FEATURES . . .

5 VINIT ALLEN Designing A World That Works By Randy Peyser 8 CURBING PLASTIC BAG USAGE IN CALIFORNIA By Kirsten James

ARTICLES . . .

10 Back Yard Organic Vegetable Gardening By Shawn Studer 11 Declare Your Energy Independence with A Home Energy Audit By John Meeks 12 The Clan of the Bear Finding the Power Within By Jesse Wolf Hardin 13 Recycle & Beautify Our Planet By Lindy Anne Nisbet 14 Wwoofing Around the Country By Brian Bender 16 Raw Food for Real People ;By Rod Rotondi 17 Earth Day 2011 By Carolyn Chase 18 Meet Carel Struycken By Christopher Nyerges 19 Bringing About A World That Works for All By Rev. Judy DePrete 20 Feeding the Spirit Within By Rev. Chavah Aima 21 Hawaii Film Makers Begin Tree Planting Tour and Documentary Project By Sara Tekula 22 Wielding Hooks of Hope By Katrina Bookhout 24 Dissolve the Chains that Bind You By Sri Ram Kaa and Kira Raa

• 25 Start Seeing the Good When Things Look Bad
  By Guy Finley
• 26 Five Simple Steps to Ultimate Physical, Mental and Spiritual Fitness (Part 2)
  By Dr. Juliet Tien (Dr. J), D.N., Sc.
• 27 The Upgrade Is Finally Here!
  By Doug De Vito
• 28 Are You An Intuitive Empath? How to Stop Being An Emotional Sponge
  By Judith Orloff, M.D.
• 30 Why Staying in the Moment Can Be A Challenge
  By Vaishali
• 31 The Freedom to Know... The Power to Choose
  By Roni Ambrister
• 32 Lost in Paradise at Rosemary Beach
  Ann Nelson
• 34 Waking Up from Old Mental Patterns
  By Carrie Triffet
• 35 Yosemite to Benefit from Preserve A Park Program
  By Dan Austin
• 36 Our Visit to Bracebridge, Home of Renee Caisse
  By Kim Veltin
• 37 Far and Away Adventures Offers Rafting Holidays
  By Sara Widness
• 38 Healing Lyme Disease
  Kathleen Downey, CSC

DEPARTMENTS . . .

• 46 Music Reviews by Michael Diamond
• 47 Book Reviews Sonia von Matt Stoddard
• 49 Kid's Reviews by Lyda Whiting
• 50 Reflexions by Robert Ross
• 51 Musings by Mystic Trish©
• 52 Feng Shui by Jenny T. Liu, M.A.
• 53 Never Old Jesse Anson Dawn
• 54 Voices of Hope by Audrey Hope
• 54 Ask Revs. Sandy & Kirk by Rev. Sandy & Kirk Moore
• 55 Pet Corner by Linda & Allen Anderson