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Larapinta Dreaming

CLAYTON JOHN's latest series, Larapinta Dreaming, was inspired by a fundraising walk on the Larapinta Trail in northern Australia, near Alice Springs and Uluru. Clayton is currently showing these paintings at the Linton & Kay Gallery in Subiaco, Perth, Australia. You can also visit his work on Instagram at @clayton_images.

Guidance from the Future

explores the nature of problems and why we struggle so much with change. She offers some simple guidance on how to approach transformation, in everyday life as well as in the field of spirituality, and how to take help from others, including a spiritual guide.

4 IDEAS for Healthy Eating in THE NEW YEAR

POOJA KINI simplifies the art of eating healthy food to 4 simple principles that are easy to follow. She brings joy to eating well, and encourages us to start the New Year with an approach to food that is both realizable and sustainable.

Wake Up to the Dark

the Author walks the path toward a new appreciation of the night.

Diana Sudyka

S&H editor Ben Nussbaum spoke with Diana Sudyka about taxidermy, clayboard, and combining words and images. Look for her art throughout this issue.

RABBI RAMI SHAPIRO-ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE FOR THE SPIRITUAL TRAVELER

For over half a century, RABBI RAMI has been devoted to a single teaching: Alles iz Gott, Everything is God.\" To learn more, visit the website rabbirami.com.

THE SOUL OF THERAPY

Theologian Karl Barth wrote: Laughter is the closest thing to the grace of God.” Barth's s words dignify laughter, lifting g it up from being considered a silly or shallow part of human experience to being one of life’s most healing gifts.

10 Tips for the First-l1me Retreat goer

More than a summer camp come for the fun & friends, stay for the calm & community

SARAH BOWEN - CREATURELY REFLECTIONS

(REV) SARAH BOWEN directs the Animal Chaplaincy Training Program at Compassion Consortium. Enroll at animalchaplaintraining. com.

GUEST HOUSE-GUEST COLUMNIST KEN MOGI

This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival.

THE HIDDEN COST OF DOMESTICATION

Animal trainer REN HURST lost everything when she discovered a new way of being with animals. What she gained made the loss worthwhile.

running on gentle Power-

Life is an ultramarathon. The best path is to access your sisu and keep your heart open.

MOVE FOR RECOVERY

author of Recovering You, shares his recovery journey and how movement was the key to success.

Great Places

TO PAUSE, REFLECT, AND RENEW

Hips

Your hips are the source of most of your ability to move around in the world. These joints are comprised of many different muscle and bone structures, including the glutes, the inner thighs, the sacrum/tailbone, the pelvic floor, and the whole pelvic structure.

SPREADING GRATITUDE

The start of the year is a time to celebrate our growth and our power to endure changes and difficulties. Giving gifts to others can express our own gratitude and inspire a steady stream of goodwill the whole year through. CURATED BY HUNTER LIGUORE

MARK NEPO-OUR WALK IN THE WORLD

In January, MARK NEPO will be teaching in person at the Kalamazoo Public Library and online with Alternatives of London. In February, Mark will be leading a mastery week at the Modern Elder Academy in Mexico and offering his latest online webinar. Please see marknepo.com and live. marknepo.com for details.

PAUL SUTHERLAND-THE HEART OF HAPPINESS

PAUL SUTHERLAND struggles with creating an off-ramp for his ignorant and stupid thoughts and actions. He falls down, gets back up, and tries again. Comments or thoughts on this article can be sent to paul@paulhsutherland. com.

TOWARDS JOY

Ben Nussbaum spoke with CYNDIE SPIEGEL about her latest book, Microjoys.

Are You Eating for Your Mind, Body, and Soul?

LUKE COUTINHO practices in the space of Holistic Nutrition Integrative Lifestyle Medicine and is the founder of You Care, an online wellness market. He shares some simple wellness tips to help us benefit from the food we eat every day.

Celebrating Food

DAAJ! share some simple tips on eating well for physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health. These ideas also can solve humanity's issues of food security, the environment, and how we re-establish our relationship with planet Earth.

Entrainment

KARISHMA DESAI introduces the principle of entrainment, and the synchronicity between all things found in nature. She highlights the role of the heart as the entrainer par excellence, and the way to sync the rest of our body with the heart to discover the ultimate entrainment.

LET NATURE heal you

ELIZABETH DENLEY shares a few simple lifestyle tips to improve overall health and well-being.

The Minefield of the Mind: helping children make sense of their hearts and minds

DR. HESTER O CONNOR, a clinical psychologist, shares some simple ways to help children know what is going on inside their hearts and minds.

Garden Gifts

ALANDA GREENE extols the benefits and virtues of tending a garden, the elevation of beauty in the work, and the way gardening restores our awareness of our kinship with Nature.

ECO-ANXIETY

KASHISH KALWANI is a graduate student at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. She is also one of the editors of Heartfulness Magazine. She shares some insights on ecoanxiety from her classmates who are undergraduates and graduate students studying the course,\"Climate Change and Society,” taught by Professor Eri Saikawa.

HOPE: ONE PRISONER'S EMANCIPATION

ALISON GRANGER-BROWN lives on Gabriola Island, BC, Canada, and works with indigenous women in the prison system. She shares one woman's story of courage and personal transformation. It is a reminder that even the most marginalized can find their way toward peace and purpose in life.

New Biology

In the book, The pH Miracle, Dr. Robert Young explains how our modern lives are suffering from imbalance caused by our dietary choices. He also explains how we can easily restore our health, getting the best nutrients and eating a balance diet, by finding the right combination of foods. If you would like to benefit from his exhaustive research, as well as from the works of early pioneers in the field, I highly recommend reading the book.

5 Imperatives of Delegation

DR. ICHAK ADIZES tackles the challenging topic of good delegation, which is so essential for a healthy work life. He presents 5 principles that help us to achieve both effectiveness and efficiency, as well as supporting the team members to whom we are delegating.

Mudras@work

DAAJI shares the yogic practice of mudras, offering a few examples. They are so simple and practical that they are perfect for workplace well-being. They can be done while you are reading an email, in a meeting, or listening to a client or colleague.