Hey guys, this year for Earth Day you have a chance to do something that's not only positive for the planet, but good for you too. And us. (smile) Watch this quick video from Kathleen to hear the scoop…
So there you have it. We’re rallying our loyal fans to help spread the word about The Kathleen Show all over the country. Because the more people we're reaching, the more we can raise awareness about the topics that matter most—like what's good for our planet, our health and our lives.
Please contact the program director at your local radio station and tell them you want to hear The Kathleen Show.
In exchange for your hard work, we'll give you a chance at one of five Organic Green Tea Sets from our friends over at Rishi Tea.
We’re making it super easy…
Shoot us an email letting us know which city you live in and that you're on board to help us out.
We'll email you back with station contact information and a fun email to send as is, or personalize however you like.
Hit the send button. And for bonus points, email back to let us know you did.
You’ll be entered to win a fabulous gift from Rishi Tea.
Winners will be announced on Earth Day (Thursday, April 22) on our Facebook Page.
And to help everyone gear up for Earth Day, we thought we’d share some of our favorite eco shows. Enjoy...
“Some of the best organic farmers and gardeners say we don’t grow food, we grow soil…we feed the soil, the soil feeds us.” –Gene Rosow
We know the importance of planting trees, conserving water, going organic…but there’s another crucial element to think about. Yes, we’re talking dirt. The health and availability of our soil affects the health and availability of our food.
And as filmmaker Gene Rosow depicts in his Sundance award-winning documentary Dirt!, we are quickly putting it at risk through industrial agriculture, pesticides, monocrops and urban development. In his interview with Kathleen, Gene explains why taking care of our soil is so important and what we can do to help create change. (Hint: Organizing a community screening of Dirt! is a good place to start).
Listen to Gene’s interview (he dishes on Sundance too):
Listen to Kathleen’s monologue about making simple changes in our own lives that can add up to big changes in the market and for our earth.
There is so much I love about this video. James shares a very personal side of himself and the aspects
of his childhood that led to the most creative elements in his filmmaking.
He also describes some of the specific steps he took to get
to where he wanted to go in life… connecting the dots between his thoughts, his
actions and his results. And it was fun and inspiring to listen to it unfold.
In some ways, it allowed you to see how his entire life and career led to Avatar. But what most surprised me, is that he also humbly discussed
what he learned about mutual respect in the work arena.
This wasn’t the James Cameron I expected. And that’s the beauty of the TED
presentations.
If you're trying, like me, to include more green tea in your day, take a peek at the above video. My husband and I sample three flavors of Rishi Tea: Jasmine Pearl, Houjicha, and Orange Blossom (all three are organic). We almost agree on our favorites.
And here's the link to that darling little teapot I mention.
P.S. The tail you see wagging in and out of the picture belongs to Lucky Kentucky, our coon hound.
This entry has been posted as part of Food Renegade's Fight Back Friday.
Wouldn't it be nice to live vibrantly healthy, have loads of energy, an envious body, and feel fantastic all of the time? Totally, right! We often forget that we have more control than we might allow ourselves to believe over many aspects of our lives, including our health. Things might happen that are out of our control, but how we handle our lives is completely up to us. We can live long lives with good health, abundant energy, and ease if we choose to live consciously. The more space we create inside our bodies, and the more attention we turn towards treating our lives with respect, the more we can live with ease. When we bring awareness to our habits we have the ability to gain perspective and hopefully muster the courage to make a change for the positive.
A lot of us face similar challenges that affect our health negatively. We think we don't have any time to take care of ourselves, and we often feel that taking time for ourselves is selfish. Thankfully we can connect, empathize, and support each other to elevate to a clearer state of being. We all have to do lists that are a mile long, jobs, families, obligations, and goals. Life builds stress. Stress will never go away. How we deal with it can make all the difference in our lives.
1. Breathe. When we stress we hold our breath. You've probably heard it loads of times, but it's something that we all need to be reminded of. Just breathe. Long, deep inhales and exhales expand our bodies, clear our minds, and make room when we feel like there is none. Try just for a few moments to rest your attention on your breath. When you notice yourself thinking, guide your attention back to your breath. Focus on watching the quality of your inhales and exhales. When we take the time to make space for something other than following the hamster wheel that is our thoughts, our intuition and awareness have an opportunity to surface. Meditation is useful for good health and can be something that you fit right into your day whether it's 5 minutes in the morning, when you're in the shower, making breakfast, or at work. 5 minutes makes worlds of difference.
2. Pay attention. We can learn so much from paying attention to our habits and our way of being to ourselves and each other. Food diaries don't work when it comes to weight loss because so many of us live mindlessly and actually don't know what we ate, let alone enjoyed our meal, or snack, or remember to write it down. When we realize there is no destination but the present moment, our lives crack wide open. There is a lot of common sense to "be here now." Hint * the breath can help bring us into the moment. This helps with enjoying our lives, easing tension, and everything else.
3. Be easy on yourself. Compassion starts with the self. From ourselves we move into the world. It's hard to be easy on ourselves. When we drop our fears, and insecurities (this takes work) we can begin to understand that the universe is on our side. Have you ever had one of those days where you felt like everything was going your way and things were set up for you? We can have more days like that when we work to dissolve whatever is holding us back from living our best lives. There is only one YOU on the planet for a reason.
4. Be easy on others. We have a better chance of getting along with others if we are able to get along with ourselves. Once we make time for ourselves we have the space to allow others to exist in our presence in peace. We snap at others when we are tight in our bodies.
5. Cultivate balance. Trees can teach us a ton. They live for a very long time and have a few elements that we can adapt to help us also. Strong roots, flexible branches. When we work to strengthen our bodies through mindful exercise, whether that's yoga, running, or something else, we carve out strong roots. By moving mindfully we do the same in our lives. Strength creates boundaries and keeps us stable. From this strength we can extend ourselves (flexible branches). Branches can blow easily in the breeze because they are connected to a strong core. We can be the same through practice. In yoga we work to build strength and flexibility equally to create balance in the body and mind. Use what you need. Rest what you don't.
Bonus Step! Practice. We've never arrived, and always have work to do. That's why they call it practice. It should be enjoyable to practice. Whether your practice is meditation, gardening, yoga, running, or something else, it should bring you back to you, where all the good stuff is. Try out this gentle morning yoga routine to lengthen your body, calm your mind, and set you up to live a healthy day. Enjoy!
Read this week's full
Prevention Not Prescriptions line-up.
I watched this speech last week and could not get it out of my head. And then it hit me. I've been so darn hungry for a female hero. I knew J.K. Rowling was a great writer. But who knew she was so funny, and charmingly shy, and such a compassionate leader?
This woman has certainly given us so much more than Harry Potter. And I'm overwhelmed with gratitude.
There was an interesting point here about the health insurance industry taking on the food industry because of the hit to the insurers' bottom line under a new bill where folks cannot be dropped or denied due to pre-existing conditions. It might turn into a war of industries though...because pharma makes a heck of a lot of money from us eating crap.
Side note: The first time I hit play on this video, a McDonald's ad played first. Ha!
(And if you're new to the show and this blog, here is my interview with Michael Pollan. One of our most popular ever.)
Ok, so I'm about a week behind posting the "picks" I cover on air. But trust me, this one is better late than never. Watch the above video and see why Vanity Fair says, "Tara Stiles has got to be the coolest yoga instructor ever."
You have to love the folks at the Onion News Network for giving us a gem like this. Check out this hilarious news spoof introducing the latest and greatest drug on the market—“Despondex”.
It’s a little creepy just how real this comes across—just another night on the evening news. (Separate but oh-so-connected, ever notice how many drug ads air during the news?) Yikes!
I'm a filmmaker, writer, and talk radio host. After a decade of schlepping drugs for big pharma, I finally got the ovaries to walk away from my career as a pill pusher and share what I knew on the big screen. I wrote and directed the feature film Side Effects (starring Katherine Heigl) as well as...(Read full bio)
The making of Side Effects starring Katherine Heigl
