Reflections: The Transforming Power of Bread
Kawther Luay | contemplates the resurgence of bread-making during the Covid-19 lockdown, and offers two nourishing poems
The Healing Power of Plants
Anne McIntyre on the Western and Eastern traditions of herbal medicine, and their importance in the contemporary world
“Herbs are amazing because they resonate on all the different levels; mental, emotional, physical, and also at a spiritual level.”
Free, Fair and Alive
Michael Dunwell | This inspiring book by David Bollier and Silke Helfrich explores in depth the theory and practice of ‘The Commons’ – a new way of thinking about economics that is not based upon the individual per se, but recognises the deep connections between our own interests and well-being of others.
The Universal Language of Football
Kawther Luay explains how the Homeless World Cup is giving hope to thousands of people all over the world, and talks to its co-founder Mel Young
“Being a part of something bigger than themselves has the potential to change peoples’ lives.”
Underland: A Deep Time Journey
Barbara Vellacott | Robert Macfarlane’s latest book takes us to extraordinary places deep under the earth, bringing together the physical, psychological and spiritual dimensions of the journey into darkness.
Rewilding: A Hope for the Future
In the light of the recent UN report on the radical decline of biodiversity, Richard Twinch investigates a movement which promises to restore ecological harmony
“Nature can bounce back, as long as we have the will to let it.”