Toolbox: Soup Magic

As the days get shorter and cooler, nourish yourself with soup made with love and intention. These tools will help you cook up your best crock of soup yet.

re/VIEW: Tara Brach

“Both psychological work and what we call spiritual work are seeking ways to deal with suffering, and really learning how to love without holding back, how to let go of the armoring.”

Ringing Gongs, Clanging Cymbals, and the Primacy of Love

"Have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and … try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in a very foreign language."

To Admire

"Admiration is a powerful resource because when we admire someone or something, we are, if open, introduced to where those qualities live in us."

The Untouchables

"I think we need to acknowledge our mortality, but also that we have a place in other people’s lives, even if it is small. All those micro-relationships or times together add up."

Bee-ing Here Now: Lessons From Honey Bees

What spiritual lessons can we glean from pollinators? Our resident animal chaplain offers wisdom from honeybees.

Practicing Positivity

Marcus Bridgewater is the author of How to Grow, a self-help book written from the lens of the garden.

Featured Artist: Lucy Campbell

We spoke with Lucy Campbell about Northern influences, diversity, and her possible future as a tattoo artist.

Friendship Flattens Hills, and Romantic Love for Friends

It’s time to put connections at the center of wellbeing, says relationship expert Marisa Franco.

Act First, Think Later

Rachel Goldsmith Turow, the author of The Self-Talk Workout, offers a way to skip past self-criticism.

A Life of Evolution

Trailblazer Joseph L. Graves, Jr. believes that we can solve stubborn problems by applying the science of evolutionary biology.

Gather Council: An Ecological Prayer

Sophie Strand, author of The Flowering Wand, shows how acknowledging our nonhuman neighbors can be a form of prayer.

Growing Through Life's Challenges

Christopher Willard, the author of How We Grow Through What We Go Through, offers ideas for healing—and growing—after trauma.

Embrace the Bardo

Pema Chödrön, beloved author of more than 20 books, explores constant transition in her latest, How We Live Is How We Die.

Lessons From Extreme Rituals: An Interview With Dimitris Xygalatas, PhD

Why do so many ordinary people regularly participate in painful religious rites? Dr. Dimitris Xygalatas explores the answer.

Be a Heretic

Explore what it means to be a heretic, how to measure the health of your soul, and the importance of Paganism for our time.

Care Tips: the Eyebrows

Your eyebrows are a major source of emotional expression. Even if they are masked, we can often tell what a person is feeling based on eyes and eyebrows alone. What are your eyebrows doing right now?

Finish the Stress Cycle for Better Sleep

A professional sleep coach describes how to let your body know that it’s time for rest.

Lessons From Master Survivors

Mark Matousek has spent decades studying how obstacles morph into strengths. He shares what he’s learned from master survivors.

Rethinking the Law of Attraction

Mindfulness and meditation teachers explore how to go beyond self-focused manifestation and imagine true global change.

An Autumn Equinox Ritual

Day Schildkret offers a Shake and Harvest Ritual. His newest book is Hello, Goodbye: 75 Rituals for Times of Loss, Celebration and Change.

Re/Treat Yourself: Peace and Quiet

An electronics-free retreat center tucked into an old-growth forest in Wisconsin? We went there.

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