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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

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

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    POEMS BY JIM JOHNSTON: For Larry, Tracks and more

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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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Young woman touching her third eye - Meditation and Mantras: 5 Chants to Add to Your Daily Practice

MYSTICAL MANTRAS: An introduction to 5 powerful mantras you can recite each day

Contributor·April 17, 2023
“Mantras are passwords that transform the mundane into the sacred.” – Deva Premal Mystical words, phrases or utterances with distant...
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Annoyed middle-aged man at desk - We Are Not Our Thoughts—But We Can Observe Them Mindfully

WE ARE NOT OUR THOUGHTS: Mindfully witnessing our thoughts from an observer’s perspective

Contributor·March 30, 2023
A mantra I often ask clients to repeat is this: “I am not my thoughts. I have thoughts. Some thoughts...
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Silhouette of woman playing violin to Earth floating in water - Wild Yoga Exercises to Help You Join the Earth’s Symphony

HARMONIZE IN A BROKEN WORLD: Exercises and Yoga poses to help you join Earth’s symphony

Contributor·March 13, 2023
The symphony of the Earth is life-giving. But how can we harmonize with our dominant culture rapidly removing so many...
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THE FRUITS OF THE EARTH: A beginner’s guide to crystal healing

Contributor·December 15, 2022
Excerpted from Earth Blessings: Using Crystals for Personal Energy Clearing, Earth Healing & Environmental Enhancement by Judy Hall, a past-life therapist and...
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ALTARS, ANGELS AND SIGILS: Learn to work with these resources to achieve financial abundance

Contributor·December 9, 2022
A wealth altar, or sacred space, can be used as an anchor point for using wealth magic to manifest more...
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RECOVERY TOOLBOX: 5 ways addicts (and anyone else!) can overcome shame

Contributor·November 28, 2022
Imagine for a moment a life where shame doesn’t have a tight hold on you. Imagine yourself with the capacity...
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Sculpture of Rosa Parks in bus seat from Memphis Human Rights museum - Beyond the Bus: A Closer Look at Activist Rosa Parks

ROSA PARKS: A closer look at myth vs. reality

Contributor·November 17, 2022
I had a lot of fun teasing Mrs. Parks about being on the popular TV show, To Tell the Truth....
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THE PLANET IS YOUR TEACHER: Raising our consciousness in a binary world

Contributor·November 9, 2022
Many voices are speaking out on behalf of the planet right now, calling attention to the importance of saving her,...
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GRATITUDE: 3 ways to cultivate it through mindfulness while aging

Contributor·September 6, 2022
Gratitude is a gift of life! A gift that’s continually available and unwrapped simply through being touched emotionally and remaining...
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DON’T ALWAYS HURRY TO A GREEN LIGHT: Mindful wisdom from a beloved father

Contributor·August 8, 2022
For most of my growing up years, my dad drove a school bus. It was his steady bread and butter...
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WHEN YOUR SOUL IS WEARY: Pastor Dominic Done on finding true rest in God

Contributor·July 3, 2022
Magic, ruined. I can’t help but think of those words when I reflect on the human experience and how our...
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STEPHEN KING’S ON WRITING: How it stopped a budding novelist from giving up

Contributor·June 8, 2022
“Find someone who has a life that you want and figure out how they got it.” – Lana Del Rey...
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HOW TO BE HUMAN: Only the river knew the real 12-year-old me

Contributor·June 7, 2022
Wild all through the year, the American River rose and fell seasonally, just steps away from my family home. One...
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THE BENEFITS OF GROUNDING: 6 ways we can engage in this nature-based practice

Contributor·May 23, 2022
Our connection with the Earth is undeniable. We rely on Mother Earth for the air we breathe, the water we...
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DEAR DANA: Facebook, an old friend, a cancer diagnosis and the power of prayer

Contributor·May 18, 2022
It didn’t take long for me to figure out that Jim and Dana’s only son, Parker, had cancer. It was...
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EMBRACE YOUR GREATNESS: Let joy guide you as you make use of your gifts

Contributor·April 25, 2022
We rarely take a moment to acknowledge the things we love about ourselves. As a rule, most of us tend...
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DECEIVED BY OUR OWN EYES: The difference between exoteric and esoteric sight

Contributor·April 14, 2022
When we think about life, or the concept of life, there are two distinct realities that we all must deal...
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NO BAD DAYS: 7 core values to make you stronger

Contributor·March 22, 2022
The day after I was born, a surgeon used a tiny pair of surgical scissors to save my life for...
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YOUR LOST EGO: Finding it can give you strength to live your truth

Contributor·March 14, 2022
Sometimes, you need to lose your ego to find your truth. But other times, you need to find your ego...
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TOUGH LOVE INQUIRY: 9 questions to ask your Soul about relationships

Contributor·February 25, 2022
Joy had been married for 25 years to a narcissist. A part of her knew from the beginning that something...
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BELIZEAN HOSPITALITY: Gentle kindness in a harsh jungle

Contributor·January 10, 2022
The fire ants had made their way from my toes to my shin in a quick fashion, all the while...
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SEE YOU ON THE SAND: How showing up on a stormy day led to a meditation movement

Contributor·November 23, 2021
By late October 2015, life was going well, at least on paper. I was in a happy marriage to a...
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ETERNAL LIGHT, ETERNAL LIFE: Deriving meaning from a childhood near-death-experience

Contributor·November 11, 2021
By the time I was three and a half years old, my abilities as a medium surfaced, since I’d started...
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HE SHEPHERDS HIS OWN: Finding a missing person with assistance from God

Contributor·November 1, 2021
Dear Julie, Thank you for being there—For noticing her.For caring.For acting on her behalf.For all your kindness and generosity.Thank you...
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