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As the voice of a loving friend, I insist that you take time off this summer, not to vacation, but just to be by yourself. That’s right, just you and you. I happen to know you have a sufficient number of voices in your head to keep you plenty busy. Last July, I benefited greatly…

Here’s a poem and ritual Paula Morhardt of Stockton, Illinois, recommends for childbirth in the Spring 20006 issue of “Circle Magazine: Celebrating Nature, Spirit, and Magic.” Place a piece of jasper, preferably green, on the stomach of the birthing mother. Placing your hands lightly over the stone, say the following: Pain was here, feel it…

I wrote of Eve Ensler’s body acceptance campaign last week, and echoed the notion that everyone should love their rounded mid-sections (men, don’t stop reading here–your belly is not exempt). While it’s true that belly acceptance is a good first step, you shouldn’t allow your stomach to splay over the great Southwest. Some attention to…

Yesterday a CM reader mentioned the debilitating pain and suffering of fibromyalgia. I’m aware of this disease because until recently my older sister has been under the cloud of it for four years–immersed in pain, aggravation, and worry. “If I have to live in this body for the rest of my life,” she once said…
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