Issue three

the mindful word              
issue 3
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FEATURES

PUBLIC SPACE    

YARNBOMB!
Beautifying public space through knitting

COMMUNITY                                           

CHANGECAMP      
A network dedicated to community transformation through participatory gatherings and online collaboration

PROFILE

OPEN SOURCE JOURNALISM
Jay Rosen, press critic, writer, and New York University journalism professor, talks to Richard Poynder

ECONOMICS

SHARING ECONOMIES
How exchanging prices for gifts is changing the economy

SOCIAL MEDIA

GRASSROUTES
Engaged citizens take the information highway to build better communities

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

WHEN MORE IS BETTER
How easy access to information can equalize the economy 

IDEAS

EMBRACE THE FOOL
To see the world you want to see 

ACTIVISM

IN SOLIDARITY, WE RIDE
Cyclists reclaim the streets through critical mass rides

 

MINDFULNESS

MINDFUL MOMENTS

Connect through presence to disconnect automated conditioning

INTUITIVE LIFE MOVEMENT®

Who are you, right now?

BLESSED WITH LESS

Live simply in mindfulness and gratitude

 

WHOLISTIC HEALTH

MINDFULNESS AND THE WELLNESS PRACTITIONER

Relax into the present moment to experience Passionate Ease

SOUND HEALING

Restore harmony in the body by resonating at your correct frequency


REGULARS

DIY
REVIEWS
POETRY
FINAL THOUGHTS

WHAT CHOICE?: How men affect women’s rights in the abortion debate

THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE - The ongoing abortion debate

There’s something terribly wrong with older men holding the power when it comes to state laws regarding abortion. This is clearly reflected in the recent bill…

YOUTH BRIGADE: Giving a voice to young DIY punk rockers

YOUTH BRIGADE - reviving DIY punk rock

As the 1980s approached, the punk subculture exposed a generation of youth who were searching for a musical outlet to a “do-it-yourself” attitude. California band…

THE USE OF SYMBOLISM: Joyce’s “Araby” and Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour”

Through an open window from The Story Of An Hour by Kate Chopin - geanine.files.wordpress.com

Symbolism is a literary device used in the short stories “Araby” and “The Story of an Hour”. In “Araby”, symbolism is used to illustrate the meaning of several…

THIKSEY MONASTERY: Ladakh offers respite from India’s busyness

Fifty monks sit cross-legged in long rows. Their prayer books, narrow strips of thick paper bound by string, sit open in front of them. They chant the Buddhist sutras…