Review by Emmanuel Karavausanos Once in a while one reads a book that not only is a wonderful read, but has a magnet drawing a reader into it and fills the mind with at least a bit of wisdom and good sense. The Ferryman’s Dream is such a book with one difference: it delivers a [...]
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by Heather Roan Robbins This week is full of real opportunity that will not grab us but needs our attention and cooperation to live up to its potential. We need to get busy with wise and steady effort. And whatever we do, the outcome is likely more complicated, or may not turn out as we [...]
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by Stewart Bitkoff That which is permanent is seldom known to the five senses. It must be perceived by another capacity. Until this capacity or organ of perception is awakened, we are like children playing with fire. Sooner or later our actions create problems for us. The completed individual, or enlightened one, is able to [...]
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Are you cyclically confused? In a ceremonial quandary? Completely clueless? Wonder no more. Ask Your Mama, Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Spirituality and Didn’t Know Who to Ask™ by Mama Donna Henes, Urban Shaman Dear Mama Donna, It is raining again. For months now it has rained just about every day. The entire [...]
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by Heather Roan Robbins Love consists in this, that two solitudes protect and touch and greet each other. – Rainer Maria Rilke It could be a blustery weekend in the inner realms unless we listen to Rilke, spend some time housecleaning the soul and getting comfortable in our solitude, but lovingly greet one another when [...]
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by Diomiara D’Agostino Last month we introduced the idea of manifesting through co-creation. Co-creation is opening up to allow the creative talents and abilities of another to co-mingle with your own in order to synergistically create that which you desire to bring forth. This month we will focus on the first step of our co-creative [...]
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Yoga has become a popular option for alternative health management. Research has shown the practice can significantly reduce mental and physical stress, improve mood, and slow the aging process. But some yogis believe many of the estimated 20 million U.S. students are missing the best part of the discipline – the inner happiness attainable through [...]
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by Heather Roan Robbins Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? – Mary Oliver Mayday marks the peak of springtime, the end of the un-farmable half of the year, traditionally celebrated with a raucous appreciation of life returning to the earth, and in some literal or [...]
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Tree, grass, mold and weed pollen levels have been high this year affecting millions of Americans with allergies. Sneezes and sniffles shouldn’t compromise the enjoyment of spring time and outdoor activities! ChicagoHealers.com Practitioner Dr. Kristen Bobik shares these tips to manage season allergies: Stimulate the Acupuncture point that controls the entire face and head. It’s [...]
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What is the No. 1 regret of hospice patients in their dying days? “They wished they would have lived life the way they wanted to, not the way others wanted them to,” says Kathie Truitt, author of The Hillbilly Debutante Café, quoting an article by former palliative care worker Bronnie Ware. Truitt changed her life [...]
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by Heather Roan Robbins Memory or intention. That is the choice. Always. When you come from your memory, you create one kind of experience of relationship… When you come from your intention, you create another kind of experience altogether. – Neale Donald Walsh Get ready to work the garden. Whether seedlings, ideas, intentions or karma, [...]
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By Barry Dennis Earth Day is the day when millions of people in 172 countries all over the globe share their appreciation for our beautiful planet. What are you giving back to the earth this year? You might believe that one person can’t do a lot. But if we take the time to change a [...]
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