Living Roundup: Mother’s Day, Prenatal Yoga, & More

Every week we highlight the best articles, blogs, news, videos and interesting Web tidbits to help you live green, be healthy, and connect with your sense of spirituality. Read our roundup for info that just helps you live better.

Meditations on Mom

A bouquet of roses, a box of candy, a long distance phone call? What will you give your Mom this Mother’s Day? And more importantly, what will you really feel as you make your ritual obeisance? Will your heart overflow with love and gratitude? Or will you be gritting your teeth, plastering a smile on, bracing yourself for Mom’s next number? (IntentBlog)

Prenatal Yoga with Angela Kinsey of ‘The Office’

Angela Kinsey, who stars as Angela Martin on the hit NBC show ‘The Office,’ says yoga classes helped her relax and feel in control throughout her pregnancy. But her first experience was a whole different story! (IYogaLife)

Plan A Beautiful Vegetable Garden

Learn how you can transform an ordinary plot into an oasis that’s as attractive as it is productive. Add your personal touch for a unique visual appeal, and plant a diverse mixture of herbs, vegetables, fruit trees, and flowers that’ll make your garden the talk of the neighborhood. (Organic Gardening)

Debate: Is Biodegradable Furnishing Bogus?

The latest green-themed marketing blitz is for biodegradable furnishing. From colorful pillows, to corn plastic cans, to couches, the B-word is being promoted as the truest form of recycling. In other words, don’t like that living room couch? Compost it. But will furnishings really degrade? Not so, according to Steve Mojo, executive director of the Biodegradable Products Institute. (Dwell)

The Value of America, in Barrels

Today, the net worth of the United States can be purchased for a mere 498 billion barrels of oil. That’s about the same as the proven reserves of only three Middle Eastern countries, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Iran. Ten years ago, it would have taken 3,343 billion barrels of oil to purchase our net worth, according to data from the Federal Reserve. (AssetBuilder)

Friends of Earth Action Endorse Barack Obama

The Friends of Earth Action endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for president. The tipping point for the endorsement came, in part, because of the recent debate over a summer gas tax holiday, which Obama rejected because it would neither save U.S. residents significant money at the pump nor help in the larger goal of reducing dependence on oil. (The Daily Green)

John Cusack Wants You To Go On A $3 Trillion Shopping Spree

Imagine spending $3 trillion dollars. No, really. Don’t think it’s possible? $3 trillion is the projected cost of the Iraq War. But here’s the thing — you’re probably still not grasping the full extent to what $3 trillion would mean to this country. That’s why Cusack is pushing everyone to visit 3Trillion.org. (Ecorazzi)

Yo Mama: This Mother’s Day, Save Trees and Send an E-Card Instead

Show your mother — or the other beloved mothers in your life — that you care. Simply click send, enter your info, and voila! Sincere sentiments and eco-humor, straight to the inbox. Uh, we mean straight to the heart. (Grist)