Claudia Cummins, Contributor

Plant seeds of mindfulness in your child’s life, and you may be surprised how beautifully those seeds bloom. Kids are naturally primed for thoughtfulness and care, and this interest can be cultivated through simple practices sprinkled into your family’s daily life. Give a few of the following practices a try the next time your family […]

Wise teachers from many spiritual traditions tell us that while we don’t always have control over how life unfolds, we do have control over how we manage it. We are in charge of the spirit with which we face our life and the attitude with which we live it. In other words, we don’t always […]

The ancient practice of meditation has made a home in our modern culture for good reason. Learning to steady the mind can help us stay calm and balanced amid the many stresses of our busy lives. Meditation is an open and expansive state of being that arises when we are completely present in the here-and-now […]

Hatha yoga fosters health, happiness and well-being through focused movement of the body and breath. The gentle stretches and flowing motions of this ancient art calm the mind, heal the body and energize the spirit. Considered a form of meditation through movement, yoga strengthens the body while melting away long-held tensions that obstruct our natural […]