Our Soul Oasis Magazine

Skip Hanson is a 44 year old father of 2. He is an avid reader and podcaster. Co host of Random Thought Patterns, a paranormal Podcast  www.randomthoughtpatterns.com  , he enjoys the spookier things in life. A practicing Heathen for 25+ years he is always striving to move forward on his path. He is learning Reiki and has does his best to spread knowledge and positivity.  His biggest goal in life is providing and making his family and friends happy.

"Life is a storm, my young friends. You will bask in the sunlight one moment, be shattered on the rocks the next. What makes you who you are is what you do when that storm comes.” Kathleen Kiernan was primarily raised by mother and grandparents while father was a truck driver and providing out on the road. One of 11 siblings. Eight of which grew up under the same roof in a three-bedroom house. Poor would be calling it kind. She had to deal with alcoholic parents and struggles of this kind in the family. Instead of giving into the negativity she chose to forge her own path and make the world a more positive place. She is currently working hard for her degree in social work. She is a Co-Host of Random Thought Patterns, a Paranormal Podcast www.randomthoughtpatterns.com and Host of her own pod cast Open Books and Empty Bottles (Instagram and Facebook @OpenBooksEmptyBottles. She loves reading and partaking in physical activities. A single mother of a 12 year old, her main focu...

Our Soul Oasis publishes a few special editions per year. The Natural Medicine Guide will feature recipes, articles, products, and services to help everyone increase their awareness and natural living regimen. Herbs, Reiki, essential oils, recipes, and preventative care will be featured in this special edition. Details as follows: Natural Medicine Edition Contributor Deadline is July 15th Special Discounted Ads Due (if any) by July 1st Publication Date: August 20th If you would like to contribute a piece, highlight a product or service, contact Wendy in the column right over there and watch her work her magic ---->. Namaste

Change. The word alone makes most of us cringe. Unless a person has done a lot of self-development, as humans, most of us do not like change unless we are at the helm of it.  Change is tricky. Change is scary. If things are outside of our control, we mostly will challenge any form of change: small changes like your partner switching the side of the bed you sleep on or significant changes like your being forced to take a 6:30 am virtual meeting when your day typically begins at 9:00 am. But before you are able to embrace a welcome change, you must first dig deep and look into the root cause of wh y your reaction the way it is to the change.  Is it something you did in the past that didn't work out the way you intended? Is it ingrained in you based on an experience in your childhood? Or is this something that you've never encountered before and you don't know how to be? Is it clear that all of the above require you first to accept what is? Reality Acceptance of how you are, ...

Gratitude inspires personal growth and joy more than anything else. So many people believe that gratitude is an expression after receiving something from someone, but what we are talking about is much more deeper than that. When you look into your day, there are blessings everywhere. Put your focus on today. Even if you had a rough start to the day, look for the little things that went right and say it out loud to yourself: I am grateful that ______________. (Fill in your blank.) Begin to shift your focus and look for reasons to be grateful. One of the easiest ways to accomplish big results in looking for opportunities to be grateful is to create gratitude for others. Kindness shown to strangers is the fastest way to encourage gratitude growth within you and for the people who cross your path. If you need ideas for random acts of kindness, our Premiere issue has a ton of simple ideas! For 30 days, make the commitment to participate in at least one act of kindness per day. It c...

I am honored to present to you the first issue of Our Soul Oasis. Thank you to all our contributors for your incredible work. This wouldn't be possible without you all. You are all amazing! I am honored and blessed to be surrounded by such incredibly gifted people. A special thank you goes out to Stanley Serklew, your encouragement has been unprecedented and this would have never come to fruition without you. Cheers! Wendy