Stephen Kiesling

2 months ago | spiritualityhealth.com | Stephen Kiesling

For the last several weeks I have been trying to wrap my mind around this story about the iconic brain surgeon, Allan Hamilton, M.D. Why? Because he’s finally launching his big book, Cerebral Entanglements: How the Brain Shapes Our Public and Private Lives. He’s been working on this one for years, and I know that because stories in the book have appeared in this magazine.

Aug 6, 2024 | unity.org | Stephen Kiesling

An earth-indigenous elder story is an attempt to recount your own hero’s journey from the beginning of time. The process begins by grabbing old snapshots and scrapbooks and by peering into the depths of your computer, your memories, your traditions, as well as indigenous knowledge and scientific advances to scout for new connections and new answers to big questions like Why are we here? and How should we behave?

Jul 17, 2024 | insidersguidetospas.com | Stephen Kiesling

Personal transformation can come cheap: Forty nights in the desert with nothing but your demons will change your life. Guaranteed! But most of us seeking transformation want structure, specifically a pyramid. Think Maslow: We want a wide base of security that builds stepwise to a point of self-actualization—that aha! when we experience the self we want to be—or remember being—and then we want to come home with renewed hope and new tools to keep going.

Jul 11, 2024 | unity.org | Stephen Kiesling

About eight years ago a brain surgeon and neuroscientist named James Doty, M.D.—the head of Stanford University’s Center for Compassion and Altruism Research—wrote a best-selling memoir called Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon’s Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and Secrets of the Heart, and you should put down this magazine and get on your bike and ride to your local bookstore and buy the book.

Mar 4, 2024 | insidersguidetospas.com | Stephen Kiesling

Synergy: The Retreat Show is the creation of a healing visionary named Laura Montesanti. Like many people, the stress of modern life in London led Montasanti to meditation and to yoga and to a personal healing that she just had to share. She began teaching yoga and travelling as a teacher and eventually created a business putting wellness retreats aboard yachts and at resort properties.