2009 May/June

Submitted by spiritandhealth on Tue, 05/12/2009 - 9:43am.

Category: Current Issue

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COVER STORY
•Slow Sex: The Polynesian Way of Loving by James N. Powell

FEATURES
•The Joy of Being by Hilary Hart
•Sleep: What You Need to Know by Jill Neimark
•At Lunch with a Terrorist by Brady Kiesling
•What's in a Spiritual Name by Stella Osorojos
•Transformative Travel: What's Holy in the Holy Land by Judith Fein
•Scouting Report: Balancing the Brain Toward Joy by David Kupfer

UPDATES & OBSERVATIONS

Soul + Body
•Lastest Message from Water: Is Dr. Emoto a Spiritual Madoff? by Stephen Kiesling
•How Too Much Caffeine Raises the Dead by Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen
•Writing Oneself Out of Fibromyalgia by Barbara Schramm, M.A.
•Experiences are Better than Stuff
•It Appears All Spiritual Experiences Start in the Same Place in the Brain by Monica Rice
•Spirituality Helps Teens Cope with Chronic Illness by Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen

Enlightened Diet
•Preserve Biodiversity -- Drink Portuguese Wines
•Foie Gras: Feeding Doesn't Stress the Ducks by Matt Sutherland
•Watermelon May Improve Your Love Life by Monika Rice

Connections
•Becoming Disabled Is a Path to Marital Bliss by Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen
•Why the Poor Throw Happier Parties
•How to Stay in an Italian Monastery
•The Grand Dream of a National Police Academy by Laura Whitney

Actions
•The Number for Life as We Know It Is 350 by Stephen Kiesling
•MATERIAL WORLD: Black Purse from Inner Tubes, Completely Biodegradable Tampons, Pure Beauty Oils, Povide a Solar Oven, Build Peace While You Sleep

Expanding Universe
•Parenting, Tibetan Style by Maureen Healy
•Beyond the Horizon: What Are We, Really?
•Letting Go of My Story by Annie Farnsworth

DEPARTMENTS
•From the Editor: Lessons from the Sea Squirt by Stephen Kiesling
•Care of the Soul: Teaching What Matters by Thomas Moore
•Our Evolving Selves: How Oprah Could Keep the Weight Off by Peggy La Cerra
•Roadside Assistance for the Spiritual Traveler: Do Dings and Divots Reveal Soul? by Rami Shapiro
•Opening: Duncan Sprattmoran: The Practice of Landscapes
•Poetry: "This, Too, Shall Pass" by Ronald Wallace Commentary By Kathleen Norris
•Zenvesting: The Seismic Shift By Paul H. Sutherland
•Body Practices: Relax When Too Many Things Are Up in the Air By Jennifer Derryberry Mann
•Best Practice: Root for Your Rival's Happiness By Judith Orloff, M.D.

Book Reviews
By Kristine Morris and Erica Lee
•The Kids' Yoga Book of Feelings by Mary Humphrey
•One Square Inch of Silence by Gordon Hempton and John Grossman
•Integral Life Practice by Ken Wilber, Terry Patten, Adam Leonard and Marck Morelli
•Less by Marc Lesser
•Mindfully Green by Stephanie Kaza
•Healing Through Exercise by Jorg Blech
•Happiness Is An Inside Job by Sylvia Boorstein