I sat down with wine expert, Phil Hele in the beautiful Hunter Valley, just outside of Sydney, Australia to get a crash course in the 4 steps to knowing a good wine. What I especially loved about Phil, is that he believes that if you like the wine when you taste it, than it is good. Wine preferences are very personal. That said, there are 4 steps to wine tasting that when I took the steps, it make an enormous difference to my judgment of wine and it’s so easy and tastes so good! Who said school wasn’t fun? Watch here to become an instant wine tasting pro!

“I live by a palaeolithic style of eating. This is also known as a ‘hunter gatherer’ style of fueling your body. Basically, I am passionate about food that is natural, sourced and eaten in it purest form and food that is clean and nutritious. It’s described as a hunter gatherer style of eating because it is based on how the cavemen used to eat. They lived off the land and ate what was available, without processing or chemical alteration. For us to perform  at our optimum level, we need to fuel ourselves with optimal nutrition. For me, meat should be sustainable, bred free-range and the animals treated and killed with respect. I …

Congratulations to Manuel Mantoya! Take a look at his entry below: “My wife and I have tapped into happiness by opening our home and hearts to people from around the world. During the last twenty years we have had the privilege of hosting 14 International students in our home. Students from Iraq, Germany, Thailand, Japan, Turkey, Korea, Zimbabwe, Sweden, and China were given a home away from home to complete their education. We’ve shared moments of joy, heartache, and broke bread with young adults from diverse backgrounds and cultures. By sharing our home, we were able travel the globe through the hearts and stories of our “adopted” children. We’ve also …

I opened the issue of Philly Style and my first impression was happiness because they chose a photo of designer, Alex Perry and me that was taken by my son, Ian II, who accompanied us  on our shoot in Australia for Tapping IN show.  I also knew I did not need to worry about anything they printed about me in the article because they never slam anyone. In fact, they always find the good in people and make them shine. I have noticed that their publication seems to add pages of advertising while exploitive ones seem to be thinning these days.  I believe very strongly in “change yourself, change the …

Dr. Happy’s CHOOSE Happiness Acronym C.H.O.O.S.E. is an acronym that stands for 6 key principles which Dr. Happy uses to sum up all the positive psychology research: C- Clarity: help people clarify their purpose, their meaning in life; their values and what’s really important for them. H- Healthy Living: It’s really important to look after your body, your diet, and nutrition. It’s hard to be happy if you’re sick and tired all the time, so we need to get good sleep and good rest. O- Optimism: There’s no doubt that happy people think about the world in a fundamentally different way. They look for the positives but they also face …

Hi, Thanks for tapping in to our website. We hope you like the show!  This is the beginning of Tapping IN and we hope to be a happiness generator for you and from you. Please allow us to share your valuable insight into what you have found brings happiness through your own experience. We all have this amazing ability to learn from the experience of others so our need to share information is built in. We also have a key ingredient necessary for a happy world and our journey is to tap into this and be fearless moving forward with it, happily. It’s  different strokes for different folks. We resonate …

“The tension between opposites is a challenge to resolve, but when this tension is successfully balanced, electricity is generated in the hand and in the heart — it is an expression of the soul. When a maker knows who he is in relationship to his world, the object made with this existential awareness will carry this knowledge into the hand and heart of the user; with eyes closed essence is still apparent.    Working mostly with porcelain , bronze glass and steel, I am carrying a tradition forward that traces back many thousands of years. I want the user to feel the wisdom of the past and promises from a future yet to unfold… with past and …

“Our family consists of: Two typical sons, Mike and Matt and two special needs, Jerry and Melody Joy. Each time I expressed my concern about the slow development of our first child, Jerry to our rural, family doctor,  he’d lean back in his chair, his only comment would be “OH well,  he’ll probably be short for his age,” or “he’ll never be the President.”  Coming  home from the doctor I remember hearing myself  mumble, “I can live with that.”  I settled with this for three years then reluctantly we made an appointment and found ourselves  making many trips to Hershey Medical Center and spending many long hours with neurologists and geneticists.  …

“Travel is the best way to make people feel happy.  I find that when I plan travel for our clients, they get so excited about the new destinations, the new experiences and people they will meet.   Happiness is in all forms of travel, from the planning to the actual trip itself, and then making others happy as you share the experiences through photographs that last an eternity.    Sharing yor travel experiences with your family creates a wealth of happiness. Grandparents taking their children and grandchildren on special trips, that will bring smiles to all their faces for a lifetime, that’s what true happiness is!” – Ian Swain Check …

History of the Wollemi Pine The Wollemi Pine (Wollemia Nobilis) is one of the world’s oldest and rarest tree species, endemic to the Blue Mountains. It was known only from fossil records, and presumed extinct by botanists, until it was rediscovered in 1994 in the Wollemi National Park, just outside Sydney. Its rediscovery is considered to be ‘the botanical find of the 20th century.’ With less than 100 adult trees known to exist in the wild, the Wollemi Pine is now the focus of extensive research to safeguard its survival. Where are they? The Wollemi Pine was discovered as a small grove of seedlings and mature trees only 200 kilometres …