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10 Ways Pets Improve Mental Health
In their emotionally connected presence, pets can be a powerful ally for optimal mental health.
4 Animal-Inspired Tips for Better Sleep
If you're looking for ways to naturally sleep better at night, where better to look than in nature?
4 Lessons on Forgiveness From a Rescue Dog
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.
6 Sustainable Gardening Tips for Animal Lovers
In creating cultivated backyards, we are removing habitat for wild animals. Here are several sustainable gardening practices that keep the wellbeing of all creatures in mind.
A Playlist For Nervous Cats
Parent to a nervous cat? Body-Mind-Spirit connection isn't just for the humans—help your cat cultivate its inner peace through music.
Animal Divina
Critter lover and Spiritual Rebel author Sarah Bowen shares five cherished texts about animals.
Animal Farm as Written by Gandhi
“Magic happens betweens humans and animals, but there is a special magic with these animals.”
Be Squirrely
Giant squirrels, giant lessons? Animal chaplain Sarah Bowen explores what squirrels can show us about mindfulness.
Book Review: Rewilding Our Hearts
Rewilding Our HeartsBuilding Pathways of Compassion and CoexistenceBy Marc BekoffNew World LibraryI saw Jane Goodall give a talk in person once. When she took questions at the…
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…
Catstrology: What the Stars Can Teach You About Your Feline Friends
Astrology for cats? Finally decode their quirky behavior by getting to know their place on the zodiac.
Delightful and Bear-able Sabbath Practices
Tap into the Sabbath practices of a hibernating bear. Unplug, rest ... and just be.
Empaths & Animals: A Special Relationship
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.
Enriched by Animals
“As I walked, something walked with me. Not in the sand—but to my right, in the water, just beyond the breaking of the waves.”
Faux Paws: Common Sayings Animal Lovers Should Avoid
Thingifying animals is a thing (Sure! I'll be your guinea pig!)—and words matter. Here are tips for kinder and more mindful, animal-inclusive speech from the world’s wisdom traditions.
Film Review: Bugs
BugsDirected by Andreas JohnsenRosforth FilmsOpening with a culinary feast involving bowls of soldier fly larvae, locust tabbouleh, and dung beetle stew, Andreas Johnsen’s fascinat…
