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This Month’s Recommended Merlian News Articles:

Merryn's Musings
Eating for Beauty by David Wolfe
"Eating For Beauty is a well illustrated,delightful easy to read book, by David Wolfe-a raw food enthusiast. You can literally eat yourself beautiful to wonderfully exotic recipes for skin-glow, hair-building, nails, bone strengthening and much more. This book is filled with information about the importance of good nutrition. There are clear explanations on exactly what zinc, iron, chromium, manganese and certain minerals do for the body and which foods supply these nutrients.'

Podcasts: Consciousness
Merlian News Podcasts with Dan Millman
Dan Millman is a former world champion athlete, university coach, martial arts instructor, and college professor. After an intensive, twenty-year spiritual quest, Dan's teaching found its form as the Peaceful Warrior's Way, expressed fully in his books and lectures. Merryn JosetalkswithDan Millman about hisbook, Bridge Between Worlds, published by New World Library, formerly entitled Divine Interventions.

Books
The Power of Premonitions: How Knowing the Future Can Shape our Lives by Larry Dossey, M.D.
More than an examination of case studies, The Power of Premonitions reveals the world of science and research that proves the human capacity for knowing the future. Experiments consistently show that human beings are as wired to know what's coming next as we are to see, feel, hear and think. Dossey uses cutting-edge science to prove the value of what had long been considered the provenance of mystic charlatans and to show readers how to cultivate their natural abilities. This is a book for the skeptical mind, but it's also for the believer's heart—because its author possesses the rare gift of having both.

Environmental Awareness
Growing Food in the City by Kim Matthews

"Urban Agricultureis the social movement to create space to allow people to grow their own food in or near their city. Some of the produce is marketed, while other projects, such as community gardens, are designed to give participants the opportunity to grow food for their individual needs. The concept is based around the idea that cities are stronger when people are able to feed themselves through their own investment and actions. A garden doesn't grow in isolation, but it is one piece of a larger, interconnected food system."

Conscious Eating
Cilantro – the natural chelator by Dr. David G. Williams
"There's nothing I like more than learning about inexpensive, common herbs or spices that exhibit unusual healing properties. Historically, the use of herbs and spices in cooking evolved as a method to preserve foods and make them safer to store and eat. We've grown accustomed to using these items to enhance or accentuate the flavors of food, but researchers continue to discover herbs have much more to offer than just good taste. Cilantro is such an herb and one of its medicinal benefits was uncovered through the work of Dr. Yoshiaki Omura."

People
Leap of Faith by Mitzi Adams and Ryan Schmidt
"It's almost as if I spent the last two years opening my eyes to the world. Rather than closing myself off in fear of losing people, like I lost my mom, my uncle, and my friend, I decided to open up even more. I give more love, more smiles, more hugs, and even more compliments. Ultimately, I now live my life with my own goals, aspirations, and agenda...I could've stepped out on dance, and on life, but with the support of family, friends, yoga, and Jin Shin Jyutsu, I can now enjoy spreading that positive energy to others."

Consciousness
The Pine Cone and Life by Art Mason
"It is found at the center of the brain. It is a small gland about the size of a grape, with amazing power and ability. For most of the population it is close to non functioning. For a few it is in full swing. The hierarchy of all religions are aware of it, but don’t talk about it. The medical world uses it as a reference point when scanning for tumors. But this small gland is something we all want to awaken because it will change your life."

Dreams
Dreams: Reconnecting Us To The Sacred by Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee

"We are hungry for the sacred, for meaning to return to our lives. And this meaning is waiting within us--the sacred is present in the symbols of our dreams. But first we have to create an inner space that is not corrupted by outer desires, purify ourselves and our intention. In the Native American tradition the individual often had to fast and be purified by a sweat lodge in order to be ready to fully experience the inner world. Any dreamwork, but especially spiritual dreamwork, requires a continual attitude of inner attention and a commitment not to use the energy of the inner for personal gain. Dreams can reconnect us with the sacred but only if we learn how to be receptive and respect their symbols and images."

Traditional Chinese Medicine
Ancient Chinese Exercise: Crane Exercise for Self Healing by Drew DiVittorio
Drew DiVittorio is a nutritional consultant, a health coach, and is national board certified in Traditional Chinese Herbology by the National Commission for the Certification of Acupuncturists and Oriental Medicine. "The Crane Exercise is designed to strengthen the organs within the trunk of the body. Even though these organs are controlled by the autonomic nervous system, the Crane Exercise enables us to balance the energy and thereby promote a smoother functioning of these organs."

WEBSITE OF THE MONTH:

www.essentialpathways.com

Rick Moss Ph.D. is the founder of Pre-Cognitive Re-Education (Precog). His Ph.D. is in education and was done at the University of Texas at Austin with a dissertation on Education and Consciousness. He has been in the field of spiritual awakening and self-development for over 25 years, including 14 years as a teacher of meditation and 14 years in the development of Precog.

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