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    REDUCE YOUR BRAIN’S BLIND SPOTS: How cognitive training enhances self-awareness

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    EXERCISE AS PLAY: Movement, mindfulness and mental health

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    COMPLICATIONS, CONTRADICTIONS, CONFUSIONS: 3 words that became markers on a mindful path

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    TSYPL: The best—and most mindful—stock to invest in right now

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    POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: Sturgeon Moon, That Morning In Athens and more

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    ALASKA WINGS: Soaring across the mountains while releasing fear and doubt

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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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    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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    NIGHT SEA JOURNEY: Buying back sanity in La Paz, Mexico [Part 6]

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YOU ARE HERE: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment by Thich Nhat Hanh

Contributing Writer·April 28, 2013
You are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment  Thich Nhat Hanh [Shambhala, 143 pages] Thich Nhat Hanh is...
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ANTIDIABETOGENIC FOODS: Treat diabetes naturally with these healthy foods

Contributing Writer·April 27, 2013
Particular antidiabetogenic foods Cabbage Red cabbage (Brassica oleracea) extract’s protective action against oxidative stress was investigated in diabetes-induced rats for...
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FLASH MOBS: Participatory performance art for a cause

Contributing Writer·April 25, 2013
A flash mob is an unrehearsed, spontaneous, contagious and dispersed mass action. Flash mobs first emerged in 2003 as a...
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CUTE LIFE QUOTES: 37 sweet thoughts about life to brighten your day

Contributing Writer·April 24, 2013
Updated: March 6, 2019 History will be kind to me for I intend to write it. – Winston Churchill If you...
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REAL FOOD: It’s harder to find than you think [infographic]

Contributing Writer·April 23, 2013
Screen reader version: Most of the food consumed in the U.S. has been chemically treated, genetically engineered, or heavily processed—and...
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BAREFOOT COLLEGE: India’s innovative education solution for the underprivileged

Contributing Writer·April 22, 2013
In the late 60s, a very small group of determined individuals who came out of a sound educational system in...
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ART OF COMPASSION: The sacred art of sand mandalas

Contributing Writer·April 21, 2013
Tibetan sand mandalas are an ancient art form of Tibetan Buddhism. Mandala is a Sanskrit word meaning “cosmogram” or “world...
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CROSSING THE CHASM: Steps you can take to renew creativity and sustain inspiration

Contributing Writer·April 20, 2013
As I entered my sixties, my spirit and body seemed misaligned. My sleep was disturbed by wakefulness and the dreams...
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QIGONG AND MEDITATION: An ancient way to balance mind and body

Contributing Writer·April 19, 2013
Qigong, also known as Ch’i kung or Ch’i gong, is an ancient Chinese discipline that involves the mind, breath and...
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HOW WE QUIT SMOKING COAL: Installing solar panels on your home

Contributing Writer·April 19, 2013
Back in January, when I found a little space in my life to take on a project, I installed solar...
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WHO AM I?: Finding identity through awareness

Contributing Writer·April 18, 2013
Who am I?  Not only have I heard this question many times from clients and students, there was a time...
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AURAS AND COLOUR: Using colour to heal and enhance our lives

Contributing Writer·April 16, 2013
What is an aura? By definition, the aura is the energy field or “life force” that surrounds, encompasses and permeates...
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THOUGHTFUL QUOTES: A collection of 30 top quotes by some of history’s greatest thinkers

Contributing Writer·April 14, 2013
This collection of 30 thoughtful quotes contains thoughtful sayings and aphorisms from some of history’s greatest thinkers and authors like...
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Shane Koyczan on TEDTalks

Contributing Writer·April 14, 2013
Beat poet Shane Koyczan isn’t everyone’s vision of a writer and poet. Being discarded—as he puts it—by his parents, he...
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COSMIC WASTE DISPOSAL: Clearing the clutter in our individual minds and collective consciousness

Contributing Writer·April 14, 2013
Something happened on December 21, 2012. Those of us who celebrated and otherwise marked this Birth 2012 event know that...
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ARE YOU AN EMOTIONAL EMPATH? Helpful advice for those who feel too much

Contributing Writer·April 13, 2013
Empaths are highly sensitive, finely tuned instruments when it comes to emotions. They feel everything, sometimes to an extreme, and...
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AROMATHERAPY & ESSENTIAL OILS: The vital force of plant healing

Contributing Writer·April 12, 2013
What is aromatherapy? As an ancient healing art that has been around since the pyramids, aromatherapy heals and revitalizes the...
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MINDFULNESS MEDITATION AND PAIN REDUCTION: An interview with Fadel Zeidan

Contributing Writer·April 12, 2013
In 2010, Fadel Zeidan and a team of researchers from University of North Carolina published a study of “the effects of brief mindfulness meditation...
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ORGANIC STANDARDS: What does organic really mean? [infographic]

Contributing Writer·April 11, 2013
Screen reader version: Strict standards Fruits and veggies are grown without pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, sewage sludge, genetic modification, ionizing radiation....
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DE-COMPARTMENTALIZING: Realize integration in life rather than finding balance

Contributing Writer·April 10, 2013
One of the strengths of life learning is that it keeps the world whole rather than dicing it up into...
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MODELS OF EXCELLENCE: Using NLP to alter your map of the world

Contributing Writer·April 8, 2013
What do you choose to notice in each life experience? Do you focus on desired outcomes or get stuck in...
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SPEAK OUT!: Have the courage to question, wake up from corporatism and create change

Contributing Writer·April 7, 2013
“The power to question is the basis of all human progress”—Indira Gandhi From the abolition of slavery, to women’s rights...
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TRADITIONAL AYURVEDIC FOOD: Lessons learned about cooking while growing up in India

Contributing Writer·April 6, 2013
The most memorable times of my early childhood were the fun-filled summer holidays spent in my mother’s maternal home in...
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FREEDOM FROM FEAR: A personal essay on building a sustainable farm community

Contributing Writer·April 4, 2013
My conversations with friends and relatives across the economic and ideological spectrum keep coming back to what we fear. I...
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