by Federico Garcia Lorca

Green, how I want you green.
Green wind. Green branches.
The ship out on the sea
and the horse on the mountain.
With the shade around her waist
she dreams on her balcony,
green flesh, her hair green,
with eyes of cold silver...

Editor's Note from Thomasz Czepaitis: This poem caught me in my young years as the best love poem I've ever read. Thanks, of course, to the excellent Russian translation by the now late A. Geleskul (I am half Russian) but the hard emotional rhythm of the flamenco guitar is heard in the Spanish original even by the stranger, and the images, colored with Green... are vivid as paintings, as films, so strong is its influence on listener.

Writing & Poetry Therapy

by David Pratt, LMT, BA
ATH Co-Editor of Meditation

The morning breeze is cool and moves my hair as I walk along the edge of our spring-fed pond in rural Ohio. Birds carry on musical conversations and squirrels are busy skittering through brush and darting up that ancient beech half-way down the ravine...

Editor's Note from David Pratt: Do you sometimes feel the need to unplug from daily busyness? Do you have an underlying tug to go into the quiet of nature, as if some forgotten aspect of yourself is simply waiting to rise into the sky of your life? Why do we need to retreat?...

Meditation

Editor's Note from David Burrows: Massage Master Kam Thye Chow shares his informative perspective of Chair Massage. In this video, he coins the phrase "exaggerate the back" to help the therapist to achieve optimal posture.  He also covers important fundamentals of massage technique, including the quality of touch and the use of tai chi stances. Kam Thye Chow believes "thai massage can save the world." He defines massage as being synonymous with loving-kindness! See Part 1.

Massage & Bodywork

Editor's Note from David Burrows: Massage Master Kam Thye Chow shares his technique for Chair Massage.

Massage & Bodywork

Editor's Note from Brooke Nisbet: Sitting in a chair all day can tighten your hips. Kino shows us an easy switch of position that will help keep your hips open and your core muscles strong. She shows twotypes of sitting crossed legged and explains why they are actually good for your hips. Happy Hips!

Yoga

by Osho

It is the same, but with a slight difference. The emphasis is now not on the gap, but on the turning. The outgoing and ingoing breath make a circle. Remember, these are not two parallel lines. We always think of them as two parallel lines -- breath going in and breath going out...

Editor's Note: The 112 meditations of the Vigyan Vairabh Tantra revealed by Osho are considered some of the oldest treasures in connecting with the superconscious.

Meditation

by Sandi Shelton

A beloved retriever shared six life lessons with his master

For most of my life, I have been a cat person.

I have lived with little house-tigers that sharpened their claws on my couches, played midnight hockey with my hair ornaments and dragged my dirty laundry from the hamper to my pillow...

Editor's Note from Cathy Alinovi: There is so much to learn about life - not only through our eyes but through the eyes of our four-legged friends. Sandi shares with us what she learned from her dog, Jordie.

Animals & Pets