By Silas Beardslee The only truthful way for me to illustrate the International Youth Initiative Program (YIP) in Sweden, I believe, is with the story of my own experience as participant, alumnus, co-worker, and then contributor. With each passing year, and each group of individuals passing through the program, YIP becomes ever more diverse, and continues to prove that it is ... Read More ►
Renee Meyer, MD There is an advertisement picturing a middle-aged couple walking down the beach. As they walk, the woman’s image slowly dissolves, leaving just one beach walker. Families of people with dementia experience this feeling of dissolution and loss. In the early stage of dementia, the afflicted patients themselves can often feel loss and sorrow as their own organizational ... Read More ►
Hello Readers, I am writing this note to you while sitting in my favorite rusty lawn chair, parked in the middle of my flower bed, Pacific Northwest Style, in full bloom. I am filled with gratitude and more than ever, as our social and political systems are under increased pressure, I am acutely aware of my place of privilege as ... Read More ►
Hello Dear Readers, Flowers are blooming and the sun is shining up here in the Pacific Northwest! The earth keeps turning and we are well out of the season of endless gray days and long dark nights. The days are getting longer and sunnier. Within the next several weeks they’ll culminate in seemingly endless 18 hour days! An almost manic ... Read More ►
By Seth Jordan Where do new ideas come from? The kind of ideas that fire the imagination and break the hold of tyrant and tradition. How are discoveries made? Inventions? Innovations? How do works of art arise? New melodies that suddenly shine a light on some vast, hidden landscape of the soul; new stories that wake us up to a ... Read More ►
By David Tresemer, PhD Thousands of pages are written about trauma every year. Trauma has become a favorite subject in mainstream psychology. To begin to understand the phenomenon, let us build a picture of the human being: To the receiving department of the soul’s kitchen, fresh cartloads of sensory impressions are brought—cartload after cartload, every moment. Just as one harvests ... Read More ►
By Robert Kellum, ND To fully understand anthroposophic naturopathy today, we need to be clear what naturopathic medicine is, and how anthroposophy can help it to evolve; to understand what path anthroposophy offers naturopathic medicine, and all medicine for that matter, to move forward toward the higher, integrative ground we all need. That ground can’t be defined by any one ... Read More ►
By Nancy Blanning Healthy children grow most easily in the surroundings of a healthy family. And healthy parents are necessary for the overall health of the family unit. As has been stated many times on these pages, parenting is probably one of the most significant roles one can fulfill in life. At the same time, it can be one of ... Read More ►
Hello LILIPOH Readers! We are getting a lot of thanks and appreciation for finally bringing back into print our Holistic Wellness Guide. Originally published in 1997, this fully updated edition of the Guide has a mission to empower the individuals, families, and caregivers in a practical and accessible way. This guide centers on home care and includes hundreds of recommendations on ... Read More ►
By Nancy Blanning We did not know that we were creating; we were just doing. Materials were simple and the activity was satisfying. It is said that play is a child’s work. It is important for us to observe and respect children’s play process. My memories from childhood often recall my mother saying “Go play.” To ... Read More ►
