NASHUA – In Megan Staples’ art classroom at Dr. Crisp Elementary School, students worked, heads down, absorbed in the task at hand. Late morning sunlight streamed through the windows on a hot sunny ...

Not long ago, Nancy VanRooy sent me an invitation to visit a class she was teaching at the Forest Hills Fine Arts Center. When I arrived on a Thursday morning, the room was beginning to fill with ...

I have a confession: even though I'm a yoga instructor, I'm not a fan of meditation. It's not that I don't want to revel in the present moment, reduce stress, embrace calmness, and and all that good ...