Stephanie Kaza is a professor of environmental studies at the University of Vermont, where she co-founded the Environmental Council, a campus-wide consortium on sustainability. She has been an active participant in Buddhist-Christian dialogues and served recently as president of the Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies. Her books include Hooked! Buddhist Writing… Read More 
Gretel Ehrlich is a poet, novelist, essayist, outdoorswoman, and adventure traveler. She divides her time between California and her ranch in Wyoming, and travels frequently in northern climes. Read More
Barry Boyce reports on how contemplation can not only improve grades and decision-making skills, but also transform our system of education. Read More
What can you do when compassion shows up as frustration? Karen Kissel Wegela on how to be present with our own helplessness. Read More
Karen Kissel Wegela, Ph.D., is on the faculty leadership team of the M.A. Psychology: Contemplative Psychotherapy program at Naropa University. She is a psychologist in private practice and author of How to Be a Help Instead of a Nuisance. Read More
When Meg Federico helped start up a program for lonely older people and their caregivers, she didn’t know what she was getting into: a goofy, loving atmosphere where people come to life and living in the present is the only option. Read More
Meg Federico is a writer and journalist living in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where she writes a weekly newspaper column on the changing roles of caregivers and care receivers. She is also the author of Welcome to the Departure Lounge: Adventures in Mothering Mother. Read More
Have we chosen numbness over social and political involvement? Author Margaret Wheatley on silence as a choice, and the cost of not speaking up. Read More
Margaret Wheatley, Ed.D., writes, teaches and speaks about new practices and ideas for organizing in chaotic times. She is president of The Berkana Institute and author of Leadership and the New Science, and most recently Perseverance. Read More
Charles Johnson is a novelist and essayist who has won numerous awards, including the Guggenheim and MacArthur Fellowships and the National Book Award. He is Professor of English at the University of Washington. This story is from his recent short story collection, Dr. King’s Refrigerator, published by Scribner. He has… Read More
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