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    Boat with lantern floating in stormy water - The Path to Inner Simplicity Starts With Mindfulness

    THE PATH OF INNER SIMPLICITY: Knowing stillness in the heart of the storm

    U.S. Citizens protesting ICE immigration officials in Minneapolis in January 2026 - The World Is Coming Apart: But We Can Save Our Human Family

    OUR WORLD IS COMING APART AT THE SEAMS: But we can save it with kindness

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    3 LIFE LESSONS FROM BREAKFAST: What eating breakfast taught me about mindful living

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    Glass jar full of blue paint next to paintbrushes on table - Take Stock of Your Precious Life: An Inspiring Fiction Story

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

    Full moon behind a rural house - “Sturgeon Moon” and 3 Other Poems With Passion

    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

    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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    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]

    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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LOVE YOUR BODY: An Analysis of Eve Ensler’s Dramatic Activism

Contributing Writer·June 10, 2007
Contact improv dance

CONTACT IMPROV DANCE: Exploring the body as mind

Contributing Writer·June 26, 2008
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YOUTH BRIGADE: Giving a voice to young DIY punk rockers

Contributing Writer·February 6, 2012
Dancer in field dancing alone

TO DANCE FOR NO REASON: Why do we dance and who are we dancing for?

Jane Olivier·March 2, 2012
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CELEBRATING COMMONALITY: The search for integrity in dance

Contributing Writer·May 13, 2012
POW WOW: Dancing for the past, present and future

POW WOW: Dancing for the past, present and future

Catina Noble·September 12, 2012
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KANDYAN DANCE: Sri Lanka’s captivating traditional dance form

Kiva Bottero·March 20, 2013
coach dance - like nobodys watching

LIKE NOBODY’S WATCHING: The power of dance to uplift and heal

Alana Fiander·July 2, 2013
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THE UBIETY OF DANCE: Using dance to get back to your centre

Contributing Writer·July 26, 2013
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NOT JUST AN OLYMPIC SPORT: Ice dancing to make a political statement

Erica Roberts·August 26, 2013
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AVANT-GARDE MEDITATIONS: Exploring meditative vibrations with Brice Salek

Erica Roberts·September 13, 2013
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DON’T BE MONOMUSICAL: The importance of appreciating all genres of music

Erica Roberts·September 30, 2013
cassette tapes - music

THE MAGIC OF MUSIC: How the balance of tension and release in music affects our appreciation of it

Jerry Kvasnicka·March 25, 2014
Masks - acting

ACTING FOR SELF-REFLECTION: Q&A with actor and mindfulness practitioner Binh Doan

Kiva Bottero·October 24, 2014
Snake dance

REDISCOVERING SACRED CREATIVITY: How artists help create a more healthy, inspired and connected world

Contributing Writer·January 29, 2015
Downton Abbey cast - Downton Abbey and spiritual values

DOWNTON ABBEY AND SPIRITUAL VALUES: Same truths, both upstairs and downstairs

Max Reif·November 2, 2016
musical notes that color

MUSIC, MOOD, AND MINDFULNESS: How music works its magic on us

Pamela Gerber·November 30, 2016
Collage of pictures - Bhakti and The Great American Songbook

BHAKTI AND THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK: How music and spirituality are connected by Love

Max Reif·May 8, 2017
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
Robbie Basho playing guitar in tux - Voice of the eagle

VOICE OF THE EAGLE—THE ENIGMA OF ROBBIE BASHO: A film about a legendary musician premieres in San Francisco

Max Reif·April 25, 2018
MUSIC FOR PAINTERS Creating music to use as protective bubble for focus

MUSIC FOR PAINTERS: Music as a protective bubble for focus

Michael Spivack·December 31, 2018
Woman in field in India

DURGAS OF BOLLYWOOD: 10 films that display the divine energy of women

Akanksha Jain·October 14, 2019
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THE ENERGETIC IMPACT OF MUSIC: Zen and the art of guitar tuning

Salima Jethani·November 6, 2019
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WORK-ART BALANCE: 5 women discuss the importance of art in their lives

Jeyolyn Christi·December 23, 2019
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