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Can we bear to listen to the talking heads? It’s one credentialed, decorated, famous, uniformed, partisan, affiliated, (en)titled, expert-hired gun-spokesperson-representative talking at another, without even lip service paid to a show of respect or understanding. This is mirrored in our worlds, too. How many people glared at each other across Thanksgiving tables, muttering that it’s best …
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Editor’s note: “Rising consciousness is going to get us out of this mess.” Maybe you’ve heard this. I happen to believe it is true. But what exactly does it mean? Whether ascending or emerging, universal or self, what is this thing called consciousness anyway? Is it a kind of awareness or sentience… a way of …
When it comes to this issue, we are often asked: “What can we do?” So here it is, the most powerful thing can actually be done in the privacy of our own living rooms and our own minds. Hold space for the idea that vaccination choice is a human right. Yes, you heard me right. Feel …
The Winter Solstice takes place in the northern hemisphere on Tuesday, December 22, 2016 at 8:04 Greenwich Mean Time, which is 3:40 pm U.S. Eastern Time. It marks the longest night of the year, when the Earth is tilting farthest from the sun, and ushers in a new year and the time of growing light. …
“Every time I have the thought that I want to harm my husband, I have to spend about 15-20 minutes organizing the utensils in our drawer just perfectly. It’s exhausting and so disturbing. I love him more than anyone in the world.” For Amy, this was her daily reality, on 40mg of Prozac, when she …
Anyone who goes through life with a conscious observant eye and a thinking mind must realize that, despite its plentiful and glorious achievements, humankind is facing multiple crises. These manifest themselves in seemingly all aspects of society, including education, health care, environment, agriculture, economy, and relationships from interpersonal to international. Limitations of contemporary science In …
by Louise Kuo Habakus We are overcome by the loss of Nick Gonzalez, MD and can only say that it was too soon, knowing that his departure was always going to leave a hole in our hearts. He was a clear, steady beacon of light in the wilderness. He has legions of grateful, awestruck patients around …
My friend Sarah, instructor and visionary behind Happy Healthy Child, brought me to the second Kundalini yoga class of my life, recently. I’ve been doing yoga for twenty years and have struggled with “non-judgment” when I stumbled on a class that was non-sweat-inducing. I never understood prenatal, restorative, or even Hatha yoga. It all seemed like an unproductive …
