Michelle Margaret Fajkus

Sound healing is an ancient form of natural healing that has experienced a resurgence in popularity in recent times due to its powerfully positive effects.
Everything vibrates at a particular frequency. People, animals, places and things are forever producing vibrations. In fact, we are each vibrating right now — and in every moment of our lives. Inside of us, our heart, brain and other internal organs are vibrating at a specific frequency.
Imagine the internal systems as a symphony orchestra...

Although he lived eight years longer than the legendary musician members of the “27 Club” including Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison and, later, Kurt Cobain and Amy Winehouse, Texas blues musician Stevie Ray Vaughan’s early end at age 35 in a helicopter crash brought his extraordinary life and music career to a sudden end.
Born in Dallas in 1954, Stevie Ray was gifted his first toy guitar at age seven and subsequently received a number of hand-me-down electric guitars from his older b...

Microplastics are everywhere. These tiny pieces of plastic measuring less than 5mm (0.2 in) long have been found in oceans, rivers, and even air, as well as in food, bottled water, and tap water. Microplastics are in over 94% of tap water in the USA and 72% in Europe and, shockingly, in 93% of all bottled drinking water on Earth.

Skyrocketing plastic production and poor waste management have led to 4-12 million metric tons of plastic entering the ocean annually, an amount that is projected to...

The U.S. Energy Department estimates that half the energy used by a household is for heating and cooling. Here are some ways to help lower your energy usage and reduce your monthly bills.

Switzerland had one of the highest rates of waste in Europe. In 2013, the country produced 5.7 tons of urban waste, around 700 kilos per person. A strong Swiss zero-waste movement has sprung up over the past several years that seeks to change this.
None of the nation's urban waste ends up in landfills, according to the Swiss Federal office for the environment. Around half is recycled and the rest is incinerated to produce energy.
Founded in 2015, the ZeroWaste Switzerland Association strives ...

Each year, over 420 million tons of plastic are produced globally, a whopping three-quarters of which is tossed. As we know by now, there is no “away” when it comes to throwing things away. Instead, plastic trash ends up polluting land and water ecosystems around the world. The oceans take in around 13 million tons of plastic annually, which harms marine animals.
Using plastic to make new type of asphalt for roads is one way that some countries, companies and individuals are working to curb t...

Is it ever really necessary to have our own private car? Or is it just a luxury that many of us have become far too accustomed to?

In previous generations, getting a driver’s license at age 16 was automatic. For middle and upper socioeconomic classes, getting a car also happened for the vast majority of teenagers.

Driving was equated with freedom and independence. These days, for a variety of reasons, many teens and young adults are choosing not to drive or buy their own vehicles.

Climate change is the greatest challenge of our times. Experts explain that we must take urgent action to cut global emissions nearly in half by 2030 and eliminate them completely by 2050.

'Net zero emissions’ and ‘carbon neutrality’ are interchangeable terms that relate to the dire need to achieve ecological balance on Earth, by reducing climate pollution and implementing processes that reduce the impact of pollution to as close to zero as possible.

Achieving overall ecological balance requi...

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Having a strong core enables us to stand tall, sit up straight, be centered and walk our talk with purpose. Often, when we think of “core strength”, we think exclusively of abs. Yet core strengthening is about much more than attaining a toned six-pack. We must also pay attention to the back of the core, as well as the oblique abdominals — the muscles on the sides of the lower torso. With sustained practice, these poses will increase the strength and stability of your whole core — front, sides...