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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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    MINDFUL LEADERSHIP IN STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS: Empowering leaders to create positive change

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    HANAMI DREAMING: The start of spring in Japan

    Joe Biden with other world leaders - Political Power: 3 Ways Democratic Voters Can Battle Fascism

    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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Julian Daizan Skinner teaches Zen Yoga - Boris's story

BORIS’S STORY: How an academic merged scientific and spiritual belief to find peace within

Contributor·August 12, 2017
[su_panel background=”#d5c38b” color=”#000000″ border=”0px none #ffffff” shadow=”0px 0px 0px #ffffff”]The following has been excerpted from Practical Zen: Meditation and Beyond,...
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Milky Way constellation above water - Philbin Pond

PHILBIN POND: A story of finding comfort in tradition

Contributor·August 11, 2017
Hal, no It has to be the same every year. The same dried food. The same backpacks and tent and...
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Abstract image representing the equinox - Poems by Erwin L. Rimban

POEMS BY ERWIN L. RIMBAN: Into the Sea of Molten Light, You Painted the World in Serial Time, To a Mystic Daughter

Contributor·July 29, 2017
Into the Sea of Molten Light Black obsidian glass venturing Far, far into the navels of the green sea Of...
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Glacier calving - Expressive nature photography

EXPRESSIVE NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY: How to capture images that’ll tell a story

Contributor·July 26, 2017
The following has been excerpted from Expressive Nature Photography: Design, Composition, and Color in Outdoor Imagery, in which professional photographer...
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Young woman joyfully climbing rocks - The energy of yes

THE ENERGY OF YES: Listen to your intuition as it guides you towards your dreams

Contributor·July 24, 2017
[su_panel background=”#d5c38b” color=”#000000″ border=”0px none #ffffff” shadow=”0px 0px 0px #ffffff”]The following has been excerpted from The Fearless Path: A Radical...
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Woman standing in field of yellow flowers looking at trees and sky - Poems by Sherin Shefik

POEMS BY SHERINSHE: Dear Mother Nature, Einstein’s Cosmic Religion, Goodbye, Hello Trees

Contributor·July 22, 2017
Dear Mother Nature Dear Mother Nature; My loyal friend, my sister, My mother, my creator. Why would I ever need...
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Still river with reflection of clouds going through meadow - Finding me

BE STILL AND KNOW GOD: Mystic Joseph Benner on getting in touch with divinity and the Real Self

Contributor·July 21, 2017
[su_panel background=”#d5c38b” color=”#000000″ border=”0px none #000000″ shadow=”0px 0px 0px #ffffff”]The following has been excerpted from The Impersonal Life: The Classic...
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Ingredients for elderberry syrup recipe - The benevolent bee

THE BENEVOLENT BEE: 2 honey-based recipes that’ll give your health a boost

Contributor·July 17, 2017
[su_panel background=”#d5c38b” color=”#000000″ border=”0px none #ffffff” shadow=”0px 0px 0px #ffffff”]The following recipes have been excerpted from The Benevolent Bee: Capture...
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Man stretching his arms out wide next to water - The science of freedom

THE SCIENCE OF FREEDOM: An exploration of how our neurobiology influences our liberty

Contributor·July 14, 2017
The following has been excerpted from The Freedom Trap: Reclaiming Liberty and Wellbeing by Craig Hassed, Ph.D., in which Hassed...
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The Overland Limited

THE FORTUNATE SON: My parents’ decades-long love affair with trains

Contributor·July 7, 2017
[su_panel background=”#d5c38b” color=”#000000″ border=”0px none #ffffff” shadow=”0px 0px 0px #ffffff”] Author’s note “The Fortunate Son” series is a compilation of...
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Woman in yoga split - Your pelvis

PELVIC EMPOWERMENT: Strengthening your pelvis and resolving any pelvic trauma will give you the gift of power

Contributor·June 26, 2017
[su_panel background=”#d5c38b” color=”#000000″ border=”0px none #ffffff” shadow=”0px 0px 0px #ffffff”]The following has been excerpted from Reclaiming Your Body: Healing from Trauma...
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Japanese American internment centre

THE FORTUNATE SON: Casualties of war and my initial introduction to hate crimes and racial injustice

Contributor·June 24, 2017
[su_panel background=”#d5c38b” color=”#000000″ border=”0px none #ffffff” shadow=”0px 0px 0px #ffffff”] Author’s note “The Fortunate Son” series is a compilation of...
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travel mindset houses water

TRAVEL AND THE MINDSET OF “I CAN”: Develop confidence and find your own identity through “free-thinking” travel

Contributor·June 21, 2017
[su_panel background=”#d5c38b” color=”#000000″ border=”0px none #ffffff” shadow=”0px 0px 0px #ffffff”]The following has been excerpted from Not Cut Out for the 9...
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Father and mother holding hands with son at sunset

THE FORTUNATE SON: A memoir of my loving adoptive parents

Contributor·June 14, 2017
Evening falls on the glow of late afternoon. The wind outside the nursing home winnows through the trees, reflecting the...
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Car accident on a snowy road - The bravest you

MAKE A CHOICE AND MOVE FORWARD: Uncertainty can dictate outcomes, for better or worse

Contributor·June 7, 2017
[su_panel background=”#d5c38b” color=”#000000″ border=”0px none #ffffff” shadow=”0px 0px 0px #ffffff”]The following has been excerpted from The Bravest You: Five Steps to...
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Woman lying in hospital bed - Nonsense and transcendent experience

NOT JUST NONSENSE?: The jibberish spoken by dying individuals may lead to mystical experiences

Contributor·May 31, 2017
[su_panel background=”#d5c38b” color=”#000000″ border=”0px none #ffffff” shadow=”0px 0px 0px #ffffff”]The following has been excerpted from Words at the Threshold: What...
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Foot in cast up on table - Writing about illness and injury

EMOTIONAL HEALING: 4 exercises that’ll help you write about an illness or injury

Contributor·May 24, 2017
[su_panel background=”#d5c38b” color=”#000000″ border=”0px none #ffffff” shadow=”0px 0px 0px #ffffff”]The following has been excerpted from The Story You Need to...
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The Tragically Hip performing in 2015 - The last hurrah

THE LAST HURRAH: The Tragically Hip’s “final tour” after frontman Downie’s cancer diagnosis

Contributor·May 15, 2017
[su_panel background=”#d5c38b” color=”#000000″ border=”0px none #ffffff” shadow=”0px 0px 0px #ffffff”]The following has been excerpted from What Is Hip? The Life...
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Heart-shaped cloud in blue sky - Poetry by Woven Green

POETRY BY WOVEN GREEN: Lift it Up, Turning of the Tides, The Call, Victorious Smile, Breaking Free

Contributor·May 14, 2017
Lift it Up I dreamed I saw the world from high above Aboard a ship of stars on a cosmic...
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Kundalini yoga festival - Kundalini awakening

KUNDALINI AWAKENING EXPERIENCES: 3 stories of intense and sudden energetic transformation

Contributor·May 10, 2017
Updated: March 6, 2019 What is kundalini awakening? In the Indian spiritual traditions of Yoga and Tantra, sudden energetic awakenings...
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Chickpeas in straining dish - Cooking with aquafaba

AQUAFABULOUS! AQUAFABA: 3 yummy vegan recipes you can make with this egg substitute

Contributor·May 3, 2017
[su_panel background=”#d5c38b” color=”#000000″ border=”0px none #ffffff” shadow=”0px 0px 0px #ffffff”] Publisher’s note “Aquafaba” means “bean water”—the water that’s drained off...
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Ship in rough ocean water - Poems by Michael Seeger

POEMS BY MICHAEL SEEGER: On the Death of Hart Crane, What’s Requisite, Ant Bite, Finding Faith, Transience

Contributor·May 1, 2017
On the Death of Hart Crane You hadn’t written a single line of poetry throughout your stay in Mexico; a...
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Little girl taking bite of watermelon - How to satisfy young fussy eaters

YOUNG “REDUCETARIANS”: An introduction to meatless snacks and treats for kids

Contributor·April 24, 2017
[su_panel background=”#d5c38b” color=”#000000″ border=”0px none #ffffff” shadow=”0px 0px 0px #ffffff”]The following has been excerpted from The Reducetarian Solution: How the...
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Female child in front of library bookshelf - Daycare dropout

DAYCARE DROPOUT TO PH.D. GRADUATE: The story of an inquisitive girl named Marilyn

Contributor·April 21, 2017
“Flunking” out of daycare Marilyn Goldstein wasn’t off to a great start in her academic career. She managed to repeatedly...
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