5 Lessons For Living Your Best Life From a Philosophical Theologian

Paul Tillich is one of the greatest philosophical theologians you’ve probably never heard of.

Roadside Musings

Spirituality & Pascal’s Wager

Pascal’s logic—to act like you believe in God even if you don’t—is convincing. The problem is, which God?

What Is Your Thyroid Telling You?

Vibrant introduces readers to practical steps to improve everything from brain health and energy to immunity and weight. This excerpt explains the vital role your thyroid plays in your whole-person health.

The Role of Reiki in a Healing Crisis

Reiki is a subtle yet powerful form of energy medicine. It can resolve a healing crisis—or may even bring one on.

Pathfinding: Yoga and Mindfulness for a Full Life

Balancing the Throat Chakra for Neck and Shoulder Pain

When there is pain in the neck or restriction in the throat chakra, it’s worth asking: What emotions are caught in our throat, unable to be spoken?

Brainspotting and Other Therapeutic Approaches

Utilizing “brainspots” and resource-eye positions, a therapist helps clients navigate thoughts and emotions that have kept them stuck. “Thinking becomes knowing.”

2021 May/June

Yoga for Caregivers

Caregivers need care too. Explore the best yoga-based solutions for soothing the caregiver’s heart, mind, and body.

To Breathe Perchance to Dream

Slow, deep, diaphragmatic—breathwork sounds, and is, so beneficial for treating insomnia. But they call it work for a reason.

5 Ways Gardening Is Good for Your Mental Health

Gardening is a lifelong practice that provides countless mental and physical health benefits.

Why People Don’t Meditate ... Even If They Want To

Why is it so hard to jumpstart a meditation practice even when you really want to? There are generally two reasons why people don’t meditate.

10 Affirmations for Your Next Full-Moon Ritual

Every full moon is a chance to metaphorically and physically drop anything that no longer serves you. It is a night to release negativity and practice gratitude.

6 Tips to Support Change With Color Therapy

Colors have frequencies that influence mood, impact our energy field, and support us in developing different aspects of ourselves.

2021 May/June

7 Habits of People Who Awaken

Protestant minister—and Buddhist meditation teacher—Victor M. Parachin identifies the habits that can lead to wisdom.

Pathfinding: Yoga and Mindfulness for a Full Life

Loving a Postpartum Body

Your one-and-only body has done something transformative. Embrace it.

4 Ayurvedic Herbs for Hair

Like superfood for your mane: stimulate growth, relieve and exfoliate the scalp, increase luster, and more with these four Ayurvedic herbs for hair.

The Soul of Therapy

What Nightcrawler Picking Taught Me About the Pursuit of Happiness

“Don’t put finding your happiness at the center of your searchlight. Center your life on giving people your best energy. Happiness will appear on the edge of the circle of your focus on bringing light to others.”

6 Ways to Stay Grounded During Uncertainty

Stay grounded (literally) through your bare foot-to-earth connection.

Pathfinding: Yoga and Mindfulness for a Full Life

Holding Difficult Emotions on Mother’s Day: A Ritual

Mother’s Day matters, but not only because some people have a simple and loving relationship with their mom. It can also be a day where we pull out our complex feelings about mothering and unpack them a little bit.

May the Force Be With You!

Bless you, and you, and you. Be inspired by the Jedi and dive into blessings.

2021 May/June

Father’s Final Words Not the Last Word

Psychotherapist Kevin Anderson offers advice to S&H readers. “As professionally prepared as you were for your father’s dying process, there are no credentials or letters after our names that can fully prepare us for losing a loved one.”