Archive - Spirit of Change Magazine

Mind, Body, Wallet: Money And The Spiritual Journey

"...the sage, traveling all day, does not lose sight of his baggage. Though there are beautiful things to be seen, he remains unattached and calm." — Lao Tsu, Tao Te Ching

Sacred Place

Sacred Place, a poem by Elizabeth Caffrey

Taproots and Soul Survival: Weathering the Winds of Life

About fifteen years ago, I lived in a house in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. In my back yard were many trees of distinction...

New Avenues In Energetic Healing

When you allow it to happen, instant healing occurs. Disease is the subconscious blocking of your own natural processes and energies to the healing energies in the universe.

The Power Of Reiki

Reiki is a Japanese word which loosely translates to mean the transfer of universal energy. This transfer can be to another person, animal, plant, situation or even to oneself.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: More Than Just Being Tired

Superman. Wonder Woman. That's you. Well, maybe you're not superhuman, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, but I bet you are an active person...

Macrobiotics is a Greek term ("macro" means long, and "bios" means life) first introduced by Hippocrites, the father of Western medicine. Modern practice follows the guidelines taught by George Ohsawa and, most recently, by Michio Kushi.

Enlightenment: A Simple Choice?

We go through life just assuming that the reality we are living is Truth, taking for granted that we have the best information for living a happy and successful life.

Musings: The Acceleration of Healing

Over the past several weeks, The Grafton News - our town weekly newspaper - has published a volley of emotional...

Crossing the Great Divide: Spirit Communication and Healing through Spiritualism

Is it possible to communicate with those who have passed over? Is spiritual healing a reality? Is there a place called heaven and a place called hell? These and other questions are on the minds of many people these days.…

Peace Pagoda Tales

The New England Peace Pagoda in Leverett, MA, inaugurated in October 1985, was the first peace pagoda to rise in North America.

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The 13th Chakra And The Acceleration of Healing

Many of us are familiar with the seven chakras, the major energy centers of the body that run from the base of the spine...

Seeing the Light through the Heart of an Indian : An Interview with Frank DeContie

Spirit of Change Reader's Request I first met Frank DeContie and his wife Sandra at our very first Harvest Gathering in 1997. Frank is an Algonquin ceremonial medicine keeper...

Nature Will Not Wait

The fall of the Berlin Wall and the political storm that swept across the world a little over a decade ago was above all else...

East Mirrors West - An interview with Yumiko Kohama

As Chairperson of the International Department of Earth Village Network, Japanese environmentalist Yumiko Kohama and staff

There's Snow Place Like Home : An Interview with Bruce Carroll

"Teaching children about the natural world should be treated as one of the most important events in their lives." - Thomas Berry, Dream of the Earth

Baby Yoga - An Interview with Helen Garabedian

Many women continue with formal yoga instruction after the birth of a child. In some cases mom and infant...

Going It Alone — The Path of Single Parenting

"You are living my worst nightmare," declared my friend Helena last fall as we sat down to dinner in my kitchen.

Pilates: Holistic Health Fitness Goes Retro

In response to the latest trend in fitness, exercise and health, people are flocking to Pilates classes and Tammy Plaxico's phone is ringing off the hook.

Taking the Kids for a Walk on the Wild Side: An Interview with Sharon Anderson

"The ancients knew something which we seem to have forgotten." ~ Albert Einstein I met Sharon Anderson for the first time at Harvest Gathering in 1997 at Mt. Washington, MA. Living in upstate Vermont near the Canadian border, Sharon had…