May 15, 2013
Day of the Dead, Ancestors Day or in the USA, Memorial Day
DIA DE LOS MEURTOS DAY OF THE DAY TOMB SWEEPING DAY ANCESTORS DAY AND IN THE USA IT IS MEMORIAL DAY A message arrived from Irkutsk this morning from a…
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May 15, 2013
REMARKABLE MEN AND WOMEN OF THIS UNIVERSE
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE REMARKABLE MEN and WOMEN WHO BLESS YOUR LIFE During the month of April, 2013 I was fortunate to travel to the Indian…
Apr 15, 2013
HUMILITY OF A LAKOTA MEDICINE MAN
AMONG THE LAKOTA OF CHEYENNE RIVER SIOUX TRIBE RESERVATION IN SOUTH DAKOTA I had just arrived at the home of my colleague, when he announced that a Medicine Man from…
Apr 15, 2013
A DAY IN THE INDIAN COUNTRY: A PHYSICIAN ANTHROPOLOGIST AMONG THE OMAHA
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE A DAY IN THE LIFE OF AN ENDOCRINOLOGIST Starting the day off with readings from Yoga Sutra, commentary by Yogendra from Yoga…
Apr 15, 2013
AN ENDOCRINOLOGIST IN SOUTH TEXAS: FROM INDIANS TO INDIANS
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE The alarm went off at 0600 AM, I had already packed my bags, so it was easy to be ready to leave…
Apr 15, 2013
Among the American Indians, You are surrounded by wisdom
When you enter the Indian country, you are in a totally different world. Each time I feel I am entering a ring surrounded by wise men and women and if…
Mar 15, 2013
CULTURE, NUTRITION, METHANE GAS AND OBESITY
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE I have been fortunate to work with American Indians in the USA. Because of their uniqueness, I tried to learn as much…
Mar 15, 2013
EUROPEAN AUSSIE TOURISTS SEEN AS BEGGARS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE EUROPEAN/AMERICAN/AUSTRALIAN TOURISTS TO ASIA SEEN AS BEGGARS Last year an astonishing one billion (nearly one out six humans on this planet) took…
Mar 15, 2013
UNIVERSAL CONCEPTS OF SPIRITUALITY
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE All who wander are not lost. It is a line rather well known among Travellers, it is from a poem (once again…
Feb 15, 2013
THE NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS IN REMOTE MEXICO: KONG HEE FATT CHOY , CHUC MUNG NAM MOI
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE KONG HEE FATT CHOY, CHUC MUNG NAM MOI AND WHO ELSE IS CELEBRATING THEIR NEW YEAR. If you think that Indian tribes…
Jan 15, 2013
SIGN OF THE TIMES IN EUROPEAN CITIES
Walking along this pleasant city, I was amazed at the similarities (at least superficially) that meets a visitor to the central part of the city. Retired moslem women from Maghreb,…
Jan 15, 2013
SYMBOLIC TALK AMONG AMERICAN INDIAN PATIENTS: THE NEED TO BECOME CULTURALLY COMPETENT
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE SYMBOLIC TALK AMONG AMERICAN INDIAN PATIENTS: A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER NEEDS TO BECOME CULTURALLY COMPETENT. A Group of young girl athletes from…