By Steven Halpern Writing this column on May 8, the news of Prince’s death is still stunning and painful. During a moment of silence at the ZMR Music Awards on Saturday night, you could feel the wave of emotion in the room. It still feels like it happened yesterday. …
Read More »Caregiving with Heart
By Deborah Zagorski Back in mid-2014, I was given a wonderful opportunity. I was asked to provide caregiving services for a lovely woman in my neighborhood. This lady and I had been acquaintances for some time and now our relationship was entering a new era. I was going to become …
Read More »Mini-Garden Magic
By Sue Odland Spring is finally here! A season of new beginnings, new opportunities, and new cravings for fresh greens. A store-bought salad is not the only option. Consider planting a mini-vegetable garden to delight your body, mind, and senses! Miniature varieties of vegetables are easy to plant, maintain, …
Read More »Turn of the White Horse
By Blair McKissock, MSEd, RYT Horses are a large piece of what makes up legend, mythology, and history. At the beginning of the year in the time of winter, we confront the darker aspects of our inner self, sometimes referred to as dancing with your dark horse. During this time, we …
Read More »Mindfulness and Music: Fact-Checking the Field
By Steven Halpern With the presidential primary in full swing now, I find the Fact Checking websites and program segments some of the most valuable. Over the years, I’ve provided quite a bit of truth telling with respect to the sound healing and New Age music field. …
Read More »Spring As Emergence of Divine Energy
By Cynthia Gran “Little Darling, it’s been a long, cold, lonely winter. Little Darling, it seems like years since it’s been here.” Here Comes the Sun, George Harrison As soon as you walk outside on a spring morning, the senses awaken. The ears fill with bird songs. …
Read More »Get your Garden On!
By Sue Odland As temperatures begin to rise and the arctic cold becomes a distant memory, our thoughts turn to spending more time outdoors. Why not spend some time this year helping the planet and your health by growing your own organic fruits and vegetables? Many people find that food grown …
Read More »Horses Don’t Discriminate
By Blair McKissock Have you ever noticed how many different colors of horses there are? Horses can come in almost 100 different varieties of coat color and markings with endless combinations. They are one of a few species that can have multiple variations in their markings within a group of the …
Read More »The Horse as an Archetype for Transformation
By Blair McKissock There are certain times in life when a single concept comes to you over and over again as if to say, “Here is something to pay attention to!” It can come to you in a way that is personal to your collective experience or a priori knowledge, and …
Read More »Finding Your “Why”
By Blair McKissock This is the time of year for transition. As the days slowly begin to get longer, and the promise of spring hangs in the air, we emerge from the darkness, and head towards the light. The darkness of winter gives us the chance to confront the shadow aspects …
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