by Nivi Jaswal, VLCE posted Oct 13, 2020 Before Jasmine Leyva, an African American actor and filmmaker, moved to LA, turned vegan, and personally committed to make The Invisible Vegan—before any of that—she was amongst millions of young women of color who struggled to make sense of their ... Read More

by Victoria Moran posted Oct 06, 2020 I went to The Raj, an Ayurvedic spa in Fairfield, Iowa, in 1994. That started a love affair with this ancient healthcare and healthy living system from India. I've periodically departed from it over the years, but Ayurveda never fails, when I return to ... Read More

by Piritta Poikonen, VLCE posted Sep 29, 2020 On a cold winter’s day, it feels so nice to put on some warm socks and wrap a cozy scarf around you. Knitting is also a very dear hobby to many. One rarely comes to think of the ethical and ecological problems related to producing the wool ... Read More

by Laura Beck, VLCE posted Sep 22, 2020 I am deeply saddened that so many people are sick and dying during this pandemic. My story is not trying to minimize that. I have been able to use this time for positive changes in my life. This is my story. Before the pandemic, I had created ... Read More

by Alysa Wolfe, VLCE posted Sep 15, 2020 Real talk: I can be a picky eater. Sometimes I can have a favorite meal and I will eat it four times in one week and make it again. Then there are the moments when I'm in a "food mood" where I am bored and couldn’t imagine eating the same meal more ... Read More

by Greg Lawson, VLCE posted Sep 08, 2020   In my view, our perception that each of us is an individual soul or an ego, a separate being with a unique personality is only an illusion. It’s just a nicely constructed persona developed for the drama of life in which we have temporarily ... Read More