7 Tips for a Healthy Nursery
August 28, 2012
By Guest Blogger
A child’s nursery is a sanctuary of sorts – a safe, peaceful place away from the hubbub of the household and the din beyond its doors. Most parents pay close attention to detail as they create the space, lovingly choosing just the right shade of paint and decor to reflect their child’s budding personality, and bedding that hopefully helps promote long hours of tranquil slumber. But one thing that’s often overlooked is creating an environment… Read More >
4 Ways to Create a Holistic Home
June 7, 2011
By Guest Blogger
By Tisha Morris Although I don’t have any linguistic rules to back me up, I feel like it’s not coincidental that the word “home” begins with the same letters as the word “holistic” (not to mention includes the word “om”). Holistic living is being more and more embraced with conscious eating, preventive and alternative medicine, and simplicity. Holistic implies being “whole” or taking into account the “whole” picture – our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual… Read More >
De-cluttering
September 10, 2010
Are you dumb-founded by all the crap you’ve accumulated over the years? Do you still have a busted bean bag chair stuck in the corner illuminated by a lava lamp? Clutter is not sexy. It clogs your mind and paralyzes your potential. If creativity were an erection, you’d need Viagra. Sistas and Brothas, I hear ya! Last weekend, I unloaded my junk and made room for new possibilities. Check out what happened…
20 Ways to Detox Your Home
August 27, 2010
By Frank Lipman, MD
Many of us have done a detox to eliminate internal toxins from our body, but how many of us do anything about the toxins in our own homes? Common household and body care products are increasingly being found to have negative health effects on the nervous and immune systems, on our reproductive systems, and on our endocrine, cardiovascular and respiratory systems. The average home contains 500-1,000 chemicals, many of which we are unable to see,… Read More >
Are We There Yet?
February 26, 2010
By Elena Brower
After graduating from Cornell in 1992 and delving into the textile and clothing design world for more than six years, my supposedly envious life in an apartment overlooking the Po River in Turin, Italy, was not exactly satisfying. I returned to New York to embark on a graduate studies program in Childhood Art Education at the New School. Two semesters in two of the best schools in New York City later, I found myself in… Read More >
