Freedom from Trauma Through Non-Harming & Letting Go

Freedom from Trauma Through Non-Harming & Letting Go

By: Michelle Scandurro My dog stands in ant piles. It used to drive me crazy. For a while, I even tried to teach her to recognize and avoid them. After a little comical trial and error and a lot of mutual misunderstanding, I realized that she just can’t see the...
The Lotus Dimension

The Lotus Dimension

By Monica Edelstein Last spring, I walked into my garden and was awestruck by how fast everything was growing. Seeds I had recently planted seemed to grow half a foot overnight. Plants that had slept dormant or succumbed to freezing temperatures were making comebacks...
Breathe and Begin Anew

Breathe and Begin Anew

Breathe and Begin Anew   By Keith Porteous Meade To everything turn, turn, turn, sang Pete Singer and The Byrds, in reference to a famous verse from the Old Testament. In some wisdom traditions, Time is represented as a circle. We go round and round again, most likely...
Finding Joy in Impermanence

Finding Joy in Impermanence

Finding Joy in Impermanence by Carrie Hood Last summer, I rented a car and drove down the Blue Ridge Parkway, from its beginning in Virginia, where it is called Skyline Drive, to Ashville, NC. Along the way, I had to exit many times due to fires and road construction...
Cultivating Compassion

Cultivating Compassion

by Stephanie Stelly “Yoga” is a Sanskrit word that comes from the root word “yuj” that translates as, “to yoke” or “to unite.” Yoga can unite us within our own bodies, minds, and spirits, as well as with the entire universe. We are now coming to the close of an...