When my daughter was born a few years ago, my husband and I had this tradition with her every day in those beginning months. We would dim the lights and massage her daily, playing relaxing music in the background and we would light a lavender oil lamp. The running joke was how she went to the spa everyday. But we noticed how she slept well, had good digestion, and how special it felt to bond with her that way. The benefits, (as stated by Maharishi Ayurveda), of Abhyanga oil massage are: Enhancing the circulatory and respiratory system by bringing nourishing...
"You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty." - Mahatma Gandhi Mother Ocean Day serves as a celebration of our oceans, which generate most of the oxygen that we breathe, feed us and regulate the planet's climate. The day also serves to promote the oceans' contribution to life and the need to protect it from harmful pollution, overexploitation, destructive fishing and climate change. Unfortunately, as a result of human pollution and exploitation, the world's oceans are becoming increasingly delicate. The Mother Ocean...
"Space exploration is a force of nature unto itself that no other force in society can rival." - Neil deGrasse Tyson Have you ever wondered what lies beyond our skies? Each year on the first Friday in May, the world celebrates Space Day, an international campaign to remember all the awesome achievements of astronauts. It was created in 1997 by the Lockheed Martin Corporation as a one-day event. In 2001, due to its extreme popularity, former astronaut and Senator John Glenn expanded Space Day to International Space Day. A number of scientific organizations celebrate this day with demonstrations, gatherings, and...
How did Earth Day begin? When was it first celebrated? Earth Day most often celebrated in the United States — and in many other countries around the world — first took place on April 22, 1970. It was a nationwide teach-in about the environment, dreamed up by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson. A Democrat from Wisconsin, Senator Nelson had been instrumental earlier in introducing conservation in John F. Kennedy's presidency. Gaylord Nelson's Earth Day was modeled on the anti-war teach-in demonstrations that Vietnam war protesters had used successfully to educate people about their issues. The First Earth Day On the first...
"Fortune always favors the brave, and never helps a man who does not help himself." - P. T. Barnum A famous proverb, ‘Fortune favors the bold’ delineates that one should not be afraid of taking on a path which scares one. It means that one should be bold in the pursuit of one’s dreams. Those who don’t get timid in the face of catastrophes often materialize their dreams into reality.If only ‘thinking’ could get us something, we all would have everything. How fortunate it would have been if we could get everything we desire without facing the world? It’s true...
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