January is one of the hardest times of year to establish new habits. Instead, use these compassionate intentions to support your body through the hard winter.

New Year’s resolutions never seem to stick. Explore a more holistic approach.

Sometimes we set ourselves up for failure by making promises we can’t keep or by initiating resolutions steeped in self-blame.

“There is a deranged hope that comes with the New Year that we are entering into a whole new world, and everything can be better now.”

Self-loathing can turn this annual self-help ritual into a slippery slope. New Year's resolutions are wonderful in principle. What spurs self-improvement better than specific, sta…

Roadside Assistance for the Spiritual Traveler

For some, resolutions are not the path to a better life.

Try these science-based tips for keeping your resolutions alive.

Why do we choose New Year’s day to be the first day of our resolution to live better lives? Most of us would say just about anything at that time of year, what with all the distrac…

This year, turn to the first known resolution makers—the ancient Babylonians—for inspiration.

Now that 2024 has arrived, throw away the resolutions and try setting intentions for the new year.

Plan ahead to get ahead for the new year.

It's okay to find the silver lining and enjoy yourself, even now.

Having a “Sober Month Support Squad” can make your dry month more fun, and you can plan activities together that don’t revolve around drinking.

Energetically, celestially, astrologically, physically—January 1st is just one day.

The game-changing technique in influencing behavior is asking a question.

What are you interested in creating and actualizing?

Read these for New Year’s resolutions worth keeping

The turn of the calendar from one year to the next invariable leads toward a yearning to live our lives in new and more healthful ways. Losing weight may top the charts as a New Ye…

Here are 10 tips to ensure success this year

Ah, the New Year. That wonderful time when we feel like we get to start fresh, renew, redesign, get a grip, set goals, and make New Year’s resolutions. Now is the time we gear up f…

Sarah Bowen provides some creaturely resolutions and insights for the New Year.

Consider the classic recipe for seduction: chocolates, dinner, wine, dessert, dancing. Ever wonder why it works? Now a series of psychological experiments led by Mark Muravan at Ca…

“Faith is the beginning of all good things.” The Buddha said.If you are like me, when you first hear the word, “faith,” a religious connotation comes to mind. Many of us have faith…

When you feel like you’re falling behind in life, here are five things to refocus your attitude and get back on track.

Here are some affirmations for new beginnings, no matter when in the calendar you start to observe your new year.

As another year comes to a close and we look forward to new beginnings, this is the perfect time to reflect on what is working in our lives and what is not.

Despite the hype, researchers are still exploring the benefits of meditation and how much practice we need to achieve them.

As we pass the Solstice, the darkest night of the year, we are also entering into a New Moon cycle, which comes to a head on Christmas Day this Sunday.It’s dark out there. We’ve go…

Something like seven or eight years ago, with New Year’s Eve just around the corner, I decided to forgo the typical list of grandiose resolutions (Exercise for an hour every day! D…

Setting New Year intentions by the moon.

We all know the drill with New Year’s resolutions. Make a fancy wish. Look to the twinkling lights of the holidays. Hope for the best. Mmm hmm.But haven’t New Years resolutions bee…

‘Tis the season for drinking too much eggnog, eating too much, and pulling out old family hangover cures.We’ve just moved past the Winter Solstice, the darkest time of the sun cycl…

As a vegan, there’s nothing worse than showing up to holiday dinner hungry and discovering that there is nothing for you to eat.

I don’t always make New Year’s resolutions—I find the darkest coldest months a pretty difficult time to start new things. This year, however, I did make one that not only helped me…

Say goodbye to the old year and welcome in the new.

Dig into your old journals, photo albums, and see what you can learn about yourself.

This gentle yoga practice supports digestive health and immune function to help you get back into the swing of things.

Think of March as a second New Year with resolutions for healing and recovery in our lives.

Every year, we make resolutions. Every year, it seems, we fall short. That's perfectly fine. Falling short is almost inevitable. What matters is what happens next.

In winter, our digestive fire is low, so we should be eating warm, cooked foods. Yes—that means stop eating salads!

Whether or not you are going to a blow-out party on New Year’s Eve this year, here is a little ritual you can do for yourself or with others to ring in the new year with a little bit more gentleness and intention.

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“To aid our new endeavors, it is important to nurture them on levels of consciousness where it really counts.”

Does your New Year’s Resolution feel like a distant memory? The moon provides a monthly fresh start.

What do you want? Use the power of intention to focus your mind on your next steps.

This holiday season is for the birds.

What does it take to write an engaging column?

It’s the most wonderful time of the year… right?

Resting, reflecting, conceiving, and gestating are keys to the “not yet” liminal joy of deep winter.

When a new moon coincides with the celebration of Imbolc, perform this ritual for new beginnings.

Explore the spiritual meaning of January’s full Wolf Moon as we navigate cold, long nights and gloomy days.

Use these tips to get through Blue Monday, the most depressing day of year, and emerge from winter spiritually nourished.

The life you desire most is possible, and is even within your grasp—practice any of these 17 affirmations to help bring it into reality.

Imbolc is a holiday of hope, a celebration of the goddess Brigid, and the perfect time to honor your inner fire.

At winter's halfway point, take time to honor the past year's losses and harness the cleansing power of fire. Learn more about the spiritual meaning of Februalia.