Courting Grief & Resurrecting The Life Fire Inside Our Soul
BY NANDI HETENYI Grief is not the same as depression. Grief is very human and natural. It is love’s response to the ever-shifting…
Category: MIND RISE
Magical Lessons From Millennials: Mental Illness & The Power Of Listening To Understand
BY GRACE GETZEN I took my kids to see the movie “Joker” last weekend. I had seen the trailer and thought it looked…
Dear Committed Spiritual Seeker, You’ve Done Your Work — Now, Rise Into Your Power
BY KERI MANGIS Committing to a path of spiritual seeking and healing offers many gifts, such as greater inner clarity; deeper contentment; compassion,…
Uplifting & Healing The Planet: Adventures Of An Ashram Mom
BY CHRISTIE DEL VESCO I spent Christmas 2017 in my first “intentional community.” Ananda Village, founded in 1968 by a direct disciple of…
The Ritual Abuse Of Unity Consciousness
BY ASHLEY CAPPELLETTY Unity consciousness has to do with how we think and how we do so in ways that unite us to…
Do You Truly Desire Liberation Or Do You Like Your Prison?
BY CHRISTIE DEL VESCO Do you want to be liberated? Do you truly wish to live a life 100% free and in the…
Speaking Up & Waking Up In The Light Of Our Deepest Truth
BY MEGAN MULLIGAN Bringing peace and wellbeing into the workspace takes emotional work for me. It can be tricky to navigate the waters…
Society, How I Feel For You — It Was Never Meant To Be This Way
BY AL DUNCAN Dear Society, Many years ago I bid you a not so fond farewell. I was exhausted by your controlling ways.…
Out Of The Ashes, You Rise
BY SHAVAWN M. BERRY “I sing the body electric. I celebrate the ‘me’ yet to come.” ~ [a song based on Whitman’s poem] You awaken…
Losing Your Temper — And Finding Yourself
BY GRACE GETZEN Dear Lover, I lost my temper — again. The inner monologue goes something like this: “Holy shit! What did I…