What does the word Qigong mean? The word Qi (chi) in Chinese means air, breath, vital energy, spirit, related to oxygen and mental...

For the past two weeks, I have attended Gentle Yoga for Challenging Times led by Danielle Rousseau. I have participated in yoga classes...

A few weeks ago, I attended my first Buddhist Meditation class led by Bhante Pannasiri. Going into the class, my expectations were...

Hello Open Spirit Community! My name is Aliyah Collins, and I will be serving as a Field Education Intern at Open Semester for the year!...

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Al-Fatihah

I held my nephew’s little hand in mine as his little mouth dropped open in wonder of all the colors splashed across the sky. This was his...

I huffed and puffed my way through the yoga class. This was supposed to be easy, I thought to myself. It had started off easy but it sure...