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    Man relaxing and looking out window while sitting at office desk - Why Mindfulness Matters Greatly in the Modern Workplace

    MENTAL HEALTH AND MINDFULNESS AT WORK: Building healthier, more resilient teams

    Wooden gates floating in clouds above trees - Energy Gates: 3 Helpful Ways to Control What Passes Through

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

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    MIND THE GAP: Mindfulness as the practice of living in one piece

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    Greyscale landscape - “After Love” and 3 More Evocative Poems

    POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: I Think Now of Shelters, After Love and more

    Bird footprints in snow - 4 Soothing Poems, Including ”Sacred Heart, Sacred Light”

    POEMS BY JIM JOHNSTON: For Larry, Tracks and more

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

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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

    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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Half cookie and milk - 9 principles of mindful eating

THE JOY OF HALF A COOKIE: 9 principles that’ll help you eat mindfully

Contributor·December 29, 2015
Excerpted from The Joy of Half a Cookie: Using Mindfulness to Lose Weight and End the Struggle with Food, in which...
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INVINCIBLE: Help and hope for sufferers of domestic violence

Contributor·December 15, 2015
Excerpted from Invincible: The 10 Lies You Learn Growing up With Domestic Violence and the Truths to Set You Free, in...
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Home office - The lessons of telecommuting

THE LESSONS OF TELECOMMUTING: 4 prime advantages of working from home

Contributor·December 13, 2015
Excerpted from The Best Place to Work: The Art and Science of Creating an Extraordinary Workplace, in which social psychologist...
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Lone woman on tram - Poems by Wendy E. Slater

POEMS BY WENDY E. SLATER: I May Need to Change Seats, What Would It Be Like, I Do Know the Despair

Contributor·November 28, 2015
Excerpted from Into the Hearth by alternative healer Wendy E. Slater, who was inspired to produce a plethora of poems...
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Businessman with red cloth facing bull - Don't be a "sacrificial cow"

DON’T BE A “SACRIFICIAL COW”: A warning against the overzealous pursuit of power

Contributor·November 22, 2015
Excerpted from The Tao of Happiness: Stories From Chuang Tzu for Your Spiritual Journey, a collection of spiritual parables by...
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Couple using digital devices - Mindful consumption

MINDFULNESS AND THE MEDIA: 10 strategies for being a conscious media consumer

Contributor·November 19, 2015
The time you spend on your digital devices watching TV and movies or browsing the Internet can really enrich your life—or...
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Yellow hills in watercolour - Poems by Stephanie Noble

POEMS BY STEPHANIE NOBLE: Bondage, Inner Weather, No Thread Left Unwoven

Contributor·November 8, 2015
Bondage “What holds you in bondage?” The dharma question insinuates itself into my thoughts for weeks. I hadn’t thought I...
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Labyrinth with bench - Poems by Erica Steinweg

POEMS BY ERICA STEINWEG: You Never Really Leave the Labyrinth, New, Amen

Contributor·November 6, 2015
You Never Really Leave the Labyrinth Step outside its sacred stones, and the ancient way slides back underfoot, tracing its...
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Empathy dictionary definition - The power of empathy

THE POWER OF EMPATHY: Six habits of highly empathic people

Contributor·November 3, 2015
Excerpted from Empathy: Why it Matters, and How to Get It, in which philosopher Roman Krznaric aims to teach us...
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Bedroom with ghostly light - Expect the unexpected

EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED: A young psychic’s first experiences with the spirit world

Contributor·October 19, 2015
The following has been excerpted from Expect the Unexpected, a memoir and spiritual guidebook that Bill Philipps has written about...
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Yellow arrows on road - Navigating by synchronicity

NAVIGATING BY SYNCHRONICITY: Let the world speak to us through coincidence and chance encounters

Contributor·October 15, 2015
The following has been excerpted from Sidewalk Oracles by Robert Moss, which provides an introduction to the magic of kairomancy...
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Two kids and mother meditating - The Mindful Monster fiction

THE MINDFUL MONSTER: A children’s story about dealing with fear and anxiety

Contributor·October 3, 2015
Excerpted from The Mindful Monster by Darcie Nuttall, a therapeutic story about mindfulness for kids.  Oliver Bear’s monster jumped onto...
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Woman running on beach - Father's daughters

FATHER’S DAUGHTERS: Casting aside masculine ideals to get in touch with the feminine soul

Contributor·October 1, 2015
The following has been excerpted from The Book of SHE: Your Heroine’s Journey into the Heart of Feminine Power, which aims...
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Couple on motorcycle - The importance of dharma

THE IMPORTANCE OF DHARMA: Go with the flow of the universe

Contributor·June 18, 2015
Excerpted from The Wheel of Healing With Ayurveda, An Easy Guide to a Healthy Lifestyle, written by Ayurvedic medical practitioner Michelle...
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Yoga mats - Poems to end yoga class

POEMS TO END YOGA CLASS: Inspirational messages to take away from the mat

Contributor·June 13, 2015
The following five poems have been excerpted from Soul to Soul: Poems, Prayers, and Stories to End a Yoga Class,...
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Woman alone on swing - Being alone and still

LEARNING TO BE ALONE: Accessing your inner stillness through meditation

Contributor·June 7, 2015
Excerpted from Opening to Meditation: A Gentle, Guided Approach, in which author Diana Lang aims to guide and support all readers,...
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Mother and daughter dancing - Impact of karma on relationships

THE IMPACT OF KARMA ON RELATIONSHIPS: Smoothing out the bumps with love

Contributor·May 26, 2015
Excerpted from The Karma Queens’ Guide to Relationships: The Truth About Karma in Relationships by Carmen Harra, Ph.D. and Alexandra...
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Gateway in sky - Being present in life

BEING PRESENT IN LIFE: How to be happy (or at least less sad)

Contributor·May 24, 2015
Excerpted from How to Be Happy (Or At Least Less Sad), an “ordinary” person’s guide to feeling your best throughout...
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Woman breaking chains - Why we need freedom

MASTER YOUR OWN LIFE: Six strategies for attaining freedom and feeling great

Contributor·April 22, 2015
Excerpted from Feeling Great: Creating a Life of Optimism, Enthusiasm and Contentment, a guidebook for a lifetime of satisfaction by spiritual...
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Busy man meditating - Why bother with meditation

THERE’S SO MUCH TO DO: Why bother meditating?

Contributor·April 20, 2015
I’ve been meditating for many years but there are still days when I feel like it’s something I need to...
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poems by kenneth weene

POEMS BY KENNETH WEENE: Saturday, Artistry, Love in the Time of Transportation

Contributor·April 17, 2015
Saturday Today I took inventory of the clouds. Unicorns, angels, grand ships filled with dreams and woes. At my feet...
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Mount Shasta - Transformative trip to Mount Shasta

HEALING AND AWAKENING: A transformative and illuminating trip to Mount Shasta

Contributor·April 11, 2015
Excerpted from Light Atonement by Ariyana ~a star child~, the story of an ordinary woman’s transition to life as an...
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Man meditating on rock - Journey towards inner peace

FROM MARTIAL ARTS TO THE ASHRAM: A Yogananda disciple’s journey towards inner peace

Contributor·April 8, 2015
Excerpted from Meditation as a Way of Life by Reverend Alan Pritz, a guide to the meditative life based on...
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Garden - Garden as gateway to soul

DIGGING IN THE DIRT: Understanding the garden as a gateway to the soul

Contributor·April 1, 2015
Digging in the dirt has the ability to be a gateway to your soul. It can open you up to...
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