Southeastern Michigan's Conscious Living Magazines

Our magazines are a resource on mindfulness, healthy living, spiritual growth, psychology,
conscious parenting, and alternative therapies, plus community profiles, news, and events
related to Southeastern Michigan's vibrant holistic and conscious living community.

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Articles Featured from our
September through December 2026 Issue

New articles are posted every week!

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Death and Dying, Issue #93, Life Transitions, Metaphysical, Spirituality

Death, after death, Issue #93, spirits, spirit visits

Spiritual Mentorship for Death and Afterlife Orientation

Death and Dying, Issue #93, Life Transitions, Metaphysical, Spirituality

Death, after death, Issue #93, spirits, spirit visits

We were blessed that Mom felt safe enough to share her experiences in the months and hours leading up to her transition from this world. Hers was the fourth close family death in four years. I felt that sharing the sacredness of these journeys—the before, during, and after—could help others refine their anxieties about passing and what it means to be alive. So, let us explore endings, beginnings, and continuations of soul connectivity.

Death, after death, Issue #93, spirits, spirit visits

Healers of Ann Arbor, Healing, Health, Issue #93, Local, Local Practitioners, Wellness

health care providers, local practitioner, Issue #93, wellness, health and wellness

Direct Primary Care: Putting the Care Back in Healthcare

Healers of Ann Arbor, Healing, Health, Issue #93, Local, Local Practitioners, Wellness

health care providers, local practitioner, Issue #93, wellness, health and wellness

I don’t have health insurance, but I bet I receive better health care than many people who do. Friends and family often understandably express concern about my lack of insurance, but I marvel at how often they then proceed to share with me the troubling experiences they have with the healthcare system: waiting months to get an appointment with their primary care doctor, not being allowed to share all their health concerns during a doctor’s appointment, and the most troubling of all, life threatening circumstances that result from overlooked diagnoses. Though well-meaning, these loved ones don’t seem to understand the relationship health insurance has to the health care—or lack there of—they are receiving.

health care providers, local practitioner, Issue #93, wellness, health and wellness

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Around town, creativity, Dance and Movement, Issue #93, Local, People Dancing

dance, tango, local teachers, Issue #93, movement, Kindred Conversations

Kindred Conversations with Hilary Nichols: Matthew Keating and the Embrace of Tango

Around town, creativity, Dance and Movement, Issue #93, Local, People Dancing

dance, tango, local teachers, Issue #93, movement, Kindred Conversations

Matthew Keating discovered tango at twenty-one and fell hard. At once both sultry and stern, playful and serious, tango evokes a powerful theatrical expression. He recalled riding his bike home from work when he first encountered a milonga (a place or event at which the tango is danced) He heard the music drifting around a corner. “Like the scent of Grandma’s pies cooling in a window, I was drawn.

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Around town, creativity, Dance and Movement, Issue #93, Local, People Dancing

dance, tango, local teachers, Issue #93, movement, Kindred Conversations

A Place to Breathe: How Emily Adama Found Herself at EarthWell Retreat Center

community, Health, Issue #93, Local Businesses, Local, Nature, Personal Growth, Retreats, Wellness

retreats, local business, Issue #93, community, wellness

A Place to Breathe: How Emily Adama Found Herself at EarthWell Retreat Center

community, Health, Issue #93, Local Businesses, Local, Nature, Personal Growth, Retreats, Wellness

retreats, local business, Issue #93, community, wellness

As far as the eye can see, there are acres and acres of a great nature preserve. Allow yourself to be consumed by it for a moment. Let it envelope you. Let it return you back to the beginning. Maple trees stretch far overhead--taller than any worry could ever be. Streams meander through the land—a burst of movement happening in this otherwise still place. There is a quiet, here, but a quiet that causes introspection. A quiet that feels intentional. A quiet that feels connected to something bigger if only one is willing to stop and listen.

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community, Issue #93, Local Practitioners, Metaphysical, Personal Growth, Relationships, Spirituality

Issue #93, relationships, community, spiritual development

Discerning the Pearl from the Glass Beads: Gifts and Challenges of Spiritual Community

community, Issue #93, Local Practitioners, Metaphysical, Personal Growth, Relationships, Spirituality

Issue #93, relationships, community, spiritual development

Never in human history has the pull to wholeness and spiritual awakening been as strong and omnipresent as it is today. There is a growing appetite for freedom and truth, and a longing to experience oneness. This hunger for liberation has many sources of fulfillment. Even a cursory look at the internet will reveal the plethora of options yet, it requires powerful discernment and wise and loving support to guide an aspirant through the trials and joys of awakening to True Nature.

Issue #93, relationships, community, spiritual development

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Katherine Munter

Wildflowers: Childhood Spaces

Katherine Munter

As my great Aunt Wanda braided wildflower stems together, her hazel eyes sparkled and a mysterious, yet playful, grin danced across her lips. She told me stories of wood fairies, who were shy and hidden just out of our sight, yet deeply inquisitive and always listening. She described them as gentle yet volatile, delicate yet strong. They were connected to the woods and nurtured plants and forest creatures. Their protective nature also came with quick tempers; they would play tricks on those who were greedy or destructive.

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Katherine Munter

Peggy River Singer

A Conversation With the Oversoul of Omaha Beach

Peggy River Singer

“Omaha Beach was one of the five main landing areas during the Allied invasion of German-occupied France on June 6, 1944 (D-Day). It was the most heavily defended and deadliest of all landing sites, with roughly 2,400 U.S. casualties out of 34,000 troops. Today, it is a place for reflection with memorials and the nearby American Cemetery.”

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Peggy River Singer

Katherine Munter

Seeking Guidance

Katherine Munter

When I was in my mid-20s, I had a brush with cancer. The diagnosis led to a series of tests and seemingly endless appointments with various specialists. I sat in waiting rooms, awaited results, scheduled further appointments. My art at the time reflected my feelings of being poked, prodded, and reduced to a numbered specimen. I’d never before faced surgery, and the night before the procedure, I laid awake, contemplating my mortality.

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Katherine Munter