Spirituality & Health Magazine

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FROM THE EDITOR

Spirituality & Health US

Shelley Kommers • S&H editor Ben Nussbaum spoke with Los Angeles-based artist Shelley Kommers about mandalas, the colors pink and green, and working with gold leaf.

Empower yourself – with an – Armor of Clear, Calm Energy… in just 10-20 minutes. • Learn OJAYA… the Healthful… Anti-Stress… Anti-Anxiety Meditation… for Awakened, Youthful Aging

What Is Love?

When a Tension Gets Attention

THE JAW • The jaw is one of the most common places for us to hold stress and tension. Tensing the jaw when we are angry or to avoid crying is common. Opening the jaw through massage or breathing techniques can sometimes allow for emotional release.

Zen Wellness and the Waters

Great books from our S&H contributors!

CONNECTIONS+CONNECTIONS

PRISON AND PAGANISM • AWYN DAWN, the author of Paganism on Parole, explains how she deepened her faith while incarcerated.

MINDFULNESS OVER MERLOT • It’s time to update our attitudes towards recovery. ADRIENNE VAN DER VALK explains why—and how.

WHAT DOES RECOVERY BASED IN MINDFULNESS LOOK LIKE?

JOURNALING OUT LOUD • Distracted by worrying, anxious, comparing thoughts? Give voice to them. Then give voice to a response to them. KEVIN ANDERSON, PhD, tells you how.

NEW WAYS TO GET OUTSIDE • Cause for optimism: A boom in stunning public parks. MARY BEMIS spoke with author Victoria Newhouse about the parks of the future.

19 COOLING PRACTICES • Struggling to escape the heat? BRENNA LILLY offers tips from Ayurveda, yoga, Western herbalism, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and everyday common sense.

Two Takes on Ritual • MARA BRANSCOMBE, THE AUTHOR OF RITUAL AS REMEDY, EXPLORES THE ORIGINS AND MEANING OF RITUAL IN HER OWN LIFE.

A Ritual-Full Life

How Rituals Rewire Your Brain

THE GANDHI FORMULA • How to Be Everything All at Once

THE SECRET TO BEING YOUR BEST!

Writing Their Own Story • SEASONED AUTHORS ARE REINVENTING THEIR LIVES BY CREATING INSPIRING HEROINES THAT READERS LOVE.

Earlham School of Religion • FIND YOUR CALLING

Animal Chaplaincy Training from Compassion Consortium • FIND YOUR CALLING

The Haden Institute • FIND YOUR CALLING

Celebrant Foundation & Institute • FIND YOUR CALLING

Atlantic University • FIND YOUR CALLING

Saybrook University • FIND YOUR CALLING

Pacifica Graduate Institute • FIND YOUR CALLING

LAZY DAYS • We all need a lazy day from time to time to catch up on all the things we’ve put on hold. When we take time for self-care, we’re giving ourselves permission to embrace the good life. We can rekindle our dreams and make space for our own sacred healing through rest, joy, learning, fun, and laughter.

WORTH THE EFFORT • Learn about Haitian heroes, discover how to be braver, and spend time with a family working together to save the family business.

BYRON KATIE

Ten Thousand Hands

Suffering Exists So We Have Something to Do

Holy Habitats

Mother Aya

ONE MORE THING