Health tourism in India offers hope for a truly healing vacation

By Gini Sikes
India is widely acknowledged as a country of contradictions, something I recently experienced first hand. On a doctor-ordered, no-milk diet, I found myself awash in dairy one steamy afternoon, as two giggling young women resplendent in saris poured rose-tinted milk over my near [...]

The art of spiritual living is like a balanced diet that needs a little of everything

By Edward Viljoen
The art of spiritual living, like a balanced diet, requires more than one form of nutrition and benefits from a balanced approach. For example, selfless service to others (the practice of actively expressing loving-kindness), charitable contribution (the practice [...]

By Sonia Choquette
Our minds are often riddled with fear, and especially fear of losing control, so we do everything in our power to avoid it. Fears such as “ I might lose my job. I might end up alone. I won’t be able to pay my bills. People will abandon me,” and more take over [...]

Swami Kriyananda  (J. Donald Walters) 1926- 2013

A prominent and respected global spiritual leader, Swami Kriyananda, 86, passed away on April 21, 2013 in Italy of natural causes. The charismatic founder of the Ananda Worldwide movement, Kriyananda inspired thousands of people with his vision of a “conscious lifestyle” emphasizing peace, harmony, compassion and love.
One of Kriyananda’s earliest [...]

Whether or not you’ve ever seen a UFO or believe there is intelligent life elsewhere, this is worth a read.

Book by Michael Kane
For most of us, a broken heart is simply a fact of life, something that inevitably happens sooner or later, whether from the loss of a beloved childhood pet or the person you thought was your soulmate. In a perfect world we’d be sad for a little while and then move on, [...]

Directed by Tiffany Shlain

When I sat down to watch Tiffany Shlain’s Connected, I expected a film about the hazards of our cultural addiction to technology, and the highly relatable first few minutes reinforced that impression.
However, I should have paid more attention to the subtitle. Shlain states that her film is about what it means [...]

You can remain in a state of contraction, or release and realign with truth

Formerly plus-size vegetarian Jaime Berube explains why you don’t have to eat meat to get your protein needs met

By Elizabeth Barker

If you’re still struggling with blemishes way past your teen years, take a look at your eating routine. A report recently published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics indicates that overdoing it on foods high on the glycemic index could leave you more acne-prone, and that shaking up your [...]