by Sondra Barrett | Mar 27, 2011 | Art and Science, Blog, Cultivating Well-being, Featured, Secrets of Your Cells
There are lots of views about “In the Beginning.” One of the most common ‘INITIATORS’ of CREATION is SOUND. In the beginning was the word, was the sound, was the thought, was the Big Bang. No matter the myth, sound in some form played an...
by Sondra Barrett | Feb 2, 2011 | Blog, Cultivating Well-being, Featured, Shaping Taste
The recent New York Times article telling us that the lack of sex is hurting the health of wine grapes, got me thinking. How do grapes have sex? First of all, grapes are ‘bisexual. It all ideally starts with the flower having both male and female sex organs, how...
by Sondra Barrett | Dec 10, 2010 | Art and Science, Blog, Cultivating Well-being, Featured, Secrets of Your Cells
This time of year is tricky in that it’s a time of both celebration and going into the darkest times, time to go inner. Plus the chill of winter and wetness does a lot to dampen spirits. So what brings you cheer or balance? What cheers me – the people I...
by Sondra Barrett | Nov 12, 2010 | Blog, Cultivating Well-being
Be here now, a saying to us old hippies to stop living in the past or future. And I’ve been writing about how our cells are always in the now until our mind takes them somewhere else. An interesting idea but what does this mean in “real life?”...
by Sondra Barrett | Sep 14, 2010 | Art and Science, Blog, Cell Wisdom, Cultivating Well-being, Featured
This is a photograph of a high-energy molecule called Creatine Phosphate. It is stored in our muscles, heart and brain for when we need to take quick action. Its our backup system after a few seconds of muscle work – this replenishes the molecular energy cycle....
by Sondra Barrett | Sep 13, 2010 | Art and Science, Blog, Cultivating Well-being, Featured
Caffeine will do it every time. Caffeine is my drug of choice, can’t start a day without it. What about you? This photomicrograph of pure caffeine gives you a visual idea of how it prods us awake. I like my coffee full-bodied, rich and strong, kind of how I’d like my...
