Visualization meditation, also known as guided imagery, is a form of meditation where you create mental images to promote relaxation and reduce stress. It’s an awesome technique that can benefit both your mind and body, and help you improve your overall health and wellbeing. One of the coolest benefits of visualization meditation is that it ... Read more
In meditation, the way we engage with our physical self supports wholeness of our body, speech, and mind. Used by experienced practitioners in many traditions, the seven-point meditation posture is one way to give support to the body in order to foster a clear, attentive, and calm mind. The posture can be adjusted depending on ... Read more
Richard Hunsinger & Nathan Eisenberg give an in-depth analysis of the current crisis where economic breakdown, pandemic, and mass revolt collide into a historic conjuncture that will forever shape the trajectory of world events. Read more below.
ADA 30 in Color is a series of essays on the past, present, and future of disability rights and justice by disabled BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) writers. Published and edited by Alice Wong, Disability Visibility Project. Read more ADA 30 In Color.
In this article from Jacobin Mag, Victoria Law discusses how relying on state violence to curb domestic violence only ends up harming the most marginalized women. Read more: Against Carceral Feminism by Victoria Law
In this landmark 2003 book, Are Prisons Obsolete, abolitionist Angela Y. Davis discusses the racist and sexist underpinnings of the American prison system. Read the full text free online here: Are Prisons Obsolete?
This article delves into understanding how the topics of blackness, ableism, and Hollywood collided after the “Black Panther” star, Chadwick Boseman shocking death on August 28, 2020 at the age of 43 – and the public’s sudden realization that he had made so much movie magic while quietly battling colon cancer. Read more here. Featured image ... Read more
100 Companies are Responsible for 71% of GHG Emissions According to the Carbon Majors Database, the most comprehensive dataset of historic company greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions ever compiled, just a tiny fraction of all the companies in the world are responsible for the vast majority of GHG emissions. Of all the hundreds of thousands of ... Read more
Climate change: Where we are in seven charts? The UN has warned that the world needs to limit climate change to below 1.5C about pre-industrial levels. However, keeping to that target will require “rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes” in all aspects of society. This article from the BBC helps to visualize where we are with ... Read more
It’s official. 2019 wrapped up the hottest decade ever recorded, with the 5 hottest years ever being 2015-2019. Heat waves in June and July of 2019 broke many all-time high temperature records with July being declared the hottest month ever recorded on Earth. The 2016 Paris Agreement set a commitment to keep the global average ... Read more