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Bhutan :: Land of the Thunder Dragon :: Photo Essay
by JenFu ChengNov 07, 2008
- “I do believe that I have left a part of my heart in this mountain land. And, in return, the people of Bhutan continue to lift my soul each day.” says photographer JenFu Cheng about his journey to Bhutan, the Land of the Thunder Dragon.
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YES! Picks: Favorite Green Gifts
Nov 07, 2008
- A collection of favorite green gift ideas, from experiences you can give to things you can make.
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How to Have a Secular Sabbath
by Sharon SamientoNov 07, 2008
- Guidelines for creating your own secular sabbath, a digital day of rest.
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Sustainable Happiness Discussion Guide
by Kristin Carlsen, Jon SayerNov 07, 2008
- How happy are we really? Have the things we thought would make us happy done so? This issue of YES! explores different ways to find happiness: meditate, de-stress the holidays, restore the earth, embrace the bad with the good, simplify, and downsize. What makes you happy?
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Sustainable Happiness Resource Guide
by Noah Grant, Kristin Carlsen, Jon SayerNov 05, 2008
- This resource guide highlights steps you can take to be happier yourself and to support a healthier society—by building stronger communities, creating joyful and purposeful activities for yourself and others, practicing mindfulness, finding healing, learning to live more simply, and building a society that prioritizes happiness over accumulation of wealth.
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YES! Picks :: Music
Nov 05, 2008
- Musical inspirations while putting out the Winter 09 issue: Joan Baez, Ferron, Songs For Tibet.
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Walking Through Fear :: Interview
by Frances Moore LappeNov 05, 2008
- Frances Moore Lappé’s book Diet for a Small Planet had sold 3 million copies. She co-founded organizations to fight hunger and bolster democracy. Along with her daughter, Anna, she traveled the world to gather stories for Hope’s Edge. Yet, like many of us, she experienced a time when her world crumbled…
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Ears Cartoon
Nov 04, 2008
- "I read that talking helps you grow--so yelling should work better." Caption submitted by Deborah Merchant.
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What Would Jesus Buy?
Nov 04, 2008
- What Would Jesus Buy? follows Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping Gospel Choir as they go on a cross-country mission to save Christmas from the Shopocalypse: the end of mankind from consumerism, over-consumption and the fires of eternal debt!
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The Power of Forgiveness
Nov 04, 2008
- The Power of Forgiveness explores the challenges and reveals how forgiveness can transform your life.
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Prison Meditation
Nov 04, 2008
- East meets West in the Deep South. An overcrowded maximum-security prison—the end of the line in Alabama's correctional system—is dramatically changed by the influence of an ancient meditation program.
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Stories from the Green Collar Economy
Nov 04, 2008
- Watch how the green collar economy is already changing lives.
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Laughter Yoga
Nov 04, 2008
- These clips from actual Laughter Yoga sessions around the world provide a brief video intro to the steps used in Laughter Yoga.
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I Know I'm Not Alone
by Michael FrantiNov 04, 2008
- Michael Franti, musician and human rights worker, travels to Iraq, Palestine, and Israel to explore the human cost of war with a group of friends, some video cameras and his guitar.
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The Green Long March
Nov 04, 2008
- Check out this video of the Green Long March, China's largest youth conservation movement.