I went on a month-long news fast last year. The state of our world — including the war in Ukraine, mass shootings, and environmental...

I connect cedar branches with wire clippings and bend them into a circle. The camphor-like scent brings wood inside the room and envelops...

My dear friend, Pamela Overeynder, recently posted on her Facebook page a beautiful poem by Elena Bernabè (sharing the post on The Soul...

We all experience transition. It is inevitable as long as we exist. It is the order of nature: weather changes, seasons shift, and people...

I teach a class called Healing Culinary Traditions from Asia. This four-session series features diets, ingredients, cooking methods, and...

While making a Balinese offering sample, my mind wanders the rice paddies in Ubud, the village where I lived with my family for over 15...

Okame (the Lady of Happiness), Hyottoko (the Funny Man), and Ebisu (the Lucky Gods). I smile while going through Kagura masks one by one...

Yellow daisies, Indian blanket, prairie verbena, and buttercup. Rainbow-colored wildflowers popped up in our yard. Butterflies and bees...

It’s happening again. The departure time for my flight is fast approaching. I have so many items to pack in my suitcase, but it is still...

The earth-colored ceramic bowl was decorated with golden lines. They were not arranged in patterns and flowed like a stream, freely...

My heart is tightening with a feeling again. I’m familiar with this experience. Sadness, irritation, or resistance — whatever the emotion...

The arc of darkness is slowly advancing over the golden full moon. It is a subtle move but undeniable. Little by little, Earth’s shadow...

The dancing flames light up the dark yard. The cracking sounds of firewood echo through the night. The light reveals the drawings I’m...

Darkness is the silence of the universe. Just as we can hear our soul's message only in silence, the brightest stars are nowhere but in...