Author: John Spevak

I used to think 50 was old. Now that my second child, Mike, is turning that age, 50 seems young. But in a life that spans a half-century, much can happen. Michael John Spevak was born on Labor Day in 1972. His mother, Susan, was...

Imagine a university dedicated to healing, not just the body, but the mind and spirit, too. Imagine an education devoted to healing the whole person, including the techniques of different cultures over many centuries that have...

Loud, fast and urgent—that’s the way many people are trying to get our attention. I prefer calm, measured and understated. Newscasters and sportscasters are the worst. The evening news is delivered rapid-fire, and the first and...

Portland, Oregon, a city I recently visited for the first time, usually enters the news cycle, like other American cities, only when something very bad happens. You’ll hear about a city if it has floods, hurricanes, fires,...