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Starlight Traveler

Dreams of Sailing Through Space

Upset Offset

As Office Space Shrinks, Amenities Expand

Performance Poets

Words Written to be Heard

Happy At Work

Love What You Do

A Secret to Longevity

Benefits of a Positive Attitude

We Care

Fund a Favorite Charity at No Extra Cost

Inspiration Editor's Pick

May 2012

Inspiration in the Valley

The Art of Self-Healing

The Art of Self-Healing

How Rita Loyd learned to love herself through the process of creating art

Inspiration This Month

The Power of Place

The Power of Place

Deeply embedded in our strongest memories, special places become a manifestation of divine energy.

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Handmade Happiness

Handmade Happiness

A Hands-On Approach to Authentic Living

Participating in craftwork gives us a sense of confidence and completeness that’s often lacking in our fast-paced, digital world.

Love: An Unconditional Experience of the Heart

Love: An Unconditional Experience of the Heart

A Natural Awakenings Exclusive Interview with Byron Katie

Best-selling self-help author, workshop leader and relationship guru Byron Katie's approach to healing broken relationships can help even in the midst of crisis.

Women As Leaders

Women As Leaders

Pulling Together to Secure Harmony on Earth

Since 2005, the power of media images has been stretching our collective imagination and changing the perception of what is possible for young girls and women who dream of using their leadership skills to make our world a better place to live.

The Power of a Father’s Story

The Power of a Father’s Story

Letting Your Children Know You

Every dad wants to feel emotionally close with his children. Sharing appropriate stories with them—about your goals, fears, joys and triumphs—can nurture strong connections.

Kids Teach Us Joy

Kids Teach Us Joy

The world delights and awes kids on a daily basis. It can do the same for us, too.

Master the Dream of Your Life

Master the Dream of Your Life

Keys to Creating Freedom, True Happiness and Love

In his book, The Four Agreements, a New York Times bestseller, don Miguel reveals the source of self-limiting beliefs that rob us of joy and create needless suffering.

Emotional Well-Being

Emotional Well-Being

Key to Healthy Relationships

International mind-body health authorities and renowned medical doctors share some practical steps to create and maintain emotional balance and freedom in our relationships.

Humor

10 Guidelines for Enlightenment

10 Guidelines for Enlightenment

Swami Beyondananda’s FUNdamentalist Advice

The Swami says, “Have a good “laughsitive” twice a day to ensure regularhilarity.”

Green And Bear It

Green And Bear It

Wry Meditations On Going Green

Swami Beyondananda, the cosmic comic, agreed to comment on the trials and tribulations of living an increasingly greener life, so that we may all help create a greener planet.

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Meditation

The Art of Meditation

The Art of Meditation

Quick Escapes to Focus Your Mind and Soothe Away Stress

Wild Dolphin Encounters

Wild Dolphin Encounters

Lessons in the the Art of Podding

By experiencing the example of the dolphins, communing in the glorious surrounding Nature, and engaging in daily, open-hearted sharing and teamwork, our group entered an ultimate, infinite heart-centered dimension in which leaps and bounds of healing can happen.

A Conversation with Phil Cousineau

A Conversation with Phil Cousineau

Documentary Filmmaker, Author and Travel Leader to Sacred Sites

Phil Cousineau, documentary filmmaker, travel leader to sacred sites and author, discusses his book, The Art of Pilgrimage.