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Seeking your tribe: Starting your own book club

by Tisha C. Bautista - July 30, 2013 - 12:00am

If there is a constant in society, it is the need for a tribe — the incessant desire to belong to something bigger than yourself. Tribes come in many forms, bound by common interests, circumstance or similar...

The give and take of cancer

by Tisha C.Bautista - July 23, 2013 - 12:00am

Very little is needed by way of an introduction when a piece is as heartfelt as this.

by Tisha C.Bautista - July 9, 2013 - 12:00am

Have you ever had the experience of stopping mid-sentence after completely forgetting the rest of your thought?

by Tisha C.Bautista - July 2, 2013 - 12:00am

You’ve seen them in supermarket shelves, in some yoga studios, and even featured in special websites.

Everyday heroes

by Tisha C.Bautista - June 25, 2013 - 12:00am

If the Man of Steel has yet to fly into your sphere, if Thor has failed to pummel his way into you heart or if Iron Man has yet to tickle your funny bone, then it’s time to get a life. Kidding aside, everyone...

Raising environmentally conscious children

by Tisha C.Bautista - June 18, 2013 - 12:00am

Classes are not the only things that have started.

Nutritious snacks for school kids? Juju to the rescue!

by Tisha C. Bautista - June 11, 2013 - 12:00am

For many, it’s back to school.

Coping with depression

by Tisha C.Bautista - June 4, 2013 - 12:00am

Well-being is not limited to the physical aspect of our lives.

Theta healing: Getting better, being better

by Tisha C. Bautista - May 28, 2013 - 12:00am

Almost as elusive as the proverbial Fountain of Youth, the search for the ultimate source of healing (whether emotional, physical or mental) is a constant in this modern-day world.

by Tisha C.Bautista - May 21, 2013 - 12:00am

In today’s world, there is probably nothing more ubiquitous in a daily conversation than words such as Facebook, Twitter or even Instagram.

An art auction full of heart

by Tisha C. Bautista - May 14, 2013 - 12:00am

On any given summer day, with temperatures of 32 degrees Celsius and humidity beyond belief, floods will be the last thing on people’s minds.

Discovering the joy of not working

by Tisha C.Bautista - May 7, 2013 - 12:00am

As an addition to last week’s suggested summer reading list, I decided to include another interesting, albeit unusual, read.

by Tisha C. Bautista - April 30, 2013 - 12:00am

Who says that only kids should have summer book lists?

by Tisha C. Bautista - April 23, 2013 - 12:00am

Since graduation season is not over, I couldn’t help but include a commencement speech from a different speaker an 83-year-old African American woman, novelist, poet, and Pulitzer prizewinning author...

To all graduates: Your education really is the job of a lifetime

by Tisha C. Bautista - April 16, 2013 - 12:00am

March and April are the traditional graduation months in the Philippines.

by Tisha C. Bautista - April 9, 2013 - 12:00am

You may have already seen those lines snaking around the block. Heads of varying sizes bobbing up and down, chatting as they make their way to the front of the line …. 45 minutes to go …. 25 minutes...

A story of hope and despair, death and rebirth

by Tisha C. Bautista - April 2, 2013 - 12:00am

Whether you are a Christian and find yourself amid the rituals of Easter or perhaps a Kabbalist and find yourself participating in Pesach, now is a special time.

Filip + Inna: A story of faith and healing

by Tisha C. Bautista - March 26, 2013 - 12:00am

Only one word comes to mind when you see her clothes hanging in a shop window: “Happy.” Made of natural fabrics from linen to silk, embellished with a signature indigenous design in perfectly handmade...

When your child says ‘I’m bored’

by Tisha C. Bautista - March 19, 2013 - 12:00am

You know it’s summer when you begin to see mothers frantically scouring their contacts trying to find the best summer activities for their children.

by Tisha C. Bautista - March 12, 2013 - 12:00am

For those of you building homes, palettes of color and layout configurations will probably fill your waking hours. How many rooms? What material to use? Where should the front door face? When all is said and done,...

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