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Bending the Golden Rule
Variations of the ancient protocol “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” have been shared and taught far and wide as the appropriate code of ethics for human behavior…Tags:
• Emotions
Is $150 a Month for Yoga a Wise Investment?
Since my early teens I have searched to find the truth about success, and I have been advising people on their finances and managing global investment portfolios for over 25 years.…
Drug-Free, Device-Free, Effective Birth Control
Natural forms of birth control are often discounted because of the tremendous amount of misinformation and misunderstanding that exists in both the medical community and in the gen…
Teaching a Boy to Meditate Underwater
Relax, and bring your attention to your breath. If you are like many, this is a natural call to meditation and peace. But for others — especially young men — the call to meditation…
Simple Gifts
For some, summertime means a more lenient dress code at work, flexible hours, and visits to the local ice cream store. For some, summer starts when they eat watermelon at a family …
Have a "Wine and Chi" Party
A simple summertime spiritual practice Take the rest of the day off. Grab a good book, a couple of bottles of wine, some cheese and fresh-baked bread, and a bag of carrots. Head …Tags:
• Summer
The Chant at This Sacred Ritual Is Cheers
It was a Saturday evening, and attending would mean spending two days in a row in church. Nevertheless, many of the congregation gathered in fellowship for a sacred ritual—the annual beer contest.
Enlightened Diet: Healing Foods for Summer
How coffee protects against diabetes, tomatoes fight vascular disease, and berries reduce the risk of Parkinson’s.
Transformative Travel: Ideal Places to Soak, Shower, and Float
I was wading through icy-cold water — willingly — and it felt great. I wasn’t at a spa with soft candles, pleasing scents, and fluffy robes; I was in an old, windowless tiled room …
A Simple Path to Peace Meditation
Download the audio file now! Create a space around you: Sit on a meditation cushion or in a comfy chair, light a candle, or just turn off your cell phone. If you can't “set the …Tags:
• Meditation
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Here Is Your Gift
Twenty years ago, if you’d asked me what my gift was, I’d have said, “Nothing. I don’t have one.” But that changed one year when I went to London for the holidays to visit an elder…Tags:
• Gifts
Why Relationships Are So Difficult
On any given day, 1.6 million of us are blogging, 27 million are tweeting, and 1.5 billion are posting on Facebook. We’re emailing during meetings, texting during lectures, and tal…
Learning to Love
Peggy La Cerra’s “Why Relationships Are So Difficult” ends with a challenge: “Perhaps it’s time for a new approach to the problem [of human selfishness and self-centeredness] — an …Tags:
• Love Advice
Peace Is a Choice
I started doing yoga and diving into mystical practices at the age of 12. I also was a Methodist. The combination of these Eastern and Western practices fueled my desire to know Go…Poetry Page
Poetry: At Low Tide
At Low Tide By Nancy Willard At low tide, when Water openedher workshop, her shining hands unrolleda fabric so light I saw straight downto the loom on which it was born -- long …Tags:
• Poetry
Inner + Outer Worlds
Ten Lessons from Wal-Mart Going Green
The company once derided as the “bully of Bentonville” is now serious about green, having concluded that the clean, green, and least wasteful way of doing business is also the most…Reviews
Kung Fu Body Conditioning
Traditional Training for Endurance and PowerBy Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming, and YMAA Retreat Center DisciplesEven those who do not intend to become experts in kung fu will find the discip…Cultural Creatives The Revolution
Frigyes Fogel, FilmmakerThe so-called “Cultural Creatives” comprise over one-third of the adult populations of the United States, Europe, Japan, and other major cosmopolitan cities…The Grandfathers
Written by Jim Hanon and Jillian Hanon, Produced by Mart GreenEthnographic Media presents this film about a young man’s search for answers to his own identity among the South Ameri…Tags:
• Films
Reiki Sleep
Reiki Music for Blissful Sleep By Llewellyn Designed for Reiki practitioners or anyone who is using Reiki for oneself or others, this subtle, relaxing music begins with a brief i…A Worcester Ladymass
Trio Mediaeval: Anna Maria Friman, Linn Andrea Fuglseth, Torunn Ostrem Ossum, Voices This trio of perfectly calibrated women’s voices from Oslo sings a reconstruction of a thirtee…
A Sound Sleep
Guided Meditations with Relaxing Music & Nature Sounds By Dudley and Dean Evenson Husband-and-wife team Dean and Dudley Evenson address the needs of two types of stressed-out ins…Tags:
• Meditation
God Is Not a Christian, Nor a Jew, Muslim, Hindu
God is Not a Christian, Nor a Jew, Muslim, Hindu: God Dwells in Us, Around Us, as UsBy Bishop Carlton PearsonBishop Carlton Pearson dares to openly ask the questions that many Chri…
How to Train a Wild Elephant
How to Train a Wild Elephant: And Other Adventures in MindfulnessBy Jan Chozen Bays, MDWhile it is becoming more and more evident that the practice of mindfulness is life-transform…
Naked Spirituality
Naked Spirituality: A Life with God in 12 Simple WordsBy Brian McLarenIf you’ve come to the place where the very word “God” makes you cringe, if you are spiritually wounded and fee…
Flourish
Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-BeingBy Martin E. P. SeligmanThese days, we are hungry for a new definition of the “good life.” Fractured relationship…
Buddhism Through American Women's Eyes
Buddhism Through American Women's EyesEdited by Karma Lekshe TsomoFor Western women, Buddhism’s enticing spiritual package creates some dilemmas when it comes wrapped in an Asian c…Tags:
• Buddhism
