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March 2007 Issue "Bliss"
2007 14.1 Let's Get Real We've had an environmental health scare of major proportions - but now, at least, we can be real, says Adrian Glamorgan
2007 14.1 Kids Stuff We all know that famous saying 'Follow your Bliss'. But where does it lead? Relationships counsellor Dr Charmaine Saunders tells us to look within and get acquainted with your inner child.
2007 14.1 A Smart Start Breakfast is crucial to good health, for all ages. But it also has to be nutritious and that's where the marketing message can lead us astray, says nutritional toxicologist Dr Peter Dingle.
2007 14.1 13 Years On... The Story of NOVA This month of March 2007 marks a special milestone for us here at NOVA Magazine.
2007 14.1 Stars for March Daniel Solewu looks at the stars for March 2007.
February 2007 Issue "Compassion"
2007 13.12 Sympathy or Self Interest Is it what we feel or what we do that determines whether we're a compassionate person? Eric Harrison probes the true nature of compassion.
2007 13.12 Tasty Medicine Jeremy Hill writes on flavinoid-rich foods, namely dark chocolate.
2007 13.12 Stars for February Daniel Solewu looks at the stars for February 2007.
2007 13.12 A Peanut Hypothesis Peanut allergies are one of the most frightening of all allergic reactions - especially when a young child is involved. Nutritional toxicologist Dr Peter Dingle throws some light on this troubling affliction of our times.
January 2007 Issue "Journeys"
2007 13.11 Happy New Year 2027 Future visions with Environment colmunist Adrian Glamorgan
2007 13.11 Kick the Stress Habit Healer and spiritual teacher Laurie Levine has great advice to start your new year on the right note - Kick the stress habit and start to enjoy a healthier and happier life.
2007 13.11 Stars for January Daniel Solewu looks at the stars for January 2007.
2007 13.11 Enjoy All the Journey Crossroads, wrong turnings, even long dark tunnels are all part of life, says relationships counsellor Dr Charmaine Saunders. When we accept that fact, life becomes full of possibility.
December 2006 Issue "Grace"
2006 13.10 EXTRA
Towards Happiness		 Margaret Evans reviews Deepak Chopra's latest - and so timely - book, Power, Freedom and Grace
2006 13.10 Everyday Grace Relationships counsellor Dr Charmaine Saunders says that wonderful state of grace is within our reach. We just have to want it and seek it out.
2006 13.10 Attention on ADD We continue our look over recent months at major health problems affecting our young people. Nutritional toxicologist Dr Peter Dingle examines the complex and troubling spectrum of Attention Deficit Disorders.
2006 13.10 Stars for December Daniel Solewu looks at the stars for December 2006
2006 13.10 Metabolic Mysteries

Jeremy Hill explores the mystery of weight loss.

November 06 "Community"
2006 13.9 India, the Heart and Soul of Yoga Mandy BeckerKnox knows from her own journey, what it is that draws so many of us, consciously, to India.
2006 13.9 In a Monastery Garden

A little touch of Spain in the Australian bush restores body, mind and soul, as Margaret Evans discovers.
2006 13.9 Astrology

Daniel Sowelu looks at the stars for November.
2006 13.9 Animals as Family

Holistic vet Dr Clare Middle explores that uncanny link between owners and their pets that brings happiness and health to both.
Past Issues
2006 13.8 NEW
True or False		 Who's the real thing and who's the false prophet? Louisa Harding ponders important questions for our industry and suggests the truth may rest in "the blessing field".
2006 13.8 Taking Off the Lampshade

Say "The Journey" and many thousands of people around the world will immediately visualise healer Brandon Bays. Here, she speaks with Nicola Silva about her latest release, Freedom Is.
2006 13.8 Shimmy Shimmy Slam Dunk There've been stranger combinations than basketball and belly dance, says Helen Patrice.
2006 13.8 Finding Answers

In recent months, there's been increasing awareness that asthma may be more than one disease and the leading medical journal The Lancet has even called for the term to be dropped. There's increasing evidence that the causes, too, are varied. Dr Peter Dingle puts together some of the pieces of the asthma puzzle.

2006 13.7 Spring Cleaning Teya Skae shows how to find a healthy balance with the Five Elements of TCM, beginning with the element for Spring, Wood.
2006 13.7 Community Roots Nicola Silva finds that a holistic approach, one that involves government, professionals and the passion of volunteer ... By Nicola Silva
2006 13.7 Renewing our courage What would you pick as the key environmental issue facing us in 2006?  You might choose global warming, .... By Adrian Glamorgan
2006 13.6 Thinking with the Heart By Adrian Glamorgan
2006 13.6 The Missing Link

Groundbreaking research is now showing us that, in fact, it's not all in the genes. Dr Peter Dingle introduces us to the science of EPIGENETICS.
2006 13.6 In Harmony wuth Qi

There's more to the real estate mantra of 'location, location, location' than we in the West could possibly guess. Margaret Evans learns some of the wisdom of Classical Feng Shui.
2006 13.5 The Spiritual Gourmet 'Can sensuality be spiritual?' is a question that has aroused its fair share of controversy over the centuries, says Eric Harrison.
2006 13.5 Stress Less and Lose Weight Did you realise that stress can lead to weight gain, not to mention a minefield of other problems? Naturopath Narelle Stegehuis explores the little understood condition of adrenal burnout.
2006 13.5 Bargaining with Life The current upsurge of support for nuclear energy may exact a crippling cost, says Adrian Glamorgan.
2006 13.4 Beating the Common Cold Is that winter sniffle the result of a virus, a chill or maybe something else? Health Watch's Teya Skae explores some interesting avenues in Part 1.
2006 13.4 How to Attend a New Age Workshop A step-by-step guide compiled by Helen Patrice.
2006 13.4 Pushing up Daisies When life comes full circle, it's comforting to think we can take holistic principles with us to our 'eco friendly' grave, says Vanessa Murray.
2006 13.3 A Meeting with Love Margaret Evans interviews Amma
2006 13.3 The Good and Bad of Soy

The so called healthy alternative of soy may not be all it seems, says Health Watch writer Teya Skae.

2006 13.3 Unzipping Metabolic Syndrome Naturopathy column by Jeremy Hill
2006 13.2 Peace Seeker The man once called the "poet-prophet of alternative medicine", Deepak Chopra is now directing his formidable focus towards such fields as consciousness and peace. He speaks to Rosamund Burton.
2006 13.2 Finding a Natural Calm It's a startling fact that one in five people suffers an anxiety disorder - and often in the prime of life. Despina Kamper, a homoeopath and naturopath specialising in this area, advises natural treatments offer a far better alternative to 'popping a pill'.
2006 13.2 The Subject of Sex Dreams column by Jenny Albertson
2006 13.1 On Your Bike Smartypants Naturopathy column by Jeremy Hill
2006 13.1 Crystallising Truth The extraordinary ice crystals of Dr Masuru Emoto and the philosophy behind them hold the potential to remake our world. Louisa Harding explores the Hado effect.
2006 13.1 The Power of Thought Charlotte Francis knows that when the time is right, the right book will appear to guide us on the path to truth and healing. She shares some of the titles that have most inspired her.
2006 12.12 Change for the Better There's a lot to be gained, even in our health, when we embrace change, says environmental health expert Dr Peter Dingle.
2006 12.12 Island of Dharma Who would have thought that out of paradise would come such overwhelming tragedy?
2006 12.12 Comings and Goings Ageing gracefully - Airdre Grant Style.
2006 12.11 Recovery Week Don't lose heart as you survey those extra kilos after the festive fun has finished for another year! Doing it right for just one week can be all the cleansing you need, says naturopath Jeremy Hill.
2006 12.11 Heaven and Earth Eckhart Tolle's new book is setting the tone for a better world, as Margaret Evans discovers.
2006 12.11 Taking Care of Friendship Airdre Grant reflects on what makes the difference between a friendship faltering, and a friendship enduring and thriving.
2005 12.10 Sex for life Naturopathy column by Jeremy Hill
2005 12.10 Healing Fire Rebecca Somerville explores an ancient practice with a message that resonates more loudly every day - heal nature and she will heal us.
2005 12.10 Surviving Christmas It should be a festive time for all, and it can be with some careful thought and planning, says psychologist and counsellor Ben Bruce.
2005 12.9 Real Food, Good Digestion Nutrition column by Judy Blereau.
2005 12.9 Give and Ye Shall Receive Dr Peter Dingle explores the gratitude-greed continuum - and finds doing good pays off handsomely in health and happiness.
2005 12.9 Women in India India traveller Laura Attwood knows what draws people to this richly textured land. And, interestingly, it's women in their middle years who are now answering the call in large numbers.
2005 12.8 Finding the Diamond On the eve of her third trip to Australia, spiritual teacher Gangaji speaks by phone from her home in Oregon to Louisa Harding.
2005 12.8 Looking Gorgeous on Good Fats & Oils Nutrition column by Judy Blereau.
2005 12.8 A Study Odyssey By Stewart Dawes
2005 12.7 A Feast of Life New mother Millie Gounder-Flynn awakens to the season of birth and promise heralded by Ostara, the Spring Equinox.
2005 12.7 Creating Miracles Reclaiming the instinctive creativity we all knew as children comes when we 'switch off' that intrusive mind noise, says Maitreya, a monk of the Ishaya Ascension.
2005 12.6 Coming Home Louise Charman expresses that wonderful sense of completeness of
finding a home where our soul can shine most brightly.
2005 12.6 Not So Sweet Home Amanda Rankin explores the so called 'hygiene hypothesis', the idea that the huge increase in asthma and allergies generally has its origins in our domestic obsession with cleanliness.
2005 12.6 Home is Where the Heart is . . . Yoga column by Rebecca Somerville
2005 12.5 Glorious Kalachakra The Kalachakra Empowerment is Buddhism's supreme celebration of the interconnectedness of all living things, as Jeremy Ball explains.
2005 12.4 Golden Rules Good eating, and thus good health, is not generally a question of lack of knowledge, says naturopath Jeremy Hill. It's more a case of willpower!
2005 12.4 Reverence and Wonder Adrian Glamorgan looks at the extraordinarily pervasive influence of a man who cultivated learning with full consciousness, Rudolf Steiner.
2005 12.4 Learning While Dreaming Dreams Column by Jenny Albertson
2005 12.3 Abundant Life There are many different roads to an abundant life - it’s all within our own reach, says Dr Charmaine Saunders who offers us some of her favourite affirmations.
2005 12.3 Do Good, Do Well ‘Socially responsible’ is a phrase now appearing more widely in the glossy brochures of the investment industry. And it’s here to stay, as Georgia Loney finds.
2005 12.3 Nature's Offerings Pet column by Dr Clare Middle
2005 12.2 Immortal Beings When a leading psychiatrist, in his own words “a pharmacologist”, embraces past and future life therapy, conventional thinking senses a huge shift. Rosamund Burton spoke by phone to Dr Brian Weiss in Miami about his belief in “the space between lives”.
2005 12.2 Karma Yoga - Pure Action Yoga column by Rebecca Somerville
2005 12.2 Heavy Stuff Naturopathy column by Jeremy Hill
2005 12.1 The Rise & Rise of Gluten Free By Rosamund Burton
2005 12.1 Add or Just Original Think ADHD or dyslexia and drugs seem an almost automatic response - and here in Australia we're popping pills into our kids at the rate of more than 150,000 scripts a year of dexamphetamine (speed) alone. Alarm bells are sounding loudly but, of course, there are successful
alternative approaches, as Amanda Rankin explores.
2005 12.1 The Glorious Radiance of Being Nutrition column by Judy Blereau
2005 12.1 A New Radiant You Relationships column by Cheryl Morris
2005 11.12 On Love In seeking to understand and experience love, we transcend our isolation and, as Louisa Harding, says “swim in an infinite ocean”.
2005 11.12 Here's to Good Health! Naturopathy column by Jeremy Hill
2004 11.9 The Hidden Link (NEW)

The Hidden Link Consumer champion - and proud mum - Julie Eady draws our attention to the often hidden truth about food additives. Story by Margaret Evans

2002 May Tell me a story - And I'll imagine the world Adrian Glamorgan taps into the power of storytellers to unleash our adult and child imagination with more than just a hint of a "Once upon a time . . .
2002 May SOULart Soul drawings, core paintings, perspectives on consciousness, spiritual art - Margaret Evans speaks to three established artists whose work has appeared as NOVA covers over the years - Donalea Patman, Kali Shub and William Harper Reid, who paints as Shorty Forty.
2002 May Holding your life dear A readiness to laugh, learn and love, and to connect and engage in some creative way with life will lead to greater happiness and health. That's the view of well known Western Australian psychotherapist and spiritual mentor, Dr Loretta do Rosario who spoke to Margaret Evans.
2002 May Make your dreams real Imagination is a powerful thing. In our 'mind's eye' we can see ourselves in all sorts of wonderful scenarios…
2002 April When rock meets water Occasionally, and then only for the most fortunate among us, a door opens at some stage of our life revealing the pathway to our destiny. And when your surname means 'bringer of peace', the road ahead seems one you feel compelled to take to achieve true fulfilment. Margaret Evans spoke to Freerk Ykema.
2002 April Believe in your own Power

I came across an interesting article on the Internet recently about stress and how we respond to it. It referred to two studies in particular, one on rats and the other a study on public servants in Great Britain.
2002 April Inner power for peace Instead of feeling powerless in times of turmoil around the world, we will achieve more - and gain inner peace - by looking into our own hearts. That's the inspirational message of Swamiji, founder of the world's largest yoga school. He spoke to Sydney writer Rosamund Burton.
2002 April Turning Boys into Blokes - A Community's Rite of Passage Do boys need a rite of passage into manhood? Proponents say it suits our times and boys' needs. Fathers, uncles, and significant men in boys' lives must play a role. And more: it takes a whole community to bring a boy into manhood. Adrian Glamorgan consults six men about their views on bringing younger men into the mysteries and responsibilities of grown up blokes.
2002 March Understand Your Own Ethics When we talk about ethics and relationships, a lot of people realise they don't really understand what that means.
2002 March Harnessing Your Life Force From the ancient Orient to modern Western societies like ours, the therapeutic technique of Pranic Healing has travelled through time to cure more and more people. By Serpil Senelmis
2002 March Bodywork Within Boundaries The issue of ethics in bodywork extends well beyond imposing a set of rules. As Hawaiian Lomilomi practitioner Oscar Naval explains, it involves taking responsibility for all aspects of our body from the physical to the spiritual and setting the boundary markers of relationship, mutual respect, communication and personal values.
2002 February Winning at Life and Love Dr Charmaine Saunders suggests in a new book, we can turn it all around by working at winning in our relationships. She spoke to Margaret Evans.
2002 February Soulmates For Ever? The belief that each one of us has a predestined soulmate is a sustaining rock for so many on our journey through life… an idea enshrined in Richard Bach's autobiographical novel The Bridge Across Forever. But as Christopher Kenworthy has discovered, unquestioning acceptance of a soulmate for life comes at a price.
2002 February Big Love The first glow of parenthood is only the start of one of life's greatest journeys into a love like no other. Pip Brennan, president of Mother Nurture, examines her own experience as a mother and the paradoxes it has raised for her.
2002 January A Rocky Path to Enlightenment From her roots in a Catholic household in Melbourne to more than 20 years in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition is the unusual path the Venerable Robina Courtin has taken in her life.
2002 January On the Road to Discovery While the war against terror in Afghanistan has reverberated around the world, it holds particular poignancy for NOVA writer and photographer Chris Scott.
2002 January Mind, Body, Spirit Inside Hospital Walls The spacious reception area with a large comfy lounge suite as its centrepiece wouldn't be out of place in a modern four star hotel. By Margaret Evans
2002 January Genetically Modified Ethics Genetic Engineering in our foods is on its way, like it or not, says the Commonwealth. Under new Federal provisions, Western Australia wouldn't be able to opt out of new Genetic Engineering (GE) agriculture on either environmental or health grounds, but it can seek exemption as Tasmania has done on 'marketing' grounds
2002 January A Father's Truth Unveiled Psychotherapist Steve Gunther is well versed in other people's family crises. But his own has involved charting virtually unknown and, at times, disturbing territory. Story by Emma Leask.
2001 December When a Little Means a Lot Australians have long had a reputation as generous donors to charity, particularly on an individual basis. But in the climate of increasing coldness towards refugees worldwide and fears of "donor fatigue", Amanda Rankin explores if that image still holds true.
2001 December A Gift of Hope As our society ages, a cancer diagnosis is becoming more frequent than in years gone by, affecting one in four women and one in three men. And with most patients having a partner or family member directly involved in their crisis, we realise just how many lives are touched by the shadow of cancer. But, as Julie Grant explains, a non-profit organisation is providing thousands of Western Australians with a new gift of hope.
2001 December Festival of the Soul The festival of Christmas with its ancient pagan roots in celebrating the winter solstice holds deep spiritual significance beyond the Christian faith. Sarah Kous speaks to Horst Kornberger about the Steiner view of Christmas.
2001 December A Dancer's Act of Grace A journey into the heart of the Egyptian desert calls for a bold spirit at the best of times. But in this worst of times, well-known Western Australian bellydancer Belyssa is determined to "build a bridge" with the people of a traditional Bedouin oasis. Margaret Evans spoke to her before she left recently on another odyssey of dance and music.
2001 November The Meaning of Flight Flier and writer Christopher Kenworthy knows from first hand experience the meditative calm and sense of spirituality that draws so many to defy the laws of gravity and seek out the freedom of flight.
 

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