Dream the dream you long to live. Feel it as though it is happening right now, with all your imaginative power and all your emotional senses. This way is effortless.              . Feature Articles The brain in the heart Evolutionary research from HeartMath shows how 'the brain in the heart' can make us healthier and more intelligent. When we experience heart-felt emotions like love, care, appreciation and compassion, the heart produces coherent, smooth rhythms that enhance communication between the heart and brain. by Gabriella Boehmer [in Transformation] Global Consciousness Project - Part. I The Global Consciousness Project is using the “language” of chaos to test whether there is evidence to support the hypothesis that humanity itself has a global consciousness. Said Teilhard de Chardin, "Someday after mastering winds, waves, tides and gravity, we shall harness the energies of love". by Roger Nelson [in Transformation] Approaching A Theory of Emotion: An Interview With Candace Pert, Ph.D Candace Pert, Ph.D., researcher and pharmacologist, may help point the way to a resolution of a problem that has faced clinicians using emotive methods for the last 100 years. In adding her biochemical research perspective to the discussion of the meaning and value of catharsis, she is addressing a weak point and the biggest problem that exists in the field of emotive, experiential psychotherapy. She is helping to formulate, for the first time, a unified theory of emotion. by Lynn Grodzki [in Sustainable Life] The Natural Step To Sustainability Welcome to the work of the Swedish scientist Karl Henrik Robert. A concept and organization which he calls ‘The Natural Step’, has been transforming the way individuals, communities and business think about ecologically sustainable living. His system is currently being used by Electrolux and IKEA amongst others in the U.S.A. and globally, to make planetary sustainable economic decisions, often spurring the creation of new financial opportunities. by Mary Jane Brukardt [in Business and the Soul] Pioneering the Anatomy of the Spirit. An Interview with Caroline Myss Identified as the top medical intuitive in the country, (and perhaps the world), Caroline Myss, author of "Anatomy Of The Spirit," has emerged as a pioneer of consciousness, mapping new territory in the fascinating field of energy medicine. I recently met with Caroline to discuss her understanding of energy and consciousness and to learn how we can advance ourselves by understanding more about how these concepts work. by Randy Peyser [in Transformation] Holistic Politics: An Interview with Marianne Williamson Marianne Williamson has been variously described as a "prophet of love," a "high priestess of pop religion," a "Love Goddess," and a "Mother Teresa for the 90s." As the author of such bestsellers as A Return to Love, A Woman's Worth and Illuminata, she has emerged in recent years as one of the most powerful and articulate voices of the new consciousness. by Scott London [in Sustainable Life] The Aura of relationship An Interview with Barbara Brennan "Whatever the most outrageous thing is that you desire, the most outrageous longing that you have, or what you want to do with your life, or who you wish to be - that is what you've come here to do or to be. No matter how totally off the wall it may sound or totally impossible, that's what it is - that is what you've come to create in this lifetime." A conversation with Healer, Author and ex NASA physicist Barbara Ann Brennan. by Randy Peyser [in Transformation] The Earthship is the epitome of sustainable design and construction The Earthship is a completely independent globally oriented dwelling unit made from materials that are indigenous to the entire planet. The major structural building components of the home are used automobile tires filled with compacted earth to form rammed earth bricks encased in steel belted rubber. by Matt Lawson [in Sustainable Life] Finding Visions for Work and Life Life without vision is drudgery Vision without action is but an empty dream Action guided by vision is joy -- and the hope of the earth. Vision begins by gathering information through the senses about what currently is. To this is added the mind's imagination of what can be and the heart's wisdom about who we are and how we are called to dance with each other. by Pat Sullivan [in Business and the Soul] Illuminating the Shadow: An Interview with Connie Zweig For psychotherapist Connie Zweig, the shadow represents one of the most important yet least understood aspects of human nature. We all have a shadow, she says. The challenge is to meet it face-to-face, for unless we come to terms with our own dark side, we're condemned to be its victim. by Scott London [in Transformation]