Entries by Anastasia Wasko

Psychospiritual Growth: Growing Through Fire

Psychospiritual growth builds heat. As I soon as I got out of my truck and stood for the first time in Joshua Tree village, a small town in southern California where the Sonoran and Mojave deserts meet, I couldn’t tell where I stopped and the dry warm air and dusty Earth started.  It felt like […]

Psychospiritual Growth: Mindfulness and Culture Making

Psychospiritual growth is a process. Community is part of the process. I was at the Ayurvedic Institute in New Mexico over the summer of 2018 for a seminar on spiritual practices, mindfulness, and wellness. The resonance of what I was encouraged to explore still informs my daily interactions. The spacious, airy room was inviting; the colorful […]