By Michael Oliveira While growing up, the word “pride” was filled with shame. To be proud of my accomplishments was a sin. To be proud of who I am was not allowed because I was not allowed to be my honest self. Seeing out and proud individuals filled me with anger. I thought they were the ones making everyone else’s ... Read More ►
By Suzanne Down Something quite amazing happens when a child listens to a story well told, full of warmth and wonder in the storyteller's voice and heart. The child is taken on wings of imagination to the landscape of the story, where characters, archetypes, actions, challenges, and resolves of grace and greatest care take place. The child is carried to ... Read More ►
David Tresemer, PhD A person sits across from you—you as a licensed professional or life coach or mentor or elder or friend—and asks in words or in a tone of voice, “What’s wrong with me?” A list of symptoms pours out, intermixing with this question. Then comes a very important event: the moment of diagnosis. You name a construct. You ... Read More ►
Beatrice Birch Inner Fire, Inc. is a licensed, not-for-profit, proactive, healing community in Brookline, VT, that offers striving individuals the choice to recover from debilitating and traumatic life experiences. These individuals struggle with difficulties that typically lead to addiction and mental (soul) health challenges, creating the need to strengthen oneself on a deeper spiritual level but without the use of ... Read More ►
Faith Collins Some passions can lie dormant for years, sleepily lifting their heads from time to time until they finally get the chance to explore and be explored more deeply. For me, gardening is one such passion. I’d had occasional veggie boxes and planted flower bulbs here and there, but it wasn’t until I started working in early childhood education ... Read More ►
Mistletoe and the Emerging Future of Integrative Oncology is a new book co-authored by a team of seven dedicated and collaborative physicians who are actively working with mistletoe therapy. We asked two of the authors a few questions about their new book. Let’s start at the beginning – most of us think of mistletoe as the plant we stand beneath during ... Read More ►
by Sabine Joseph As the loving breath of the earth surrounds us each day, the opportunity to become aware of our beautiful, diverse world is presented to us - in all its gifts of nature, animals, and human beings. With these gifts, we are presented with two paths. We can embrace and receive the abundance of joy that diversity ... Read More ►
by Eliza Frey A central beauty of Waldorf education is the deep and intentional observance and celebration of the seasons. As children progress through the grades, each year is marked by festivals, songs, theater, food, and dances that honor the passing of time. I had the good fortune to spend my kindergarten and grade school years at the Waldorf School ... Read More ►
By Kerry Ingram Nine years ago, when I became a parent, I compiled pages and pages of notes from my time as a Waldorf kindergarten teacher and created the Healthy Home Rhythms online course. I remembered how balanced and peaceful it felt, as a teacher, to flow through the day with a strong rhythm, and I knew I wanted to ... Read More ►
By Nancy Blanning It is hard to anticipate how things will unfold in this coming school year. The pandemic is posing another switcheroo on us. Our optimism made us sure that the really hard times were behind us and that we could relax our vigilance. But the virus’s continuing spread is reawakening fears and worries of uncertainty. We see ... Read More ►
