Fresh Living

                          We just produced this very cool quiz, if I do say so, “What’s Your Meditation Style?” I came out to be a mantra meditator–who knew? In it, the author, Andrea Ferretti, helps evaluate whether you’d be a good fit with walking, sensory,…

It's holiday baking season, and I really want butter. Except I'm supposed to be off cow's milk dairy for allergy reasons. How about coconut butter instead?

 “Watch your manner of speech if you wish to develop a peaceful state of mind. Start each day by affirming peaceful, contented and happy attitudes and your days will tend to be pleasant and successful” –. Norman Vincent Peale Need more morning inspiration?  Read our entire Fresh Morning collection!

“I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they’re right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.” –…

Congratulations go out to Zach Bonner, the extraordinary 12-year-old who today became Beliefnet's youngest-ever Most Inspiring Person of the Year award-winner!

“Think in the morning. Act in the noon.  Eat in the evening.  Sleep in the night.” –William Blake What are you thinking about this morning? Need more morning inspiration?  Read our entire Fresh Morning collection!

Baby, it’s cold outside. I  can actually get into the cold–the way it wakes up every last sluggish cell and gives you that “I’M ALIVE!” feeling. But also, uhg, brr, ouch. Here are some ideas for generating warmth in the midst of the cold, which is a little bit like enjoying the silence between your…

Do you have 15 minutes? Are your hands itching to do something other than type? What are you waiting for--make a paper snowflake!

“I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning…” – Joseph Priestley   Need more morning inspiration?  Read our entire Fresh Morning collection!

If you find a bit of an edge creeping in to your holiday buzz, check out these calming exercises from Candace Morano, a New York City-based yoga instructor. No need to do them all at once, try one or two at least to get settled. Yoga medicine is usually like good hair conditioner–a little goes a…

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