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2013 September/October
Close to the Ground: Buddhaland
She was sitting on a bench outside the grocery store where I shop. It was 8 a.m. and drizzling—typical for spring in Eugene. I watched her sip coffee out of a well-worn Starbucks c…
2013 September/October
Puppy Love: It’s official! Having a pet is good for your heart
While all animal lovers know instinctively that living with a pet can lift their spirits, a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association confirms it is literally go…
International Women's Earth & Climate Initiative
Last month, my sixteen-year-old daughter and I attended the first meeting of the International Women’s Earth and Climate Initiative in Suffern, New York. One hundred women from 35 …
2013 September/October
Face to the Floor: How a Buddhist American woman opened her heart to Islam
Omar stood on my doorstep, smiling and peering at me through square, outdated glasses. He placed his hand over his heart in a traditional Muslim greeting and stepped inside. His d…
2013 September/October
Faster Food Choices: 9 Favorite Apps
Being an informed foodie has never been easier. Our favorite apps offer information and inspiration at the touch of an icon.An apple a day may keep the doctor away, but a variety o…
2013 September/October
Ghee Whiz: Try clarified butter for a tasty—and healthful—alternative to oil
For centuries, cooks across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East have heated butterfat to remove the milk solids and water, making ghee, or clarified butter. Ghee has a longer shelf l…
Instructions for happiness and success: savvy self-help for independent types
As the US economy teeters on the brink of collapse and our global standing is rockier than ever, we’re also slipping behind in another arena: American authors are being overtake…
Pema Chödrön— Luminaries 2013: Reader Choice!
Here's why S&H readers chose Buddhist nun Pema Chödrön as their spiritual hero for 2013.
2013 September/October
Don’t Panic! Worrying About Your Health can Trigger Real Symptoms
Your mom always told you that worrying would make the shot worse, and now research confirms that some things really do hurt more if you think they will.
2013 September/October
A Grandfather Glimpses Life—and Death—Through Young Eyes
Five-year-old Eleanor and I are on the upper deck of a small beach cottage on Hatteras Island, North Carolina, cradled in the hammock. We have just finished reading a book about a …
