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    ENERGY MANAGEMENT: How to control the flow of your energy—even as a sensitive person

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    POEMS BY JIM JOHNSTON: For Larry, Tracks and more

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    POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: Sturgeon Moon, That Morning In Athens 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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WATERFALLS: Mindfully connecting with nature in North Carolina and Niagara, Canada

Samia Mehbub·July 14, 2025
I could hear the white noise crashing in my ears. As my feet dangled, I could see the reflection of...
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MINDFUL REFLECTIONS: The Source of Us All, Our Essence and Its Expression and more

James Farwell·September 4, 2023
The source of us all The divine creative essence is the source of all that is good and loving and...
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MINDFUL MEAT CONSUMPTION: Why it’s important and how it can be achieved

Mia Barnes·January 31, 2022
Over the past few years, there’s been a lot of controversy about meat. Many scientists have now found evidence that...
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IT’S ABOUT TREES: Trees are social beings that lean on each other for stability and protection

Emily L Quint Freeman·November 8, 2021
In an unexpected summer storm, I dashed underneath an old valley oak and looked up at its thick, furrowed trunk...
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Californias Plasticus Bagus Bushus

Shelli Pruett·August 1, 2018
Screen reader version:  Heading: New Species Blooms in California Desert Subheading:  Genus: Mullanyus Species: Californias Plasticus Bagus Bushus Between the...
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Our Environment: Apparency vs. Actuality

Shelli Pruett·April 7, 2018
Screen reader version:  On the left, an illustration of a man sitting on a chair with one leg crossed over...
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Essential vs. Non-Essential Oil

Shelli Pruett·February 9, 2018
Screen reader version:  On the left, a woman smells an open bottle of lavender essential oil with a smile. On...
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POEMS FROM ISSUE 2: Evolution’s End, The Fire Peach, Constantly

Contributing Writer·June 26, 2008
Speaking from the heart I implore you to feel your own...
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HEALING POWERS OF NATURE: Experiential Outdoor Programs as Therapy

Contributing Writer·June 26, 2008
The day begins with four families tentatively driving minivans down a dirt road outside of St. Petersburg, Florida to meet their counselors for their first overnight...
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Nature Awareness Techniques as an Application of Mindfulness

Kiva Bottero·June 26, 2008
As stealthily as my size 13 hiking boots allow, I creep along the dry underbrush of Northern Colorado’s Bobcat Ridge. I’m following a high-pitched bird sound, a...
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PATH TO LIBERATION: Healing Ourselves, Healing our Planet

Contributing Writer·June 26, 2008
As a child growing up in rural Ontario, I instinctively retreated to nature during times of trouble. A small island close to the banks of the river that ran through...
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