Chinese medicine calls viruses “Pernicious Evil Influences.” But while viruses are nasty, the anxiety they generate is worse.

When we stop, the rest of Life that we normally rush through comes into focus. We notice things we overlook, things we don’t stop to appreciate — until we slow down. 

The same fire that destroys life and darkens the landscape is also what stimulates the opening and growth of new life.

It seems everyone I talk to is dealing with something serious and vexing. How do we create peace and some level of wellbeing even in the midst of suffering?

On the nature of disease, its meanings, and our role in creating it.

To understand illness you must understand the life of the mind, the achings of the heart, the longings of the spirit — all pieces of the puzzle.