TORINO, Italy, February, 2006: Representing China, at the Winter Olympic Games, Zhang Dan and her partner,
 Zhang Hao, stepped onto the ice for their free-skate performance. They ranked second after their dazzling
performance in the short program, and since the pair skated last, the silver and bronze medals were still very
 much in play. The young couple’s skating [...]

GIFTS OF THE CAVE
by Marla Durden
www.profoundharvest.com
The Winter Solstice marks the shortest day of the year. It is the time where the darkness of winter is at its nadir before the growing days of spring and summer bring us out into the light again. In traditional cultures, this is a time of rest, contemplation and appreciation [...]

According to Howard Gardner in his book Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences, humans do not have just mental intelligence—the ability for thinking
 and learning—but emotional, physical and spiritual intelligences: the potential for being fit, for seeing themselves through others’ eyes, for the journey toward
contentment and enlightenment. 

I add moral intelligence to Gardner’s list: a [...]

NYTimes
November 18, 2007
THE WAY WE LIVE NOW; Mind of a Rock
By JIM HOLT

Most of us have no doubt that our fellow humans are conscious. We are also pretty sure that many animals have consciousness. Some, like the great ape species, even seem to possess self-consciousness, like us. Others, like dogs and cats and [...]

What is this path to energized living?
The Five Vital Intelligences or IQs—physical, emotional, mental, moral, and spiritual—are layers nested one within the other. Each of them is a layer of consciousness, a filed of quantum energy, a capacity for growth, and often-unrealized potential.
 
We know these intelligences by their noticeable quality of energy: we can feel
o   [...]