I have long been interested in ancient spiritual practices like shamanism and witchcraft, and how in reality they are so different from what is portrayed in movies and pop culture. Is it possible the Voodoo religion (spelled “Vodou” in Haiti) has been misinterpreted due to racial discrimination? I decided to find out for myself.
You can learn how to nourish your mental wellbeing when working from home with these tips to help you get through the day.
I am an only child of an only child. My mother and I live on opposite coasts. This morning at 4 a.m. I received a phone call from the nurse at the assisted-living facility saying that my mom had tested positive for COVID-19, and she’d have to be admitted to the hospital.
When we understand that the physical world arises from the primordial light of Ti, by the power of dreaming, we realize we can step outside of the world around us and create a new and better one, a sacred one, driven by vision.
Mindfulness meditation is a great way to ground your busy head, reduce stress, boost productivity, and even help you learn more about yourself.
We can’t create the future until we embrace, reflect upon, and with kindness, release the past. And maybe, we need to make a few changes.
As Shamans we know that a disempowered, victimized, hostile relationship with the Divine feminine keeps us from stepping fully into the medicine way.
In order to move towards a better future, we have to come together with both energy and fortitude, and yoga can be a fantastic tool for cultivating both.
There is a light within each one of us, not just some of us, but is in all of us. We are more alike than the differences than we profess.
The year 2020 hasn’t been one to remember – in fact, for a lot of people it has been an outright nightmare. Amid such suffering, people need some joy.
We can all have moments where we feel like the world doesn't have any room for us anymore. To find some balance, consider these top tips for creating self-care spaces in your home.
Are spirituality, alternative and natural lifestyles waging a war on science, or is there something more complex at play?
Managing our very real anxieties regarding climate change is possible, and not just via protest and debate, but by managing our mental state.
By the time I came to Portland, I had already gleaned a great deal of information about this little-known author, including that he was very different from the way he is portrayed in the Whittier lore.
We are in a historic moment of trauma in the United States. How do we face these things fully, let in the devastation, and then both heal and act?
Jin Shin Jyutsu is not a healing modality, but a harmonizing art. Healing is the only known side effect.
Hiking is a near-perfect combination of elements known to relax us, raise our alertness, elevate our self-esteem, and physically prepare us for true rest afterward.
If you still imagine you are whatever character you are playing, if you identify as anything other than the light energy being you are, then you are unwittingly limiting yourself to the most superficial aspect of your existence.
As a family therapist and professor of educational psychology who studies resilience in families under stress, I can assure you there’s no single schooling option that guarantees a happy, healthy kid or dooms a child to despair.
Isolation can be a recipe for anxiety and depression. Left alone people may wither. But what about hermits and mystic loners who enjoy solitude? What is their secret?
When COVID-19 invaded the world, everyone became subjected to something that the elderly have often had to deal with on their own — social isolation and loneliness.
Imagination is a wonderful thing. Emotions are often a result of the mind telling us stories without our direction over the outcome.
Most prison artists don’t consider making art until they become incarcerated. For many, it is a choice of growth over deterioration.
The day I decided to question my own beliefs about my story is the day that I set myself free.
Ever since I can remember, I’ve had a fascination with death. When my wife, Melissa, and I began dating, she gave me a book titled Don’t Be Afraid to Die. That is especially weird because she was 11 years old and I was 14.
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