Everything seemed ideal at the Ideal Hotel, a San Diego historic building from 1912, when I toured around with David Macek, Executive Director of The Red Lotus Society housed in the hotel. I was inspired by the brightly painted rooms in which several people live — and other community members converge — to practice meditation, [...]
My activism traces back to age four when I had a light bulb moment filled with compassion for animals and declared I would never eat meat again. In college, I founded an animal rights club, and later volunteered at EarthSave, founded by John Robbins of Diet for a New America fame. For years now I [...]
Leo Flowers, who went from counseling married couples and inmates through a Master’s program to sassy stand-up comedian, delivers candid insights that make us ponder, “I should have thought of that!”
Flowers is blossoming not only in his career — having toured the U.S. for seven years — but in his personal journey. He frequents [...]
Life has significantly improved for vegetarian travelers. Not only are businesses centered on this newfound niche, but an abundance of online resources has burst onto the scene.
For instance, to plan an environmentally- or veggie-friendly vacation, you’ll find relief by contacting Donna Zeigfinger of Green Earth Travel. For years she has been organizing volunteer tours to [...]
I fell in love today. Surprisingly the culprit was a Farmer’s Market. San Diego has 40 markets I am slowly exploring. The one that got to my heart was in Little Italy. This was three or four blocks of sunshiny heaven, where live jazz and Latin music played and people spilled out of nearby European-style [...]
Jerome Gross, who was raised in San Diego, has been sharing his gifts as a healer, yoga teacher and fitness expert with his Southern California community since 1995.
As the adage goes, “healer, heal thyself.” Gross strongly models keeping in shape physically and emotionally. Six days a week, he does 1.5 hours of core fitness training, [...]
Many people who follow vegetarian or vegan diets come to a crossroads when they decide to have children. Should their children be raised veggie too, and how will the family handle meals if one parent eats meat? What should parents do when their children go to a friend’s house where they may be served anything [...]