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Spirituality is accessible even during the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, if we make it a practice in our everyday lives.

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When you consider a practice of meditation, you probably envision yourself with eyes closed, sitting cross-legged and immobile. Yet many spiritual exercises use postures and moveme…

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Here are three spiritual and holistic techniques that you can use to help you with SAD

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A short meditation to instantly bring love and compassion to yourself so that you can bring love and gratitude to the world.

An audio meditation to engage with our anger and compassion without shame.

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

Use this guided meditation to draw the senses closer to connect with the body in the present moment.

The heart holds our love, connection, joy, and forgiveness. It can also hold grief and anxiety. Sometimes what the heart feels is very different from what the mind thinks it wants.…

A guided meditation for tasting a little sweetness.

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

This guided meditation explores the bottom of the breath.

This meditation will help you to explore your own belly, offering it thanks, appreciation, and perhaps a little bit of healing.

The creator of the nested meditation form shares how to use playful language to release heavy emotions.

Follow these four intuition meditation scripts to enhance your intuition and clairvoyance.

Tap into the power of the moon with these easy practices for moon spirituality.

Feeling stressed or overwhelmed? Slow down and connect to Earth energy, which is grounding and calming. Allow Earth to remind you where you came from and all the potential you still have ahead of you. Take a few deep breaths and rest with your original mama: Earth.

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Practice these breathing exercises, guided visualizations, and meditations that promote inner balance, and the recognition of expansive unity.

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An audio meditation for letting go and moving on.

Julie Peters, the author of Secrets of the Eternal Moon Phase Goddesses, shares her wisdom on building a moon practice.

Faith Hunter is the author of Spiritually Fly: Wisdom, Meditations, and Yoga to Elevate the Soul.

Kevin Anderson, Ph.D. is a psychologist, poet, and writer who lives in the Toledo, Ohio area. His two most recent books are Now is Where God Lives: A Year of Nested Meditations to …

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Change Your Life with Love and Compassion By Sharon Salzberg There is a thread that runs through all the world’s great wisdom teachings and religions, crossing the barriers of ti…

365 Readings and MeditationsBy Matthew Fox“Christendom adjusts itself far too easily to the worship of power. Christians should give more offense, shock the world far more than the…

Guided Meditations with Relaxing Music & Nature Sounds By Dudley and Dean Evenson Husband-and-wife team Dean and Dudley Evenson address the needs of two types of stressed-out ins…

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Music has always been a way to get in touch with emotion, nature, and inner stillness. And who better to choose a compilation of songs to promote relaxed presence than Eckhart Toll…

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How often are you startled by afresh spiritual awareness — a simple and unexpected new metaphor for your life journey? Discover 'nested meditation’ and experience how wordplay can open your soul.

Four years ago, Elizabeth Duvivier had a high-powered job in product development. She had watched her company grow from a small, single-owner entity to a corporate behemoth and was…

By creating a healing environment for your body through yoga, you can transform emotional trauma into well-being, release suffering, and come home to your body’s natural capacity for health and joy.

There is growing interest in using sound for various ailments and to boost human health. Do healing frequencies work? Research suggests they do.

In large corporate environments and intimate retreat settings, meditation mentor Mirabai Bush shares the usefulness of quieting the mind and the benefits it brings to daily life.

Two decades after rewriting the language of documentary filmmaking in the groundbreaking Baraka, director Ron Fricke and writer-producer Mark Magidson are adding the next chapter w…

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A new field of research explores how diverse spiritual practices use the same scents, sounds, and movements to tap into our deepest selves.

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Find the right tea to soothe yourself, body and soul.

Two new books in the field of positive psychology show us how to find real-life joy in our relationships.

One of the more ingenious tools we’ve found for reframing a tough situation—or simply having fun with words—is a process that psychologist Kevin Anderson calls nested meditation. I…

The renowned spiritual teacher on getting stuck in the future and saving the planet.

Kirtan practitioner Snatam Kaur finds the vibrations that move us, body and soul.

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Rabbi Rami Shapiro spoke to activist and theologian Lana Dalberg about women's spiritual experiences and the power of Divine Femininity.

As she struggles to accept the sounds of violence between predator and prey, writer Tai Moses learns to hear beauty in the darkness.

Musician Miriam Jameson shares the story that inspired her new album.

Meditate on the most difficult spiritual question of our time.

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A thousand years before Dr. Kegel, Taoist’s created this sensually healing practice

Tapping into the wisdom of “prey” species.

In “My Practice,” we share personal routines that create wellness and happiness from spiritual teachers, yogis, nutritionists, and more, in hopes to inspire your own healthy rituals.

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Joining or starting a “sangha” can support your personal growth.

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According to the experts, meditation lessens the extremities of negative thoughts, changes patterns of belief and facilitates learning how to forgive yourself.

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“I know of no spiritual teacher or person who more fully embodies peace and compassionate understanding than Thich Nhat Hanh, or Thay, as he is lovingly known by his students.”

A life-changing adventure on what’s called Path of Love

One author offers her thoughts on taking a 5-week, $500 vacation from anxiety.

Find internal peace with this practice designed to powerfully and gently open the heart center

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Try this writing practice of forgiveness: Visualize the person you felt hurt by as an 8 year old.

Beloved poet and natural world evangelist Mary Oliver pulls the curtain for a rare glimpse behind her writing and life. Her new book of prose, Upstream, filled with gorgeous essays…

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Explore ways to lay down the swords and work on our listening skills when faced with a potential argument.

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When stress strikes, self-care often takes a backseat. “The ability to care for oneself is predicated on the ability to consistently go inward and listen to what is there with open…

Our meditation group had six stalwart sitters yesterday for our four-hour block sitting, in spite of the our city’s annual summer festival being in full swing, the gorgeous weather…

This week there was new moon in the sky, did you notice it? Aha! That was a trick question! The new moon is also referred to as the dark moon because it is the only time of the mon…

I’ll be honest: I’ve never liked meditating. I’ve dabbled in it, and forced myself to sit for 30 day meditation challenges, and it was boring and hard. Plus life is so busy: Five m…

Setting New Year intentions by the moon.

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Known for its majestic red rocks, healing energy vortexes and spiritual mysticism, for centuries, Sedona, Arizona served as sacred ground for the Native Americans. Today, millions …

Put this anti-stress routine on your to-do list for a more zen approach to daily life.

When you decalcify the pineal gland—known as the third-eye chakra—you remove calcium phosphate deposits. This can lead not only to better health and wellbeing but to higher consciousness.

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Throughout human history, spiritual seekers have used sacred plants and fungi for healing, visionary encounters, and mystical experience. Though this history has been largely obfus…

According to the ancient philosophy of the Vedanta, there are two types of happiness. The first comes from things turning out the way we’d like them to, i.e. getting what we want. …

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An interview with Daniel Goleman and Richard Davidson about their new book, Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body

How are you participating in co-creating paradigm shifts in your personal and professional lives as we usher in this new era?

How easy it is to completely miss the inner wisdom of our ancient wisdom traditions.

How to offer assistance to those in need.

Narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch (his rich, mellifluous baritone is immediately recognizable), this beautifully immersive documentary was produced over three years among the Buddhi…

Shake up your routine and get inspired with these five ideas.

Rami asks Lama Surya Das, “Does a dog have Buddha nature?”

Set yourself up for successful meditation practice.

If you’ve been meditating for some time now, but haven’t been able to deepen your practice, it may be time to check your posture.

How to use meditation to grow with loss.

Here are some strategies that will help you stay steady on the path of a regular meditation practice.

An audio meditation to help reset from your worst self to your best self.

A preview of the Jan/Feb 2018 issue.

“Most people would never realize that I am closer to Thelonious Monk than to any other artist,” writes Wadada Leo Smith in the liner notes for his latest album, Solo: Reflections a…

Instead of making resolutions, reshape your attitude about your body.

Do the work of being in a loving, healthy, committed relationship with ourselves or suffer the rest of our lives with an internal roommate we hate.

Three ways to up your creative forces.

Maria Shriver lives an extraordinary life— a mother of four, a Peabody Award–winning and Emmy Award–winning journalist and producer, a six-time New York Times best…

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And it changes the world, one interaction at a time.

Relax, rejuvenate, and nurture your imagination between the shelves.

An interview with author and teacher Gangaji.

The first in three-part meditation series inspired by Ayurveda.

When it comes to trusting your intuition, spirituality can help you differentiate between genuine intuition and a bout of paranoia.

Join Dr. Jayanath Abeywickrama of Sri Lanka for 4 days of ancient healing wisdom and self discovery at the Redwoods in Scotts Valley, California.

An excerpt from In Search of Wisdom: A Monk, A Philosopher, and Psychiatrist on What Matters Most

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Caroline Griffith is a Spiritual Dog Trainer, founder of Canine Flow, creator of RelaxDog Meditations, and author of The Best Dog Diet Ever. canineflow.com…

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The secret may be adding a single space to play.

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Honor your grief as we enter into the season of generative death and prepare for the coming season of rebirth.

Here are a few tips for keeping calm and taking care during the holiday season.

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When we suppress emotional energy, it lands in the energy system for the physical body, generating or exacerbating pain, illness and disease.

On the full moon, create a ritual that has meaning for you.

Not everyone excels at flights of fancy, but for those stuck on the ground, maybe fantasizing can become a useful practice.

When people are meditating so they can perform better at work, we have to ask: Is that really the point?

S&H editor Ben Nussbaum chatted with Deedee about her spiritual journey and how it intersects with her art, simplicity, and why images of mothers are so important to her.

If you are struggling to get a good night’s rest, you may want to address these common sleep disruptors.

The Gift of Crisis: How I Used Meditation to Go From Financial Failure to a Life of Purpose is the story of Bridgitte Jackson's journey from shame and fear towards a life she loves.

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Find the right crystal for your sleep issue, and you'll soon be lost in dreamland.

Create space for self-healing with a yoga sequence designed to cultivate your receptive nature.

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Mind-body medicine pioneer Dr. James S. Gordon shares a technique to shake loose trauma from the body.

In this week’s The Soul of Therapy, psychologist Kevin Anderson, PhD, stresses that prayer is simply recognizing when joy, gratitude, compassion, or awe happen.

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“I’m thankful for nondairy creamer, locking doors, and never having to take algebra again.”

“Sound and music can quickly alter your mood, affecting your subconscious mind. Listening to music is a relatively inexpensive, easily accessible solution to elevate your awareness and your emotional states.”

"Meditation takes practice, and in the beginning, like any new skill, meditation can seem challenging."

Avoid overeating and drinking too much this holiday season by mindfully focusing on giving yourself pleasure rather than trying to numb the pain.

Elena Mironov (www.elenamironov.com) is a Zurich-based senior yoga and meditation teacher, educator and author with over 15 years of teaching experience, 90+ yoga retreats and over…

Black Girl Magic can’t protect us from everything. Here are nine online resources to help black women keep our cool when racism rears its ugly head.

Rewilding means reconnecting with your “wild untamed soul.” Remember the way home with this practice.

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Is anything better than waking up refreshed? Are you unable to answer that question because you don’t remember what waking up refreshed feels like? We can relate. Read on if you or anyone you love needs tips on how to get a good night's sleep.

Intuition can become mute, stifled, or drowned out when we find ourselves out of balance. Here are some ways to help you get grounded so that you can reconnect with that inner voice.

Is coronavirus news ramping up your anxiety? Does the thought of social distancing make you fret? Try these five strategies to help you cope.

“New moons are related to water and fertility. Metaphorically, in the dark of the new moon, we pause to consider our desires, set intentions, and think about what we might want to put our energy into as the moon waxes towards full.”

Finding perspective on COVID-19.

Maintaining your psychological and spiritual health during the coronavirus crisis.

Question: My 80-year-old mother died six months ago—nine weeks after she was diagnosed with cancer. Our relationship was complicated. I loved her dearly but she was also the …

We can leverage mental tools to tap into desired feelings of calm, contentment, peace, focus, and non-judgement, and move away from stress and anxiety.

Renowned Buddhist meditation teacher Sharon Salzberg’s first book on meditation was Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness, which she penned in 1995. Since then, she ha…

Many forms of prayer take the same amount of time to complete. This time—especially with 5.5-second breathing—has powerful physiological benefits.

“That's so meta.” ... From self-reflective to the Buddhist mettā (cultivating benevolence), “we can practice wild lovingkindness to extend beyond one being, beyond humanity.” Here, 5 mettā moment starters, plus a practice for reflecting on your wild connections.

There’s no reason meditating has to be painful, says staff writer JULIE PETERS. As long as you are in your own thoughts and feelings, meditation can happen anywhere.

Here are 7 simple soulful steps you can take every day to bring more light to your heart chakra.

20 things you’ll want to know about classic meditation mantras.

“The Seeking Our Humanity trilogy is a masterwork for saving Mother Earth right now. A glorious call to action ... the method will surprise and delight you. ... Let the healing begin.”

Canine wellness expert Amanda Ree dishes ayurvedic wisdom via dog dosha quizzes, balancing your furry friend's dosha and customizing it to meet your BFF's unique needs.

This year, our Books We Love section examines self-care from an ayurvedic perspective, how food affects mental health and immunity, and how to cultivate a moon practice, and more.

From medical appointments to yoga classes, the world has gone virtual—and it’s working. Brandi-Ann Uyemura digs into the future of care.

“In terms of achievement, relaxing and ‘doing nothing’ can be extremely beneficial for nurturing creativity.”

“The brightness of an incandescent bulb is determined by how many twists are in its filament. Each twist increases the resistance of the wire, which in turn makes the filament heat up more and glow brighter. Likewise, each twisted, broken aspect of our lives can add to our capacity to be a light.”

What if we define sin as “anxious self-centeredness”? When we empty ourselves of lower energies, what takes their place?

Thingifying animals is a thing (Sure! I'll be your guinea pig!)—and words matter. Here are tips for kinder and more mindful, animal-inclusive speech from the world’s wisdom traditions.

The Way of Gratitude author and prominent Unitarian Universalist minister Galen Guengerich dives deep on faith, belonging, morality, and, of course, gratitude.

Become part of a collective lifting up of humanity by actively choosing hope and healing and by sending light into a divided world.

The courage and strength to take a stand for our planet can be found through reconnecting with the energy and ease of Mother Earth.

This year is bluer than most—and this may be the bluest winter on record. Fight the winter blues in five ways.

You can improve your sleep just by implementing bedtime yoga sequences into your daily practice. Yoga for better sleep can be done from the comfort of your own bed.

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When heart-wrenching loss entered therapist Allyson Dineen’s life, she began writing meditations and affirmations for herself to process her grief and shared them on social media. Here is an excerpt from that collection, Notes From Your Therapist.

Does God exist? There are other questions that are even more important, such as “How can I live as a light in a world struggling with darkness?”

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

Discover the wisdom of the trees with a grounding tree meditation script and audio.

The phoenix appears throughout the world as a symbol of rebirth and resilience. How can you invoke the power of the mystical phoenix in your daily life?

Reclaim rest with a rest guided meditation that will take you on a journey of self-exploration.

Yoga and mental health are inextricably intertwined. Yoga helps promote mindfulness, healing from trauma, and boosts creativity.

“Regardless of what traditions you follow, the spiritual meaning of Easter is a new light after sacrifice or tribulation.”

An examen practice can assist in finding and interpreting the thread of spirituality that is always in your life.

The good news? Research shows that parents don’t have to be perfect to raise secure children.

Psychotherapist Kevin Anderson offers advice to S&H readers. “As professionally prepared as you were for your father’s dying process, there are no credentials or letters after our names that can fully prepare us for losing a loved one.”

“Buddha was right: difficulty and suffering keep coming at us in small and large ways. If we’re not doing daily practice, we will just get better at adding to our suffering.”

Thinking of botanical entities as relatives, what might we learn from connecting to our earth-tethered kin?

Transform Self-denigration into Self-actualization by making some much-needed edits to the sentence “I am Never Good Enough in My World.”

Can’t head to Europe for the Camino De Santiago? You can craft a small pilgrimage close to home.

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Tap into the power of the moon with moon practices that sync your spiritual life with the natural world. Discover meditations, rituals, affirmations, and many more moon practices.

With interest in spirituality surging, the need for qualified meditation teachers has grown. Is meditation teacher training right for you?

What kind of summer do you want to have? Explore the divine feminine within yourself, whatever your gender.

Cold therapy, vocalization, and socializing are just three of six ways to improve vagal tone and reduce stress.

What is the secret to happiness and spiritual expansion? Follow these 9 steps to zen and develop an inner state of balance and tranquility.

Visualize a peaceful letting go for your loved one.

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Repel mosquitos, chill out, and get a good night’s sleep with catnip.

You can thank the ancients for everything from democracy to libraries, the alphabet to zoology. What do they say about happiness?

Faith Hunter, author of Spiritually Fly: Wisdom, Meditations, and Yoga to Elevate the Soul, offers a technique for diving deep with your demons.

Discover your new reading list: S&H’s guide to books we love, from upcoming titles to past favorites.

Open your heart, tap into joy, and explore the transformative healing nature of Grief Yoga.

Answer eight chakra quiz questions to determine where there’s imbalance in your system and how you can realign.

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Answer four quick questions to identify which of the classical elements are healthy or weak within you.

Mindful mimicked fasting combines a novel formula of nutrients with deep spiritual connection.

You are on a spiritual quest ... and you may meet four archetypal mentors, including the professor and the guru.

Rabbi Rami and Pamela Seelig discuss the yoga sutras, quieting the mind, yoga as an antidote, the eight-limb path, and more.

Winter marks another completion around the sun—a perfect occasion to contemplate what’s most important to us.

Willa Blythe Baker sits down to discuss her somatic mindfulness journey.

On a tragic anniversary—a traumaversary—ask yourself: What does your body need?

Polyvagal Theory expert Deb Dana explores anchoring into your nervous system and connecting to your body’s neural pathways for calmness, safety, and connection.

Practicing death awareness need not be morbid. It can help you live your values more fully and cherish your life.

Ask questions, read each other’s dreams, make chakra soups, and more.

Find some water—in a fountain, a pool, infused in a glass on your nightstand—and balance your energy center with water meditations.

Kate Madden Yee describes her spiritual journey, which took her back to a home that is both new and familiar.

“We are united in the emotions that drive us into the beliefs that divide us.”

While researchers are still exploring the mechanism of sound medicine, studies show that sound therapy boosts spiritual wellbeing and reduces anxiety and pain.

Organs age at different rates, even a little alcohol shrinks your brain, and steps matter.

Supporter power animals offer potent energetic medicine, wisdom, and teachings. Your core power animal is with you every day for your entire lifetime.

Wrapping your arms around anxiety is about speaking directly and compassionately to your anxiety.

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

Which stage of spiritual awakening are you in?

Let go of the pressure to love your body. As you age, body neutrality helps you see your body as a resource whose value is constant.

Place blindness is a form of apathy that sets in when we don’t spend enough time outdoors. Overcome place blindness “to feel alive, to feel good.”

Can’t concentrate? Wear, carry, or display fluorite and other crystals for focus.

Flummoxed by self-esteem issues? Give up on self-esteem and move to Self-awareness.

Defining spiritual places is the first order of business, a task made joyful by the abundance of landscapes, locales, buildings, and sites to choose from. A highlight of the book’s…

Discover how the creator of The Color Meditation Deck used color meditation to change her perspective, and how you can, too.

When we walk the path of personal transformation, our actions are no longer only for ourselves. They affect the world.

Explore how an oracle deck can help you strengthen your meditation practice, become more present, and stay grounded no matter what.

Feeling overwhelmed by the depths of loss? One of these meditation techniques (and 10-minute guided meditation) may prove supportive.

Discover how much easier your meditation practice can be with one specific helpful tool.

Want to reconnect with your body but not sure how? Discover practical steps.

A psychotherapist offers some wisdom for a reader experiencing the loneliness and stress of divorce.

Explore how meditation can provide profound health benefits, especially for seniors.

Familiar with forest bathing? Try this meditative practice with your pup for an added benefit.

While practicing gratitude can increase our wellbeing, sometimes we have to step beyond gratitude to find a better life. Learn how to navigate the dark side of gratitude.

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Is there a place for laughter in trauma therapy? Our resident psychotherapist dives in.

Why does decolonizing therapy matter? Body-based counselor and Spirituality & Health staff writer Julie Peters explains.

Our 2023 Retreat Guide features 23 unique retreat centers design to help you heal, restore, and connect with your highest self. Where will you retreat to this year?

It's important for animal advocates of all kinds to take care of themselves. Discover some top tips on how to steward trauma instead of letting it consume you.

How can you get a sense of whether a therapist will be a soulful, healing presence in your life? Explore six things to watch for in your first few sessions.

Take a moment to envision the core of the Earth as a cauldron bubbling over a fire. What would happen if this fire were extinguished? This sobering question is raised by Rev. Wendy…

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Zen Buddhist priest Osho Zenju Earthlyn Manuel shares her wisdom on leaning into life’s many difficulties and invites us to explore our relationships to darkness and blackness as we know them.

Talk therapy—and the process of finding the right therapist—can be confusing. Here are nine ways to make accessing the "talking cure" easier.

It's time to reconnect with long-lasting happiness.

Explore ways to shift the self-judging questions you're asking yourself into more compassionate ones that can help support healing.

Kristoffer Hughes is the chief of the Anglesey Druid Order in Wales, and his mission—through his school of myths and workshops and books—is to provide everyone a bite from the cauldron of modern Druidry.

Explore how one app is helping people fall asleep each and every night with their library of soothing sleep tracks.

Brian Cox was born in Kenya in 1960. A three-time winner of the President’s Trophy at Seattle University, he received a Master of Arts in Holistic Studies in Mind-Body Regulation f…

Welcome home. Join us this year for 3 days of kirtan, yoga, and community-building when Bhakti Fest returns to Joshua Tree September 15-17. Learn more about the heart-opening conscious event.

Explore the process of learning to make decisions from your heart center.

Bhakti Fest offers seekers a chance to build conscious community while nourishing their own spirits. Learn more about this year's gathering, happening September 15-17 in Joshua Tree, California.

Discover these three powerful keys to step into a purpose-filled, prosperous, and easeful life.

Interested in nature spirituality but not sure where to start? An herbalist and druid offers three ways to connect to your local landscape.

Chanting the Psalms, regardless of your own spiritual tradition, can offer deep healing for the subtle body. Learn more about the history of this practice and how to incorporate the Psalms into your life.

Explore the surprising science behind Heart Rhythm Meditation, a unique and simple technique to calm the mind and spirit.

Meditation practice not sticking? Get back to the basics and find exactly what works for you in these 12 helpful steps.

Overwhelming emotions are common but often feel insurmountable. Try these five techniques to ground yourself and unwind.

Discover your soul's true purpose as your life takes on a deeper meaning. Realize that our collective purpose is to share our love and that this is the true meaning of life.

Swami Premodaya is a spiritual teacher, author, and founder of JewelTree Center for Spiritual Growth & Guidance. For a full schedule of events and programs, as well as free guided …

Meditation practices are renowned for helping people quiet their minds, leading to a greater sense of peace and serenity.

The Tantric goddess Dhumavati is a dark aspect of the Great Goddess and offers great teachings about rejection, disappointment, and despair. Explore what we can learn from her story.

Explore one philosophy professor's personal review of the OJAYA "Armor" technique—a most rare and potent practice of effortless and blissful deep meditation.

How can we rediscover our goodness and live out that truth daily so that we might thrive in every aspect of our lives? What if the secret to rediscovering our goodness is to look inward?

Qi gong master Lee Holden teaches how to return to the body for balance, peace, and vitality.

Working with the elements can help us ground emotionally and access a deeper connection with ourselves. Learn how salt caves can support our emotional health.

Explore one spiritual teacher’s thoughts on the ways in which we unconsciously meditate on unhappiness, and how to reverse that pattern.

The Golden Ray Initiations isn't just a course; it's an experiential voyage into the depths of your spiritual being.

The first step to finding your calling as an energy healer is to follow what resonates with your heart and aligns with your spiritual philosophy.

The Emotional Freedom Technique, also known as tapping, has been proven to help manage anxiety, stress, and trauma. It can also support us in cultivating healthy relationships.

Discover how Kate Bowler, author of Everything Happens for a Reason and Have a Beautiful, Terrible Day, navigates cancer, faith, and joy.

In moments of meditation and intentional noticing, joy can become a daily companion.

Sharon Salzberg reflects on decades of teaching loving-kindness and how mindfulness can help us face today’s challenges with strength, compassion, and grace.

Whatever you are searching for, whatever the road to happiness or truth is for you, it’s already mapped out.

Licensed psychotherapist and podcast host Nikki Walton shares ways to navigate stormy “inner weather” through the power of Love.