Culture

In the days of the COVID-19 pandemic isolation, and as we prepare to journey back to “normalcy” and safely reopen our economy, we can use these next few weeks to …
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“We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are aware, we cannot help but change.”​ A quote by Sheryl Sandberg seems even more fitting today than …
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This month we watched hotels, restaurants, and other non-essential businesses close their doors and lay off staff. Business owners must now analyze how the global pandemic disrupted “business as usual” …
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To build something new, you must first tear down the old. Similar to the world of construction, this is true of any kind, including inner work. Moving from the belief …
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1 in 5 Americans deal with mental health issues, and almost all have faced stigma from friends, peers, and strangers. Stigma promotes an environment of shame, fear, and silence. Stigma …
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This month we hosted our first-ever Coming Together event, purposed to bring together the community to support ideas, build connections, and even help combat COVID-19 uncertainties. Joined by ten individuals, …
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According to the National Center for Health Statistics, which is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), almost 3 in 4 men (73.7 percent) were considered to be overweight or have …
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Across the globe, headlines focused on the COVID-19 pandemic dominate news headlines and have shown how difficult this situation has been for many of us. These next few weeks will …
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What thoughts are you allowing into your life right now? Do they help you flourish, or do they bring you destruction? Here at Conscious Magazine, we’re staying close to the …
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Can I get a head nod or a “YASSS” from every mom that has found herself doing the jobs of teacher, chef, nurse, IT department, as well as being the …
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Most people don’t recognize that they are creating their reality with their thoughts. If it’s true that our actions are the practical manifestations of our thoughts and that the nature …
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Starting a non-profit can be exhilarating. Entrepreneurs, social creators, and non-profit founders know the amount of work behind creating and sustaining a non-profit from creating programs and projects to support …
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The World Health Organization estimates that 264 million people worldwide struggle with depression. In the United States alone, nearly one in five adults experience mental illness each year, and rates are expected to increase …
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I don’t know about you, but it seems like every day there is some piece of information about COVID-19 that feels like we’re still unraveling instead of resolving. The second …
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Like many of you, I am stuck at home wondering how I can continue to lead an organization that I co-founded while attempting to survive this new normal myself. Once …
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Indigenous wisdom is not optional, it is integral to sustainable change. If we are to work together as a global community to accomplish anything, whether economic development, conservation, health promotion, …
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It’s been a month of tragedy for all of us. How can we make things better? I know people who have been lost to this pandemic, and I’m sure you …
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What attachments do you have?

With the global pandemic, we are experiencing change in some capacity. Whether it is a change in a surprising, scary way or even change in …
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Today we observe the 50th annual Earth Day. Initiated in 1970, Earth Day exists to “drive transformative change for people and planet”. Inspired by the college based anti-war protests in …
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The final months of 2019 will be remembered as a moment of reckoning to the imminent threat posed by global warming. Young climate activists around the world entered the political …
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In the ’90s, during the civil war in Somalia, the term “mission creep” was first used by reporters in the United States. It is identified, in this example, as entering …
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Just breathe.

Numerous studies show the benefits of breathing exercises to reduce stress, anxiety, and sleeplessness. With the weight of the global crisis standing upon our shoulders, it’s easy …
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We are witnesses to something much greater than we could have ever anticipated—the global pandemic of COVID-19. While fear levels rise, there is also a profound sense of peace waiting …
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Hello, Conscious Community. It feels like this crisis is getting bigger and bigger by the day with over 100,000 losses, 16 million unemployed, and frontline heroes risking their lives to …
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We think a lot of people are feeling the same thing right now—what can we do?  

Sure, we know that to #stopthespread and #flattenthecurve, we need to #stayathome and #socialdistance …
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