VIA The Mind Unleashed Shaolin Kungfu practiced by monks from Shaolin Monastery takes martial arts to a brand new level. As Shaolin monks believe the strength comes only from the mind, there are almost no limits to what can be done with their bodies during the trainings. They practice techniques centered around balance, strength, endurance, and […]
VIA Cosmopolitan by Noelle Hancock There is a chicken in my shower. It’s 8:30 a.m., I’ve just sat down on the toilet to pee. I casually glance around and there it is, drinking some of the residual water puddled on my shower floor. This is not the first creature to make an appearance in my bathroom. […]
(Mother Earth News) Expert advice on how to establish self-sufficient food production, including guidance on crop rotations, raising livestock and grazing management. Your 1-acre homestead can be divided into land for raising livestock and a garden for raising fruits, vegetables, plus some grain and forage crops. Illustration by: Dorling Kindersley Everyone will have a different approach to keeping a self-sufficient […]
VIA Higher Perspectives 1. Alicante, Spain Alicante is a city that has mastered the art of frugal living. They’ve done it without sacrificing any beauty or quality of living. It’s a beach city on Spain’s Costa Blanca and is famous for its wonderful climate, great food, stellar entertainment, relaxing lifestyle and lack of significant tourism. […]
VIA The Guardian Lion body parts used as trophies from hunting will no longer be allowed to be imported or exported, environment minister Greg Hunt says. The Australian government is banning the import and export of hunting ‘trophies’ made from the body parts of lions, in an attempt to help curb the organised hunting of […]
VIA The Mind Unleashed True Activist | The catharsis that comes from awakening to the world’s happenings is often eclipsed by the realization of what we – as humans – have caused destruction-wise upon the Earth. In case you’re not aware, the global temperature has increased 1.7 degrees Fahrenheit since 1880, the global average sea level has increased 7″ […]
VIA The Open Mind by Jade Small Throughout the late 1960s and 1970s, a deep-seated social discontent developed among young people in the United States. These were men who’d been forced to fight a war they didn’t believe in only to return home to a country that didn’t want them. The country was filled with college […]
VIA Simple Organic Life Could you live without money? 15 years ago, Heidemarie Schwermer asked herself that question, and she said yes. Schwermer grew up up in a successful family in Germany up until World War II, at which point the family was forced to flee. After the war, her father got a good job […]
VIA Minds The Volkswagen Westfalia Camper ceased production in 2003, but board member Dr Heinz-Jakob Neusser revealed that the bus will be coming back as an electric vehicle. Though images of the new vehicle have yet to be released, Neusser explained that the Camper will have a small electric motor to power the front wheels; […]
VIA Higher Perspectives Almost everyone has seen pictures of the various pyramids in Egypt. Professional photographers flock to the Pyramid of Giza every year to capture its beauty; however, all of these images are either captured from the ground or in the air. We never get to see any images from atop the pyramids, since […]
