As someone navigating today's fast-paced world, I've realized the profound impact of the content I consume on my thoughts, emotions, and overall well-being. In the midst of this digital inundation, I've come to understand the importance of incorporating spiritual content into my media diet for holistic development and inner peace. 

What these works teach us is how vital it is to take care of yourself, your community, and the environment. Of particular importance, within these works, is developing our understanding of what it means to be a part of a community whose experiences and foods are foreign to us. In the spirit of sharing a meal, and a conversation, I wanted to share one of my favorite soup recipes for you to make at home. This is a Thai recipe called Tom Kha Gai or Chicken Coconut Soup.

Growing up, my mom had “a song for every occasion and some for no occasion.” We sang in the bathtub, in the car, in the grocery store, for our great grandmas, and before bed. Some of the songs were silly, some reverent… We each have our own song, written in our very breath, our very body, our coursing blood.

'Integrity' holds the dual senses of moral uprightness and wholeness. It includes the sense of trueness to self and others that develops when our words and actions coincide in honest and transparent ways. It also entails the spiritual work that has to do with integrating the different parts of ourselves and our relationships into a whole throughout life…

Wisdom Ways is excited to announce the launch of our newest Thinkific course, Hot Topics in Spirituality: Integrating Well-Being with Dr. Marian Diaz, DMin. Highlighting the work of influential figures like Kristen Neff, Dan Siegal, Russ Harris, and Harriet Lerner, you’ll gain a better understanding of concepts like Interpersonal Neurobiology, Fierce Self-Compassion, and Emotional Flexibility with prompts for reflection and exercises for continued personal growth.

We want to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who colored drops as part of our community art project. We received 76 drops and all were included in this beautiful collaborative artwork.

We couldn’t have asked for better weather. It was a delight to see families, friends, neighbors, and our CSJ community out enjoying the sun, music, labyrinths and connection. We’re excited to continue this tradition next year! Here are some pictures from our event.

This year, the Minnesota State Legislature, along with Governor Tim Walz affirmed the value of this holiday by signing a measure into law designating Juneteenth as a state holiday. While many of us have this day off work and will be celebrating in our own way, we must remember why this holiday is so important.

I am grateful for the ability to consistently practice short breathing exercises every day, and I acknowledge that I am slowly brightening, little by little. As I begin to find this within me, I start to see this Bright Light in everyone around me, as my breathing becomes calmer and deeper. As I begin to recognize and understand my breathing, little by little, and day by day, I discover new aspects of myself.