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My path to meditation and mindfulness has been unfolding over several years. My earliest memory is of my great aunt introducing me to meditation during the summer I spent with her in Wyoming between first and second grade. I vividly recall her placing her hands gently on my head saying, “quiet here,” as she slowly moved her hands down to my heart while saying, “so you can be here.”

I recently led a self-care retreat in Western North Carolina. At the end of the day, a participant came up to me and tearfully shared, “I had no idea how badly I needed that. Not just the connection with other women, but reconnecting with myself. My life has become an endless to-do list and I had forgotten what it’s like to sink into my heart and remember I’m not alone with my struggles and fears. I’m realizing: we need each other.”

I recently led a self-care retreat in Western North Carolina. At the end of the day, a participant came up to me and tearfully shared, “I had no idea how badly I needed that. Not just the connection with other women, but reconnecting with myself. My life has become an endless to-do list and I had forgotten what it’s like to sink into my heart and remember I’m not alone with my struggles and fears. I’m realizing: we need each other.”

Frank Ostaseski, an internationally respected Buddhist teacher and pioneer in end-of-life care, has accompanied over 1,000 people through their dying process. Acclaimed author of The Five Invitations, Frank cofounded the first Buddhist hospice in America—the Zen Hospice Project. In 2005, he founded the Metta Institute, through which he has trained countless clinicians and caregivers, building a national network of educators, advocates, and guides for those facing life-threatening illness.

Joan Borysenko is a distinguished pioneer in integrative medicine, a world-renowned expert in the mind-body connection, and a New York Times best-selling author. We recently caught up with her to talk about what led her to craft a unique career poised at the intersection of writing and healing.

Rob Woodcox is a fine art and fashion photographer whose work focuses on storytelling. He considers telling visual stories one of the most fascinating ways to connect with people. As he creates each piece of artwork, Rob strives to capture fragments of vivid life—embracing reality, memory, and dream.