Conscious Community Magazine

by Alecia Rice Q: I’m a teenager whose mom thinks it’s rude for me not to want to hug family at gatherings. It makes me uncomfortable to hug certain people, and I think I should be able to choose for myself. What do you think? — Rude Teen A: Dear …

By Janae Jean and Spencer Schluter Bhante Sujatha is a Theravada Buddhist monk from Sri Lanka. He has made it his life’s work to share the teachings of the Buddha and the message of healing through loving kindness. This mission has taken him around the world. When he was only …

Conscious Community Holiday Party Dec. 1, 2018, 5 p.m. It is a time for us to mix and mingle! To show our gratitude to you, we would like to invite you to our Holiday Party! We are having a potluck-style party with great music, games, gifts and great conversation. We …

By Ellen Grace O’Brian – We can easily verify that the search for happiness is a fundamental motivation underlying all that we do. From the moment we get up in the morning, we are on a quest to avoid suffering and gather as much happiness as possible—from mundane desires to satisfy …

By Theresa Puskar Schaumburg, IL – Nov. 10 & 11, 2018 “With the help of breath, we recreate crisis and then integration can happen. Every crisis carries the seed of our awakening. When we go and meet that, what is left is love.” — Colin P. Sisson What a wonderful …

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By Dr. Bryan Robinson – We all know good health and happiness depends on having proper balance between our professional and private lives. It is completely within our power to let go of anxiety and achieve and maintain a healthy work/life balance. When wereframe our priorities and cultivate mindfulness in daily life, …

By Dean Sherzai, MD, PhD and Ayesha Sherzai, MD  After fifteen years of research and practice, we are certain that lifestyle has a profound effect on the health of the brain, and we know that lifestyle medicine, a field of medicine devoted to addressing the factors that contribute to chronic disease, …

By Alan Cohen When I texted my niece Jordin, an attorney who works as a public defender, she told me she was at a softball game. Every month, she explained, the town lawyers get together with the inmates at the local prison along with the guards, and play softball. I …

By Carolyn M. Greenleaf As the end of each year approaches, we find ourselves reassessing our paths, and often, the totality of our lives. During this review, a natural transformation takes place; one that is both painful and beautiful. This transformation is instigated by many things—both seen and unseen. I …