Stories
WANARAGUA DANCE
Growing up in Trujillo, Honduras, the Wanaragua was my favorite Garifuna dance. My family would visit for the holidays, and watch as our town became crowded in anticipation of the celebration...
WHEN YOUR TRUTH LEADS THE WAY TARANA UNBOUND
Tarana Burke, founder of the Me Too movement, has written about her journey as an activist in the movement world. In her book Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the...
WORDS FAIL ME
The words come in a torrent. For me, they always have. I’m still stung by the mocking laughter of my third-grade classmates the day my teacher said I had “verbal...
VISHUDDHA
On the wings of a nectarean exhale that seems to expand into the infinite, we find ourselves in a smoky, purple realm suffused with a light which leaves no shadow,...
UBUNTU
You speak to me in my language. I speak to you in yours. The towers of oppression tumble between us
THE TRUTH IS THAT I LIE ALL THE TIME
The truth is that I lie all the time I lie about the future. 1. Ten years ago, I was certain that by now I would have a house and...
THE SUPERPOWER OF INTUITION
I am on a journey to reclaim my superpower: my inner voice. It is a journey with many twists and turns and one I imagine will last the rest of...
THE SOUND OF ART
Aaron Taylor Kuffner, conceptual artist, inventor and adventurer, uses Indonesian gamelan as a jump-off point for his robotic sonic kinetic sculptures, lovingly called Gamelatrons. Here he speaks about living in...
THE SEEKER SPEAKS
Stina: Congratulations on your book, Cassandra Speaks. It's so profound and engaging. I think anyone who is a woman, knows a woman or wants to know a woman should read...
The Akashic Records TAPPING INTO THE ETHEREAL
Stina: Can you tell us about your background and the path that has brought you to where you are today and why you have dedicated yourself to teachings of the...
STITCHING TIME
Quilting for me is fun. Sometimes sketches lead the way and other times intuition has its place. Both are but a part of the process. There are also the times...
NINA THE NATURE OF STORYTELLING
Nina Gualinga is an international advocate for the rights of women, Indigenous peoples, and climate justice. She is of Swedish heritage and Kichwa from the Sarayaku community in the Ecuadorian...
ELLADJ THE ICE BREAKER
Elladj Baldé is a world-class figure skater who has used his gift for movement and expression on the ice to raise the bar in the figure skating culture and to...
EXPRESS YOURSELF
Photography by Ana Cuba Hair and Make by Rubén Mármol Stylist: Aina Carafí, Nail Artist: Adri Ro, Set Design: Indra Zabala and Adriano Escribano
Awaken the Power of Communication
Communication starts with listening. Not with the ears, but with a more subtle sense perception. One that signals us to reverse the polarity of our attention from its habitual direction...
ALANIS – THE TRUTH ABOUT TRUTH
Alanis Morrisette has used her voice for decades to express the uncomfortable truths of relationships and power. For this issue on the throat chakra, she speaks with Natalie Kuhn, co-founder...
SOUNDING
Where does this breath come from? This wind that I catch here might know through my lungs. Where does this breath go to? Listening and hearing the ends of the...
SOUND MAVENS
Our universe was created by a big bang, but some say it sounded more like a deep hum than an explosion. According to the Bible, sound was also the kickoff...
LETTING THE STARS MOVE THROUGH US A THROAT CHAKRA COSMOLOGY
Whether we’re mixing up a mean marinara for mealtime, or birthing a full-length book babe destined straight for the bestseller list, as long as we’re alive on the planet, we’re...
HERBALISM TO SUPPORT COMMUNICATION
Herbalism, the practice of connecting people with health via plants and nature, is a special type of work well-suited to facilitating communication. In my experience, herbalism supports communication within the...
BERINGIA BETWEEN THE MANIFEST AND UNMANIFEST
The fifth chakra is the bridge of subtlety. It is the juncture between the gross physical world, with its felt sense, and connection to the unmanifest. Representing the liminal space...