Throughout history, Black women have been the glue in their communities. We provide physical and emotional support to families, friends, and strangers. And while we accomplish great things, we are being killed silently, because we do not practice proper self-care.
On Sunday, the 13th we move our clocks ahead one hour. This can be a day of notable dreams and spiritual experiences. Sleeping in can also be delicious.
Scientists define these so-called placebo effects as the positive outcomes that cannot be scientifically explained by the physical effects of the treatment. Research suggests that the placebo effect is caused by positive expectations.
Kintsugi is an art form in keeping with the Zen tenets of non-attachment and the mindful awareness of the beauty in all things — even objects that are flawed or imperfect or worn thin by time. Imperfections are highlighted or emphasized.
The reality is that a mindful approach to pain has nothing to do with denying your experience. It’s all about getting real with it, accepting it, and even embracing it. Mindfulness is a way to be more present with whatever you’re feeling.
The loss of a child, at its core, is every mother and father’s greatest fear. It is unspeakable, unimaginable, and something I would not wish on any human soul.
Fragrance is one of the languages of Earth. The magic of fragrance is that it’s everywhere. With every breath, we breathe in the aromas of our environment. We don’t have to do anything except pay attention.
With Ben Franklin's “old year” approach, perhaps you can sidestep the inevitable challenges that come with traditional New Year’s resolutions and achieve lasting, positive changes.
“Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy could provide needed options for debilitating mental-health disorders including PTSD, major depressive disorder, alcohol-use disorder, anorexia nervosa and more that kill thousands every year in the United States."
I grabbed an old journal and filled a couple of pages with my grateful thoughts. This was no longer a whiny journal; that was the old Georgette I left behind. My new journals are filled with all the wonders of my life.
If you have been called to a job that helps people, you are on a special path. It can be extremely difficult at times, but service careers can also give as much as they demand. Whether you want to pursue a degree in medicine or take a more spiritual journey, there are many ways to benefit others' lives.
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Ofelia Esparza is an artist, an altarista, or altar-maker, and an educator. In 2018, her work in creating and promoting Día de los Muertos-themed altars was recognized with the nation’s highest honor for folk and traditional art with a National Heritage Fellowship.
The more we avoid triggers or the feelings that arise when we are triggered, the more they limit our life and the more painful they become. Our lives and bodies want to bring these stuck parts of ourselves back into wholeness.
The formation of a personal bond with nature is the most important thing we can do to make the world a better place. Because it’s in paying attention that a bond is formed, and it’s the bond that moves us to stand for the things we love, and that need protection.
This month William Shatner became the oldest person to ever fly to space. Upon his return, some of the first words to leave his mouth were, “What you have given me is the most profound experience I can imagine,” he said before hugging Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos.
The full moon is the time of ending and releasing. It is the perfect time to end cycles, release old patterns, habits, behaviors, and thought-forms. This ritual is a simple one, in accordance with the native way of honoring this sacred time.
For the last 350 years, researchers have been trying to explain what they observe so they could form theories to be able to predict outcomes. For me, seeing is believing. I am not so concerned about having a theory. I simply want to know how I can do my energy work better and achieve more consistent results.
Gratitude is underrated. As the foundation of a spiritual existence, the simple act of saying “thank you” has enormous power to make us aware of our blessings, connect us to others, and to help us create meaning out of our experiences.
Smelly rooms are there for a reason. They offer great service to humanity for without them we would be stuck in a room of complacency, stunted growth, and limitations. We would not go in search of nor get to experience that which smells sweeter.
In our culture, most of us have not actually been taught the skill of relaxation, and it is indeed a skill. Our parents probably weren’t taught either, so we can’t really blame them. Our teachers in school probably weren’t taught, so we can’t really blame them either.
It is our instinctual nature that has the ability to live through the up and downs and still maintain relationship to self and other. Unpredictability must be allowed into a relationship for enduring love.
Nourish and nurture your body in more than one way. Create a routine, eat healthy foods, read inspirational texts, watch nature happen. Step on your mat and allow yourself to flow. The rest will take care of itself.
Erin Hanson is a 26-year old Australian poet, who started her poetry blog at age 11, and whose simple poem “Not” has been shared millions of times around the world.
You’re born with intuitive abilities—not just some people, but each one of us. Intuition, like your other built-in senses, is part of the human package. It’s a natural part of who you are and should feel user-friendly and helpful.
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