2008 July/August

COVER STORY
• Getting to Aha! by Trebbe Johnson

FEATURES
• The Red Bump by Francesca Vanegas
• Vengeance 101 by Michael E. McCullough
• Who Gets You Across the Road? by Jaqueline Lapa Sussman
• The Simple Truth About Red Wine by Judith Fein
• Odd-Shaped Tomatoes by BK Lauren
• Why Americans Suffer More Pain by Mark Liskey

COLUMNS

• FROM THE EDITOR: The Hard Work of Effortless Moments
• CONTRIBUTORS: Michael E. McCullough, Ph.D., Trebbe Johnson, BK Loren, Rami Shapiro
• OPENING: A NEW WAY OF SEEING: Stephen Huneck: Loving with Abandon
• POETRY: "My Mother's Body to Wires, To Tubes" by Marianne Boruch; Commentary by Kathleen Norris
• BEST PRACTICE: Patience by Allan J. Hamilton
• BODY PRACTICES: Happy Practitioners Call It "Big Ass Yoga!" by Jennifer Derryberry Mann
• ZENVESTING: The Practice of Saving by Paul H. Sutherland
• CARE OF THE SOUL: Is That Your Complex Speaking? by Thomas Moore
• OPEN MIND, OPEN HEART: Do I Have Nature Deficit Disorder? by Jill Neimark
• ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE FOR THE SPIRITUAL TRAVELER: Intelligent Design or Scientific Materialism? by Rabbi Rami Shapiro

BOOK REVIEWS
• Being in Love: How to Love with Awareness and Relate without Fear
• The Spirit of Tea
• Out of Poverty: What Works When Traditional Approaches Fail
• The Warrior: A Mother's Story of a Son at War
• Human Goodness
• The Cure Within: A History of Mind-Body Medicine
• How Can I Talk If My Lips Don't Move? Inside My Autistic Mind

AUDIO REVIEWS
• Habib Koité & Bamada: Afriki
• Rose Maddox with the Vern Williams Band: Beautiful Bouquet
• Baiba & Lauma Skride: Duo Sessions
• Bayard Rustin: The Singer
• Sinikka Langeland: Starflowers

UPDATES AND OBSERVATIONS

SOUL/BODY
• Is the Fear of Snakes in our DNA? by Betsy Robinson
• Poor Sleep Takes a Higher Toll on Women by Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen
• Sad? Stay Out of the Mall by Stephen Kiesling
• Three Graduate Programs in Spirituality and Health
• Make Your Bedroom a Chemical-free Sanctuary by Jill Neimark
• What to Give Your Friend in the Hospital
• Tribal Living Risks
ACTIONS:
• Is Head Better than Heart in Negotiations? by Betsy Robinson
• Build Organic Farms to Soak Up Carbon by Anne Lappé
• Finding Happiness on $5 a Day by Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen
CONNECTIONS
• Why Attractive Mates Seem So Scarce
•Your Next Great Gig as a Celebrant by Allison Balas
• Moving Quotes by Betsy Robinson
• Going Home by Judith Fein
• A Mother's Gift by Katie Tandon
EXPANDING UNIVERSE
• Armchair Pilgrimages by Susan Baller-Shepard
• A Fool for Peace by Robert Hirschfield
• Ancestry Offer for Black Churches
ENLIGHTENED DIET
• Going Vegan May Have Fringe Benefits by Sheldon Lewis
• Organic versus Mystical Winemaking by Matt Sutherland
• Hats, Sunscreen, and Tomato Paste