We all have the potential to heal through caring attitudes, thoughts and prayers, meditations and actions.

Take some time to quietly contemplate the meaning of the New Year. Do you have big changes coming in your life? For all of us the unexpected is right around the corner, and the way to be better prepared is through daily meditation.

Time for deeper reflection and meditation on long-range plans in the longer days indoors.

It is really a good idea to give kids the opportunity to learn meditation, controlled breathing, meditative movement and yoga techniques. They give a lifetime of methods to maintain or reclaim peace and harmony, body, mind and spirit.

A prayer for comfort in the loss of loved ones.

Repeat the prayer as you would a mantra until you feel at one within yourself and your surroundings. Dedicated to the musician and pundit Ravi Shankar.

The joy from Christmas and thinking about the birthday of Christ can last far into the year. Real joy is like that - it enlivens us just by turning our thoughts toward the spiritual light.

I'm an American living with my Dutch husband in a village by the North Sea in North Holland, The Netherlands. I thought your family might enjoy seeing how Sinterklaas (our Santa Claus) is costumed here.

A Christmas Eve prayer to revel in the joy of Christmas.

If you are not used to setting a regular time for meditation, start with one minute right before bedtime. It is a time of day for winding down, and meditation can cap off the process.