Trista di Genova / The Wild East Now, two months after adopting a rescue animal, I tend to agree wholeheartedly with my Auntie’s cryptic statement: Dogs make far better companions than people ! Funny — at first it was such a relief that my new companion never complained about a
Read moreThe Wild East / Have you ever been curious to take a yoga teacher training course but are hesitant to take the plunge?… Now is the opportunity to get your feet wet!… Kaohsiung Yogi, a registered yoga school at Yoga Alliance is coming to Taipei to present an introductory workshop
Read moreThe Wild East A certified intensive 2-week ASHTANGA VINYASA YOGA TEACHER TRAINING COURSE (TTC) will be held in Tzoying, Kaohsiung, December 1st- 15th, 2014. Calling all Yoga students in Taiwan! Are you ready to go deeper with your practice? Learn the art of yoga instruction from a yoga master with
Read moreKaohsiung Yogi to host a certified 2-week, 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training Course instructed by world renowned yoga guru, Dr. Rajesh Mishra from Yoga Darshan in India. The Wild East / Spirituality Kaohsiung Yogi will be hosting a 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training Course on Aug. 11th-24th, 2014. Students can learn the
Read moreby Joseph Limoli Deyama MD – Harmony Home Volunteer The largest and most important meeting on AIDS in Asia, the 9th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP), was held August 9-13, 2009 on beautiful Bali Island, Indonesia. Harmony Home was well represented, with 12 volunteers and
Read moreThe Wild East / editorial Real-time Taiwan air-quality readings here Who controls the past controls the future, and who controls the present controls the past. The same also applies to current air pollution standards in Taiwan. A fuss should be made about the obscenely high “acceptable limit for particulates —
Read moreCongratulations! Over 15,000nt was raised by this event for Erica and her mum’s meds! Thank you everybody!!! See the web page Helpinghelplesschildren.org here Here’s a way to help a little girl who loves PINK! Dress up in pink and come to Brass Monkey August 10th. Little Erica is only 6
Read moreupdate Aug. 9: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO FAMILY EMERGENCY…. But check out Kaohsiung Yogi’s Facebook page! KAOHSIUNG YOGI is honored to invite an internationally renowned Ayurvedic Yoga and massage therapist from North India to conduct the AYURVEDA SPA TRAINING COURSE in Kaohsiung, Taiwan! When: 8am-5pm Aug 10th,
Read moreBy Trista di Genova /The Wild East Helen Caldicott, the world-famous pediatrician who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1985 for her work founding Physicians for Social Responsibility, lectured in Taipei July 9th, speaking on the dangers of nuclear power plants. The event was under-advertised and poorly attended, and for
Read moreIn 2008 I wrote a story for The China Post , “Revolution in the Taipei countryside” about Pierre Loisel, a French-Canadian whose organic farm in Toucheng seemed the epitome of a natural pharmacy. Over ten years ago now, Pierre started this treasure trove of nutrition near Baishawan, northern Taiwan. At
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