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    HANAMI DREAMING: The start of spring in Japan

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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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TO BRIDGE THE GAP: Magic happens when we listen to those nagging voices

Contributing Writer·August 20, 2018
I lost it at the dentist’s office the other day. I was there with my mother and had been flipping...
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HOLDING ALICE: The silent communication of touch

Contributing Writer·June 25, 2015
HOLDING ALICE: The silent communication of touch Many years ago, I had a friend named Tom. He and I used to just hang out and talk. It was the 60s before the age of smartphones, Wi-Fi and social media, before Whatsapp, WeChat, Facebook, Line
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FIRST INTELLIGENCE: Understanding the three phases of perception

Contributing Writer·July 16, 2014
An Excerpt from First Intelligence by Simone Wright The third facet of the foundation of intuitive intelligence is perception, which...
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HEALING THROUGH TOUCH: Reduce stress and lift your mood

Contributing Writer·December 24, 2011
I was paying the bills and trying to figure out how to get my daughter to ballet while still making it to my late meeting. Stress was leaking into the gaps between...
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CUDDLING: Barry du Plooy discusses the art of a well-meant cuddle

Jane Olivier·November 20, 2011
Can you imagine getting together with a bunch of total strangers with the intention of allowing them to touch and cuddle you? Eeeeeeuw! is the reaction some have to this question...
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MINDFULNESS IN PRACTICE: Awareness in touch and point of view

Contributing Writer·December 12, 2008
The nervous system is a gateway to the world, acting as our conduit for sensory experience. The way our nerve endings send sensations through every inch of our body...
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