Leslie Hendry

Recently I donated $20 to DonorsChoose.org to help fund a first grade class with basic school supplies. This is what the teacher, Mrs. Hopkins, said about her class and what inspired me to make the small contribution:

My students are wonderful boys and girls who are eager to learn...

When the New York Times stays relevant with teasing headlines such as "Yoga Will Wreck Your Body," its effect is verified by social media's firestorm of feedback. Thankfully, the Times's Room for Debate section offers multiple articles, from "What Yoga Is and Isn't" by...

I love Christmas, but I don't love shopping. I used to, but I grew out of it. I became less influenced by pressure and less insecure as a person. I don't know how the change occurred, but I think traveling made a big difference. It takes time and money to...

Over the weekend, I attended the third annual "Change Begins Within" benefit celebration, presented by the David Lynch Foundation in Los Angeles. The foundation donated $1 million to teach the Transcendental Meditation technique, TM, to active-duty military personnel and veterans and their...

Herman Cain is a United States presidential candidate. He is a businessman. He is 65 years old. He has been accused of sexual harassment, not once, not twice, but four times.

This is a great news day for some. Mitt Romney must be...

As Occupy Wall Street demonstrations grow, frustration and disappointment over how our system works, or isn't working, is now public discourse. As such, it should be noted that this is not a youth movement of idealists inspired by the Arab Spring. Far from an unemployed college...

Last week at F8, Mark Zuckerberg announced Timeline, a revamped profile page. In the keynote address he stated "millions of people spent years curating the story of their life with no way of sharing. We have solved the problem."

Apparently 800 million Facebook users have...

With Labor Day around the corner, unemployment hangs at 9.1 percent, marking the failure of the U.S. economy to add jobs for the first time in almost a year. It seems apropos to ask the question, is Labor Day an anachronism?

According to the U.S....

After foot surgery, I had to find an exercise regime that didn't require shoes. My gym offered a yoga class and from there I started "doing" yoga.

I'd heard of yoga places with their Om or shanti-something names, but it didn't mean I would enter the unknown. My gym was...