PRINCE HARRY TO ENCOURAGE YOUTH Prince wins Commonwealth role in bid to attract younger people http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5405331/Prince-wins-Commonwealth-role-bid-younger-people.html#ixzz57TY2IHI7 (Feb. 18, 2018)
 

LACE UP YOUR SHOES & GO! New Yorker article offers inspiration to walk, think and write. Why Walking Helps Us Think (Rediscovered from Sept. 3, 2014)   http://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/walking-helps-us-think?mbid=social_facebook

 

GET INSPIRED TO LIVE OUT YOUR OWN CALL OF THE WILD. Reveled in Alaska wildlife author and photographer Nick Jans' powerful message on climate change and savoring natural world in Ketchikan, AK this month. Learn more about his deeply-moving books and activities at: http://nickjans.com. Then, get out and explore natural world in your own unique way!

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SHARE THIS WISDOM WITH YOUR PRECIOUS STUDENTS The Secret to Being a Better Leader: See and Hear Others (June 6, 2016)

http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2016/06/the-secret-to-being-a-better-leader-see-and-hear-others.html?mid=twitter-share-scienceofus

 

DO YOU FEEL THE POWER OF AWE IN THIS BEAUTIFUL WORLD?  The Benefits of Feeling Awe We talk with a researcher and a veteran at UC Berkeley to try to understand the impact of awe on well-being. (May 30, 2016)

http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/the_benefits_of_feeling_awe?utm_source=GG+Newsletter+June+1+2016&utm_campaign=GG+Newsletter+June+1+2016+&utm_medium=email

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GREAT NEWS! WE CAN ALL HELP & MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE TOGETHER! Health care costs nosedive when smokers quit (May 30, 2016)

http://www.aol.com/article/2016/05/30/healthcare-costs-nosedive-when-smokers-quit/21385078/

 

GREAT INSIGHTS ON IMPORTANCE OF PLAY - FROM SCOTLAND  Child's Play: Are Kids Being Left Unfulfilled Because of our Attitudes?  (May, 18, 2016)

https://www.commonspace.scot/articles/8414/childs-play-are-our-kids-being-left-unfulfilled-because-our-attitudes

 

WHO'S YOUR FAVE? 10 pop-culture icons who make us love learning about science (April 19, 2016)

http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/research-innovations/blogs/10-people-make-us-love-learning-about-science

 

LUSH, LOVELY GREENERY? OBVIOUS TO ME. YOU TOO? Study finds women who live in greener areas live longer. (April 15, 2015)

http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2016/04/15/Study-finds-women-who-live-in-greener-areas-live-longer/5861460734610/

 

WHAT TO DO ABOUT ALL THOSE ENTICING SWEETS TEMPTING KIDS TODAY? See Chef Ann's solutions in: ‘Snack Crack:’ Our Children’s Addiction to Sugar (March 25, 2016)

http://health.usnews.com/health-news/blogs/eat-run/articles/2016-03-25/snack-crack-our-childrens-addiction-to-sugar

 

WOULD THIIS ACTION MAKE YOU LOOK AT FOOD DIFFERENTLY? READ & DECIDE. What if nutrition labels had pictures? Seeing photos of the sugar or salt in food might make things clear. (April 8, 2016)

http://www.mnn.com/food/healthy-eating/blogs/what-if-nutrition-label-had-pictures

 

THE #1 WAY TO HAVE A HAPPIER, LONGER LIFE Not the usual healthy practices list as this focuses on beautiful, nurturing power of cultivating and enhancing authentic deep relationships. Bolstered with stats to open eyes too.(April 5, 2016)

http://time.com/4280953/happier-longer-life/?xid=tcoshare

 

GET 'EM LAUNCHED RIGHT W/ ORGANIC PUPPET THEATRE CREATIVE FUN: If You Want Your Children to Survive the Future, Send Them to Art School (Feb. 2016)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dustin-timbrook/want-your-children-future-art-school_b_9131836.html

 

7 SPICES LOADED WITH SERIOUS FLAVOR -  AND INCREDIBLE HEALTH BENEFITS M-mmmmm! Many faves here. Can't wait to try some zippy, zingy new taste treats! (Nov. '15)

https://thrivemarket.com/blog/7-spices-loaded-serious-flavor-incredible-health-benefits/?utm_content=7%20Spices%20Loaded%20with%20Serious%20Flavor%E2%80%94And%20Incredible%20Health%20Benefits&utm_source=SocialShare&utm_medium=Twitter&utm_campaign=BlogPost

 

DAN BUETTNER BRILLIANCE IN ACTION! He's back w/ more real-life Blue Zones transformations in U.S., incl. Albert Lea, MN. Have your town get on-board and see huge health benefits!

http://www.mprnews.org/story/2015/10/30/bcst-buettner-blue-zones

 

DELIC NEIGHBORHOOD CREATIVITY Suburban ‘Agrihoods’: Growing Food & Community http://civileats.com/2014/07/09/suburban-agrihoods-growing-food-community/

 

GET INVOLVED!  Support Jamie Oliver & mission to take action against role sugar plays in rising global health problems (Summer 2015)
http://www.jamieoliver.com/sugar-rush/#WGPJGKeHDBoLgVeA.99

 

* TIPS TEMPTING YOU TO GET OUTSIDE  Nice reminder from Mother Nature Network  (March 30, 2015)

http://www.mnn.com/family/family-activities/stories/4-ways-to-help-your-child-appreciate-the-outdoors

 

* FASCINATING STUDY FOLLOW-UP:  "Early Lessons. The Perry Preschool Project"  (Feb. 26, 2015)

One of the most famous ed. experiments of last 50 years. Results now challenge notions re what helps people succeed in school and life.

http://www.mprnews.org/story/2015/02/26/mpr_news_presents

 

* THOUGHTFUL: How Denial is Making Our Kids Fatter w/ Dr. David Katz, Dir., Yale University Prevention Research Center (Jan. 2, 2015) 

http://www.mprnews.org/story/2015/01/02/daily-circuit-obesity-kids

 

* STUDY I BELIEVE IS SO TRUE:  A Walk in the Woods: Evidence builds that time spent in the natural world benefits human health

http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/pub/a-walk-in-the-woods

 

* EXCITING NEWS: USDA Announces New Support to Help Schools Purchase More Food from Local Farmers (Dec. 2, 2014)

http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?contentid=2014/12/0260.xml&contentidonly=true

 

* CREATIVE EXERCISE: Exercise you can use to shape your creative journey by Bernhard Haaks

Saw this musician/educator's video during online series on creativity. You'll benefit from his gentle wisdom and practices.

http://us9.campaign-archive1.com/?u=73676e32fa434a06c2609cc03&id=bcf255ae0c&e=40f9e60efb

 

* HOPE-FILLED PIECE: Are you raising nice kids? A Harvard psychologist gives 5 ways to raise them to be kind (July 18, 2014).

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/parenting/wp/2014/07/18/are-you-raising-nice-kids-a-harvard-psychologist-gives-5-ways-to-raise-them-to-be-kind/?tid=pm_lifestyle_pop

 

* INSPIRING INTERVIEW: MPR Top Coast Festival: Richard Louv on children and nature (June 23, 2014)

http://www.mprnews.org/story/2014/06/23/mpr_news_presents

 

* MOTIVATING ARTICLE: Want your kids to ace school? Good motor skills may help (June 19, 2014)

http://www.mprnews.org/story/2014/06/19/motor-skills-key-to-performance?from=health

 

* INTERVIEW: MPR Top Coast Festival: Paul Tough and Richard Louv on children and character (June 9, 2014 replay)

http://www.mprnews.org/story/2014/06/09/mpr_news_presents

 

* VIDEO: Building a Culture of Health | 2014 RWJF Annual President's Message

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rs4QSF6mxug&feature=youtu.be

 

* ONE OF MY FUN OPT WORKSHOPS: Kids put on puppet show at Cambridge library (2009)

http://www.presspubs.com/article_4e9f455b-e5de-53cd-b220-1c2a82a9bab7.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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