Relationships
Matt Kahn on the Importance of Holding Space
What does it mean to truly love other people, and how can we transform pain into compassion?...
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Perspectives
Alice Peck Explores 80 Spiritual Places
What makes a place spiritual—and how can we benefit from spiritual places? Author Alice Peck...
Living in the World
What’s in Jo Dunbar’s Herbalist Garden?
Jo Dunbar’s holistic approach combines herbal medicine with hypnotherapy, diagnostic tests,...
Spiritual Practices
Remedying a Community Through Ritual With Mara Branscombe
Yoga, meditation, mysticism, and ritual are at the heart of Mara Branscombe’s Ritual as Remedy.
The Body
Dr. Susan Sands on the Pleasures of Living in an Aging Body
“Not letting ourselves age is a way of not letting ourselves live.”
Spiritual Practices
Animal Chaplain Sarah Bowen on Respecting and Revering All the Animals
Sarah Bowen explores the intersection of animals and spirituality in Sacred Sendoffs: An Animal...
Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Is Not Your Typical Soto Zen Buddhist Priest
Soto Zen Buddhist Priest Zenju Earthlyn Manuel wades through the muck of racism, sexism, and homophobia to empower practitioners.
Mental Wellness
Deb Dana on Anchoring Your Nervous System With Polyvagal Theory
Polyvagal Theory expert Deb Dana explores anchoring into your nervous system and connecting to...
Mental Wellness
Shelly Tygielski on Radical Self-Care to Promote Social Change
Pandemic of Love founder and author Shelly Tygielski outlines how radical self-care can change...
Mental Wellness
Exploring a History of Human Emotion With Richard Firth-Godbehere
Futurist and historian of emotion Richard Firth-Godbehere walks through the vast expanse that is...