Well-being Q&A: Gerry Starnes, M.Ed. & Shamanic Practitioner

I recently read Waiting for Autumn, a novel by Daily Om co-founder Scott Blum based on his own spiritual journey which included a number of shamanic healing practices. I interviewed him for Soul Lab Radio and I was intrigued by his description of soul retrieval and other mystical modalities– bringing the ancient into modern day. So [...]

Getting My Self-Care On at The Crossings

Note to self: Even the most beautiful, fluid, tranquil place in Texas can not protect you from the harsh rays of the sun if you forget to put on sunscreen.
A couple of weekends ago my friend and I decided to take a self-care day at The Crossings here in Austin, TX. For years I had been [...]

Well-being Q&A: Carole Coombs, Green Valley Spa

 

 
Green Valley Spa was established in 1986 by Alan & Carole Coombs. Carole, a Master Esthetician, has been called the “Grandmother of Spas” and has worked in the spa business for more than thirty years. Carole has played a vital role in the development of the Green Valley Spa and the Green Valley Laboratories where [...]

Well-being Q&A: Michael Mitton, Findhorn Foundation

The Findhorn Community began in 1962 by Peter and Eileen Caddy and Dorothy Maclean. They first came to northeast Scotland in 1957 to manage the Cluny Hill Hotel in the town of Forres with great success due to their unorthodox management style driven by intuition and receiving “guidance” from spiritual sources.  Cluny became a four-star hotel, but after several [...]

Good Vibes: Move Your Boogie Body 1982

OK, so in 1982 I was in junior high and my biggest concern was whether or not I was ever going to meet Paul McCartney. I didn’t even have the slightest conception that I should be striving for a Boogie Body. But in this Jazzercise clip, the near 40 year-old me is thinking a) what [...]

Well-being Q&A: Leslie Davenport

How much do you know about self-guided imagery? If you think it’s about visualizing beautiful landscapes to cope with stress, that’s not it. Well, maybe that’s a little of it. I guess Thomas Moore summed it up well when he wrote, “I see imagination as the most important power we have. As we imagine the world, [...]