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    REDUCE YOUR BRAIN’S BLIND SPOTS: How cognitive training enhances self-awareness

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    EXERCISE AS PLAY: Movement, mindfulness and mental health

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    COMPLICATIONS, CONTRADICTIONS, CONFUSIONS: 3 words that became markers on a mindful path

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

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    POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: Sturgeon Moon, That Morning In Athens and more

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

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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]

    Facebook on laptop in La Paz hotel room - NIGHT SEA JOURNEY: Buying back sanity in La Paz, Mexico

    NIGHT SEA JOURNEY: Buying back sanity in La Paz, Mexico [Part 6]

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YOU ARE HERE: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment by Thich Nhat Hanh

Contributing Writer·April 28, 2013
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CUTE LIFE QUOTES: 37 sweet thoughts about life to brighten your day

Contributing Writer·April 24, 2013
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ART OF COMPASSION: The sacred art of sand mandalas

Contributing Writer·April 21, 2013
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CROSSING THE CHASM: Steps you can take to renew creativity and sustain inspiration

Contributing Writer·April 20, 2013
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THOUGHTFUL QUOTES: A collection of 30 top quotes by some of history’s greatest thinkers

Contributing Writer·April 14, 2013
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BODY ART & STORYTELLING: Meaningful expressions of individualism

Gabriella Lancia·April 11, 2013
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ADVICE FOR WRITERS: Q&A with Story Circle Network’s Mary Jo Doig

Contributing Writer·April 3, 2013
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A SILENT SCREAM: Participants of another generation

Contributing Writer·April 3, 2013
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MIND QUOTES: Top 30 quotes by Buddha, Albert Einstein, Kahlil Gibran and others

Contributing Writer·March 28, 2013
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HOPETOWN: A story

Erica Roberts·March 26, 2013
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DOT COM CHILDREN: Raising a child in the new millennium

Contributing Writer·March 24, 2013
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LEARNING TO FLY: Finding your way out of the dark

Wanda Monague·March 23, 2013
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SENDING FLOWERS FORTH INTO AN ABYSS: A poem by Joshua Bocher

Contributor·March 22, 2013
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KANDYAN DANCE: Sri Lanka’s captivating traditional dance form

Kiva Bottero·March 20, 2013
THE ISLAND: Giving the gift of music - essay by Max Reif

THE ISLAND: Giving the gift of music – essay by Max Reif

Max Reif·March 16, 2013
Silhouette of woman sitting and meditating at sunset - What is the meaning of life?

MINDFULNESS QUOTES: Thich Nhat Hanh, Ajahn Chah, Sharon Salzberg and others

Contributing Writer·March 12, 2013
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UNCOMMON QUESTIONS: A poem by Mercedes O’Leary

Contributing Writer·March 12, 2013
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BUDDHIST QUOTES: Mindfulness, meditation, impermanence, suffering

Contributing Writer·March 9, 2013
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GODS IN PRINT: Masterpieces of India’s mythological art

Contributing Writer·March 8, 2013
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RISK VS FUN: Growth inevitably involves testing our limits

Max Reif·March 7, 2013
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ON BEING LOST: Living in a world of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Wanda Monague·March 1, 2013
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THE LURE OF JEWELS: A preschool teacher’s notebook

Max Reif·February 28, 2013
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LONELY IN THE FOG: Anahita Ayasoufi’s response to Hermann Hesse’s Im Nebel

Contributor·February 23, 2013
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THE CONSTANT CHOICE: Discrimination in the workplace

Contributing Writer·February 23, 2013
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