A unique retreat program combats increasing rates of stress, anxiety, and depression in young people.

People expressed improved relaxation & stress reduction after watching bears at an Alaskan preserve.

Dr. Richard Davidson explains that wellbeing is a skill that can be practiced and strengthened. Courtesy of The Greater Good Science Center.

If positive affirmations aren’t doing the trick to lift your mood, consider working with new colors. An expert in color and interior design explains why and how.

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

Thinking like a designer can help you transform your relationship with food and build healthy eating habits.

Boosting your emotional wellbeing doesn’t always have to feature grand gestures and sweeping changes. Here are nine small adjustments you can make in your day-to-day life.

We are facing a pandemic of poor mental health in our teen population. Here's how you can support your teens through the Digital Age.

When you decalcify the pineal gland—known as the third-eye chakra—you remove calcium phosphate deposits. This can lead not only to better health and wellbeing but to higher consciousness.

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“Sound and music can quickly alter your mood, affecting your subconscious mind. Listening to music is a relatively inexpensive, easily accessible solution to elevate your awareness and your emotional states.”

“How can you help yourself feel a sense of calm, reassurance, and peace? The answer is at your feet. Literally.”

What surrounds your home is important to wellbeing.

Creativity and play go hand in hand. Cultivating both of these natural instincts later in life is key to wellbeing.

Vibrational energy healing has a direct correlation to our overall health and wellbeing, especially our gut health.

When there is so much to think about, winding down to sleep is vital to your wellbeing.

Deepak Chopra, MD, is a bestselling author and founder of the Chopra Center for Wellbeing in Carlsbad, California.

It’s okay to rest. Learn how the benefits of unstructured time can positively impact your mental health and wellbeing.

Wearing a "cone of mindfulness" can help protect our spiritual and mental wellbeing during trying times.

Imagery training can boost everyday wellbeing, a new study shows.

Let go of those negative thoughts and feel a profound sense of wellbeing wash over you.

Author Katharina Lederle describes the dance between our emotional wellbeing and the quality our sleep.

Psychological wellbeing helps reduce risk of cardiovascular disease.

Explore how an artistic practice can support your wellbeing well into your golden years.

Why train your neck? It’s an easy way to boost overall wellbeing, focus, and balance.

Want to be more loving and caring, with better health and enhanced wellbeing? Try awe narratives.

It’s time to put connections at the center of wellbeing, says relationship expert Marisa Franco.

Pets give us so much love. Return it with healing touch techniques that increase energy flow and wellbeing.

Learn to listen to the wisdom of your heart to untether your creativity and boost your wellbeing.

Each phase of the moon supports a different direction of attention and energy. Learn how to create a practice using hand reflexology and aromatherapy based on the lunar cycle.

New Year’s resolutions never seem to stick. Explore a more holistic approach.

Self-care is vital, especially in the winter months when darkness—quite literally—settles in. “We respond to the weather, the seasons, the moon, our emotions, and the food we eat.”

S&H Editor in Chief Ben Nussbaum reflects on the word “radical” at its roots.

Hala Khouri has been a yoga teacher for over 25 years. She is a therapist and somatic experiencing practitioner. She uses her practice to address trauma, stress, and anxiety on a spiritual and physical level.

Saray Stancic, MD, board-certified physician and the subject of the documentary Code Blue, explores what's missing in medicine and chronic illness treatment.

Using social media can be bad for your health. Existentialist wisdom can help remove the angst from digital life.

Connect with the power of your voice to amplify release and healing through your body using vocal yoga.

Calming essential oils for anxiety can soothe racing thoughts, overall stress, tight muscles, and panic attacks.

Taking time to engage with nature is as close to a cure-all as you’ll find. Ecotherapy can make you feel happier, less fatigued, and more at peace.

Animal chaplain Sarah Bowen shares how she has re-crafted her Thanksgiving to be more compassionate and rejuvenating.

CBD is widely available, but it’s hardly the only cannabinoid. Melissa Howsam explores what’s next.

The energy of the full moon invites a release of all that no longer serves us. Energize these hand reflexology points to support a feeling of gratitude, expansion, and letting go.

Lisa Melbourne is a Clinical Aroma-Reflexologist who specializes in fertility and women’s health, offering bespoke treatments from her clinic based in Lincoln. She is an author and…

Jin Shin Jyutsu isn’t well-known, but the practice promises whole-body healing, either with a practitioner or at home.

Devotionals serve as a grounding presence during unprecedented times. “The practice of a daily devotion connects to the idea of spiritual reflection as a way to gain clarity and peace. Daily time for devotion creates inner peace, slows us down, and allows us to connect with the divine.”

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Maggie the Wunderdog was shot, attacked, and left for dead, but, thanks to a rescuer, survived, is thriving—and is loving. Here are four lessons on forgiveness rescue dogs like Maggie teach us.

Accepting (even embracing) challenging emotions takes practice, but it's never too late.

Support the immune and digestive systems by balancing the Earth element and nourishing the spleen.

“Ask yourself: What in your religious and spiritual life brings you joy?”

The letter from the editor kicks off each issue and helps set the tone for the magazine. Over the next six issues, members of the S&H team will be writing the letter. This issue’s writer, Kathryn Drury Wagner, is our wellness editor and resident social media guru, hot sauce fanatic, and wellness enthusiast.

New research says that feeling even brief moments of love throughout your day can boost health and happiness.

Which foods are best for your dosha at this time of year? Read on to find out.

How do we remain healthy while successfully navigating a type-A lifestyle?

Intuitive eating might seem like a passing trend, but it is a concept worth taking seriously.

Habits are different from conscious decisions, so when we rely on conscious thought processes like goal setting to change behavior, we’re setting ourselves up for failure.

“Although all veggies are good for you, some pack an outsized punch when it comes to promoting gut health. These six vegetables, and the easy recipes that go with them, will help your inner garden grow.”

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This week in research, a good reason to try jogging. Also, optimism has been linked to better sleep. And finally, people are getting serious about figuring out what the heck an emotional support animal really is. Read on for more.

The Rev. Leng Leroy Lim (M.Div., MBA) is the co-founder of Love Power Justice, as well as an executive coach and trusted advisor to senior leaders of global organizations, working …

Spirituality and mental health are often thought of as two separate tracks in a person's life. This six-part series aims to begin stitching them together, along with therapy, to reveal the critical areas where they influence each other.

Microbes may be stealing our medication, nature pills have an ideal dose, and taking a sauna bath is as good as a workout. Want details? Read on.

Authentic people live according to four practices that you can adopt in your daily life.

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

"Like the God who guides the Mormons, mine too instructs us 'revelation upon revelation.' My God’s revelations fall into two categories: Wow! and Play Nice!"

While the chaotic feeling of overwhelm has been normalized—it isn’t “normal.” Here are three ways to overcome the frenzy of your busy schedule and the constant feeling of overwhelm.

Can CBD help with joint pain? Research suggests it can.

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In a world that feels divided, mantras for group unity and transformation.

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Get to sleep using this guided visualization.

Feed your soul with intention and awareness.

Although it is not common to experience a healing crisis after an energy healing treatment, here are nine tips for moving through the process.

An interview with author Fred Bahnson about the limits of activism and what an earthier Christianity might look like.

A depth psychologist explores the healing power of living an imagination-centered life. What will you discover within the Imagination Matrix?

Healer and author Dina Saalisi shares the power of connecting to the rhythms of life and the Wheel of the Year.

Our animal chaplain shares inspiration for sustaining canine advocacy from a mother-daughter team in India.

January is one of the hardest times of year to establish new habits. Instead, use these compassionate intentions to support your body through the hard winter.

These three healing crystals can support you in your journey towards embodied sensuality. Which one will you keep close by?

Discover empowering insights and actionable advice from a birth story expert on reclaiming your unique birthing experience.

The practice of nature bathing can be deeply healing. Explore how one somatic practitioner uses a simple act of walking in nature to relieve stress weekly.

"You are the dreamer of your life, so dream a good dream."

A renowned pastoral counselor offers her thoughts on the power of pilgrimage to help us build stronger communities and find belonging to one another.

There is wisdom held in the pelvic floor. Explore an easy and powerful breathing practice to reconnect with your root.

Self-compassion involves being aware of our suffering and responding with kindness and understanding. It's about acknowledging our imperfections and mistakes without judgment.

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The Law of Attraction empowers people to think more positively, but at what cost? Explore the complexities of the Law of Attraction.

Explore how one Grammy-nominated recording artist and sound healer incorporates healing music with psychedelic medicine.

Authentic living may seem easy, but there can be challenges on the journey. Explore six steps to start your path to authentic living.

Learn to connect with the calming energy of the earth from expert energy healer Wendy De Rosa, and enjoy a 14-minute guided meditation.

After a conversation with a seasonal affective disorder expert, Rabbi Rami ponders the affliction of societal affective disorder.

For one author, rock climbing became an empowering bastion of physical and mental wellbeing and an unexpected source of community. Explore the benefits of this exciting practice.

Not every type of meditation is suited for everyone. Which style of meditation is best for your dosha?

Explore the many options when considering a career to help children and families.

A master flower essence practitioner offers her favorite flower essences to encourage healing and embodied sensuality.

An internal medicine physician shares her experience with burnout and gives insight into the five levels of becoming "me-powered."

This one simple strategy can help you significantly reduce your anxiety and stress.

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.”

Add these foods to your diet during times of high stress. They can help keep your immune system functioning optimally so you can stay healthy and fight off illness.

Animals of all kinds, especially the ones sharing our home, can be our spiritual guides and healers if we pay attention.

“While the ‘suddenlies’ of life are unavoidable, when they appear in front of you, it can be helpful to draw on memories of times in the past when you got through something you thought would crush you. Doing so can help you find the courage to trust that this too shall pass and you will be up for the challenges ahead.”

“If you feel drawn to a particular place outdoors in nature, try to go there (even if just in your mind).”

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Clinical psychologist Shauna Shapiro talks about how to use neuroplasticity to reach a place of kindness and compassion, of self love, instead of judgment and fear.

In creating cultivated backyards, we are removing habitats for wild animals. Here are several sustainable gardening tips that keep the wellbeing of all creatures in mind.

Magnets attract you to a place and anchors keep you there. What are your magnets and anchors?

One of the founders of Earthbound Farm ignored the present-day consequences of her family’s past. Until she needed to heal.

Sometimes we set ourselves up for failure by making promises we can’t keep or by initiating resolutions steeped in self-blame.

Are you looking for more clarity, confidence, security, and balance in your life? It’s possible your root chakra could need some nourishment. Use these three soup recipes to help realign your root chakra.

Tuning in to your body’s cues when it comes to eating is easier said than done. But with practice and patience, intuitive eating is a great way to figure out what your body really needs.

Shauna Shapiro, PhD, is a professor and clinical psychologist. She is one of the leading scientists studying the effects of mindfulness and self-compassion on wellbeing. …

Resilience can help you meet life’s biggest challenges. Discover how embracing specific lifestyle habits can help you build resilience.

Yoga nidra affects the brain by shifting brain waves into a beneficial state of regeneration and repair.

Being wealthy means having a sense of freedom in doing and having what you want and need. Try these daily practices to move forward.

"It’s hard to admit the awful things we do and say and don’t do and don’t say that cause harm to those we love. All those unskillful choices boomerang back to cause suffering to us as well."

“Becoming Shameless: A Conversation with Nadia Bolz-Weber,” and three more stories that meant a lot this year to S&H Wellbeing Editor Kathryn Drury Wagner.

Is a “good death” just an oxymoron?

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When we call ourselves lazy, we do it innocently. Unconscious about what's really going on, the inner critic kicks in and decides the issue is our laziness.

Research shows that positive experiences can reduce symptoms of chronic inflammation.

Saying “no” can be really hard. But Christine Carter has a three-step plan to get there.

New documentary explores the dimensions of yoga through the life of the man who brought it to America.

Writing a journal allows you to dive into your internal experiences and find your true center.

San Francisco’s Visitacion Valley Middle School is an unlikely beacon of hope. Shootings and murders are common enough in the California city’s southern neighborhoods that the loca…

The 1950s had Esther Williams starring as a Million Dollar Mermaid. The 1990s had aqua aerobics classes on the Lido Deck. Today, the new sensation in the pool is aqua yoga, which p…

“I’ve been thinking of a plan of action to remove myself from the situation without feeling like I just wasted 2 years.”Katie shared this in a recent blog post comment. We’ve all b…

Consuming too much sugar harms the body, brain, and spirit. Boost your spirituality by ignoring your sugar cravings.

Breath is life—something we take for granted, but couldn’t do without. In times of stress or grief, often we hear advice to “take a deep breath.” But sometimes deep breathing becom…

You sleep all night, only to wake up in the morning feeling fuzzy and groggy. What will help wake up your brain so that you can enjoy life every day? Two main ingredients: blood an…

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Holistic parenting is a way to approach parenting that involves assessing how all our choices are interconnected.

In this week’s Products for Health Review, we look at three wonderful ways to improve your wellbeing. In each case, a classic mat has been transformed into something very special,…

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Shifting into gratitude not only feels great, research shows that it is powerfully healing.

The secret to empowered action is learning not to beat yourself up.

Your host Rabbi Rami Shapiro talks to author and scholar Thupten Jinpa, Ph.D, about his spiritual roots and his new book, A Fearless Heart: How the Courage to be Compassionate Can …

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Seated high in the majestic Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, the Art of Living Retreat Center is 380 acres of tranquil grounds and energizing facilities—a beautiful, inviting space for anyone looking for rest, clarity, resilience, peace, joy, and wellbeing.

Kasey Claytor is an author, certified meditation instructor, and money manager. She loves to teach others ways to find wellbeing, and has penned several books, fiction and …

Poor sleep has massive consequences for our wellbeing. Aim for better sleep through yoga, meditation, supplements, crystals, and more with these ideas for better sleep from S&H.

A flush of blood and energy to the face in an inversion pose is just one way yoga can help clear skin.

Personal boundaries are determined by childhood conditioning. Those with porous boundaries can shore them up by “reparenting” the lower chakras.

Cold therapy, vocalization, and socializing are just three of six ways to improve vagal tone and reduce stress.

Vibrational healing isn’t new, but it has recently become more mainstream.

Try this mini-ritual for midsummer, when nature teaches us to rest and be patient.

Anything and everything you ingest has a vibration, so be mindful and bring an awareness of spiritual vibration energy to each experience.

How do you inhabit the stories you tell yourself? Polyvagal Theory expert Deb Dana navigates you through the overwhelm of your dorsal and sympathetic stories into ventral safety.

Is your style aromatherapy, sound healing, or one of the others? This spiritual vibration test will tell you.

Repel mosquitos, chill out, and get a good night’s sleep with catnip.

Anthropophonies—soundscapes made by humans—might be making you sick.

You can thank the ancients for everything from democracy to libraries, the alphabet to zoology. What do they say about happiness?

Reap abhyanga self-massage benefits by anointing the body from head to toe with warm oil before showering.

Self-care tools for people who advocate for the more-than-human world.

What secrets lie in the branches of an 800-year-old oak tree? Teacher and futurist James Canton reflects on the connection between humanity and the oak tree, and ultimately, nature’s role in human redemption.

The Ayurvedic clock tells time in 4-hour dosha blocks. One of these is optimal for falling asleep; another for the best rest.

There is a unique connection between spirituality, science, and your smile. Discover the spiritual meaning of tooth pain.

In ancient Ayurvedic texts, the Sanskrit word used for dermatological issues—kuṣṭha—roughly translates to “that which pulls beauty out of the skin.” Try these Ayurvedic skincare herbs for healthy skin.

We experience the cicadas’ life cycle as sound, sex, then silence. The coming brood makes us mindful of our own sexuality and connection to the earth.

When we confront obstacles, our feet may be the first to know it. The spiritual meaning of foot pain lies in our direction and the path we’re on.

ASMR calms and engages with materials that clink, rustle, clack, swoosh, brush, smoosh, and slurp.

Gardening is a lifelong practice that provides countless mental and physical health benefits.

Reiki is a subtle yet powerful form of energy medicine. It can resolve a healing crisis—or may even bring one on.

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Try these 11 affirmations for overcoming loneliness and bringing peace and spirituality to your solitude.

Empathetic people's hearts go out to others. True empaths feel others’ happiness or sadness in their own body, which can lead to emotional overload.

Authenticity, a minimal amount of emotional work, and the ability to gain trust are just some of the reasons empaths value their relationships with animals and with nature.

“Women’s circles are a gathering of women, for women. These sisterhood meetings give women a safe space to connect, share, and empower.”

After several intriguing exchanges abroad, a woman named for a fragrant plant embraces the power of flower essence therapy.

An unhealthy gut can have severe repercussions on your mental and physical wellbeing. Work to relieve stomach pain, boost your immunity, and begin healing your digestive ailments like leaky gut with tips from S&H’s best articles on gut health.

Besides taking a lunch, holding meetings while walking and doing body scan meditation at your desk are two more examples of mindfully returning to the office.

While “six-pack abs” are touted as the ideal, a soft and flexible belly is, by design, more useful.

The hugely popular cure-all isn't going anywhere, but what happens next?

“For the sake of humanity and for the wellbeing of Earth, it is time for all of her people to become the peaceable beings that we are intended to be.”

Ayurveda educator Kate O’Donnell explains how self-care is an important part of spiritual progress.

Got questions? Rabbi Rami has answers.

Splitting headache? One myth busted: That chocolate you ate is not the cause. We get the inside scoop on headaches from neuroscientist Amanda Ellison.

Far too many in the Black community are suffering in silence. Mental health, particularly stopping suicides, must be part of the BLM conversation. Here are three barriers to care we must overcome and four ways to make lasting change.

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Canine wellness expert Amanda Ree dishes ayurvedic wisdom via dog dosha quizzes, balancing your furry friend's dosha and customizing it to meet your BFF's unique needs.

“Our pet companions negotiate everything about our vital relationship with them through energetics. But how can we receive and interpret our pet companion’s various messages?”

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Here are the five things your partner is trying to get you to believe about yourself, them, and your relationship when they lie to you.

It's Pride Week! Here are some ways to connect with and celebrate the LGBTQ+ community.

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

“As your circle of concern becomes larger, the field of loneliness for yourself and others will become smaller.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Thirty minutes spent grounded and expressing yourself through visual arts is 30 minutes of fresh, pure creative energy flowing through your body and infusing your cells—to flush old energy out and wash in new life, giving energy on a spiritual level! … A renewal of spirit.”

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Many forms of prayer take the same amount of time to complete. This time—especially with 5.5-second breathing—has powerful physiological benefits.

“Wearing a mask in public is a deliberate act of caring for others … a concrete way to live the challenge to love your neighbor as yourself.”

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“Our thoughts have the power to transform everything in our life, but this power is negative when we are in an unconscious, automatic mode. It becomes positive when we consciously choose our thoughts.”

Scholar of Islam and Rumi lover Pouria Montazeri talks about the context that’s getting lost in translation.

In the face of pandemic, there remain milestones—and growth—worth celebrating.

Time to adopt a furry friend? Your four-legged friend’s company helps relieve touch deprivation and feelings of isolation.

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A healing crisis is any event in which you feel worse on your way to feeling better. Seeing your healing crisis as a nonlinear journey will help you arrive at the destination of improved health.

“Pain can turn our world and our internal compass upside down and shove us into darkness. Simultaneously, however, pain can shock us or catapult us out of everyday autopilot.”

“According to Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), emotions that aren’t properly processed become stored in the body—clogging up the flow of vital energy, known as qi, through the body’s invisible network of meridians (channels).”

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Looking for a new practice to calm the mind and connect with others? Try writing an old-fashioned letter.

Sciatica can be debilitating. Preventing sciatica requires some life changes, but it’s worth it.

The foundation of mental, physical, and spiritual health is rest. Four rest experts provide insight on sacred rest.

Gratitude is powerful. Building your sense of thankfulness the Buddhist way.

Dr. Andreas Michalsen, author of The Fasting Fix, uses fasting to treat a number of diseases from osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, and hypertension to cardiovascular disease, early stages of dementia, Crohn’s disease, and irritable bowel disease.

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Pandemic pods kept you sane while keeping COVID-19 at bay. It's okay to mourn the loss of your pod as you celebrate the world moving closer to normal.

“No one consciously chooses discord over harmony, but our established patterns of behavior often rule our lives without consideration for our own good or for the wellbeing of others.”

Robo-dog? Sounds straight out of a sci-fi movie. Technology has come a long way since the 1997 release of the Tamagotchi. Still, today robopets continue to bring comfort and cure loneliness.

Menopause symptoms are a harsh reality of life. But “they should be seen not so much as the end of the reproductive years but as the beginning or rebirth of a whole new you.”

What have you learned in 2020? If you feel you have struggled this past year, mentally or physically, you are not alone. But what are the positives?

Teaching mindfulness to kids has been said to improve their wellbeing, boost performance in the classroom, increase emotional intelligence, and reduce stress and “negative” behavior.

Create a link between writing and healing. Journaling allows you to ask questions for self-inquiry and growth. “Writing creates a physical release. It benefits wellbeing, lowers blood pressure, improves sleep, decreases doctor’s visits, boosts memory, and increases self-awareness.”

What to keep in mind—and what to steer clear of when deciding on a retreat.

Speciesism is a complex issue. Explore why understanding this paradigm matters, and learn new ways of building mindful relationships with the animal beings in your life.

Harvard-trained brain surgeon Allan Hamilton, MD, offers eight top lessons from his Zen Lab: working with horses.

Paul Sutherland offers advice on how to change the world, one person at a time, through the practice of hope.

Explore how one app is helping people fall asleep each and every night with their library of soothing sleep tracks.

Learn more about the benefits of cyclical living and how getting out of a timeline-based mindset can set you free.

Feeling low energy and like you can’t get a handle on life? Take our quiz to see how burned out you are—and learn what might help.

Clinical scientist and mindfulness teacher Susan Bauer-Wu shares her thoughts on how to create a future we can love through both social action and optimism.

Now that summer is in full swing, it’s important to consider your bear neighbors. Our animal chaplain shares her experience with a black bear, and some tips on how to handle bear encounters of many kinds.

Explore how the practice of Vedic astrology can help you make wiser choices, from your love life, to your career, to your health.

Ever wonder what to expect out of an ayahuasca healing experience? Here is a brief guide on how to prepare.

When S+H was conceived, evolutionary neuroscientist Peggy La Cerra, PhD, awakened to a new understanding of the nature of the mind created by evolution. It’s not widely taught, but the science seems pretty obvious.

The practice of tongue reading—looking at the texture, color, and shape of one’s tongue—can help us better understand our health. Learn more about the basics of tongue reading.

The term “gaslighting” can often be vague and confusing. Learn more about what gaslighting really is, and explore ways to separate yourself from gaslighters.

A cord-cutting ritual may be exactly what you need to revitalize your relationships and attachments. Learn more about the benefits of this practice.

Changing your perspective of money from something mundane to something spiritual is an art, not a science. Learn how to shift your money consciousness now.

Kasey Claytor is an award-winning author of seven books, both fiction and non-fiction. She is a meditation and wellbeing teacher, and the founder of Osprey Money Management LLC, a …

The coming of fall doesn’t have to be a hard transition. Honor the magic of the end of summer with an altar, rituals, crystals, and affirmations.

A grief coach and death midwife offers six ways for us to support ourselves while we are grieving.

Bhakti Fest offers seekers a chance to build conscious community while nourishing their own spirits. Learn more about this year's gathering, happening September 15-17 in Joshua Tree, California.

Discover these three powerful keys to step into a purpose-filled, prosperous, and easeful life.

Physical and mental health are directly intertwined. Learned more about how one impacts the other.

Rebirth is an innate part of life. Explore these five tips to help you transform whatever part of your life needs a fresh start.

Lead digital editor Brenna Lilly spoke with artist Julie Liger-Belair about sacred art, household altars, and the “muscle” of creativity.

We chatted with interspiritual minister Rev. Wendy Van Allen about how the perspective of Nature Spirituality can help heal the earth.

Three healing professionals—Amza Ali, MD, Justin Grant, Phd, and Mary-Elizabeth Gifford—consider the high costs of not speaking up for palliative care with psychedelics.

Explore how an effort to help people with Parkinson’s disease now helps everyone keep a healthier brain, mind, and body.

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Overwhelmed by anxiety? Learn skillful ways to address the specific role anxiety plays in your life.

The western medical model would have us believe that aging is a curse, while Ayurveda holds a more holistic, optimistic perspective. These eight tips can support healthy aging for all.

Even when our circumstances are safe, we may not feel safe within our own bodies. Explore the importance of cultivating a feeling of safety from within, and how it can help us heal deeply.

For those of us experiencing depression, a Buddhist perspective might offer some support. Explore these six Buddhist techniques for dealing with depression.

Following COVID, workplaces are moving from solely focusing on physical health to embracing mental health. The next move? Spiritual health.

How can we become future ancestors and utilize the power of hope and ceremony to heal ourselves? Aboriginal teacher and healer Annabelle Sharman shares.

It's time to reconnect with long-lasting happiness.

Release toxic programming about how you look with guidance from psychotherapist and meditation teacher Andrea Wachter.

If you accept apologies even when you don't feel like it, you might be practicing “faux-giveness.” Learn how to change that pattern and live with less stress.

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

Journaling can help reveal your life's path. Try these five journaling prompts to clarify your purpose.

Kabbalah can help support the mental health journey—learn more about the process.

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Peak states are life’s greatest moments of flow, connectedness, and bliss. Here are three ways to access peak states regularly to feel your best.

We spoke with energy healer and author Sherianna Boyle about how everyone can benefit from manifestation.

It’s not overwork—it’s a mismatch—that causes feelings of burnout.

A didgeridoo concert reveals the instrument’s powers to reduce stress, blood pressure, and pain and promote an intense feeling of peace and wellbeing.

“A new study published this spring in the Journal of Eating Disorders took it one step further, recommending that binge eating be tackled as a public health issue, similar to the way seatbelt campaigns, water fluoridation and anti-smoking programs were successfully implemented to improve the wellbeing of the whole population.”

Cognitive behavior therapy literally changes connections in the brain.

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“In the old days, the elders knew the stories of their sons—because they lived together,” writes Sam Keen his in beautiful new joint memoir Prodigal Father, Wayward Son: A Roadmap …

The spiritual path leads toward “total aliveness” and entails peace and calm and simplicity, but it may also include bucket-list-level indulgence. The problem of course is that the…

The emotional body is widely overlooked for overall health and happiness. Explore these 7 stories on how to understand, cope with and use your emotions appropriately.

In their emotionally connected presence, pets can be a powerful ally for optimal mental health.

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Rabbi Rami explores what the next 25 years have in store for Spirituality & Health and American spirituality as a whole.

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

What we really want is to experience our lives in ever-richer ways. And that means getting off the clock. Here, a master outlines how to do just that.

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

A chronic pain specialist and meditation teacher shows us how to simplify mindfulness and harness the healing ability of awe.

During menopause, the body’s needs change. Try these five options for different ways to move the body during this transition.

Whether you’re a Vata, Pitta, or Kapha, using Ayurveda for stress relief can help you feel your best.

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.

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

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 …

Menopause brings with it immense change and vulnerability, making it the perfect time to develop a more supportive relationship with food.

S+H lead digital editor Brenna Lilly spoke to artist Pete Sandker about walks in the woods, childhood inspiration, and the following call of art. Find Pete’s art throughout the issue.

Use one of these thirty affirmations to sink into a deep, restful sleep tonight.

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

A physician and personal development coach shows us how to overcome an overworked “inner protector” and reclaim our essential power.

Zen Buddhist priest Osho Zenju Earthlyn Manuel shares her wisdom on leaning into life’s many difficulties and invites us to explore our relationships to darkness and blackness as we know them.

Adrenal fatigue can sap us of energy, leave our minds foggy, and take over our lives. Ayurveda offers the opportunity for holistic support.

Release the negative, celebrate the positive, and find resilience even in challenging times with this ritual.

The imagination combines the power of the waking world with the potential of the dreaming world. Learn how to address your pain in this imaginal space.

Seasonal allergies got you down? Counter them with an Ayurvedic approach.

The "worry habit" can be inherited, but it can also be transformed. Explore one life coach and medium's methods for un-learning fear, and enjoy a short calming meditation.

The Buddhist practice of metta, or loving-kindness, can be used to strengthen your romantic relationships. Learn how.

Unity and healing are at the center of Chief Dr. Robert Joseph's teachings. We spoke to him about universal values, his own elders, and Indigenous languages as "languages of the land."

Impotence can be frustrating and disempowering—explore potential solutions from an Ayurvedic perspective.

If knee pain has you feeling weak, it may be a sign of disconnect or imbalance. Explore the spiritual meaning of knee pain.

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

Steven Washington, author of Recovering You, shares his recovery journey and how movement was the key to success.

Clark Strand walks the path toward a new appreciation of the night.

Integrating mindfulness into cognitive behavioral therapy can provide profound relief from anxiety—a clinical psychologist offers insight into the benefits of this practice

Our 2023 Retreat Guide features 23 unique retreat centers design to help you heal, restore, and connect with your highest self. Where will you retreat to this year?

Documentaries about the broken American healthcare system are nothing new, but Inhospitable applies a laser focus to a part of the problem that has gotten relatively little attenti…

Spa aficionado Mary Bemis visits a magical retreat in Italy’s South Tyrol.

Improve your digestion and overall health by tending to the quality of your digestive fire—using alchemy.

Struggling with stomach troubles? Use these tips and explore how to use Ayurveda for gas and bloating.

Sophie Cliff (aka The Joyful Coach) is a certified coach and positive psychology practitioner who uses her expertise to help individuals and organizations flourish by finding more …

Burnout can take a toll on your mental and physical health. Explore how the simple practice of cultivating joy can help turn burnout around.

Psychedelic-assisted therapy might just be the evolution of medicine. Here are some highlights from this year’s Psychedelic Assisted Therapy Global Summit.

Ayurvedic self-care offers holistic, sustainable ways to nourish your body for the long term. These five tips will help you manage your life with more ease.

What is wyrd, and how can we understand its warp and weft to navigate life more skillfully? Therapist and author Matthew Ash McKernan shares wisdom.

Ayurveda teaches us that emotions are connected to some of the body's major organs. Explore practical ways to soothe anxiety, grief, and anger and help heal the physical body.

Ayurvedic wisdom can help us have a healthier and happier holiday season—learn how with these five tips.

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In need of an emotional detox? Here are three ways to cleanse yourself of stuck emotions so you can be free to process your feelings in a healthy way.

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The secrets to supporting a stressed-out partner.

My niece is dying from a rare blood disorder. She takes comfort in believing she will soon be with her mother in heaven. I know otherwise: My sister isn’t dead. We told my niece th…

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Here are four ways to practice releasing attachment to material belongings.

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How are you participating in co-creating paradigm shifts in your personal and professional lives as we usher in this new era?

In order to live a full, balanced, meaningful life, many of us may have heard several of Aura E. Martinez’s recommendations: make sleep a priority, strengthen our relationships, fi…

Explore the mental and physical benefits of tending to plants.

The true purpose of this 5,000+-year-old-practice was never about contorting into the perfect pose, wearing cute yoga outfits, or building Instagram followers with sexy backbend photos.

Experience more fullness of heart with these exercises embracing gratitude as a spiritual practice.

Let go of being weighed down by an overly complicated life.

According to the ancient philosophy of the Vedanta, there are two types of happiness. The first comes from things turning out the way we’d like them to, i.e. getting what we want. …

From Fortune 500 CEOs to neuroscientists, major media outlets to bloggers, sources of all kinds are urging us to prioritize sleep as a pathway to success and wellness.

If you’ve yet to set your eyes (not to mention your prayers) on Detroit, now would be an inspirational time to do so. There are some powerful examples of resilience under way these…

Fallen out of alignment with your natural self? Find out how to spiritually connect with nature.

Pause. Breathe. Repeat.Whether you're injured, lack mobility or find yourself stuck in an office chair, there will be times you’re not able to practice yoga in the traditional sens…

What’s been on your mind lately? If you’re like most of us, a lot of your time is spent pondering things that are rooted in the past or the future: the dentist appointment in a few…

Meditation. It’s just a glorious thing for those who have experienced it. But many people have trouble either beginning a practice or maintaining one. However, there are several si…

Understanding the gifts and lessons of each aspect of the Triple Goddess can create wholeness and unity within us, no matter our chronological age.

While practicing gratitude can increase our wellbeing, sometimes we have to step beyond gratitude to find a better life. Learn how to navigate the dark side of gratitude.

Why do so many ordinary people regularly participate in painful religious rites? Dr. Dimitris Xygalatas explores the answer.

Trailblazer Joseph L. Graves, Jr. believes that we can solve stubborn problems by applying the science of evolutionary biology.

Rachel Goldsmith Turow, the author of The Self-Talk Workout, offers a way to skip past self-criticism.

Mounia Akl's film tackles an important and underdiscussed aspect of an important subject. How do you persist as people, as a family, when the world seems to be falling apart around…

Explore what it means to be a heretic, how to measure the health of your soul, and the importance of Paganism for our time.

Feeling averse to meditation? One of these seven reasons may be the explanation.

Banana peels, the negative effects of sleep loss, and the benefits of betrayal.

The power of Ayurveda and plant medicine reach beyond immunity and sleep. Shatavari, fenugreek, and ashoka can help support the female reproductive system.

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

Feeling out of touch with your environment? Experiment with ecosomatic listening to communicate with nature—and nature just may communicate back.

Aleesha Jordan is a California-based professional development and emotional wellbeing expert who gets heart-centered business events aligned, organized, and launched. She’s the cre…

"What if we can embrace ahimsa as total avoidance of harming anyone—not only by deeds, but also by words and thoughts? What if we start with ourselves?"

Utilize one (or all!) of these tips to become healthier day by day.

Explore how meditation can provide profound health benefits, especially for seniors.

In need of more quiet time? Concerned about noise pollution? Practice mauna.

With inspiration from a sociological program in Japan, explore new, more intentional ways of tuning into sound.

Move across the country and learn to survive cold winters? If that’s your dharma, embrace it.

“All of your biological subengines are interdependent; eating patterns affect sleeping patterns, sleeping and exercise patterns affect alertness and metabolic health, and so on.”

Let’s all listen a little more carefully.

Adaptogens are stress-busting herbs and mushrooms that can help the body find balance in the face of daily stress.

The Goddess Lakshmi is pleasure incarnate. Discover 12 ways to honor her.

Use yin yoga to target the channels of energy that fear, anxiety, and confusion flow through. Then release these emotions.

Explore the powerful relationship between skin and mental health, dig into tiny technology that can change lives, and discover the future of cancer research.

This marma point massage targets the temples to lower acidity, regulate the colon, and more.

Place blindness is a form of apathy that sets in when we don’t spend enough time outdoors. Overcome place blindness “to feel alive, to feel good.”

Can’t concentrate? Wear, carry, or display fluorite and other crystals for focus.

Using herbal teas for gut health is probably easier than you think. Here are some of the essentials to get you started.

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

While rituals may define us, we have a hard time defining them. Dig into the science of ritual.

Cause for optimism: A boom in stunning public parks!

Create adaptogenic, crystal-infused face and body mists to revitalize and boost balance.

When we walk the path of personal transformation, our actions are no longer only for ourselves. They affect the world.

Learn how to move away from anxiety about raising children, and into a place of balance and ease.

Connect with the true nature of liberation through this contemplation on freedom.

Discover six practices rooted in Buddhist teaching that can dissipate anger.

An anthroposophic diet can take many forms, but there are certain general guidelines to follow.

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.

Reduce anxiety and express yourself with 3 DIY art journaling prompts.

Techniques for trying to calm down when your brain overreacts.

Sip mindfully with matcha, masala spice, and more.

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.

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AS LONG AS WE’RE LIVING, we’re aging. For some, this is cause for concern, and as we get older, we may look for strategies to fight against it. Dr. Susan Sands, in her book The Ins…

Feeling overwhelmed by negativity? It may be time for an emotional purge.

Michael Danzansky is founder of the Parenting Teens in Uncertain Times Summit, parenting coach, and the creator of the Transformational Parenting Course. He is a coach and teacher …

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

While researchers are still exploring the mechanism of sound medicine, studies show that sound therapy boosts spiritual wellbeing and reduces anxiety and pain.

Mysticism of the breath is an ancient, and appropriately timeless, tool for healing and spiritual awakening.

What makes a mantra? Discover how chanting Vedic meditation mantras creates healing energy.

Shedding light on darker mornings, brighter nights.

Recognizing the sentience of nonhumans obligates you to engage with life in a manner that, at minimum, seeks to avoid unnecessary suffering.

Drop into another’s dream to explore natural spirituality in action.

Self-love is the doorway to sensual connection—delight in your sacred self with a solo ritual.

“Not letting ourselves age is a way of not letting ourselves live.”

Seaweed is such a nutrient-dense food that very little is required to receive myriad health benefits.

What’s up with being in the world but not of it? And why do bad things happen to good people?

There must be a profound shift in the story we tell ourselves about ourselves and our relationship to creation.

Just like our physical bodies, our homes can become cluttered with energy that doesn’t serve us.

Experiencing touch deprivation? Research suggests four simple practices for relief.

How do we choose on behalf of another being and make sound decisions when we’re emotionally bereft?

Open your heart, tap into joy, and explore the transformative healing nature of Grief Yoga.

From “frotox” to full-body immersion, consider five intriguing cold therapies for inflammation, depression, and more.

Seeing a spiritual sky is about “imaginative ego-transcendence.”

Answer eight chakra quiz questions to determine where there’s imbalance in your system and how you can realign.

We like to believe we know ourselves. But is that enough for determining our dosha?

Before you hit the hay midday, consider these napping pitfalls and tips.

Dealing with a difficult friend or family member? See them in a new light.

Embracing fate to reduce struggle is key to practicing amor fati.

Lifelong Shinto practitioner suggests ways to incorporate Shinto cleansing and purifying rituals.

Willa Blythe Baker sits down to discuss her somatic mindfulness journey.

Polyvagal Theory expert Deb Dana explores anchoring into your nervous system and connecting to your body’s neural pathways for calmness, safety, and connection.

How do female libido boosters work? If your libido has dwindled and that fire doesn’t seem to be coming back, then it’s time to do something about it.

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Journaling prompts for anxiety help you observe and process what’s happening without assigning emotion to it, which in turn prevents a buildup of anxiety.

Feeling guilty about not practicing enough self-care or like you’re not doing it right? Go ahead and take these off your list of things to worry about.

Acroparesthesia is often a burning feeling in your hands or feet and can cause pain, discomfort, and anxiety.

Sound healing benefits include stress relief, better focus, and energy alignment. And it all depends on the frequency you’re listening to.