A solstice message from ancient roots

It is quite puzzling that cultures across much of the northern hemisphere have chosen the season when the earth’s tilt provides for much darkness and quiet as the time to be out and about, shopping for gifts, frequently tripping over each other in the pursuit of...

The reality of western consumerism

Glamorized consumer culture has serious side effects — and to help people in remote Indian villages understand this, author and filmmaker Helena Norberg-Hodge brought them to the West. I recently talked to Norberg-Hodge for Yes! Magazine about what they thought...