By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World In an age where pharmaceutical drug use is off the charts, a thoughtful group of physicians are using a novel approach and advising...
Category - Relax & Be Inspired
Wake Up World’s articles to relax the mind and inspire the soul.
Live Fully Now… But What Does That Actually Mean?
By Open Contributing writer for Wake Up World I recently found an interesting video of some Alan Watts philosophy. It offers a very powerful essay in living in the now; about how...
The Mandala: The Sacred Geometry of Meditation
By Ethan Indigo Smith Contributing writer for Wake Up World A mandala is a visual symbol often utilized in meditation practices and teachings. The mandala symbol itself is a geometric...
Why Working Less is Essential for True Wealth and Sustainability
17th August 2016 By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World Consumerism goes hand in hand with the “the good life” — at least according to our contemporary...
Energy Flows Where Our Attention Goes
10th August 2016 By Lynn Williams Guest writer for Wake Up World We are living “batteries” and the energy our minds and bodies generate allows us to create and take action toward those...
The Lily of the Field: Transformation Through Natural Intelligence
9th August 2016 By Harry Krueger Contributing writer for Wake Up World “Sitting quietly, doing nothing, spring comes, and the grass grows by itself.” ~ Zen The belief that parents...
How Meditating with My Younger Self Changed Me
By Danielle Benvenuto Guest writer for Wake Up World A couple of years ago I began to dive head first into meditation. I found myself exploring a whole new world of possibilities...
Color, Paint, Sculpt, Write, Create! Transform Your Life (and Health) With the Power of Art Therapy
By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” ~ Mary Oliver For over a year, Jan had been...
How to Break Out of a Spiritual Rut
By Open Contributing writer for Wake Up World Have you found it yet? The passion that gets you out of bed in the morning all bright eyed and bushy tailed. Have you found the sweet spot, that breaks...
Making Any Kind of Art (at Any Skill Level) Reduces Stress Hormones
28th July 2016 By April McCarthy Guest writer for Wake Up World Whether you’re Van Gogh or a stick-figure sketcher, a new Drexel University study found that making art can significantly reduce...
The “Space Between Stories”
By Lissa Rankin, MD Guest writer for Wake Up World Are you feeling lost? Uncertain? Adrift? Many of us are in what Charles Eisenstein calls “the space between stories” right now...
Zero Gravity: Don’t be Afraid to Let Go!
19th July 2016 By Mary C. Batson, MA Guest writer for Wake Up World Recent conversations have centered around the seemingly growing chaos we see around the globe. I would suggest that the chaos...