Valerie Reiss is Holistic Living Editor at Beliefnet. She was a founding editor at Breathe magazine, and her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Newsweek, Women's Health, Natural Health, Yoga Journal, Lime.com, Vegetarian Times, and ABCNEWS.com. A native New Yorker, Valerie holds an M.S. from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism and a B.A. from Beloit College in Creative Writing with a minor in Women's Studies. She also lived in Maui for a while where she drank green papaya juice and taught some creative writing. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.
We received an overwhelming response to our Dalai Lama Kindness contest. It was almost impossible to discern the “best” tales of compassion—as several readers pointed out, all acts of kindness are blessed, precious things. But we managed to select 20 [...]
Update: Contest ‘Winners’ Announced Here “My religion is kindness.” – His Holiness the Dalai Lama The beloved Tibetan Buddhist leader has inspired people across the globe with his message of unconditional compassion. Now you have the rare opportunity to see [...]