Sophomore Victoria La Ferla poses in the usual position for sound baths. The gradient colors around her are what she said she often sees during a sound bath. Photo by Lucian Himes and Art by Haley HoidalReiki and sound baths restore the best version of myself.As I lay down on my meditation mat, my head faces the direction of the sound bowls — metal or crystal bowls … [Read more...] about The Sound of Healing: Exploring the Transformative Power of Sound Baths and Reiki Energy
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Skin-care Testimonies: Students Share Their Go-to Products
Loren Eastman applies her favorite Rhode lip treatment. Eastman said this is one of her favorite products. Photos by Lucian HimesSkin care varies from person to person — three Pepperdine students said their skin-care habits and products are important to them in many ways.Loren Eastman and her love for The OrdinarySenior Loren Eastman said she started using skin care in … [Read more...] about Skin-care Testimonies: Students Share Their Go-to Products
‘We Are All Connected’: Loving One Another in Different Religions
Art by Abby WiltLove, and how people show and receive it, comes in many forms.These acts of love, or loving kindness, reverberates throughout people of different religious beliefs.“We need to grant each other the dignity of difference, we also need to find those things that build bridges between our differences — and loving kindness does that,” said John … [Read more...] about ‘We Are All Connected’: Loving One Another in Different Religions
Religion, It’s Bigger than a Checkbox
Junior Ginger Jacobs smiles among the flowers on Pepperdine’s campus. Jacobs wore her Hamsa hand earrings — a Hindu symbol meaning 'Do not be afraid.' Photos by Lucian HimesAt Nepal-Tibet Imports in the small town of Fort Collins, Colorado, a miniature statue of the Virgin Mary sits high upon a shelf, right next to statues of Hindu deities Ganesha and Shiva.The … [Read more...] about Religion, It’s Bigger than a Checkbox
Coach Merrill Moses Reflects on Water Polo and Faith
Associate Head Coach Merril Moses poses for a photo. Moses contributed to three Olympic games, including winning a silver medal in 2008. Photo courtesy of Merrill MosesThe International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (Yad Le'ish Hasport Hayehudi) inducted Pepperdine Water Polo Coach Merrill Moses Jan. 15.The Hall of Fame picked Merrill Moses, a 2008 Olympic silver medalist for the … [Read more...] about Coach Merrill Moses Reflects on Water Polo and Faith
