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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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    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

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    REFLECTIONS ON TODAY’S POLITICAL REALITIES: We can prevail over ignorance, lies and Trump

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

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Labyrinth with bench - Poems by Erica Steinweg

POEMS BY ERICA STEINWEG: You Never Really Leave the Labyrinth, New, Amen

Contributor·November 6, 2015
White candle against background of green plants

POEMS BY NATALIE LESTER: Sacred Fire, The Shaman’s Sympathy and more

Natalie Lester·October 2, 2021
Man sitting on log beside lake - 3 Poems About Mindful Living, Including "To-Do List"

POEMS BY BOB ROWE: To-Do List, Talking With God and more

Bob Rowe·October 21, 2022
Beach at night

POEMS BY JIM JOHNSTON: The Fateful Shaping of a World and more

Jim Johnston·June 18, 2022
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
Rushing river

POEMS BY JOHN GREY: In Need of Flow, The Edge of Extinction and more

John Grey·August 16, 2019
Man sitting in a field of flowers

POEMS BY FORREST RIVERS: Beyond Appearances, Freedom From Maya and more

Forrest Rivers·October 15, 2021
Orange burst of light

POEMS BY NINA ASHER: Sunday Morning, Desire, Words

Nina Asher·November 13, 2020
Man walking in snow - Poems by John Grey

POEMS BY JOHN GREY: In This Quest to Live Forever, Marie from Kinshasa, A Good Time Is Had by All

John Grey·November 30, 2018
Four people with arms around each other

POEMS BY JAMES FARWELL: 10 haiku about growth, compassion and connection

James Farwell·August 14, 2021
Painting by Max Reif

POEMS BY MAX REIF: Testament on the Last Day of 2020 and three more

Max Reif·January 4, 2021
POEMS BY DANIEL BARBARE: Oysters on the Half Shell, At Myrtle Beach,The Jewelry Store

POEMS BY DANIEL BARBARE: Oysters on the Half Shell, At Myrtle Beach,The Jewelry Store

Contributor·December 3, 2012
Forest with sun shining through

POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: Daydreamers, Where the Forest Begins and more

George Cassidy Payne·October 11, 2019
Rain on car windshield - Poems by Robyn Phillips

POEMS BY ROBYN PHILLIPS: The Threshold of Acceptance, There is the Wind, Allies, The Wipers

Robyn Phillips·May 6, 2017
Honeybee

POEMS BY REBECCA SHEA: The Tin Can Man, Honeybee

Rebecca Shea·February 7, 2020
Fallen tree in woods - Poems by John Grey

POEMS BY JOHN GREY: Search Goes On, The Old Man of the Woods, Summer Storm, A Family at the Civil War Site

John Grey·September 1, 2018
Nature scene (water and hills)

4 POEMS BY MAX REIF: The Poet Defends His Integrity In a Dream, The Puzzle and more

Max Reif·May 9, 2021
Solitary man looking out at lake - Poems by Mike Larcombe

POEMS BY MIKE LARCOMBE: The Moment of Life, Two by Two, The Blame Game, What Really Comes From Me, Old Smokey

Mike Larcombe·January 20, 2019
Marching band blurred - Poems by Mike Larcombe

POEMS BY MIKE LARCOMBE: The Marching Band, War and Peace

Mike Larcombe·July 30, 2016
Sheep next to body of water - Poems by John Grey

POEMS BY JOHN GREY: Lake of the Elms, Lost My Way, Life with the Land

John Grey·October 15, 2017
Man standing on boulevard at sunset - Poems by Mike Larcombe

POEMS BY MIKE LARCOMBE: Children are Dying, The Here and the Now, Who Knows

Mike Larcombe·June 30, 2017
People on bridge at sunset

POEMS BY JAMES FARWELL: Liberation, A Eulogy for the Living and more

James Farwell·September 25, 2020
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
The Day of the Dead celebrators in costumes

POEMS BY JOHN GREY: For the Day of the Dead, War Front, The One Flower

John Grey·March 26, 2021
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