Robert’s Thought for the Day – Asking for Help

by Robert Tang on September 22, 2011

dS+: “It is never a sign of weakness to ask for help. We all need help from time to time to transform & emerge stronger than ever before.”

{ 0 comments }

Sabah Snake Grass as Herbal Treatment for Cancer

by Robert Tang on September 17, 2011

I recently learned about Sabah Snake Grass (Clinacanthus Nutans) as a promising herbal treatment for people going through various stages of cancer.  This is a grass that grows in Sabah, a state in my native Malaysia.  I have been able to find mostly anecdotal reports rather than clinical studies, but it will be interesting to track news about this.  Here are some links for anyone interested:

    If anyone has more information about this, please feel free to post.  For other dSHealthWatch alerts, visit www.twitter.com/dancescape.

 

 

{ 1 comment }

project-T.org … (0) Impossible <-> (1) Possible

July 27, 2011

The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible. ~Arthur C. Clarke   www.project-T.org   Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post

Read the full article →

The Secret Life of Chaos

July 1, 2011

“The Secret Life of Chaos” attempts to explain how we, as humans, got here.  It traces the contributions of Alan Turing (The Chemical Basis of Morphogenesis), Boris Belousov (Belousov Reactions), Edward Lorentz (The Butterfly Effect),  Robert May (Population Dynamics), and Benoit Mandelbrot (Fractal Geometry of Nature and the Mandelbrot Set):     Bookmark on Delicious [...]

Read the full article →

A Quick History of Mathematics

June 1, 2011

I have started today to revisit my passion for Mathematics.  To me, math is nothing more than the use of ”symbols” to express relationships between “things” in the most simple of ways.   Check out this BBC TV series called “The Story of Maths” which is one of the best programs that traces the historical significance of this subject:     [...]

Read the full article →

“Slow Dance” (Poem by Jessica Mydek, 1997)

May 17, 2011

SLOW DANCE Have you ever watched kids On a merry-go-round Or listened to the rain Slapping on the ground? Ever followed a butterfly’s Erratic fly Or gazed at the sun into The fading night? You better slow down Don’t dance so fast Time is short The music won’t last Do you run through each day [...]

Read the full article →

People Come Into Your Life for a Reason, a Season or a Lifetime

April 17, 2011

  People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you figure out which one it is, you will know what to do for each person. When someone is in your life for a REASON. . . It is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come [...]

Read the full article →

Inspired by … Michele Benoit of Applied Nutrition Canada

January 10, 2011

Michele Benoit, RNCP, ROHP,  is a Nutrition Expert at Applied Nutrition Canada.  She will be speaking at danceScape’s new “Life Makeover” Seminar Series & Open House on Monday, January 10th and Thursday January 13th in downtown Burlington.  Hear her inspiring story about how she was recently diagnosed with Celiac Disease and her passion to help others through [...]

Read the full article →

My Life’s Mission?

December 25, 2010

My participation in ParticipACTION’s Television Campaign earlier this year resulted in life changing opportunities to connect with other Creative Arts and Health & Wellness professionals who are as passionate as I am about championing health, fitness, and wellness to Canadians. With the final days of 2010 looming, this is the best time to reflect on all of our Life paths.  My own involve those flashes of childhood memories in Malaysia, [...]

Read the full article →

Inspired by … Richard Florida and the “Creative Class”

November 20, 2010

Richard Florida is Director of the Martin Prosperity Institute and Professor of Business and Creativity at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. His previous work includes national bestselling books as well as numerous papers and articles. I first heard about Richard when I was a Board member at Performing Arts Burlington (now known as Creative [...]

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries