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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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Mother and daughter with reusable shopping bag - Designing a sustainable lifestyle

DESIGN A SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLE: How making mindful, conscious choices can help us live better

Contributor·July 26, 2016
“Treat Nature well, and Nature will treat you well. Hurt or destroy Nature, and Nature will soon destroy you.” –...
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Woman with coffee stressed out at desk - The Vitality Map excerpt

THE VITALITY MAP: 9 keys to ditching stress and embracing health with self-compassion

Contributor·July 17, 2016
The following has been excerpted from The Vitality Map: A Guide to Deep Health, Joyful Self-Care and Resilient Well-Being, in...
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Distorted pocket watch - Timeless awareness

TIMELESS AWARENESS: Two universal truths about time and awareness

Contributor·July 6, 2016
Two universal truths: There is no time outside of this moment, and there is nothing that exists outside of awareness....
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Young couple swimming in snow - Poems by Julia Hones

POEMS BY JULIA HONES: Search, Today, Life and Death

Contributor·July 2, 2016
Search Perfectionist madness, a silent stream licking the taproot, a search that perpetuates itself and collides with dreams or expectations....
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Using compass on forest path - Fear as desire unexpressed

FEAR AS DESIRE UNEXPRESSED: Use your Internal Guidance System to get in touch with what you really want

Contributor·June 21, 2016
The following has been excerpted from Your Inner GPS, in which life coach Zen Cryar DeBrücke teaches readers how to get...
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Lake and trees in greyscale - Poems by Matti Salminen

POEMS BY MATTI SALMINEN: Thirsty, One Day, Nakedness on Ice, I Still Will

Contributor·June 18, 2016
Thirsty Grey skies hide in the corner of my eye, I am thirsty. Hunched forward to duck branches of trees,...
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Blurred city street - The secret language of fear

IT DIDN’T START WITH YOU: How a traumatic family history can both hurt and heal us

Contributor·June 15, 2016
The following has been excerpted from It Didn’t Start With You, in which author Mark Wolynn presents the idea that...
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BREW UP A CUP: 6 simple and healthy tea recipes to soothe the mind and body

Contributor·June 9, 2016
The following has been excerpted from Forgotten Ways for Modern Days, in which author Rachelle Blondel explores a simpler past...
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New crescent moon over sea - Poems by Julie Lauton

POEMS BY JULIE LAUTON: Allies in the Moments, 4 Haiku, Sliver, Environmental Awareness

Contributor·May 21, 2016
Allies in the Moments Body, be present Taste each precious moment Fall alive and awake Body, be resilient as you...
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Freight train moving alongside river - Poems by Emma Sedlak

POEMS BY EMMA SEDLAK: Source, Doig, Dreams About Trains, Not Written, Before September, Letter to My Husband

Contributor·May 15, 2016
Source One morning you may wake to find our molecules bonding: shared memories that make no sense when split apart....
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Top of palm tree at sunset - Poems by Erika Goodrich

POEMS BY ERIKA GOODRICH: Alternative L.E.D., Impression at Sunset, After Twilight

Contributor·April 23, 2016
Alternative L.E.D. July unreels— feel its drag of thunder under the belly in summer sky. Wishbone clouds— — Roll in,...
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Woman lying down at mountaintop - Life in "high definition"

HIGH-DEFINITION LIVING: Tap into your body’s high-voltage energy

Contributor·April 18, 2016
The following has been excerpted from On the Verge: Wake Up, Show, and Shine, through which fitness professional Cara Bradley aims...
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Man running on trail in autumn - Running towards clarity

RUNNING TOWARDS CLARITY: Time’s a thief, but it’s also a teacher

Contributor·March 24, 2016
The following has been excerpted from In the Distance, in which long-distance runner Dave Griffin writes about how running isn’t...
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Person cutting "t" off "can't" - No more excuses

NO MORE EXCUSES: Replacing our “can’ts” with positive affirmations

Contributor·March 11, 2016
The following has been excerpted from 15 Things You Should Give Up to Be Happy by Luminita D. Saviuc, creator...
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Fireflies in a jar - Poems by Mary Allison Cates

POEMS BY MARY ALLISON CATES: What the Lightning Bugs Know, That Day We Painted Everything Gold, To the Woman Behind Nancy Drew

Contributor·March 4, 2016
What the Lightning Bugs Know Between appointments, in rare moments of plain seeing screaming silence sneaks into their chests trapping their breath in...
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Dog on beach beside stack of stones - How to love mindfully

HOW TO LOVE MINDFULLY: Just ask a dog!

Contributor·February 29, 2016
The term “mindfulness” can seem confusing. Isn’t the point of meditation to get out of one’s mind? To move past...
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Grandfather and grandson blowing on dandelions - Impermanence fiction story

IMPERMANENCE: The ever-persisting cycle of youth and age

Contributor·February 28, 2016
In central Beijing on a cool, smoggy Monday morning, an old man who’d come down from a village in the...
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Raindrop on blue feather - Poems by Joseph Lisowski

POEMS BY JOSEPH LISOWSKI: Wave and Water, Along River Shore Drive, First Southern Snow

Contributor·February 26, 2016
Wave and Water After desire leaves Flames of contemplation Sputter and die out. What replaces the flight of birds? In...
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Operator at natural gas plant - Clean Power Plan's fatal flaw

NATURAL GAS ISN’T THE ANSWER: The U.S. Clean Power Plan’s Fatal Flaw

Contributor·February 22, 2016
There’s a fatal flaw in President Obama’s Clean Power Plan. He proposes to continue and even increase our reliance on...
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Father and daughter wading at beach - Poems by Ryan Warren

POEMS BY RYAN WARREN: Reception, Peel Away One Strip, Settlers

Contributor·February 12, 2016
Reception I was unprepared for the little surge of pleasure that rang up my spine as I stepped outside and...
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Two connected human brains - Your feelings my brain

YOUR FEELINGS, MY BRAIN: They’re more connected than many of us would think

Contributor·February 4, 2016
The following has been excerpted from Wired to Connect: The Surprising Link Between Brain Science and Strong, Healthy Relationships by...
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Purple Bodhi tree leaves - Poems by Sarah Escue

POEMS BY SARAH ESCUE: After Meditating in the Forest, The Sacred Fig Tree, A Haiku, I Bloom Like the Ginger Root

Contributor·January 30, 2016
After Meditating in the Forest Doi Suthep-Pui National Park A wind filters through me, my lungs swell, unswell—. Buried beneath...
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Man in shadowy wet wood - Poems by Ryan Warren

POEMS BY RYAN WARREN: How to Feed Your Silence, Puddles, Eviction

Contributor·January 14, 2016
How to Feed Your Silence First, know this: it will hide. It is skittish, fragile, wide eyes peering from your...
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Vegetables on counter - Recipes supporting probiotics/prebiotics

GOOD FOR THE GUT: Two dinner recipes that support a healthy balance of prebiotics and probiotics

Contributor·January 14, 2016
If you’re unfamiliar with prebiotics and probiotics, these are substances found within the digestive system which, when kept in proper...
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