Monthly Archives: January 2022

Time to Slow Down

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Dear New School Friends:

No doubt you have noticed the world is in disarray.

No doubt COVID has affected your life.
No doubt the signs of war and climate change and political strife weigh upon you.

Tonight, as I reflected on what i might say to you, an inner voice came to me with this counsel—for me as well as for you.

That counsel was: slow down.

It may seem strange to offer such counsel in a world where most people are in a constant rush. I am as immeshed in unrelenting demands as any of you are.

Yet this voice is saying to me—this is perhaps the greatest wisdom that you and others need right now. Simply put: slow down. Continue reading →

Integrative Suggestions for COVID Prevention

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Dear TNS Friends:

Thanks to so many of you for supporting The New School this giving season. We are so grateful. If you didn’t get around to making a contribution, no worries! Just make your contribution here. Start the new year supporting our unique approach to living and learning in this brave new world.

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Are you tired of COVID? Most of us are. The hopeful view is that omicron signals the movement from pandemic to endemic. The hope is that COVID will keep getting lighter and easier to live with. That’s the hope. But, not so fast. We are tracking COVID on a little website called covidstrategies.org. It is unique on the web. We post on all sides of the pandemic. Our advisors differ vigorously but kindly with each other. We leave it to you to make up your mind.

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The main question I have is why mainstream medicine refuses to take integrative approaches to COVID prevention and amelioration seriously. We know obesity is a major risk factor for serious COVID. We know that being elderly, having cancer or diabetes, or being immune deficient greatly increases risk. While many people get mild case with omicron, some get severe cases. Continue reading →