Bright Lights: Barry Goldstein Turns Music Into MedicineAfter a Grammy with Les Paul, Barry Goldstein chose healing sound over the charts. He still starts every day by composing. Nov 01 26November 01, 2026Article at Unity
Bright Lights: Riza Rasco Finds Meaning by Stepping Into the UnknownRiza Rasco shares how she left a successful DuPont career to find deeper meaning through travel, spirituality, and community service. Apr 14 26April 14, 2026Article at Unity
Bright Lights: Steven Nygren Builds Community, Connection, & Hope at SerenbeDiscover Serenbe, the walkable, nature-connected neighborhood outside Atlanta prioritizing health, sustainability, and meaningful relationships created by Steven Nygren. Feb 04 26February 04, 2026Article at Unity
Bright Lights: R.G. Shore Helps Others Heal Their TraumaFrom prison to spiritual counselor, R.G. Shore’s journey of healing led to Northwest Wisdom, offering yoga, Reiki, and more for the marginalized. Apr 03 25April 03, 2025Article at Unity
Bright Lights: Srikumar Rao Brings Ancient Spiritual Teachings to BusinessExplore Srikumar Rao's journey from skeptic to spiritual guide, teaching timeless wisdom to help driven professionals transform their lives and businesses. Feb 03 25February 03, 2025Article at Unity
Bright Lights: Tricia Nelson Helps Emotional Eaters Heal Their HungerDiscover how Tricia Nelson overcame emotional eating, healed from trauma, and now helps others find 'weight loss from the inside out' through spirituality. Dec 05 24December 05, 2024Article at Unity
Salome Raheim Advances Integrative Body-Mind-Spirit Social WorkSalome Raheim shares her journey of merging spirituality with social work, empowering change, and helping others awaken to their power and divine connection. Oct 24 24October 24, 2024Article at Unity
Bright Lights: Rev. Rachel Taber-Hamilton Is Guided by Her Indigenous WorldviewWhile playing in the backyard of her Ohio home, sunlight streaming through a crabapple tree, then 3-year-old Rachel Taber-Hamilton realized she was part of creation. “I recognized that just as creation is generous and Creator is generous, we are of… Aug 01 24August 01, 2024Article at Unity
Bright Lights: Machiel Klerk Harnesses Dream PowerIn his early 20s, Machiel Klerk was renting a house in Amsterdam with several friends when he found one of his roommates’ unread copies of a Carl Jung book. The discovery couldn’t have come at a better time. “I was in the pit of meaninglessness,”… Dec 19 23December 19, 2023Article at Unity
Bright Lights: Mario Martinez Alchemizes AgingIf you ask Mario E. Martinez, Psy.D., his age, he won’t give it to you—but not because he’s embarrassed by it or offended that you asked. “One of the premises I work with is to never tell your age,” says Martinez, a clinical neuropsychologist and… Oct 20 23October 20, 2023Article at Unity
Bright Lights: Ellis Jones Helps People Build a Better WorldGrowing up in Modesto, California, in the 1970s and 1980s, Ellis Jones, Ph.D., seemed to be on a path to becoming either a mathematician or a computer programmer. While other kids were winning sports trophies, Jones was winning math awards. But… Aug 31 23August 31, 2023Article at Unity
Bright Lights: Catzian Maris Shares Their JourneyCatzian Maris spent their early years struggling with self-esteem and gender identity. As a teenager, they say writing helped make their thoughts and feelings “more tangible and understandable.” At 26, Maris—who is transgender and nonbinary (not… Jun 20 23June 20, 2023Article at Unity
Iowa Suffered A Natural Disaster Last Week. Why Are We Just Now Talking About It?In the aftermath of last week’s horrible derecho, which the national media virtually ignored, Iowa didn’t deserve this: “Iowa helped foist Trump on us... I guess God’s Wrath is really a thing.” “Heard but don’t care.” “You get what you sow.” And as… Aug 18 20August 18, 2020Article at HuffPost
Possessing True Scar QualityBy writing her story of abuse, actor Reema Zaman transforms rage into compassion Reema Zaman’s path to compassion wasn’t through faith or religion. It was through trauma. Born in Bangladesh and raised in Thailand, Zaman was just 11 when a cousin who… Jun 10 20June 10, 2020Article at Unity
2019: The year of living differentlyI’ve always been a person who makes New Year’s resolutions. I’ve also always been a person who rarely keeps them. For 2019, I’ve decided not to make New Year’s resolutions. Well, not exactly. Instead, I plan to just do life differently. On Oct. 1, my… Dec 31 18December 31, 2018Article at Dispatch Argus
The Zen of Hanging 10To a 16-year-old junior in high school, living in the suburbs of Sacramento, California, surfing represented ultimate freedom. With this passion in mind along with a desire to leave his troubles behind, Jaimal Yogis purchased a cheap, one-way ticket… May 24 18May 24, 2018Article at Unity
On rebounding: '90s throwback revamps today's workoutsWhen "Space Jam," starring Michael Jordan and Bugs Bunny, came out in 1996, my then M.J.-obsessed son had just turned 7 and my daughter was nearly 5. We loved that movie — so much so that I bought the soundtrack. I used to crank up the music,… Apr 29 18April 29, 2018Article at Dispatch Argus
Atomic Salon is a vegan's paradise: Cedar Rapids woman practices what she preachesIn 2012, Grim opened Atomic Salon in North Liberty, Iowa. She moved the business to the New Bo district of Cedar Rapids in 2016, in the Salon Lofts on 12th, 420 12th Ave. SE, No. 3-01. Everything she buys, uses and sells — from hair products to the… Mar 01 18March 01, 2018Article at Dispatch Argus
Atomic Salon is a vegan's paradise: Cedar Rapids woman practices what she preachesMore than five years ago, Nikki Grim went vegan for health reasons. After a lot of research, her commitment to veganism expanded to include all aspects of her life, including her Eastern Iowa hair salon. “My passion for veganism and animals has… Mar 01 18March 01, 2018Article at Dispatch Argus
Homestead 1839: Putting down roots for communityFor years, Tobin and Mollie Krell dreamed of building an organization centered around food, restoration and giving back to the community. Their vision became a reality in 2016 when they incorporated Homestead 1839 in West Burlington, Iowa, on land… Jan 13 18January 13, 2018Article at Dispatch Argus
