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    FROM A DISTANCE: Recognizing and avoiding the “comparison trap”

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    THE CACTUS IN THE BOX: When burnout is the cost of trying to fit in the wrong room

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    AFTER BIRTH: Finding rhythm through new rituals

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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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    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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Ben Gutman
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Ben is a freelance writer for hire, a Yoga teacher and the co-owner of La Casa Verde, a wholistic wellness centre serving a small community in the mountains of Oaxaca, Mexico. He writes about self-growth, wholistic health and the spiritual lessons found in everyday life.
Silhouette meditating on rocks below swirly purple sky - 8 Mindful Practices To Help You Manifest the Life You Desire

REALITY CREATION: 8 mindful states that will help you manifest your own reality

Ben Gutman·February 12, 2025
Everything in the universe denies nothing; to suggest conclusions to things is one impossibility. – Stephen King “Denial” doesn’t exist...
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HARNESS UNIVERSAL LAW: 7 mindful thinking tools for healing and vitality

Ben Gutman·December 19, 2024
You are limited only by your uncontrolled imagination and lack of attention to the feeling of your wish fulfilled. –...
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TAP INTO CONSCIOUSNESS: Try Kirtan Kriya meditation to balance your mind

Ben Gutman·November 25, 2024
Kirtan Kriya (mudras) diagram: Yachna Yoga “Meditation is not so much an exercise as it is a certain way of...
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STAY IN THE FLOW: 5 tiny adjustments to maintain mindfulness amid chaos

Ben Gutman·October 28, 2024
“Perhaps we can train the brain and the mind to work better, so we can become more mindful participants in...
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