heath, lower blood pressure as well as sugar and cholesterol levels, boost the immune system, and reduce chronic pain. In addition to the physical benefits Healthy Living2020-04-04 2364 Views23396p720p720pHQ2020-04-04Healthy Living Dr. Stephen Gorad (Vegan) on Quinoa - Supergrain of the Future, Part 3 of 313:28Dr. Stephen Gorad (Vegan) on Quinoa - Supergrain of the Future, Part 3 of 3This supergrain has many different colors and other distinguishing features. Dr. Gorad explains more. “There’s red, white, and black. There are actually several thousand different quinoas. So that’s something that concerns me, because when I started with quinoa, one of the things I talked about was the diversity of genetic material in quinoa.” As our world transitions to plant-based eating, those Healthy Living2020-03-28 1837 Views11396p720p720pHQ2020-03-28Healthy Living Dr. Stephen Gorad (Vegan) on Quinoa - Supergrain of the Future, Part 2 of 315:00Dr. Stephen Gorad (Vegan) on Quinoa - Supergrain of the Future, Part 2 of 3He was so impressed with this crop that the felt a calling to make quinoa a food that can be enjoyed by people everywhere and has spent over four decades on this mission. “Because as the climate changes, agricultural practices are going to change also. And quinoa has several advantages. Quinoa is drought-resistant. It’s frost-resistant, and it’s salt-tolerant. I think quinoa is a miracle. It’s a mHealthy Living2020-03-21 1551 Views15396p720p720pHQ2020-03-21Healthy Living Dr. Stephen Gorad (Vegan) on Quinoa - Supergrain of the Future, Part 1 of 313:27Dr. Stephen Gorad (Vegan) on Quinoa - Supergrain of the Future, Part 1 of 3Dr. Gorad, a vegan, attended school in the USA, starting with the Bronx High School of Science and then studying at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He ultimately earned a Ph.D. from Boston University and became a clinical psychologist. He did not feel fulfilled by this career path and thus decided to pursue spiritual practice. As part of his spiritual journey, he traveled to the South AHealthy Living2020-03-14 2196 Views17396p720p720pHQ2020-03-14Healthy Living What You Eat Matters: Dr. Caroline Trapp (vegan) on Diabetes, Part 2 of 213:43What You Eat Matters: Dr. Caroline Trapp (vegan) on Diabetes, Part 2 of 2Some are under the impression that once a person has acquired diabetes, he or she will need to take medication, or live with the condition, for the rest of their life. Dr. Trapp sheds light on this common misunderstanding. “Well, I no longer think that that’s true because I’ve seen people who just by making this significant diet change, have gotten healthier, and who don’t need medication, and whoHealthy Living2020-03-07 1798 Views10396p720p720pHQ2020-03-07Healthy Living What You Eat Matters: Dr. Caroline Trapp (vegan) on Diabetes, Part 1 of 215:10What You Eat Matters: Dr. Caroline Trapp (vegan) on Diabetes, Part 1 of 2In this two-part program, we are privileged to hear from Dr. Caroline Trapp about the tie between diet and a chronic health condition that sadly affects about 425 million people worldwide. She is a vegan American nurse practitioner with a doctorate in nursing practice and more than 30 years of experience in taking care of people with diabetes. “A plant-based diet is a great way to prevent getting Healthy Living2020-02-29 2894 Views15396p720p720pHQ2020-02-29Healthy Living Forgiveness for Good Health13:22Forgiveness for Good HealthIn recent years, the scientific community has been actively exploring the mind-body connection. In its simplest terms, this means that our thoughts and emotions can affect our health. A study published in the “American Journal of Cardiology” found that forgiveness protects heart health, while negative emotions have a toxic effect on the heart. Another scientific study that demonstrated the benefitHealthy Living2020-02-17 1627 Views27396p720p720pHQ2020-02-17Healthy Living