Relationships & Family
What Charlottesville Helped Me Understand About My Father’s History
My father read 3 newspapers a day. After what happened in Charlottesville, I understood why.
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Ilona Fried
Ilona Fried is a writer and student of the Feldenkrais Method. Her articles and essays have been published at The Huffington Post, Elephant Journal, and Hevria. She blogs about awareness and spiritual practice at alacartespirit.com.
Soul Writings
Why I’ve Given Up On Ambition
Ambition can often be detrimental to living a fulfilling life.
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July 27, 2017
Another Way Of Looking At Things, Building New Identities, Daily Life, Who am I
How a Visit to a Tiny House Revealed the Essence of A Dream
There is something thrilling about the idea of stripping away what we don’t really need and living with what is essential.
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June 27, 2017
Longform
Would Grieving My Father Have Felt Less Lonely With Facebook?
When Ilona's father dies, her pain is magnified by the influx of strangers coming to pay their respects and say prayers in his name. She wonders if social media would...
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May 17, 2017
Compassion for difficulties
My “Failed” Colonoscopy Revealed Spiritual Blindspots
After the stress of a difficult colonoscopy procedure, Ilona realizes she still has some inner spiritual work to do.
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April 04, 2017
Inspiring People
How Moshe Feldenkrais Reminds Me that Life is an Adventure
By taking unconventional paths in life, Dr. Feldenkrais was able to accumulate a variety of experiences and talents which were the basis for his inspirational work.
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March 07, 2017
Bring The Sacred Down To Earth
What Etty Hillesum, Holocaust Heroine, Taught Me About Living Deeply
The ability of Etty Hillesum to find meaning, even while in a concentration camp, reminds us that fulfillment comes from within.
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February 08, 2017
Another Way Of Looking At Things
Was It Car Troubles… Or A Message From My Intuition?
When a series of mysterious car troubles occurs, the author begins to wonder if it's actually her intuition speaking to her - or maybe a dybbuk.
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January 10, 2017
Uncategorized
Why 2016 is Not “The Worst Year”
It's been pretty popular to look towards the end of 2016 and say "good riddance." But it's possible we may be losing something very valuable by rushing to judge the...
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December 14, 2016
There's More To You Than You Realize
In Difficult Times, Stay Close To The Bone
How a scary moment with my mother caused me to refocus my mind and remind me how to deal with moments of turbulence.
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