2019 July/August

Restless Everything Syndrome

The First Noble Truth of Buddhism is that we can’t avoid suffering, or dukkha. But, Adreanna Limbach writes, suffering is a chance for connection.

2019 July/August

A Shower That Heals

Does being near water make you feel relaxed? Therapeutic landscape designers Marco Mencagli and Marco Nieri explain how negative ions—abundant near bodies of water—have a profound, if poorly understood, role in health and happiness.

The Healing Power of Celebration

Nudge your nervous system out of the stress habit through the act of celebration.

2019 July/August

Is It Your Time to Add to the Wild Church Network?

My Call Came Like This ...

The Immigrants Who Make America Great

Changing the World with Fishing Nets and Wedding Veils

"I sliced one bag open, and the veil fell into my hands. One net; a huge promise. Even then, I wondered: could this net save a life?"

Spirituality and Psychotherapy

"Most of the people who consult me now want to explore a spiritual perspective on their life situations. Many say finding a therapist who would integrate spirituality into therapy was not easy. Most therapists are still trained to avoid making spirituality a focus of therapy."

It Is What It Is: How to Return to Neutrality

A reminder from a great blue heron: Cultivating neutrality begins with acceptance of what is.

poem: no. 65

"i think i met you in a different / life. everything about you is / familiar, like a song i’ve heard before."

2019 July/August

Training Our Mind for Endurance

Mental training can help us get through horrible physical experiences—even childbirth!

Spirituality and Addictions

"When I’m trying to encourage clients struggling with addiction to attend a 12-step program I often hear 'I don’t get anything out of that' or 'I don’t see how hanging out with a bunch of people talking about how terrible their lives are is supposed to help me.' Notice the self-focus in both objections to getting help."

Restoring the Soul Connection Through an Inner Pilgrimage

A prophetic dream helped this author come to new understandings of Parkinson's, imagination, and healing.

Science & Spirit: Matcha for Anxiety, Cultured Meats, and Soy Is Redeemed

This week, the focus is the latest news in nutrition. Discover how matcha tea helps with anxiety; why “clean meat” is a label you’re likely to soon see; and how soy has gotten a thumbs-up for heart health claims. Want the details? Here we go!

7 Lies Your Eating Disorder Is Telling You

Eating disorders almost never stop talking to us, whispering in our ear. Here are the lies they tell us.

Healing Meditation for Injury, Surgery, or Illness

This guided meditation will lead you through a visualization of healing white light to help support you in your internal healing from any injury, surgery, or illness.

2019 July/August

re/VIEW: Jimmie Dale Gilmore

Jimmie Dale Gilmore talks with S&H about his unusual career and his own personal journey.

​How Spiritual Stories Take Flight

The world champion levitator had a good reason: To get to the front of the class. At least that's what editor at large Steve Kiesling imagines is the case.

Find Your Creative Flower Flow

"I would recommend this practice to anyone: an exercise in unplanned creative play, whereby expectations and preconceived ideas are left at the door."

2019 July/August

Autobiography of a Yogını: An Interview with Seane Corn

Seane Corn describes her evolution and the revolution she's taking part in during this interview with Stephen Kiesling.

2019 July/August

Film Review: Becoming Nobody

This film adds another chapter to the Ram Dass story through archival footage and an extensive interview with the filmmaker.