Bonus Art: January/February 2019

Download this artwork by Amanda Blake with a quote from Pastor Nadia Bolz-Weber.

Artists: January/February 2019

Contributors January/February 2019

Contributors January/February 2019 - Adyashanti, Mary Bemis, Stephen Blackmer, Ellen Rooney, Bob Scott and Gabby Cudjoe Wilkes.

5 Questions with Jon Kabat-Zinn

Renowned mindfulness scientist and teacher Jon Kabat-Zinn will be leading a retreat called “The Way of Awareness” at the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, New York, from May 5 to 10, 2019. For more information, go to Eomega.org.

Time To Retreat

A guide to retreats and retreat centers for balance, self-care, and growth.

Practicing Mindfulness at Mohonk

If You Want To... Quiet Your Mind

There are different kinds of quiet, and each one creates its own rest.

If You Want To... Immerse Yourself In Another Culture

Journeys That Are Truly Transformational

5 Questions for Alan Safdi MD, FACG

Medical Director, Telluride Longevity Institute

If You Want To... Invest in a Wellness Program

10 powerful paths toward finding optimum wellness—and a better you.

Why a Creative Retreat Is Good for You

S&H’s Creative Director sets off for Squam Lake and discovers the joy of retreat.

If You Want To... Bring Out Your Creativity

5 Great Places to Play With Your Inner Artist

If You Want to ... Experience Ayurveda

5 Expert Tips on How to Choose a Retreat

“Listen to your heart,” advises this seasoned pro.

5 Questions with Philip Glass

Composer Philip Glass culminated almost two decades of exploring sacred indigenous ceremonies with an album and concerts with two Wixarika musicians from Jalisco, Mexico. See the review.

Diane Wilde and Buddhist Pathways Prison Project

Diane and “Rondell,” one of the first people to “graduate” from the program and to be released from prison. buddhistpathways.org

Talk To Us: January/February 2019

Letters from our readers.

The Heart of Money: “What Do You Look for in Conscious Corporations?”

Paul Sutherland no longer lives in Uganda and now resides in Michigan with his four youngest kids, ages 5 to 10, where he and his wife, Amy, try to be an example of Parenting for a Peaceful world in which democracy begins at home.

The Happiness Track: Religious Experiences Really Do Unite Us

Emma Seppälä PhD is author of The Happiness Track, founder of FulfillmentDaily.com, and Science Director of Stanford University’s Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education.

Our Walk In The World: To Participate in Reality

In February, Mark Nepo will be speaking at Western Michigan University. See MarkNepo.com for details.

Rabbi Rami: Is It Trump’s Fault?

Author and teacher Rabbi Rami Shapiro is encouraging Perennial Wisdom to lead us beyond alienation and isolation to integration and unity, based on Genesis 12:3: “You shall be a blessing to all the families of the earth.”

Marketplace Jan/Feb 2019

Books, services, education and products that are sustainable and environmentally friendly.

Toolbox: Recovery Room

Try these picks from S&H to keep your body active by giving it tools to repair itself.

Becoming Shameless

A decade ago, Pastor Nadia Bolz-Weber launched the wildly successful House for All Sinners and Saints to have a church where she “didn’t have to ‘nicen’ myself up.” Now, she’s given that church up to make sex safe from religion.

The Next 20 Years of Spirituality & Health

We went back to our roots to see what the future might bring.

Roadside Assistance in the Holy Land

We asked Rami Shapiro to journey with 30 fellow seekers to this ancient flashpoint of world religions. Our question for the Rabbi was: “What does mature spirituality look like?”

Rewiring My Brain

“So, what are you doing now?” my well-meaning friends would ask after I had quit my job with no apparent employment or other occupation in sight. The only honest answer I could give was to say, “I’m rewiring my brain.”

The Evolution of Evolution

My family was convinced that talk of evolution was part of a larger conspiracy to remove God (and all those who loved God) from society...

Our “Go Kit” for the Zombie Apocalypse

How to remain spiritually hale in a crumbling world and useful to a society emerging from the ashes

A Gay Marriage in a Catholic Church

We needed a miracle, and received one...

Uh-oh! Our Good Gut Bugs May Be Going Extinct!

Flipping through The Whole-Body Microbiome, we learned this.

3 Basic Supplements for Better Moods

A low mood is more common in the winter months. But it may also signal a gap in your nutrition.

Do No Harm to Those You Love

In my work, I have witnessed many beautiful words of consolation and comfort gone awry.

Starting Our Church

From a Google search to a 10-minute walk into our future...

What Are You in Service To?

When I think about service, I think about my first teacher, Arvis Joen Justi. In my 20s, I became interested in Zen Buddhism through a book I read by Alan Watts. I cannot remember which one it was, but at the time, in the early 1980s, Watts was a popular writer and one of the first people to bring Eastern spiritual teachings to the West.

Dining at the Smorgasbord of World Religions

“Honestly, I had no idea there were so many religions in the world. What I want to know is why that is.”

Poetry: the door

From the Editor - January/February 2019

Film Review: Weed The People

Film Review: The Providers

Film Review: What They Had

Music Review: Holler

Music Review: The Spirit of the Earth

Music Review: Dionysus

Book Review: The Whole-Body Microbiome

How to Harness Microbes—Inside and Out— for Lifelong Health

Book Review: Silence

A Social History of One of the Least Understood Elements of Our Lives

Book Review: The Magic Feather Effect

The Science of Alternative Medicine and the Surprising Power of Belief

Book Review: Say What You Mean

A Mindful Approach to Nonviolent Communication