Preview of our January/February ssue

The Creation of “I” by Peggy La Cerra, Ph.D.
How we create and re-create our selves with our energetic behavior. A fascinating explanation from the latest neuroscience.

When Western Women Become Eastern Nuns by Mridu Khullar
What drives women to give up jobs, leave friends and family, and take monastic vows? A visit to an Indian nunnery provides some answers.

Saving Sacred Species by Tracy Basile
How those plants and animals that are sacred to Native cultures need to be saved for the world’s health: Winona LaDuke (Anishinaabe) on wild rice; Rosalie Little Thunder (Lakota) on buffalo; Robin Kimmerer (Potawatomi) on sweetgrass; Karen Sussman on wild horses

A Perfect Place to Live by Clair McPherson
The genius of Benedictine monasteries is that they can awaken us to contemplation. Here’s how ancient monks created spaces to facilitate meditation and how and why these sanctuaries can make our lives more peaceful today.

Scouting Report: A Conversation with Daniel Gottlieb by Betsy Robinson
Psychologist, author, teacher, radio host on truth, truth-telling, and the sweet pain of being human.


Plus our regular departments:

"The Antidote to Finance Fears" by Paul H. Sutherland

Thomas Moore on "Silence and the Spiritual Life"

"Into the Wormhole of Addiction ... and Out Again" by Jill Neimark

Plus news shorts, Body Practices, a Best Practice for losing weight, and much, much more.