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“As we find ourselves in the midst of various stages of reopening across the globe, our collective memory of this disaster can either fade away into history or become a drumbeat for a more just, equitable and sustainable society.”

Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners are modern-day witches—swapping potions and rituals for age-old proven herbal medicine formulas, acupuncture, moxa burning, and more—providing healing power not only to physical beings, but also to mind and spirit.

This sweet morning practice will help you align with your purpose.

“Ayurveda lays out in exquisite detail the nature of the human body and makes the connection between qualities in the foods we eat and how they affect our physical, emotional, and mental constitution.”

“Prayer, to me, is more about silence than words—or as Jefferies says—it’s about being ‘rapt in the fullness of the moment.’”

It’s a pandemic and you’re a stress ball. Here are 5 ways to catch your breath and calm down.

In his book Death Is But a Dream: Finding Hope and Meaning at Life’s End, hospice doctor Christopher Kerr offers a glimpse into what happens at the end of life. “What the dying fear most is not death but the loss of a life they can recognize as their own. Ultimately, to die well is to humanize dying from an irredeemably grim reality to an experience which may also be rich in meaning and love.”

Practicing radical self-care in the face of fear is an act of courage, one that will help build the resilience that we will all need as we move forward.

“When we, or someone we love, goes through a rite of passage, we need the alchemical blend of jubilation and gravitas.”

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Intuition can become mute, stifled, or drowned out when we find ourselves out of balance. Here are some ways to help you get grounded so that you can reconnect with that inner voice.

Are you a wounded healer? You're not alone.

In their book How to Eat: All Your Food and Diet Questions Answered, Mark Bittman and David L. Katz share their clear, no-nonsense perspective on food and diet, answering questions covering everything from basic nutrients to superfoods to fad diets. They sat down with S&H to talk about the standard American diet.

Veteran journalist Kate Murphy wants to help us rediscover the lost art of listening. She sat down with S&H to help us explore how to become better listeners.

Dr. Will Cole on easing chronic inflammation in individuals and in society as a whole.

“Lying about God and promoting a Pollyannaish understanding of religion isn’t going to help at all.”

Author G. Brian Benson shares with S&H Staff Writer Julie Peters that the key to success is continuing to be open to self-growth and self-exploration.

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Author Davina Kotulski talks about how tapping into your inner courage, joy, and truth will transform you into the person you were meant to be.

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Finding the path that brings you the most joy requires inner awareness.

Walking a labyrinth can allow entry to the unknown if we are willing to listen.

Many of us have a violent inner critic. A colleague of mine framed it as ‘the voice of the enemy.’ It’s wily and insidious, at times quite subtle as it uproots our ideas and inspirations.

1. In The Daily Flame, you offer guidance from the “Inner Pilot Light.” How do you help others to recognize their own light? I use what Richard Schwartz PhD, founder of Internal …

When the holidays remind us of those that have been lost.

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I am a gay Muslim man. My imam says there are no gay Muslims, meaning that a gay person cannot be Muslim. He told me I have to give up being gay or give up being Muslim. Which do I…

Have you considered becoming an energy healing practitioner? Start here.

This book lyrically explores the emotions that we feel when we carry negative beliefs about ourselves.

An excerpt from The Book of Ceremony

How the expression of our genes and the makeup of our micro biome are both fundamentally connected to the foods we choose to eat.

Christopher Barham’s intention is to help people align with unity, love, care, and compassion, so they shine like stars as they fully express their deepest selves. Christopher expe…

The big problem is that so many people still think that nothing can be done to reverse dementia.

Julia Cameron’s classic practice is much more powerful if you choose the right God.

A lesson in the power of love and simple human presence.

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Did you know spiritual beings can readily deliver their messages to deeply embodied, clear, conscious channels?

Guidelines for designing your own intentional retreat.

Crafting A Binding Contract With The Sacred

Here's what a Kirlian photograph says about your aura.

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Three spiritual concepts that are often misunderstood.

In her new book, Redvelations, Sera Beak shares how reclaiming our soul is essential to owning our humanity and becoming “wildly alive.”

A psychic medium shares the fundamentals of psychic development

These three books offer guidance in getting words on the page, so you can benefit from the healing power of writing.

An interview with Sufi mystic Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee.

Geneen Roth’s timely new book, This Messy Magnificent Life: A Field Guide, inspires women to see beyond the weight scale to reclaim their worth.

Your cancer is uniquely yours. Get to know it—so you can help deprive it of exactly what it needs to survive.

Rabbi Rami contemplates his discussion with artist Fariha Róisín and uncovers the root of his meditative practice.

Jewels Maloney has been a mentor at Atlantic University since 2013, teaching courses on Masters in Transpersonal Psychology, Certificate in Spiritual Guidance and Mentorship Traini…

Do you know how to trust your inner wisdom? These six steps show you how.

During the past two years, the never-ending news cycle focusing on the dangers of the world led many to hunker down in their desire to remain “safe.” Kristen Lee observes in her ne…

Awareness doesn’t require equipment, money, or a PhD. Awareness takes a body that is awake and alert to what is happening—even if feels awful.

“Instead of getting scared or beating yourself up, consider that the feeling of lostness is your intuition telling you there’s something better for you out there, full of surprises.”

Explore how an oracle deck can help you strengthen your meditation practice, become more present, and stay grounded no matter what.

Feeling overwhelmed by the depths of loss? One of these meditation techniques (and 10-minute guided meditation) may prove supportive.

You are doing all the "right" things with your diet... but your stomach is constantly upset. Food rules may be causing the problem.

How do you pose questions to your dreams? Who should interpret your dreams?

Discover how much easier your meditation practice can be with one specific helpful tool.

When we spiritually awaken, our day-to-day jobs can become painful. The career goals we have accomplished can feel empty. Work that doesn’t feel authentic to our spirit leaves us unfulfilled.

Depth Hypnosis is more than traditional therapy. Explore how this healing modality is both modern and inspired by the ancient.

How does one keep the practice of hoodoo accessible, simple, yet powerful? Hoodoo practitioner and author Sherry Shone shares.

Marcus Bridgewater is the author of How to Grow, a self-help book written from the lens of the garden.

In this excerpt from Mirrors in the Earth, an herbalist and flower essence practitioner offers her guidance on cultivating a mental garden—with yourself as the center.

Our resident animal chaplain shows us the significance of blessing animals—and one another.

Explore the ancient art of dream incubation and solve any problem or challenge in your life (or work) through the power of dreaming.

Pendulum wheels are “wheels of possibilities.” Discover how a home-crafted crystal pendulum wheel can help you answer spiritual questions.

Do antique stores unsettle you? Do you have a great sense of direction? An intuition quiz can tell you what these and other findings say about your intuitive style.

As increasing numbers of people are experiencing a spiritual crisis, it is important to know what it is, how to manage it personally, and how to effectively support someone else.

Put down the guide book. A process-oriented tarot reading starts with how you feel when you select a card from the deck.

You get to feel, sense, decide, and direct the life that lights you up. This is the call of divine timing.

Confused about oracle cards? Oracle experts explain what they're all about.

Meditation, yoga, retreats, and intensives can accelerate growth but sometimes result in disorientation and an urgent need for radical change in work, relationships, and personal values. We can learn how to manage this within ourselves and to support others.

SARAH BOWEN CREDITS her first pet, a cat named Him, with putting her on the path to becoming an animal chaplain responsible for improving human-animal interaction. As a prea…

“Cameron has not only nurtured her own creative life over decades, but she’s also sparked that of countless others through the use of down-to-earth tools.”

The spiritual meaning of the spring equinox may resonate with a feeling of lightening and lifting up that has been building since the full Worm Moon.

30 world-renowned teachers and leaders provide insight on how to better parent and support your kids.

For anxiety management, try putting on your nutrition armor of adequacy, consistency, balance, and permission to enjoy food.

Whether you lean clairvoyant, clairaudient, clairsentient, or claircognizant, you can strengthen your relationship with your intuition.

Machiel Klerk is the author of the book Dream Guidance. He also founded, based on a nighttime dream, the organization Jung Platform. He has been a mental health therapist since 200…

Interested in psychedelic change? Magic mushroom retreats may be an appealing option.

Dive into the Buddha’s advice for being a better friend.

Fuzzy yarn, a toy xylophone, or a box of glass beads can be a better prescription than a pill.

From the title, you might think Secrets From a Herbalist’s Garden is about gardening. From the subtitle, “A Magical Year of Plant Remedies,” you might think the book is about medic…

Gabrielle Bernstein discusses authentic happiness, the path to peace, and IFS therapy.

Having trouble being here now? Maybe you’re trying to tell the wrong kind of time.

What is happening in your inner and outer life at this time, and what is happening on the planet?

What Is An Energy Clearing? How Does It Improve Your Life? Spiritual advisor Judit Ronai answers your questions.

S&H Staff Writer Julie Peters and author Cheryl Leutjen explore ways to connect with and honor the natural environment while managing the stress of living in what sometimes feels like environmental apocalypse.

Mark Hyman and Mia Lux are trying to make people healthier—body and soul.

Serena Poon is a chef, nutritionist, and reiki master. Serena’s Culinary Alchemy is the practice of combining intuitive energetic techniques with guidance and education on function…

Connect to the sacred sexual and erotic energy living in your low belly, pelvis, and genitals. This energy is related to our desire, our connection with others, our pleasure, playfulness, and the possibility of personal growth. It is a powerful part of who we are, whether or not we share that energy sexually with anyone else. Breathe into this space to honor and listen to it, inviting its guidance in our lives. This is a very simple mindfulness-based meditation, there is no explicit material here.

The Gift of Crisis: How I Used Meditation to Go From Financial Failure to a Life of Purpose is the story of Bridgitte Jackson's journey from shame and fear towards a life she loves.

Other drugs may soon follow marijuana’s path from illegal to medical to decriminalized to legal.

For 20 years, Judith Orloff has helped make being an empath “something that caring characters would aspire towards.” She shares practices from a lifetime of overcoming shame and creating empowerment.

It’s normal to be anxious, and it’s normal to react poorly to anxiety in others! Here are some tips if you’re around anxious children.

"Providing focus areas for readers’ journaling paths to wellness, the book also features poignant personal stories on how real individuals found healing and growth through writing."

Yoga can be a great tool for recovery, but only if yoga teachers understand how to shape the practice to the needs of people healing from trauma.

The cycles of the moon offer potency to anything we set into motion. The sweetness is there for the taking.

Author Magui Block describes her system for healing families.

Rabbi Rami shares his views on the Alabama Fetal Heartbeat legislation.

In the last part of her five-part series on mushrooms, Leslie Krongold looks at mushroom ... art, including dyes made from mushrooms.

"Mother's and Father's Day are gauntlets, radiating expectations. Even vowing to ignore these holidays, to voluntarily opt out, weighs heavily because it means going against the mainstream."

The guidance Tyler Knott Gregson offers in his new book, Miracle in the Mundane, is for tapping into our creativity, purpose, and joy; because, "from time to time in this crazy and chaotic spin we call life, we need to pause, reflect, and truly begin again."

The guidance Tyler Knott Gregson offers in his new book, Miracle in the Mundane, is for tapping into our creativity, purpose, and joy; because, "from time to time in this crazy and chaotic spin we call life, we need to pause, reflect, and truly begin again."

The guidance Tyler Knott Gregson offers in his new book, Miracle in the Mundane, is meant to help us tap into our creativity, purpose, and joy; because, "from time to time in this crazy and chaotic spin we call life, we need to pause, reflect, and truly begin again."

The guidance Tyler Knott Gregson offers in his new book, Miracle in the Mundane, is for tapping into our creativity, purpose, and joy; because, "from time to time in this crazy and chaotic spin we call life, we need to pause, reflect, and truly begin again."

Jeffrey C. Wood, PsyD, is a psychologist in Las Vegas, NV, who specializes in brief cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT); executive coaching; and guidance for spiritual development. …

Learn to listen to your own intuition.

When a labyrinth is walked with even a small amount of direction, it becomes a powerful field for self-discovery, transformation, spiritual deepening, processing grief, relieving stress, and finding clarity.

Psychologist Sarah Neustadter offers three phases as guideposts for those left behind. “Our feelings of despair and broken-heartedness need to be fully felt in order for them to shift into something new that emerges from grief.”

Self-love doesn’t always come easy, but affirmations can help. “I love who I am becoming and embrace all that I am” is just one of these 25 self-love affirmations.

Experiencing urinary leakage or an overactive bladder? Consider adding any of these yoga poses to your practice to encourage pelvic floor strength.

Self-acceptance doesn't always come naturally. Try these six tips to embrace who you truly are.

Kushmanda, mother of the entire universe, can guide you into knowing and loving yourself more deeply. Learn more about her, and enjoy a heart-opening rose recipe.

Ananta is an award-winning author, spiritual teacher, Ayurveda practitioner, yoga instructor, host of the True to Yourself Podcast, Advisor of Ayurveda at THE WELL, and co-founder …

Take your outdoor self-care to the next level this spring. Explore how creating a forest apothecary garden can help manage anxiety.

Experiencing grief? No matter its form, affirmations can assist in the process of coping with loss.

Are you a Seeker, a Sage, or a Mystic? Take this easy quiz to see which archetype you best fulfill on your spiritual journey.

Cori Howard finds that it takes more than Marie Kondo and burning sage to transition to an empty nest.

Our lead digital editor spent a week apprenticed to a master seaweed harvester—and learned much more than how to gather kelp.

"March 11th was a normal day, filled with typical responsibilities and joys, concerns and endeavors, practices and distractions. March 12th, I awoke to a new normal…"

“It’s a tense time to be alive,” says Susan Bauer-Wu in A Future We Can Love. We feel this tension because the climate is changing, and the future is uncertain. Yet, that’s not the…

Explore how the Quaker practice of queries allows us to mindfully pause from easy information, and encourages us to process our spiritual experiences more deeply.

Explore how this ancient Jewish mystical tradition can support you on your journey to complete wellness.

Explore one seeker's story of finding the right path in life through immersion into a modern mystery school.

What signs are being sent your way by the Universe? Take this quiz to find out.

Traditional therapy invokes authority, judgement, and hierarchy, although new ideas are percolating. Julie Peters dives into a different approach.

Utilize these seven tools to promote gratitude in your life and in the lives of your loved ones.

"The challenge for each of us is to enter life beyond our argument with an open heart and to meet trouble and help without preference."

Jungian psychologist Dr. Joanna Laprade explores the perpetual pull of the climb from darkness.

Our actions in this moment (and lifetime) can affect future lifetimes—explore how.

Learn how to use the practice of emotional alchemy to help you become wiser as you age.

Stuck in a loop of recurring nightmares? Resolve them by healing at the source the roots of the trauma that may be generating them.

Use these simple but powerful methods to attune yourself to the moon’s phases to develop stronger intuition.

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Try these three druid practices to help you connect with the spiritual significance of the winter solstice.

Animal trainer Ren Hurst lost everything when she discovered a new way of being with animals. What she gained made the loss worthwhile.

If you feel spiritually ungrounded and disconnected, try these affirmations to connect to the spiritual beings that have your best interests in mind.

Are you on a white moon cycle, red moon cycle, pink moon cycle, or purple moon cycle? Learn more about menstruating with the moon.

“Humility is seeing yourself as you really are. It’s that simple.” Dive deeper into the practice of humility and how simple it can truly be.

Spirituality informs science, and science strengthens spirituality—explore a lifelong peace activist's thoughts on the intersection of the two.

In times of global unrest and personal distress, call to the beloved Buddhist goddess Green Tara to help you find peace and ease.

Appalachian folk practices offer wisdom as the growing season arrives—learn how to work your garden in alignment with the moon.

Our roadside oracle answers your questions on immortality, negativity, and the best spiritual path to God.

Archaeologist Brady Kiesling explains how Greeks dealt with bribed gods using perhaps the world’s first double-blind experiment.

Ancestral healing is a challenging but powerful practice. Learn four ways to access this practice in your own life.

People are finding their higher purpose by sharing their spiritual gifts, interests, and skills.