Videos From The Gaiam Community http://life.gaiam.com/ Wed, 3 Dec 2008 21:23:03 -0800 en-us http://life.gaiam.com/gaiam/p/Fair-Trade-Paves-a-Way-Out-of-Human-Trafficking-in-Cambodia.html Step inside a sewing shop where women in Cambodia have escaped from human trafficking in their country. Here they earn fair wages creating useful products through Gaiam fair trade partner Hagar — and receive education, healthcare and child care benefits as part of the job.]]> Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:30:56 -0800 http://life.gaiam.com/gaiam/p/Fair-Trade-Paves-a-Way-Out-of-Human-Trafficking-in-Cambodia.html http://life.gaiam.com/gaiam/p/Partners-Relief-Work-Gives-Burma-Refugees-New-Hope.html This story will renew your faith in the power of love to lift up the human spirit. See how nonprofit Partners Relief & Development is providing refuge, food, healthcare and hope for tens of thousands fleeing from brutal military oppression in Burma.]]> Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:53:15 -0800 http://life.gaiam.com/gaiam/p/Partners-Relief-Work-Gives-Burma-Refugees-New-Hope.html http://life.gaiam.com/gaiam/p/Eco-Friendly-Handbags-Help-Sustain-a-Village.html See how women artisans create natural cotton bags with traditional plant dyes and hand-weaving skills — and earn income that helps their village survive poor rice harvests. Follow Partners Relief & Development Co-Founder Steve Gumaer as he takes a camera crew to their remote village in Thailand.]]> Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:23:29 -0800 http://life.gaiam.com/gaiam/p/Eco-Friendly-Handbags-Help-Sustain-a-Village.html http://life.gaiam.com/gaiam/p/5-Ways-to-Add-Weights-to-Pilates.html Pilates expert Ana Caban showsyou how to do the Pilates "series of five' mat exercises with handweights to tone your arms as well as your abs and lower body.]]> Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:07:55 -0800 http://life.gaiam.com/gaiam/p/5-Ways-to-Add-Weights-to-Pilates.html http://life.gaiam.com/gaiam/p/Blocks-Make-3-Yoga-Poses-Easier.html Joints hurt in Downward Dog? Dizzy in forward bends? Not feeling it when your teacher says "rotate your legs inward" in Mountain or Volcano? Rodney Yee shows how yoga blocks can modify poses so you really feel the "ahhh."]]> Sun, 9 Nov 2008 19:31:06 -0800 http://life.gaiam.com/gaiam/p/Blocks-Make-3-Yoga-Poses-Easier.html http://life.gaiam.com/gaiam/p/How-Does-Fair-Trade-Makes-a-Difference-One-World-by-Gaiam-in-Action.html Across the globe, Gaiam’s fair trade partners are empowering craftspeople to preserve their rich cultural traditions and create better lives for their families and communities.]]> Thu, 6 Nov 2008 12:20:15 -0800 http://life.gaiam.com/gaiam/p/How-Does-Fair-Trade-Makes-a-Difference-One-World-by-Gaiam-in-Action.html http://life.gaiam.com/gaiam/p/Fair-Trade-Changes-Lives-in-Vietnam.html See fair trade in action, helping good people go from living on the street or barely getting by to earning a living wage in the local context. Our Gaiam team visits and talks with artisans who create handcrafted gifts Gaiam sources through our fair trade partner Craft Link in Vietnam.]]> Thu, 6 Nov 2008 11:49:20 -0800 http://life.gaiam.com/gaiam/p/Fair-Trade-Changes-Lives-in-Vietnam.html http://life.gaiam.com/gaiam/p/Desk-Yoga-Stress-Relieving-Back-Stretches-to-Do-in-Your-Chair.html Back tight and painful from desk work? Stress affecting your focus and productivity? Yoga expert Rodney Yee shows you how to unkink right at your desk in under 5 min.]]> Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://life.gaiam.com/gaiam/p/Desk-Yoga-Stress-Relieving-Back-Stretches-to-Do-in-Your-Chair.html http://life.gaiam.com/gaiam/p/Upper-Body-Pilates-for-Breast-Cancer-Survivors.html Mari Winsor leads a 5-minute upper body Pilates resistance-band workout that includes modifications for beginners or clients with delicate areas in the upper body. From Gaiam's Pilates for Pink DVD.]]> Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:57:56 -0700 http://life.gaiam.com/gaiam/p/Upper-Body-Pilates-for-Breast-Cancer-Survivors.html http://life.gaiam.com/gaiam/p/How-To-Green-Your-Babys-Diaper.html Did you know American babies go through 18 billion conventional disposable diapers each year? Whether you use green disposables or cloth, you can give the Earth a break by greening your baby's diaper.]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:49:05 -0700 http://life.gaiam.com/gaiam/p/How-To-Green-Your-Babys-Diaper.html