Today’s Pentecost scripture reading featured the moment when “...suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting” (Acts 2:1-21). What better way to connect with this astonishing moment than by flying a kite – or, if you’re feeling crafty, by making one?

This week we’d like to offer you a mindfulness exercise whose simplicity belies its power. “Beauty Hunting” was created by Jennifer Pastiloff, an author and contributor to the Nov/Dec 2020 issue of Yoga Journal, and it can be done by anyone, anywhere, at any time.

As it’s Mother’s Day today, we thought you might like to know a little bit about the woman who pushed for its official establishment as a holiday. Her name was Anna Jarvis, and based on the stories about her that have endured from her time (the turn of the 19th century) to ours, she could be rather...difficult.

Mother’s Day is next Sunday! If your eyes got wide when you read that statement, this post is for you. There’s still time to prepare a thoughtful gift for the mom (or other woman who means the world to you!) in your life, and this week we’d like to offer you an idea that is mom tested, mom approved.

Regardless of whether you currently have a dog or cat in your home, this week you and your family can partake in some of the fringe benefits of pet ownership by taking yourselves on a walk...with the excitement and curiosity you’d observe if you were walking a dog!