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The Sanctuary Archive
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Schooled
The kids and I began this school year with everything organized and ready. Clothes, backpacks, lunches — all ready to... -
Doubting Thomas & Me
“Faith is like a little seed. If planted it will grow,” sing the Primary children. The Book of Alma extends... -
Fast (?) Sunday
It is the first Sunday of the month. In many Mormon families that means one thing: no breakfast! Well, that’s... -
10 Seconds with Tinkerbell
This week I found myself in that place Tinkerbell is so fond of — the place between asleep and awake.... -
O Pioneers!
One year we had a brown horse in the church parking lot. Bonnet-wearing girls and cowboy-hatted boys took turns “riding”... -
Great Expectations
In 2006, Elder Nelson spoke of his first wife saying, “When people have asked her how she managed with ten... -
Healing Waters
“You’ll only be baptized once in your life, so it is a very special experience,” my grandmother said, speaking at... -
This Wild Playground
This week I found myself hanging upside-down from aerial silks in an artist’s studio in Oakland, when the blasphemous words... -
Patriarchs I Have Known and Loved
My father grew up in a troubled home, poor as coal dust. A child of the depression and of divorce,... -
A Most Important Proclamation
When I was about six years old, my Dad walked me to primary class. We passed a man in the... -
Be Ye Therefore Perfect
26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over... -
Living Rapturously
A week ago, some of us were waiting with bated breath to find out if Harold Camping had crunched the... -
Love letters to Amy Poehler
A few years ago I was crossing Castro street in San Francisco after a yoga class when I was stopped... -
Tina’s Rules for Reducing Belly Fat
Welcome to our All Tina, All the Time week here at Doves & Serpents. For an explanation of why we’re... -
Going there
Virya is a Sanskrit word that is most often used in spiritual circles to refer to the energetic... -
World Market
When I need chocolate, and nothing but an enormous brick of Cadbury Dairy Milk or a handful of a Kinder... -
Earn This
By Dan A long favorite movie scene of mine comes near the close of “Saving Private Ryan.” Capt. John Miller,... -
Surely We Were Blessed
We were a wreck. The basses and tenors were supposed to be singing a unison line-yet I kept hearing a... -
Cafeteria Style
In last week’s LDS General Conference session. Elder Nelson, a prominent priesthood leader, said,“ Teach of faith to keep all... -
Reach Out and Touch Someone
He blazed up the wide middle aisle of our repurposed Presbyterian sanctuary, passing the stained glass depictions of Biblical scenes... -
Belly Aches
Nearly a year ago, I was distressed to realize that I desperately wanted to be somewhere else, doing something else.... -
The Rituals of Sin
Today on ‘The Sanctuary’ we’re very pleased to have a guest post from Krisanne, who writes at the Mormon Women... -
Brandon Davies and not-so-short shorts
This week, Brandon Davies was suspended from playing on the BYU basketball team for violations of the Honor Code. (ie:... -
Clapping for God
; ; ; ; ; ; ; What a treat! Mel spilled over to Sunday this week to bless us... -
Wide Eyed
*Please note: This post addresses rape and violence to women. Buddhists use the word interdependence, and it’s one I resonate... -
Hosanna in the Highest
This week on ‘The Sanctuary’: a guest post from Andy. One way of characterising my spiritual journey over the last... -
C’mon, get happy
If you asked a Mormon what the purpose of this life is, you would probably get an explanation of the... -
Smart-Asses Welcome
Today at the yoga studio we offered a day of full retreat complete with restorative yoga, meditation classes, clean vegetarian... -
Meditation 101
When I signed up for Yoga Teacher Training years ago, I was warned to expect a lot of sitting still... -
Faith – Worth the Risk?
*The following is a guest post by Dan Ron Kauk is one of the world’s most renowned rock climbers. A... -
Let Go
No doubt, sometime in your life you’ve been told, “Just let it go.” It’s a common phrase, and one that’s... -
Offering, Part II
At the end of a painful retreat (about which, click here), Laurie came to pick me up. She brought Echo,... -
Offering
What offering can I leave here, in this moment — to help me remember that I am the source? -
Real Intimacy
Today, I indulged. I let my mind wander to one of my favorite fantasies. Do you want to join me?... -
I Want
Happiness comes from within. It may be one of the most overused spiritual statements, and most of us would agree... -
Get Real
Real. It’s one of my favorite four letter words. I can’t think of any better criteria for a friend –... -
Crazy all of the time
A friend of mine recently said, “None of us gets the luxury of being independent of our context.” As much... -
The Places That Scare You
“Confess your hidden faults. Approach what you find repulsive. Help those you think you cannot help. Anything you are attached... -
Top 10 Principles of Happiness That I was Never taught at Church
1. Don’t believe everything you think. Putting aside all past conditioning — if that’s even possible – ask yourself, “Who... -
What is Yoga?
In my experience growing up in America, in my particular demographic, it seemed that everyone knows what yoga is. Most... -
The Secret Power of Yoga
It’s easy to see the obvious benefits of yoga: a supple body, increased strength, and stress relief to name a... -
The Go-To Goddess
“What does God look like?” I asked my little girl as I tucked her into bed. “Well, he is old,... -
Chasing God
There are times in our lives when we shift. When we become so aware of the beliefs in our lives... -
Our Sanctuary
I was sitting on the grass reading during my son’s soccer practice, when an older man took a break from...