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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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    Malecon in La Paz, Mexico - Back on American Soil: A Safe Return Home From La Paz

    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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free the children

FREE THE CHILDREN: The catch-22 of institutionalization and orphanage tourism

Contributing Writer·December 21, 2012
Who are we doing this for? Nobody doubts the good intention of the donors, travellers, and volunteers who give time...
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HOW TO RAISE YOUR CONSCIOUSNESS: 20 ways to become more conscious [part 2]

Contributing Writer·December 21, 2012
1. Boost your brain power and functioning – There are many helpful exercises to boost your brain power and overall...
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CHAGA: King of the medicinal mushrooms

Contributing Writer·December 20, 2012
This article is excerpted from the book Chaga: King of the Medicinal Mushrooms by David Wolfe. Hail to the King! An introduction to...
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ENJOY THE SUNSETS: Two countries, two views, one beauty

Contributing Writer·December 19, 2012
For whatever reason the sunsets of 24 years in Canada have left far less an impact than those of 10...
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The Deepest Acceptance: Radical Awakening in Ordinary Life by Jeff Foster

THE DEEPEST ACCEPTANCE: Radical awakening in ordinary life

Contributing Writer·December 19, 2012
The wholeness of life The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes....
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IN SOIL WE TRUST: Alternative currency backed by food, not oil, a possibility

Contributing Writer·December 17, 2012
Catherine Austin-Fitts, former Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, was a guest on the Dec. 10 Coast to Coast...
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COMPASSION TRAINING: CBCT compassion meditation may boost neural basis of empathy

Contributing Writer·December 16, 2012
A compassion-based meditation program can significantly improve a person’s ability to read the facial expressions of others, finds a study...
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HOW TO RAISE YOUR CONSCIOUSNESS: 20 ways to become more conscious [part 1]

Contributing Writer·December 15, 2012
1. Connect with nature – Go for a walk in the forest, jungle, field of daisies, or wherever you feel like...
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LEFT BEHIND: The African woman’s uphill struggle

Contributing Writer·December 14, 2012
If your daughter has a disability, why bother sending her to school? She will likely not be able to get...
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THE CAGE: A short story by Riley H. Welcker

Contributing Writer·December 13, 2012
Not so very far from here, there once lived a young man named Idle. He lived at home and worked...
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LOVE 101: Conscious behaviour (B) = universal love (A) – life experience (C)

Contributing Writer·December 10, 2012
The truth for humanity as a whole is that we are made to express universal love through the human experience....
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HOW TO WRITE ABOUT AFRICA II: The Revenge—a satirical essay by Binyavanga Wainaina

Contributing Writer·December 9, 2012
Novelists, NGO workers, rock musicians, conservationists, students, and travel writers track down my email, asking: Would you please comment on...
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NATURE’S MEDICINE: Chamomile—used to treat insomnia, migraines, anxiety and other conditions

Contributing Writer·December 7, 2012
As bacteria become more resistant to existing drugs, it becomes more difficult to find an effective way to kill the...
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Wizard of Us - Entelechy

THE WIZARD OF US: Meet and embrace your entelechy

Contributing Writer·December 6, 2012
Wonders meet Dorothy’s eyes as she opens the door and is greeted by a world flooded with Technicolor. Where Kansas was...
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EVERYTHING MATTERS: Nonviolence is a way of seeing what wasn’t seen before

Contributing Writer·December 6, 2012
Almost from the moment we arrive on the planet, we are assigned the job of figuring out how it works...
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SHINSAKU EMI: Friendship across cultures

Contributing Writer·December 5, 2012
“Introduce yourself please,” the bubbly math teacher asked in a too-cheerful voice. Emi tried not to cringe at the sight...
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BLOOD SUGAR CONTROL: 3 deadly mistakes most diabetics make every day

Contributing Writer·December 4, 2012
You may think this doesn’t apply to you but listen: “One out of three people in the U.S. will develop...
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BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL: The city that ended hunger

Contributing Writer·December 4, 2012
A city in Brazil recruited local farmers to help do something U.S. cities have yet to do: end hunger. “To...
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THE GAME: Do we sit on the bench because the rules aren’t ours?

Contributing Writer·December 4, 2012
When I was a young boy my father played baseball for a semi-professional team in Grandville, Michigan. He would get...
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LISTEN TO THE FLOWERS: Healing Flowers Essences and sound healing

Contributing Writer·December 2, 2012
Plants have always been the primary source of healing substances for humankind. Ancient shamans inherited a wealth of knowledge about...
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RIGHT IN PLACE: Are you alone or strategically placed?

Contributing Writer·December 2, 2012
I hear from so many people who feel isolated and alone during this awakening and massive paradigm shift taking place...
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HEALING WORK: Working with nature spirits to help the environment

Contributing Writer·December 1, 2012
Mother Earth is a living breathing planet. When we make an effort to be aware that we are coexisting with...
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DEPREJUDICE: Study suggests prejudice can cause depression at the societal, interpersonal and intrapersonal levels

Contributing Writer·November 29, 2012
Although depression and prejudice traditionally fall into different areas of study and treatment, a new article suggests that many cases...
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MORE THAN GOOD VIBES: Researchers propose the science behind mindfulness

Contributing Writer·November 29, 2012
Achieving mindfulness through meditation has helped people maintain a healthy mind by quelling negative emotions and thoughts, such as desire,...
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