Feb 15, 2011
Native American Wisdom to live by
I believe that being a medicine man, more than anything else, is a state of mind, a way of looking at and understanding this earth, a sense of what it…
Stories
Field notes from the road
Medicine, culture, travel, food, healing, and human stories from my archive. Start with a trail, search for a memory, or move by year.
Roads, meals, clinics, and human encounters.Archive into inquiry
These field notes are not only memory. They are the ground from which my new field inquiries begin.
The current inquiry follows one trail through the archive: food culture, metabolic health, Indigenous knowledge, and Suriname.
Feb 15, 2011
Native Americans and Yoga: Symbolism East and West
Symbolism East and the West Native Americans and Yoga I have with me a book, since 2004, which I have not begun to read: Veda and Torah: Transcending the Textually…
Feb 15, 2011
It is a WONDERFUL WORLD if you care to search for it…
Man Asian Literary Prize to be announced on March 17 Contenders Kenzaburo Oe The Changeling Japan Manu Joseph Serious Man Inde Bie Feiyu 3 sisters chine Tabish Khair The thing…
Feb 15, 2011
What does LIFESTYLE CHANGES mean?
LIFE STYLE CHANGES VERSUS QUALITY OF LIFE CHANGES The recently released information on Obesity rates in America and also the rest of the world, serve the troubadours of the tragedy,…
Feb 15, 2011
CULTURE OF GEOGRAPHY OF BIRTH
Culture of Geography of Birth? I was told of a forthcoming wedding in Paris. A Mali born French Nanny in her early thirties with a 12 year old daughter will…
Feb 15, 2011
HAPPY VALENTINES DAY MALAYSIA 14 FEBRUARY 2011
Malaysia warns Muslims of Valentine's Day 'trap' Muslims make up nearly two-thirds of Malaysia's 28 million population Malaysia stepped up a campaign to stop Muslims celebrating Valentine's Day - labelling…
Feb 15, 2011
Adieu Mon Professeur Dr Joel Glaser
The Funeral of Dr. Joel Glaser From the moment I arrived at the Funeral Home, until I left, I couldn't control my tears. They came out effortlessly. My sister’s husband…
Feb 15, 2011
Loss of Dr Joel Glaser: Adios Mi Gran Amigo
Death of Dr. Joel Stephen Glaser Loss of a Book that educated you Dr. Glaser, with his late wife Irena, had been part of every step of my life in…
Feb 15, 2011
Flight of Fleas and Medical Doctors.. is there a Connection?
Fleas can jump two hundred times the length of their own bodies, which is roughly about thirteen inches. If a grown man could jump 200 times the length of their…
Feb 15, 2011
Happy New Year 3.2.2011 to Mexican Kickapoo.. also to Chinese and Vietnamese
Today in 2 February 2011 and I am far removed from the Asian Continent but it was good to receive emails from countries with sizeable Chinese populations and also from…
Jan 15, 2011
THE FRENCH PARADOX AND THE SLOW DIGESTED CARBOHYDRATES
French Paradox: an additional piece: Slowly digested or Undigested Carbohydrates. Another Piece of the French Paradox: Why French are not fat or have higher Cardiovascular Diseases. Most people working in…
Jan 15, 2011
Globalization in a Paris Suburb: an Anthropological View
Paris Suburbs: Shopping for Everyday Goods Globalization at Work This morning I went shopping in one of the western suburbs of Paris and it was truly a lesson in Globalization…
Jan 15, 2011
The Four Directions A Formula for Euphoria in Life
THE FOUR DIRECTIONS Happiness Decrease Your Desires Joy in Life Be helpful to others Contentment Be a Hollow Bone through which Spirits would enter the world of Others Be Grateful…
Dec 15, 2010
Getting Older and Being Happy.. How are they related
The U-bend of life from the Economist Why, beyond middle age, people get happier as they get older Age and happiness Dec 16th 2010 | from PRINT EDITION ASK people…
Dec 15, 2010
Mah Meri Orang Asli Indigenous Peoples Malaysia
They are one of the 18 groups of Indigenous peoples who inhabited Malaysia before Malays, Chinese and Indians arrived on these shores. Their linguistic connection to Austronesian Languages and MonKhmer…
Dec 15, 2010
Yoga Hypertension Affections Gratitude: My days in KL
I have been here one week. The day begins early, wake up and drink at least two glasses of water and then have a shower and get ready for the…
Dec 15, 2010
Symbolic Healing among the Kickapoo of Mexico
I have a sister, Menacuatucua. Eventhough I do not belong to her tribe (The Traditional Kickapoo who have homes in Eagle Pass, Texas and Nacimiento de los Negros at the…
Dec 15, 2010
Burma Myanmar The Land of Harmony
I have always cherished this photograph taken in downtown Yangon/Rangoon! You see a Buddhist Monk, ahead of him is a Moslem Lady in Hijab and next to her you see…