Darkness: Introspection Today just happens to be the darkest day of the year, the last day of falling toward darkness (in the Northern Hemisphere, anyway—lucky you to all the Aussies who read my blog!). Darkness tends to keep us indoors and minimize the distractions that light brings to our lives. In the darkness, we can […]
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12 Days of Winter Meditations: An Introduction
This past summer I did a series of blog posts we called My 14 Days of Summer, A Meditation. People seemed to like it, so I thought I’d do a winter version. Even though I don’t love winter nearly as much as I do summer, it does have its own special benefits. And actually, one […]
Joy to the World: An Easy Restorative Yoga Sequence
by Holly Walck, devoted Iyengar yoga student and teacher Planning, shopping, cooking, traveling, and gathering with extended family…the holiday season is upon us—and along with it, a number of challenges to the body, mind, and spirit. The good news is there’s a simple solution: the practice of supported yoga poses that nurture the body, replenish […]
From Mayhem to Mindful
by guest blogger Pam Peeke, MD, MPH, FACP, best-selling author and expert on health, fitness, and nutrition Several months ago, I had an opportunity to attend an extraordinary conference at Harvard University, entitled Meditation and Psychotherapy: Deepening Mindfulness with Thich Nhat Hanh. An advocate of all things meditation, I’d found that the foundation of most meditative […]
The Spirit of Christmas
by guest blogger Renee James, essayist and blogger Sometimes I think that I’m actually two people. One of me is relentlessly pragmatic, reasonable, and logical. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, except when it gets in the way of the enchantment of everyday life. The confounding counterpart is a me who is just as relentlessly […]
A Walk in the Woods
Sometimes there’s only one thing that works to bring sanity back into my life, energy back into my soul, and balance back into my body—and that is a walk in the woods. It doesn’t have to be a perfect day or the right season, because it’s not about being entertained or impressed. It’s about finding […]
The Yoga of Fullness
by Holly Walck, devoted Iyengar yoga student and teacher Do you know that saying, “Don’t tempt the fates”? Well, in my last blog I asserted that a dedicated yoga practice had seated me in gratitude, which leads to contentment. I’d already planned my next assignment, in honor of the Thanksgiving holiday, to explore the concept […]
The Wind-Up Clock Chronicle
by guest blogger Renee James, essayist and blogger On April 17, 1915, my late uncle’s parents, Tony and Anna Sabatino, selected and purchased furniture to fill their home as newlyweds. Their entire order, totaling $202.45, included the following, and I have the handwritten receipt to prove it: 2 tables: $16.50 and $2 1 stand: $5.00 […]
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Raised on America’s first organic farm, Scratch author Maria Rodale learned how to make everyday favorites from, yes, scratch — the way you remember them; the way they turn out best.
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