This will be our reply to violence: to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before.

- Leonard Bernstein



You can't play great music unless your heart's been broken.
- Benjamin Zander



The only thing of importance, when we depart, will be the traces of love we have left behind.
- Albert Schweitzer

Thirty Thousand Days represents the average lifespan today. Our lives will not continue on forever -- of course we know this. But do we remember it? Let's help to keep each other awake. Let's live fully each day!

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Little Brains, Big Impact

Video by Dimitri Christakis

Dimitri christakis talk on Media and Children

Hundreds of studies of the effects of TV violence have found that extensive viewing of television violence by children causes greater aggressiveness. This is common knowledge in today's world. But the content of TV programming is only one factor to consider when evaluating shows for young viewers.

Dr. Dimitri Christakis, author of The Elephant in the Room: Make Television Work for your Kids, presents vitally important findings that we need to pay attention to.

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The Gifts of Music

by Linda Anderson Krech

We all know how soothing music can be. The right music can make all the difference when our nerves are frazzled or our bodyminds are exhausted. Why does music touch us on such a deep level?

Research has proven that music triggers the release of dopamine, the pleasure chemical. In fact, when we listen to our favorite music, our pupils dilate, our pulse rises and blood gets redirected to the muscles in our legs.

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A small tweak can create a big shift

by Linda Anderson Krech

A small tweak can create a big shift. It's hard to remember this when dealing with a problem that seems huge and unwieldy. When we feel oppressed by the weight of a growing challenge, we may try to muster the strength to tackle it head on, to counter the momentum of the problem with an equal amount of force . . . but we may never be quite up to that. That's when we feel helpless and ...

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Do One Thing Well
by Leo Babauta

Many of us have the same complaint. Our lives feel overwhelming and we're pulled in too many directions. We need to be in several places at the same time, or at least it feels that way. How do we get a grip and hone in on what really matters? How do we create lives that have a center and a focus that matters to us?

Leo Babauta, author of Zen Habits, offers some very simple guidance for doing just that.

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Renewing Your Relationship
A Distance Learning Program

February 17 - March 17, 2012

Join us for this program to study, practice and celebrate the cultivation of love. Relationships don't thrive on autopilot - they need to be nourished with deliberate attention. This program provides structured exercises, readings and a global community to support your efforts. (You can participate by yourself or with your partner). We'd love to have you join us! Register by February 8th to receive early registration discount.

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