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    THE ENDS NEVER JUSTIFY THE MEANS: Gandhi’s radical lesson for today

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

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    INEFFABLE: A visitation from a beautiful soul I’d never forget

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    POEMS BY CAROLYN CHILTON CASAS: Essential Language, Metaphorically Speaking 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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    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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THE ROOT CHAKRA AND YOUR FAMILY: Try a 6-part journaling exercise about your childhood

Contributor·March 31, 2021
As a Soul, you are light. You go in and out of lifetimes, and in each lifetime you create and...
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FAMILY BONDS: Drinking po cha and meditating at Karsha Gompa monastery

Contributor·January 20, 2021
The sharp note of a chime woke me. My cheek was pressed against a chill window. Outside, glaciated peaks smouldered...
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CORE NEGATIVE BELIEFS: How these can block you from reaching your “final eighth” goal

Contributor·December 8, 2020
You may not think you have a core negative belief, but if you’re mysteriously stuck, one or two ideas are...
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THE INTUITIVE WORMHOLE: Tap into your radical intuition with this 4-part exercise

Contributor·November 30, 2020
To see quantum intuition in action, let’s try one of my favorite intuition practices. This simple exercise can show you...
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THE LANGUAGE YOUR BODY SPEAKS: Sound, rhythm and wellness

Contributor·July 24, 2020
Sound is a tool we can use to easily and intuitively communicate with our subtle energies via resonance and influence,...
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WE JUST LAUNCHED OUR NEW BOOK SHOP: Come have a look!

Contributor·May 18, 2020
We just launched our new book shop featuring books from The Mindful Word’s authors, as well as a range of...
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THOUGHTS ARE NOT FACTS: How to befriend the observing self

Contributor·December 10, 2019
If your mind is constantly bubbling up negative ideas and stories, then who can you trust? This concept was beautifully...
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THE FACE OF KINDNESS: 11 ways to raise kinder children

Contributor·August 27, 2019
The face of kindness is something that’s easily recognized when we see it in action, but children learn by doing...
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LOVE ON EVERY BREATH: A Tonglen meditation for transforming pain into joy

Contributor·June 24, 2019
Step 2: Seeking refuge in awakened sanctuary Call upon the Buddha, the Dharma and the Noble Sangha. See them appear...
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UNCONSCIOUS BIAS: Undoing internalized racism, bias and conditioning

Contributor·May 19, 2019
We’re all conditioned by and subject to a host of impressions from our culture, family and society, as well as...
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MEDITATION CLUB: A guide to starting an in-school meditation group for students and faculty

Contributor·May 6, 2019
Bringing meditation into a school or building is a delicate and lengthy process. It requires the navigation of a number...
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SECURITY VS. INSECURITY: How an adult’s early years may affect their level of anxiety

Contributor·April 26, 2019
According to trauma therapist and researcher Bessel van der Kolk, secure kids “learn to trust both what they feel and...
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THE SILENCE OF GOING SOLO: Confronting fear while camping alone for 36 hours

Contributor·April 4, 2019
[su_quote cite=”Rebecca Solnit”]To dig deeper into the self, to go underground, is sometimes necessary, but so is the other route...
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SELF-TRUST AND COMPASSION: How these emotional states can affect your physical health

Contributor·March 17, 2019
Self-trust is the internal belief that even if you have a health wobble—consume a cookie, skip a workout or for...
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FAMILY MYTHS: How to change the unwritten rules set by your family of origin

Contributor·February 28, 2019
In our early years, we develop our perceptions of reality through our families. Every family shares some basic assumptions about...
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REAL FOOD VS. FAKE FOOD: Keep your pantry bare and your fridge stocked

Contributor·February 24, 2019
Do you find it weird that some foods in your pantry are years old? Not only have they been around...
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Line of gold Buddha statues - Meditate on your pain

MEDITATE ON YOUR PAIN: Our pain’s connection with the Buddha’s 4 Noble Truths

Contributor·February 10, 2019
Connecting to your pain is the first and perhaps most important teaching of the historical Buddha more than 2,500 years...
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THE 4 BASIC STAGES OF MEDITATION: And their relationship with Patanjali’s 8 limbs of Yoga

Contributor·January 17, 2019
There are four basic stages to meditation practice—like the four movements in a beautiful symphony, they flow together in a...
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DRAW YOUR SOCIAL CIRCLE: 4 questions that’ll help you analyze your relationships

Contributor·January 14, 2019
We’re social beings, and our web of relationships is important to our happiness. Supportive relationships help us survive life’s storms...
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Orion nebula and Running Man nebula - Poems by Sophia Falco

POEMS BY SOPHIA FALCO: Her Name Is Astrid, Authenticity

Contributor·October 12, 2018
Her Name Is Astrid Sunshine— the yellow curtains in the studio the entryway to clear our minds, we practice Yoga...
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EMAIL EFFICIENCY: 10 messaging tactics that’ll lead to less stress

Contributor·September 18, 2018
In the knowledge economy, email is one of the largest distractions we face every day—it’s usually the largest pain point...
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CALM DOWN AND FEEL JOYFUL: 3 steps to inner peace

Contributor·September 3, 2018
So many of us crave meaning and joy in our lives. We look for something larger than ourselves—something outside of...
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POEMS BY ROBERT ASHA: The Journey, The Last Shall Be First, Sneaking Glances, Change

Contributor·August 16, 2018
The Journey Not everything Happens at once You are an Idea Which has unfolded Like the petals Of a flower...
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UTTER DEFEAT AND THE SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE: Healing from heroin and alcohol addiction

Contributor·August 14, 2018
For the person seeking recovery from addiction or alcoholism, the term “spiritual awakening” can be unpalatable and enthralling at the...
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