July 2005

Easy Green at Home

Building Green
Want to Green your home? Some options and models for sustainable dwellings from Bay Area experts.
by CAROL STEINFELD



Crazy Wisdom
The age of cynicism is dead and the world’s in a pickle but opportunities to become bodhisattvas are extremely plentiful. Our resident Mark Twain shines a light on keeping the big perspective in dark times. by WES “SCOOP” NISKER


The Gandhi of Gang Culture
Community activist Aqeela Sherrills has sparked the nation’s newest peace movement — a movement of the heart from America’s deadliest streets. by TRACI HUKILL

McYoga:
Supersizing Yoga Works
Two New Age entrepreneurs are convinced they can bring yoga to the masses without sacrificing the spiritual core. Critics are crying: “Blockbuster Yoga!” by LISA MARIA

Journeys: Wall at the Border
Global Exchange brings students across the border where their parents risked death to find the American Dream. by MIKE FOX

This month in WholeHealth:
Breast Cancer: Choosing Wisely with Alternative Treatments
For eight years Ann Fonfa grappled with recurring tumors on the chest wall of her left breast. Although she had numerous surgeries, she rejected chemotherapy and radiation and opted for a mélange of complementary therapies that purported cancer-cell killing properties. by REBECCA EPHRAIM