Truth in Fiction

For thirty years now, I’ve been going on retreat several times a year, often for weeks at a time. From my small room in a Benedictine hermitage high up above the California coastline, the sea scintillates all around, a still blue plate impossible to refute. The hills...

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Is This North America’s Best Summer Getaway?

Whistler has a well-deserved reputation for winter adventure, but Canada’s premier mountain resort might just be even better after the snow melts The post Is This North America’s Best Summer Getaway? appeared first on Yoga Journal.

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When You Feel Trapped in a Life That Looks Good on Paper

“When something isn’t right for you, it has a way of letting you know. Not in one big announcement, but in a thousand small nudges.” ~Martha Beck I was sitting at the kitchen table with my coffee one morning when a thought slipped in that I hadn’t let myself think...

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Coming Home to My Mother’s Love

It had been almost twelve months since I’d last seen her, and many years since we had lived in the same place. After I’d moved away for college, I hadn’t spent many long periods of time with Má. The summer I graduated, I’d gone to Plum Village in France for a summer...

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30 Journal Prompts for Mental Health Awareness Month

Welcome to May! May is also known as Mental Health Awareness Month 😇💖 For this special month, I wish to focus on being more consistent with my habit of journalling. Previously, for everything that was on my mind, I used to journal in my diaries. I find myself...

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