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2014 January/February
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Features
Shiva Rea: Labyrinths and Cowrys
On a beach in Costa Rica, a trail of shells leads to a journey of insight.
Living for the Future with Joanna Macy
Eco-Buddhist Joanna Macy on facing an uncertain future, changing the world through love, and looking at the Earth as an extension of ourselves.
The Healing Power of Water
For millennia, humans have sought physical relief, emotional healing, and even spiritual renewal by immersing themselves in water. Writer Lindsey Crittenden soaks it all in.
Do Not Feed The Birds
Feeding wild birds through the winter might make you feel like a good interspecies neighbor, but it turns out that your apparent good deed may be doing more harm than good.A recent…
The Dangers of Microbeads
Leaders against plastic pollution, Marcus Eriksen and Anna Cummins ask cosmetics companies to rethink “microbeads.”
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• Environment
Miraculous Millet
Drought tolerant, pest resistant, and homegrown—could millet be the next great sustainable grain?
When Sex Is New Again
In her new book, the best-selling author Iris Krasnow reveals how women really feel about intimacy—from their text-driven 20s to their golden years.
Connections
5 Questions for Sharon Salzberg
1. What important lesson came out of your childhood?Maybe most strikingly, the impermanence and uncertainty of life. As a child I had no ability to extract the sweet from the bitte…Tags:
• Meditation
The Heart of Money: "Should I Go On A Financial Cleanse?"
Consider your purchases to create lasting joy
Care of the Soul: A Chapel of One's Own
Instead of going off to a monastery, you can bring the monastery to the secular society. In common areas in our towns and cities we could install more and better places for contemp…Tags:
• Religion
A World without Antibiotics?
As drug resistance spreads, once-treatable infections are becoming more and more deadly. Quick action might be needed to preserve the lifesaving potency of antibiotics for future generations.
Soy Vey! Is It Time to Toss Your Tofu?
Superfood or diet villain? Researchers weigh in on the pros and cons of soy.
Easing Anxiety With Kava
New research indicates this South Pacific root—an ancient tonic for relaxation—can help calm frayed nerves.
Petal Power: Healing with Flower Essences
Try flower essences to gently catalyze mental, emotional, and even spiritual transformation.
The Skeptic Visits a Shaman
After heartbreak, writer Rebecca Green finds healing—and her spirit animal—in a place she never expected.
SUE MONK KIDD: A Soaring New Novel
In her latest novel, The Invention of Wings, Sue Monk Kidd tells a tale of the relationship between an urban slave in early-1800s Charleston and her conflicted young owner, as both struggle with the dogma of their times.
TIM RYAN: Leading the "Quiet Caucus"
U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan, a Democrat from Ohio, spoke with Rabbi Rami about his efforts to bring more mindfulness to the U.S. Senate.
Get a New Perspective on Your Regrets
A close encounter with a powerful force of nature gives writer Steve Lewis a new perspective on his regrets.
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• Nature
ASK A PRACTITIONER: Spagyric Alchemist
What exactly is spagyrics?Renaissance-era physician Paracelsus made up the word spagyric—pronounced spa-jeer-rick—from two root words that literally mean separate and recombine. Ou…Tags:
• Healing
ASK RABBI RAMI: How can I get my husband to follow my spiritual path?
Over the past few years, I’ve shifted from the material to the spiritual. My husband is supportive and loving regarding this shift but unwilling to make it with me. How can I bring…Tags:
• Miracles
A Religion of One's Own, Q and A with Thomas Moore
Thomas Moore on his new book, A Religion of One’s Own
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• Book Reviews
HAWA ABDI: Waiting for the Rain
A Somali gynecologist, lawyer, and farmer, Dr. Hawa Abdi began sheltering refugees on the 1,300 acres of farmland surrounding her Mogadishu hospital more than 20 years ago, helping…Tags:
• Climate Change
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51 Meditations for Tending the Heart Fire
Find your flow with these “micro meditations” for renewal, connection, and inner strength.
Reviews
Film Review: Symphony of the Soil
Symphony of the SoilDirected by Deborah Koons GarciaIn theory, director Deborah Koons Garcia’s exploration of the wide, varied, and wonderful world of soil offers a great concept: …
Film Review: Sweet Dreams
Sweet DreamsDirected by Rob and Lisa FruchtmanForget what you think you know about the legacy of genocide. From the first frames of the remarkable documentary Sweet Dreams, which w…
Music Review: Cantus
CantusKunikoLinn RecordsKuniko Kato, a native of Japan, studied piano as a child and discovered that her small hands were limiting her abilities. “As I grew older,” she writes in t…Tags:
• Music
Music Review: The Spiritual Side of Wynton Marsalis
The Spiritual Side of Wynton MarsalisWynton MarsalisColumbia/Sony Classical/LegacyIn 1968, Wynton Marsalis’s parents enrolled their children in Our Lady of Perpetual Health, a form…Tags:
• Music
Music Review: Future Flows
Future FlowsSteve RoachProjekt RecordsTime seems to slow down when you’re listening to Steve Roach’s new album, Future Flows. These 70 minutes of expansive, cascading soundscapes w…
Music Review: The Unchanging
The UnchangingDonna De LoryDe Lory MusicDonna De Lory’s new album, The Unchanging, is a devotional banquet. Some of the flavors and fragrances here come from De Lory’s gratitude to…
Book Review: Waking from the Dream
Waking from the DreamThe Struggle for Civil Rights in the Shadow of Martin Luther King, Jr.By David L. ChappellRandom HouseMartin Luther King Jr. would be celebrating his 85th birt…Tags:
• Spiritual Teachers
Book Review: Blue Future
Blue FutureProtecting Water for Peopleand the Planet ForeverBy Maude BarlowThe New PressHalfway through Blue Future, I wondered if maybe it was time to invest in a backyard cistern…
Book Review: Personal Intelligence
Personal IntelligenceThe Power of Personality and How It Shapes Our LivesBy John D. MayerScientific American/Farrar, Straus and GirouxIt’s always exciting when an original psycholo…
