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Live, Outdoor
Aging Gracefully: Lessons in Courage
Sometimes the saying is true: We teach what we most need to learn. I’ve taken ski lessons since the age of seven, and have always hated them. I’ve been led down chutes, over precip …
Aging Gracefully: Skiing Over Fifty
My husband and I have danced our ski dance for years. With gusto for the sport, he extols an “epic” ski day; I casually mention the whiteout. He pushes for steeps; I retreat to gro …
Expand, Live, Mindfulness
The Mindful Vacation
Halfway into our silent seven-day mindfulness retreat my husband and I had a whopping argument. At least in my mind. One-sided fights are a challenge when you can’t talk. Howard an …
A Model for Our Time
Salt Lake Solutions promotes citizen-driven projects. by Debbie Leaman Perched on the bank of the Jordan River in the Euclid neighborhood close to the bustle of I-80, a stately Vic …
Vitamin D Deficiency: An Epidemic
Sunlight is vital for the human body to produce vitamin D, key to musculoskeletal, immune system and mental health. This essential vitamin helps maintain bone density and strength, …
The Yin and Yang of Day and Night
Light and dark are in cahoots, making a body healthy and balanced: Sunlight (or a reasonable facsimile) is the key to a restful night’s sleep—and so much more.by Debbie Leama …
Within and Without: Smarty Study
A feng shui practitioner, a tutor specializing in ADD/ADHD, a nutritionist and a sleep specialist weigh in on good study habits. by Debbie Leaman "I will study and get ready, …
It’s the End of the World?
Environmental despair as a tool for healing: An interview with Theresa Holleran. I admit it – I don’t read newspapers as thoroughly as my politically minded mother woul …
