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Diversifying Meditation
“Meditation is not only one of the best forms of relaxation; it is free, fully accessible, and easily taught. The practice can be expanded to low-income and minority populations through four simple ways.”
2016 May/June
Find Your North Star
Inner + Outer Worlds
If You Feel Like a Weird Yoga Alien…
Joining or starting a “sangha” can support your personal growth.
Why All the Fuss About Birch Waters
This fashionable drink from birch trees has a long history of healing
Awakening at the Crossroads
A voice in my head told me, “Ahh, you’ve been here before. But last time you sailed blithely through....”
5 Questions for Julia Cameron
1. Why do you think people assume “it’s too late” to get creative in midlife?Ours is a youth-oriented culture. Our media perpetuates this myth. Magazines glorify the exploits and&n…Features
Beating All Odds
How people with remarkable recoveries from incurable illness are the flagship for a new science of health
Transform Your Life One Morning at a Time
This now classic practice is much more powerful if you choose the right God
Columns
If You Really Want to Be Heard, Shut Up…
…And recognize the real struggle with your partner is to hear
Rabbi Rami: How to Talk with My Astronomer Daughter about God?
Roadside Assistance for the Spiritual Traveler
Care of the Soul: A Crack in the Sky
I live in what’s called the Monadnock region of southern New Hampshire. I have been here, in several different towns, for 20 years. If I can make another 20, the locals may acknowl…
The Happiness Track: Guilt-Free Time Off
I was wondering how to squeeze in a vacation this summer, and thinking maybe I should work through it or just skip it entirely, with all the other things going one—and suddenly I r…
The Heart of Money: A Question of Being “Blessed”
Q: My old friend from college tells me he is “blessed” because he made a fortune. I’ll admit to being a bit envious, but the big problem isn’t his money: It’s that he really believ…Toolbox
Toolbox: Create Your Sacred Garden
Cultivate the landscape of your soul and your soil with these picks from S&H
Marketplace
Marketplace - May/Jun 2016
Books, services, education and products that are sustainable and environmentally friendly.
Reviews
Book Review: Emotional Rescue
Emotional RescueHow to Work with Your Emotions to Transform Hurt and Confusion into Energy that Empowers YouBy Dzogchen Ponlop RinpocheTARCHER/PENGUIN“Emotions get their power from…
Book Review: The More of Less
The More of LessFinding the Life You Want Under Everything You OwnBy Joshua BeckerWaterBrook PressUnder that heap of mail there’s a kitchen counter. Buried behind the shovels …
Book Review: Awake at the Bedside
Awake at the BedsideContemplative Teachings on Palliative and End-of-Life CareEdited by Koshin Paley Ellison and Matt WeingastWisdom Publications“The potential for intimacy—fo…
Book Review: Two Dogs and a Parrot
Two Dogs and a ParrotWhat Our Animal Friends Can Teach Us About LifeBy Joan ChittisterBlueBridgeWhy do we love pets? Because, through them, we “cling to nature in a world made of g…
Music Review: Call It What It Is
Call It What It IsBen Harper & the Innocent CriminalsSTAX RECORDSSinger/guitarist/songwriter Ben Harper is better known for his soulful, socially conscious folk rock than for h…
Music Review: Né So
Né SoRokia TraoréNonesuch From the opening moments of this new album, the African rhythms and captivating voice of Rokia Traoré are powerful and alluring. On this, her sixth album…
Music Review: Blackstar
★David BowieCOLUMBIA RECORDSIn a lesser-known tune called “Black Star,” Elvis Presley once sang, “When a man sees his black star, he knows his time has come.”More than half a centu…
Film Review: They Will Have to Kill Us First
They Will Have to Kill Us FirstJohanna SchwartzTogether FilmsJohanna Schwartz’s wonderful documentary begins with a blast of hip-hop describing the Jihadi takeover of Mali in 2012.…
Film Review: The Seer
The SeerA Portrait of Wendell BerryLaura DunnTwo Birds FilmDirector Laura Dunn’s documentary portrait of the legendary environmentalist, writer, and farmer Wendell Berry owes as mu…
