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The Science of Connection
Columns
In the Thick of It
“And it is the call of each generation to make sure that we choose love over fear and kindness over cruelty, one more time.”
Looking for a Standard
Rabbi Rami provides wisdom on reincarnation, yoga classes as appropriation, astrology predicting the future, and more.
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5 Care Tips: Knees
Knees aren’t really a discrete body part—they’re a zone of intersection, where various body systems, including muscular and skeletal, meet.
Featured Artist: Tracy Verdugo
S&H editor Ben Nussbaum spoke with Australian artist Tracy Verdugo about evolution, Embracing the Contrast, and taking a break from color.
Features
Giving Experiences: 15+ Experiential Gifts for Loved Ones
Giving and receiving gifts can be a true joy. But accumulating more things can feel like a burden.
Understanding Humans
Stephen Kiesling sits down with November/December 2021 cover person, scientist, and neurodiversity advocate, Camilla Pang.
Connections
The Spiritual Practice of Writing
Ideas for how to get started journaling and why it’s such a powerful tool.
Sleep Blends
Master herbalist shares three recipes for improved sleep, as well as advice on how to start on the herbalist path.
10 Ayurvedic Practices for Winter
Explore the best ways to kickstart an Ayurvedic practice this winter.
5 Risks of a Spiritual Path
Discover potential pitfalls for the spiritual seeker based on two decades of research.
From The Editor
Reviews
Film Review: AWARE
THE VERY NATURE OF SENTIENCE is at the heart of Frauke Sandig and Eric Black’s absorbing documentary, which asks more questions than it can answer in ways that leave you wanting to…
Film Review: The Loneliest Whale
FOR MANY YEARS, the so-called “52-hertz whale” has been one of the more mysterious and captivating beasts in creation. So called because the sounds it emits are at a frequency diff…
Music Review: The Jungle Sessions
THE JUNGLE SESSIONS is the third album in a trilogy from sacred singer/guitarist Miten, following Temple at Midnight (2016) and Devotee (2019). These compassionate songs celebrate …
Music Review: Music for Film & Theatre
HANIA RANI IS A bright emerging artist whose piano-based compositions are emotional and energized, drawing on a diversity of genres including classical, jazz, ambient, and electron…
Book Review: Anchored
THE NERVOUS SYSTEM has a playbook for handling threats. When we are dysregulated, disconnected, or healing from trauma, our usual playbook becomes unreliable. We freeze and capitul…
Book Review: Sit Down to Rise Up
WHAT’S THE SECRET OF LIFE? The simple, but not necessarily easy, action of showing up, says mindfulness teacher Shelly Tygielski in Sit Down to Rise Up: How Radical Self-Care Can C…
