Connect with others seeking non-religious spiritual insight, guidance, support, inspiration, healing, comfort, joy and peace. Gaiam Community offers a place to share, learn, sound off, weigh in and be a part of something bigger than yourself, without subscribing to religious belief systems. http://life.gaiam.com Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:16:09 -0700 en-us http://life.gaiam.com/gaiam/p/Catch-the-Jet-Stream-of-Grace.html Sonia Choquette's 'Traveling at the Speed of Love' discusses how to cultivate grace to live life through a higher being and find a higher purpose.]]> Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:17:28 -0700 http://life.gaiam.com/gaiam/p/Catch-the-Jet-Stream-of-Grace.html http://life.gaiam.com/gaiam/p/Tools-of-Personal-Transformation-Higher-States-of-Consciousness.html Deepak Chopra explains how experiencing higher states of consciousness can guide you on a path to spiritual enlightenment.]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:29:28 -0700 http://life.gaiam.com/gaiam/p/Tools-of-Personal-Transformation-Higher-States-of-Consciousness.html http://life.gaiam.com/gaiam/p/How-to-Handle-a-Soft-Addiction.html Nail biting, shopping, Web-surfing, texting, overworking ... Turns out these so-called harmless habits can become soft addictions that limit our potential and drain our energy and self-respect. Here's how to recognize what your addictions may be plus five steps to break away from these pesky patterns.]]> Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:19:25 -0700 http://life.gaiam.com/gaiam/p/How-to-Handle-a-Soft-Addiction.html http://life.gaiam.com/gaiam/p/Going-Green-Without-the-Guilt.html Eco-guilt can strike at any time: in the food aisle at the grocery store, in front of the recycling bin or in our cars. Similar to the stages of grief outlined by Elisabeth Kubler-Ros, ecopsychologists help clients work through feelings of green guilt and reach their sustainability potential.]]> Mon, 8 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://life.gaiam.com/gaiam/p/Going-Green-Without-the-Guilt.html http://life.gaiam.com/gaiam/p/Pure-Heart-of-Yoga-Chakras.html Chakra theory is a holistic paradigm that includes fields like psychology, physiology, astrology, and energy anatomy (how prana moves through the body). It also considers naturalistic elements such as color and sound. Chakra theory examines the interaction between the whole and the part, and can also be called holistic awareness. The system encompasses every level of human nature from the intangible spirit to the tangible atom and everything in between.]]> Tue, 2 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://life.gaiam.com/gaiam/p/Pure-Heart-of-Yoga-Chakras.html http://life.gaiam.com/gaiam/p/Getting-in-Touch-with-the-Spirit-World.html John Holland, author of 'The Spirit Whisperer: Chronicles of a Medium,' answers questions to offer clarity and comfort to those who are wondering about his work as a psychic medium.]]> Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:04:20 -0800 http://life.gaiam.com/gaiam/p/Getting-in-Touch-with-the-Spirit-World.html http://life.gaiam.com/gaiam/p/Depression-and-Back-Poet-Susan-Polis-Schutz-Remarkable-Journey.html For the millions of people diagnosed with depression, and the untold others who are suffering without realizing why, renowned poet, author, activist and filmmaker Susan Polis Schutz has some words of comfort and advice. A whole book of words, actually, written during Susan's own three-year struggle with the debilitating illness.]]> Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:57:00 -0800 http://life.gaiam.com/gaiam/p/Depression-and-Back-Poet-Susan-Polis-Schutz-Remarkable-Journey.html http://life.gaiam.com/gaiam/p/How-Words-Can-Ease-Marital-Stress.html Achieve better communication in relationships and reduce marriage stress by learning how to handle disagreements.]]> Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:09:01 -0800 http://life.gaiam.com/gaiam/p/How-Words-Can-Ease-Marital-Stress.html http://life.gaiam.com/gaiam/p/Lessons-from-Heaven-on-Life-After-Death.html Author Dannion Brinkley shares his thoughts on the afterlife, Heaven, Hell, near death experiences, reincarnation and ghosts.]]> Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:36:33 -0800 http://life.gaiam.com/gaiam/p/Lessons-from-Heaven-on-Life-After-Death.html http://life.gaiam.com/gaiam/p/After-5-years-of-Struggle-One-Woman-Turned-to-Gaiam-for-Support.html Julia Gray's story about turning to Gaiam fitness, yoga and meditation DVDs to lose weight and fight insomnia following her battle with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder after the 9/11 terrorists attacks.]]> Tue, 9 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://life.gaiam.com/gaiam/p/After-5-years-of-Struggle-One-Woman-Turned-to-Gaiam-for-Support.html