Summer is an ideal time to pay attention to your body. You will have opportunities to soothe and comfort it through water and warmth and to develop it through exercise and extra rest. Listen to your body and see what it needs the most. As Marion Woodman has observed: "When the body is finally listened to, it becomes eloquent. It's like changing from a fiddle to a Stradivarius. It gets much more highly attuned." Retune your body this summer.

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat in Summertime and Living Takes Practice