Here’s a glimpse into a Jain monk’s life and how enduring pain leads to mental strength and deeper self-realization.

One of the customers, Sheri Ashby of Stafford, writes to ask if I've ever heard the word "ring-tums." Yes, I heard it frequently over the first 15 years of my life. I would have spelled it "rinktums" ...

Under a cloud of incense smoke, a group of men and women in a village in northern Greece swayed slowly to the music before removing their shoes and rushing, barefoot, onto waiting embers. The fire ...

Joint health is an increasingly important aspect of overall wellness, especially as we age. Many individuals grapple with discomfort and reduced mobility due to various joint issues. In a market ...

The spilling of wine at the Seder lessens joy to recognize that freedom came with suffering and calls for empathy toward all.

BINGHAMTON, NY- Five times a day, roughly 1.6 billion Muslims worldwide, bow, kneel, and place their foreheads to the ground in the direction of the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, as part of the ...

Novelist Charles Dickens, who gave us such classics as Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, and A Christmas Carol, could only sleep with his head facing north. He always carried a compass to position ...

The fire walking ritual, held on the day of the Orthodox feast of Saint Constantine and Saint Helena on May 21, has been practised for over a century in four villages of the Greek region of Macedonia, ...