From the Editor: Favorite Sounds

Let’s all listen a little more carefully.

Balance Is as Close as Your Body’s Rhythm

“All of your biological subengines are interdependent; eating patterns affect sleeping patterns, sleeping and exercise patterns affect alertness and metabolic health, and so on.”

Self-Care Tips from Slow Animals and Helpful Droids

While animals are good inspiration for self-care ideas, droids are excellent for helping maintain motivation.

Keep Meditating

Part of our happiness experience comes from allowing ourselves to be in relationship with all of our life experiences, without labeling them good, bad, or neutral.

I Can but Will I

“Acting on what we know to be true is the sinew that holds humanity together.”

“Dog Mind” and the Cone of Mindfulness

Wearing a "cone of mindfulness" can help protect our spiritual and mental wellbeing during trying times.

Beyond Optimism and Pessimism

What’s up with being in the world but not of it? And why do bad things happen to good people?

Magic Mushroom Retreats

Interested in psychedelic change? Magic mushroom retreats may be an appealing option.

re/VIEW: Billy Collins

In his newest collection, beloved poet Billy Collins includes poems about spiders, Arizona, funerals, and how to eat a banana.

Logging Into Online Wellness

Learning can improve our quality of life—and the effect is twofold for courses on wellness and self-betterment.

Restoring Relationships

Australian-Canadian multidisciplinary artist Fariha Róisín on restoring relationships to ourselves, to one another, and to the earth.

5 Care Tips: Sacrum

The sacrum is all about balance and symmetry. Protect your sacrum with practical advice.

Featured Artist: Alena Hennessy

S&H editor Ben Nussbaum spoke with North Carolina–based artist Alena Hennessy about her favorite color, describing the painting process in words, and finding a personal style.

Toolbox: Moonlit Path

The moon is our constant companion, bestowing healing energy, wonder, and serenity through curious gazing. A symbol of transformation, the moon invites new changes each month.

Come Together

It’s a dilemma: How to find a spiritual community if you’re not attending religious services.

How to Lament

“He that lacks time to mourn, lacks time to mend.”—Sir Henry Taylor

Making Space for Big Work

Ever wonder where all the time went? Discover how to create more room for what matters.

Gifts From the Departed

Accept gifts from your lost loved ones, even if doing so is difficult. A grief educator explains why.

Reading as a Spiritual Exercise

Reading isn’t just about gaining new knowledge or relaxing. It can be a spiritual practice in its own right.

“Why Not Begin There?”

A Zen priest and leading garden designer from Japan shares two reflections.

A Better Friend

Dive into the Buddha’s advice for being a better friend.

100 Sounds and a Culture of Listening

With inspiration from a sociological program in Japan, explore new, more intentional ways of tuning into sound.

Music Review: Stories Up High

Music Review: Satchel of Songs

Music Review: Life on Earth

Film Review: All That Breathes

Film Review: Midwives

Book Review: Secrets From a Herbalist’s Garden

Book Review: Dream Guidance

Book Review: Ritual as Remedy

Book Review: Judaism Without Tribalism