Note: I wrote this article for Natural Awakenings magazine a few months back. It seems very appropriate in view of the deaths that many have so painfully suffered in recent months. Grief can come suddenly as the result of an unexpected death, the loss of a job or a serious illness. Or grief can be … Read more
We can live for weeks without food and days without water, but we can only live for a few minutes without air. Breath is the stuff of life. But the air we breathe goes far beyond the scientific composition of air, the nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide and other elements. The power of prana In the practice … Read more
True confession: I am a catalog addict. I’ll read any catalog, even if it’s for farm equipment or shipping materials, in which I have zero interest. Mind you, I rarely order anything from these catalogs. I just like to look at them. So when the latest catalog came from a national bedding store, I naturally … Read more
(from 10 Best Ways to Manage Stress by Kathleen Barnes) Meditation isn’t complicated or particularly esoteric. Meditation is simply stilling your mind. Since we know the mind and body and spirit are all interwoven, stilling the mind will heal body and spirit as well. Meditation has been practiced for thousands of years, but modern science … Read more