Debra Moffitt

             Debra Moffitt's eclectic interests take her across the globe to cover everything from architecture to eco-tourism.  Her fiction and non-fiction appear in publications worldwide.  Debra's blog, syndicated by Intent.com aims to inspire and motivate readers to achieve a well balanced life. Recent wellness articles in print media include:  “Soothing Speech: Healing Power of Words,” "Walking the Labyrinth," using dreams for creativity, mindful eating and meaningful travel.  Her book, 108 Spiritual Practices for Challenging Times (Llwellyn Worldwide), will be in bookstores in 2011.

Debra's interviews with internationally renowned figures who are changing the world, include U.S. cultural guru and bestselling author, Sarah Susanka;Swiss-Italian architect, Mario Botta;internationally bestselling author and medical intuitive, Caroline Myss; eco-scientist, Dr. Eugene Tsui; Andreas Bechtler, patron of the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art; green guru, Danny Seo;Sylvia Damiani, of Italy's Damiani luxury jewelers, and Alain de Botton, philosopher and author of The Architecture of Happiness and Status Anxiety. 

Creating sacred space at home in "Room to Meditate" is the focus of a piece on designing sacred space.  Scents for the Soul describes how French perfumers in Grasse use the power of essences to create moods and memories.  Eco-tourism in Switzerland, alpine architecture, and urban beekeeping are her just a few of Debra's diverse subjects.  She also reports on the cathedral-like quality of Mario Botta's Bergoase Spa for Lake Como Lifestyle Magazine and the divine wines made by the monks of St. Honorat off of the coast of Cannes for New Riviera Cote d'Azur.

Her photo essay on "The Contemporary Face of Sacred Space," appeared in Faith and Form: The Journal of Religion, Art and Architecture.  It presents the challenges of integrating meaningful sacred space into contemporary life using Mario Botta's Santo Volto Church in Turin and interviews with the architect. See FaithandForm.

Debra is a contributing author to All Out of Faith: Southern Women on Spirituality, which included Frances Mayes, Barbara Kingsolver and Sue Monk Kidd.
   

       Contact Debra Moffitt at: dm@debramoffitt.com