Spirituality & Health
Practice: Write a Handwritten Letter to a Friend
By Kit Turen In addition to being the season of holiday greetings, December is also Write to a Friend Month. What better time than the present to consider the now-uncommon pleasur…Spirituality & Health
Review: "Sacred Jewels of Yoga" Compiled and Edited by Dave DeLuca
“For thousands of years, yoga teachers have taught the scriptures one passage at a time, having their students study and meditate on each passage for hours, even days at a time bef…Spirituality & Health
Would The World Be Better Off Without Religion?
“I don’t think we can do away with religion or religiosity, but we can shape new forms of the religions we have as well as create new religions for a new age.”
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Tuning Our Lute Strings
I’m thinking of this week’s discussion in our local meditation group through the lens of Joseph Goldstein’s quote in his book, One Dharma: “As awareness becomes steadier and concen…Spirituality & Health
"The Woman Who Fell From the Sky" by Jennifer Steil
An exceptional travel writer can make a new and unfamiliar place invade your thoughts and senses so that you feel as though you’ve actually been there. If the writer is really good…Spirituality & Health
Harvest Ritual: Feast On Your Life
By Nick Meima “Sit. Feast on your life.” – Derek Walcott, from the poem “Love after Love” In my community in Colorado, the following “harvest ritual” has been practiced for many …Spirituality & Health
Giving Thanks for 21 Blessings in Disguise
by Belinda Munoz Editors’ Note: This guest post originally appeared on Belinda Munoz’s blog, The Halfway Point. We found Belinda’s list so inspiring, and are grateful to her for a…Spirituality & Health
The Nuts and Bolts of our Meditation Practice
We had 12 people last Sunday night in our local group for our regular meditation and discussion. We spent our time talking about about the nuts and bolts (yes, sometimes sitting ma…Spirituality & Health
You Say You Want a Revolution
[This morning while sitting in the Nashville International Airport reading the newspaper a mustachioed Frenchman sitting next to me starts up a conversation. In the interest of spa…Spirituality & Health
Honoring the Journeys in Adoption
Each year, November is recognized as National Adoption Month. It is a time to celebrate adoption and build awareness for the children still waiting for families — all 146 million of them.