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15 Ways to Deepen Your Practice
1. Teach your practice to a novice who is hungry to learn.2. Practice in secret. There is a temptation to get “credit” for our practice, from friends or a teacher. Find out if you …
20 Calming or Invigorating Mini Meditations You Can Practice Every Day
Inspiration for practicing kindness and breathing in the beauty of daily moments and the miracles that are our lives.
3 Sense Practices to Calm Anxiety
Our senses offer an immediate doorway to the present moment, and there are potent added benefits to these three sensory experiences. Try one the next time your stress and anxiety m…
4 Dimensions of Peacemaking
Whether it’s Israel/Palestine or Red vs. Blue, understanding why “I would be fighting me, too!” is only the second step toward lasting peace.
4 Yoga Poses to Save You From Burnout
Create space for self-healing with a yoga sequence designed to cultivate your receptive nature.
5 Questions for Seane Corn
Acclaimed yoga teacher and activist shares her strategy for staying connected to her practice.
5 Reasons You’re Not Sleeping
If you are struggling to get a good night’s rest, you may want to address these common sleep disruptors.
7 Steps to Embracing Your Full Story
This may be the least expensive way to solve our health care crisis.
7 Stories to Find Your Center
At the beginning of this year, we offered a 10 Day "Find Your Center" challenge. The overwhelming response reminded us here at S&H to take a moment and do simple things like br…
Being in the Presence of Change
Twice last week I bumped into friends while in the midst of busy days. These are women who I adore, but haven’t seen in much too long, each of us consumed with the busy-ness of our…
Breath: Breathing Advice From an Expert
In his book Breath, veteran journalist James Nestor explains the fundamental importance of how we breathe and why “the conclusion was always the same. When it comes to breathing, less almost always equals more.”
Chinnamasta: The Self-Beheading Goddess
Chinnamasta shows us the simple, playful, and fierce truth that much of what we need is already right inside our own hearts.
Clean Your House and Your Mind Will Follow
The equinox has come and gone, and I find myself thinking about spring cleaning. You’ve likely seen the emerging body of research espousing the psycho-emotional value of keeping a …
Collaborative Painting or Drawing
In this episode, Flora Bowley shows how collaboration can bring together creativity and connection.
Delightful and Bear-able Sabbath Practices
Tap into the Sabbath practices of a hibernating bear. Unplug, rest ... and just be.
Do No Harm to Those You Love
In my work, I have witnessed many beautiful words of consolation and comfort gone awry.
Feeling Stuck? Try a Beginner’s Mind
“In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities. In the expert's mind there are few." - Shunryu Suzuki, Zen monkMany years ago, as a yoga student, I envisioned how wonderful i…
Five Tips to Strengthen Your Intuition
Get tips on how to strengthen your intuition, the critical tool you use to listen to that inner voice that often knows the best way forward.
Focusing on What Matters, Moment by Moment
“Many of the world's contemplative traditions teach that the normal mind is afflicted in various ways; that since it so readily brings us suffering and anxiety, it can't be deemed healthy.”
