2008 March/April

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COVER STORY
• Waking Up to Your Dreams by Robert Moss

FEATURES
• Living Off the Grid by Rachel Mosteller
• Rumi: The Way of the Lover by Kabir Helminski
• Searching for Forgiveness in Vietnam by Judith Fein
• Why I'm Giving My Body to Science by Betsy Robinson

COLUMNS
• Contributors in this issue
• BEST PRACTICE: Daring to Transform by Adyashanti
• BODY PRACTICES: Boxing and Buddhism by Jennifer Derryberry Mann
• Care of the Soul - Find Life at Work by Thomas Moore
• OPENING: A New Way of Seeing - Art of Katie Hoffman
• POETRY: Roulette Rose by Joan Swift Commentary by Kathleen Norris
• Roadside Assistance for the Spiritual Traveler: Children's Questions about God . . . Is My Community a Cult by Rabbi Rami Shapiro
• The Place Where Dreams Are Born by Stephen Kiesling
• ZENVESTING: Brother Mike's Three Considerations by Paul H. Sutherland

BOOK REVIEWS
• The Yoga of Jesus: Understanding the Hidden Teachings of the Gospels
• To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings
• The Crazy Makers: How the Food Industry Is Destroying Our Brains and Harming Our Children
• The Glass Seed: The Fragile Beauty of Heart, Mind & Memory
• Valentines
• South of North: Images of Canada

AUDIO REVIEWS
• Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba: Segu Blue
• Cyrus Chestnut: Cyrus Plays Elvis
• Nawang Khechog: Tibetan Meditation Music
• Sol Gabetta: Plays Tchaikovsky, Saint-Saëns, and Ginastera
• The Weavers: Vanguard Visionaries

UPDATES AND OBSERVATIONS

SOUL/BODY
• Energy Medicine Coming of Age by Betsy Robinson
• Loneliness Connects to Genes for Immune System by Carol Schuck Scheiber
• Another Reason to List What You're Grateful For by Sheldon Lewis
• Why Hip Doctors Track Emotions after Surgery by Sheldon Lewis
• Which Doctors Will Annoy Their Patients? by Sheldon Lewis
• Conscientiousness . . . to Prevent Dementia
• SOUL/BODY: Tracking Placebos in the Brain by Sheldon Lewis

EXPANDING UNIVERSE:
• Does Freedom of Religion Mean All Religions?
• What My Dog Taught Me about De-stressing by Betsy Robinson
• Caught in the Oldest Sin of the Mega Church
• Why Thoughts of Death May Inspire Joy
• Create a Chat Room on Your Own Special Hilltop by Carol Lynn Pearson

CONNECTIONS
• Celebrating 10 Years of Girls Circles by Kim Marie Murphy
• The High Carbon Cost of Divorce by Laurie Pawlie-Kienlen
• A Resource for Depressed Lawyers
• Early Puberty Could Be a Sign of Stress at Home by Swaha Devi

SUSTAINABILITY NOTEBOOK
• Climate Change Heroes by Anna Lappe
• Maybe Payday Loans Don't Hurt the Poor by Stephen Kiesling
• Make Your Electric Company Buy More Green Power
• Share Your Ride and Get a Gift

ENLIGHTENED DIET
• Here Is the Latest Research by Monika Rice
• Nutritious Family Meals in Front of the TV by Carol Schuck Scheiber
• What Does "Certified Organic" Mean for Restaurants?