Conscious Community Magazine

By Lee Harris Prayer can be a wonderful entry point or gateway for many. The problem is if they don’t go beyond it. And if they don’t go beyond it, for many it can get confining to their souls. And in fact, it can start to erode their souls if …

By Ellen Meredith Melanie, Jill, and their two dogs took refuge from Covid-19 in a sweet cottage in a rural area of Oregon. They chose to focus their energy on connecting back into mother nature, rather than feeling locked down or limited by the changes in their work and life …

  By Betsy Bruns Giving thanks in November is an American tradition that dates back to 1621 when, as the story goes, a harvest feast was shared between the English colonists (Pilgrims) of Plymouth and the Wampanoag people, or the native people of North America, who were here in America before any of …

By Ania Wilewska In today’s society, it’s difficult to imagine a day where we don’t use our cellphones. Smartphones have become ingrained in our everyday life. For some, they even seem like an extension of our bodies. Smartphones offer a lot of positives, such as the ability to successfully navigate …

  By Janet Thompson  If you’re like most people you want smooth healthy skin, but maybe you don’t want to wade through hundreds of chemically laden products to get it. That’s where antioxidants can help. Incorporating the right antioxidants into your diet and skin care routine can have a positive …

  By Jakeb Brock Reintegration is a word often used to describe the fulfillment and fruition of our spiritual work.  It involves bringing our individual inner world or psyche into harmonious alignment with the perfection of being — that is, the full potential for which we were created.  It establishes …

  By Yoichi Utebi For most of us, the word ‘curse’ brings fantastical images of black magic, witches’ cauldrons, and a little “eye of newt and toe of frog” to mind. But though we may be tempted to believe they are merely fantasy, curses can, in fact, be a very …

  By Ania Haas It’s Monday morning. You open your eyes and realize that you are again in the same reality, in the same home with the same people and the same problems. You’ve had enough. You are dragging yourself out of bed, starting your day and the only thing …

  By Raquel Jex Forsgren, Yoga Therapist, C-IAYT  The benefits of yoga are felt the FIRST time you do it. We go to yoga because we want to increase flexibility, strengthen and tone our muscles, alleviate stress and let go of our busy days. For some, it’s the only time we …

By Betsy Bruns As a classic, October-born Libra, I love the fall by design. After all the summer fun and UV rays, cooler temperatures, brilliant colors, falling leaves and warming fires are welcome—as are pumpkins, root vegetables and sweet treats. Orange you ready for fall? It was not until I …