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Professional InterestsFor the Sake of the Animals: Reasons to Go Vegetarian
There are many reasons why people choose to adopt a vegetarian or vegan diet. One good reason is for personal benefit, to live a healthier lifestyle. Some of the top health benefits of a vegetarian diet can be seen in the embedded short video. While there are many...
The Embryo In Us: Online Seminar at the Craniosacral Therapy Educational Trust
The Embryo In Us is a four-day live online workshop which will run online from 1st-4th April 2021, taught by Dr. Jaap van der Wal. It is open to all. The workshop is hosted by the Craniosacral Therapy Educational Trust, which was founded in 1989 by Michael Kern and...
How to Help Protect Animal Rights
Humans kill and mistreat animals for many excuses. These include the meat, clothing, and fur industries; animal testing and experimentations; and for sport. However, what gives us the right to do this just because animals don’t speak our language? Animals are not...
Vegan Diets: Sourcing Elusive Nutrients
Studies have shown that eating a vegetarian or vegan diet can result in better health, as those who cut out meat and dairy foods are less likely to develop conditions such as heart disease and cancer. However, just omitting animal products isn’t enough, as we also...
Sustainable Systems at the Druk Padma Karpo School
The Druk Padma Karpo School in Ladakh is built in a high mountain desert where the land and climate can create great challenges; low rainfall, barren terrain and the risk of earthquakes are three such conditions. The school has won multiple international architectural...
The Dragon Garden at the Druk Padma Karpo School
The Dragon Garden is an important part of the infrastructure at the Druk Padma Karpo School in Ladakh, with a design based on sustainability and harmony. It will become a valuable teaching aid at the school as well as a place of stunning natural beauty. School pupils...
Changing to a Plant-Based Diet
There’s lots of evidence to suggest that a plant-based diet has a positive impact on heart health. Vegetarians and vegans have a lower risk of developing heart disease than those that consume red meat, dairy and other animal products on a regular basis. However,...
Going Vegan to Stop Animal Cruelty
Embracing a vegan lifestyle is one of the primary ways in which we can reduce demand for products that create cruelty for animals. This not only includes meat and animal-derived food products, but also industries that raise and kill animals for other products such as...
Live to Love: Aid, Rescue, Heal
Live To Love charities were founded by His Holiness the Gyalwang Drukpa, a renowned humanitarian based in the Himalayas who established this movement with a focus on using wisdom and kindness within communities to resolve challenges of the modern world. The Live To...
Introducing Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy
Michael Kern, together with Franklyn Sills, founded the Craniosacral Therapy Educational Trust (CTET) in 1989 as a teaching facility for Craniosacral Therapy, offering in-depth courses in London for aspiring practitioners. Michael Kern came from a background in...