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    MIND THE GAP: Mindfulness as the practice of living in one piece

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    RECLAIM YOUR TIME THROUGH PRESENCE: 5 research-backed ways to do so

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    POEMS BY JIM JOHNSTON: For Larry, Tracks and more

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    MINDFUL LEADERSHIP IN STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS: Empowering leaders to create positive change

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    HANAMI DREAMING: The start of spring in Japan

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    REFLECTIONS ON TODAY’S POLITICAL REALITIES: We can prevail over ignorance, lies and Trump

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    Hands against background of a heart - Travelling With Intention: Why Is It So Important?

    NATIONAL VOLUNTEER MONTH: Moving through the world with intention

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    IMPEDIMENTS FACED: A safe return home from La Paz, Mexico

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    TYING UP LOOSE ENDS: One last—and glorious—day in La Paz, Mexico [Part 7]

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TOO BUSY TO BE SPIRITUAL: 9 mini-rituals you can do anywhere

Mel Bender·December 11, 2022
During long, stressful days, I find it difficult to pause and do the spiritual rituals I need and love. Instead,...
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SENSE AND SHIFT: A hands-on meditation technique

Mel Bender·February 26, 2022
Your body is your best ally in finding peace of mind. The following meditation exercise incorporates tools I’ve learned from...
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JUST THE DANCE: Poems inspired by Alan Watts

George Cassidy Payne·June 14, 2019
What You Don’t Get in Church It has nothing to do with the thoughts that bring results we want. Pulling...
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LIFEJACKET IN AN OCEAN: Mindfulness is like … not drowning but waving

Contributing Writer·October 23, 2018
The door finally shut. I walked away, my throat numb and eyes firmly to the ground. It was that time...
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SUPERHEROES ON A SUPERNAL PATH: A reminder of our 3 greatest superpowers

Contributing Writer·February 25, 2018
Having only an intellectual understanding of our Divinity and true eternal nature, versus actually knowing and living through it in every...
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UJJAYI BREATHING TECHNIQUE: A 3-step Pranayama exercise suitable for beginners

Contributor·August 19, 2017
What is Ujjayi breathing? Ujjayi breathing is a technique that falls within the category of Pranayama exercises that normally make...
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BREATHE BETTER, LIVE BETTER: The crucial role of breath in a Yoga practice

Contributor·January 9, 2017
It’s a clear winter morning. As I look at the blue sky and the leafless branches quivering in the wind,...
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MINDFUL BREATHING: Exploring why it’s the core element of meditation

Contributor·October 26, 2016
The following has been excerpted from Looking at Mindfulness: Twenty-Five Paintings to Change the Way You Live, in which psychiatrist...
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POEMS BY JOSEPH LISOWSKI: Wave and Water, Along River Shore Drive, First Southern Snow

Contributor·February 26, 2016
Wave and Water After desire leaves Flames of contemplation Sputter and die out. What replaces the flight of birds? In...
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REMINDING MYSELF I’M NOT CURED: Using the breath to transform depression into feeling

Contributing Writer·October 27, 2015
After all these years, I still deny it. At times, I almost convince myself I’m cured. But I’m not, and...
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JUST ONE BREATH: Week one of an eight-minute meditation program for beginners

Contributor·December 18, 2014
The following article has been excerpted from 8 Minute Meditation by Victor Davich, the manual for an eight-week meditation program...
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POEMS BY SUSAN KSIEZOPOLSKI: The Bench of Solitude, Coming and Going, Gap Year

Contributor·May 21, 2014
The Bench of Solitude The bench holds A view to nowhere Looking outward But drawing you in To sit in...
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MEDITATION TIPS: Devotional meditation and experiential meditation (part 2 of 2)

Robert Kopecky·August 17, 2013
Here’s the second part of the Meditation Tips series, it’s the second and third methods of meditating that have helped...
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COUNTDOWN TECHNIQUE: Engage the present moment in 5 easy steps

Wanda Monague·February 3, 2013
When lost in past or future thinking, we neglect the present moment and lose touch with where we are in...
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NATURE’S SONG: Connecting in a musical world

Contributing Writer·June 24, 2012
Music and the individual collide every day: while shopping, exercising, dining and driving. Hip-Hop, pop, jazz, and the blues—the amount of music that surrounds us...
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HEALING THE INNER CHILD: Venturing into the territory of suffering

Contributing Writer·October 21, 2011
Dealing with suffering is like handling a poisonous snake. We have to learn about the snake, and we ourselves have to grow stronger and more stable in order to handle it without hurting...
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WHAT IS MINDFULNESS?: Experientially Explore the Answer

Contributing Writer·June 10, 2007
An Invitation to Mindfulness Practice I’m about to conduct a short investigation into the present moment. Would you care to...
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