“Play is serious work.” ~ Dr. Handsome I’ve asked my friends at Crazy Hair Videos to tell you a little about why PLAY is so important. Infuse a little play into your life; watch the video. Handsome and Love bring you another episode of the sweet salty, funky fun, playfully profound. Check out the upcoming …Read More
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Medicine Goes Virtual ~ Book a Session
From the comfort of your home, you log in, type in your complaint, and then wait in the virtual waiting room. The doctor connects with video conferencing. As long as the problem can be diagnosed online, instructions are given, and prescriptions are sent to your local pharmacy. Sometimes a referral is needed for an “in-person” …Read More
Abby the Spoon Lady
“My name is Abby and I’m a spoon player. I’m not fancy, I’ve just learned to puff my chest out a bit. Through a series of miscellaneous circumstances, I have come to be known as the “Spoon Lady” and I’ve enjoyed the ride.” ~ Abby the Spoon Lady, from spoonlady.com If you have seen her play, …Read More
Crazy Hair Videos! How did that happen?
What happens when you let your hair down? Let it all loose? Relax and open the space for playful exploration? Add a video camera? Crazy Hair Videos! A mild-mannered physician transforms into the over-the-top alter-ego Dr. Handsome with his wild sidekick Dr. Love. Handsome and Love share their sweet salty, funky fun, playfully profound thoughts …Read More
The Interconnected Web – How Wolves Change Rivers
The world is an interconnected ecosystem. Within this system are the predators—the characters in the stories that we love to hate. Ever since Little Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs encountered the Big Bad Wolf, there has been a campaign against the wolf. We are quick to judge these animals that travel in …Read More
The Decline of Play ~ Peter Gray
“Stop playing around,” she said with a look that could turn even the Greek hero, Hercules, to stone. “Be serious! Stop wasting time.” We know that children learn by playing, but at some point we expect them to put away their toys and become adults. What does it mean to grow up? It often means …Read More
Hope Springs Institute ~ Retreat Center
“From this place springs hope for inner and global peace” Hope Springs Institute proves that one person can manifest a dream by just being present to the calling. This retreat center has evolved into a non-profit, self-sustaining institute operated by a board of directors. Mission of Hope Springs Institute To provide sacred space for growth, …Read More
Imagine a World Without Story ~ Carmen Deedy
“It is not that we will one day not know how to tell a story, but that one day we will no longer know how to listen to a story.” ~ Carmen Deedy The places where stories get told—person to person, human to human—are disappearing. Family dinners where stories are told at the end of …Read More
Chakras Explained ~ Avatar: The Last Airbender
“Chakras are like Chocolate!” declared my yoga teacher. The one thing I know about Chakras is how to pronounce the word … like “Chocolate.” I do not know that there is any other similarity with the bitter-sweet delicacy made from the roasted and ground cacao bean. What are Chakras? Today, scientists know that the body …Read More
America the Beautiful ~ Katherine Lee Bates
America the Beautiful O beautiful for spacious skies For amber waves of grain For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed His grace on thee And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea! O beautiful for Pilgrim feet Whose stern impassioned stress A thoroughfare for freedom beat Across …Read More