Spirituality & Health

How Prayer, Patience and Practice Can Help Us Make Peace With Politics

The mid-term election season is upon us, rife with robo-calls, confusing ballot initiatives and a host of candidates whose positions seem to further polarize our communities at a t…

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The Significance of End-of-Life Dreams and Visions

For many of us, an amazing phenomenon will occur in the final weeks before taking our last breath: we will experience an end-of-life dream or vision (ELDV). Experts have typically …

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New Study: Being Reminded of Your Religion Lowers Hostility

Feeling angry or intolerant today? According to a new study by York University, if you take a quick moment to remember your religious or spiritual beliefs, you will increase feelin…

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Growing a New Generation of Spiritual Activists

If you are new to Spirituality & Health Magazine, welcome! And if, like me, you come here often, my hunch is that you’ve come to appreciate the wealth of wisdom, inspiration, authe…

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Stephen Kiesling Returns to S&H

Our November/December 2014 issue brings Stephen Kiesling back at the helm as Editor-in-Chief. Here are some bits and pieces from his Editor's Note to give you a glimpse of the past…

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Shedding Light on Mental Illness in the Church

The stigma of serious mental illness is reaching the end of a long tunnel, so to speak, and emerging into the light of open discussion. Just decades ago, the terms ‘bipolar disorde…

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5 Questions for Lynne Twist

The venerable Lynne Twist has traversed the world speaking about finances, leadership, and social justice. She has inspired thousands to rethink their relationship with money and w…

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For a Positive Body Image, Choose Self-Compassion Over Self-Esteem

Self-esteem is the practice of seeing yourself as above average. And in a world that's constantly comparing, keeping a high level of self-esteem may feel more like a challenge than a relief.

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Group Nature Walks Improve Mental Health

"In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." ~ John Muir For those of us in the northern hemisphere, autumn is finally here—that time of year when we fee…

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Tap into Your Inner Wild

“We simply need that wild country available to us, even if we never do more than drive to its edge and look in. For it can be a means of reassuring ourselves of our sanity as creat…

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Finding an Identity After Leaving the Church

“Define yourself radically as one beloved by God. This is the true self. Every other identity is illusion.” ~Brennan Manning What happens when your beliefs and values no longer ma…

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Meditation Helps Relieve Migraine Misery

A new study shows that mindfulness meditation may help lessen the duration and severity of a migraine—one of the most painful and debilitating types of headaches. This is a s…