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03/06/2026

You can make this classic comfort food with all the cheesy goodness of mac and cheese and without any dairy or wheat.

03/05/2026

More moments like this are waiting for you in 2026. ✨ Explore our upcoming workshops and the experiences we have in store: https://bit.ly/40ISoql

03/04/2026

Alex Elle reflects on emotional exhaustion, boundaries, and why choosing aligned relationships—over obligation or endurance—is essential to protecting your peace.

Feeling emotionally drained by certain relationships? Alex Elle reflects on boundaries, alignment, and why choosing the right company can change everything.,

03/03/2026

You're allowed to slow down.

03/02/2026

Your monthly horoscope has arrived! The stars are aligned and ready to reveal what's coming for your love life, career, and overall well-being.

Get your accurate and insightful monthly horoscope. Discover what the stars have in store for your love life, career, and well-being. Stay ahead with astrology predictions tailored for your zodiac sign.,

03/01/2026

02/27/2026

Discover 5 exercises to reduce loneliness and foster meaningful social connections. Improve your health, resilience, and overall well-being through connection.

Discover 5 exercises to reduce loneliness and foster meaningful social connections. Improve your health, resilience, and overall well-being through connection. ,

02/26/2026

COLEMAN BARKS
APRIL 23, 1937 – FEBRUARY 23, 2026
The marvelous Southern gentleman and ecstatic translator of Rumi’s poetry, Coleman Barks, died this week. Coleman was a poet in his own right and a longtime professor of literature and creative writing at the University of Georgia. But he is best known for his translations and interpretations of the thirteenth-century mystic Persian poet Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi. In 1976, Barks’ close friend, the poet Robert Bly, showed him some academic translations of Rumi. At that time, Rumi’s poetry had been translated into English mostly by scholars and were barely known in the West. Bly urged Barks to “release the poems from their cages.” Thus began his long career translating Rumi, and producing dozens of books and collections. His translations have sold millions of copies and have been translated into many languages spanning 41 countries, inspiring readers worldwide.

I had the pleasure of knowing Coleman Barks from his many visits to Omega Institute, where he taught workshops and gave readings, sometimes accompanied by dancers and dervishes and musicians. Coleman was a great lover of life, nature, rivers, ice cream, wine, words, beauty, and people—all kinds of people. He was both gentle and unruly at the same time. I loved him for that. I owe him so much! His translations of Rumi’s poetry saw me through hard times and happy times. I took the title of my book Broken Open from a line of one of his Rumi translations: Dance when you’re broken open!

Here's what he and Rumi have to say about death. May he be shouting for joy as we mourn his passing.

Ode 911: On the day I die
On the day I die, when I'm being
carried toward the grave, don't weep.
Don't say, ‘He's gone! He's gone!'
Death has nothing to do with going away.
The sun sets and the moon sets,
but they're not gone. Death
is a coming together.
The tomb looks like a prison,
but it's really release
into Union.
The human seed goes down in the ground
like a bucket into the well where Joseph is.
It grows and comes up full
of some unimagined beauty.
Your mouth closes here
and immediately opens
with a shout of joy there.

Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi, as translated by Coleman Barks

02/26/2026

Feeling anxious? In times of uncertainty, Ram Dass shows us how we can turn fear into compassionate presence.

02/25/2026

"Keep softening through the discomfort and pain and devastation and upheaval. Keep softening. Refuse to harden." —Liana Naima

02/24/2026

What would change if we made decisions with the next 7 generations in mind? Jane Goodall once shared this powerful reflection at Omega, and it feels more urgent than ever.

02/23/2026

Our bodies and minds have a way of telling us if something is off, if we are open to listening. Sometimes the trouble lies in a discrepancy between our life and our values.