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    Person wearing watch, grabbing puzzle pieces - How to Reduce Your Brain’s Blind Spots With Simple Training

    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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    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

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    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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A HIGHER LOYALTY: Truth, Lies, and Leadership [book review]

Max Reif·May 1, 2018
Small globe on grass - Reviews of three mystical novels

A TRIO OF MYSTICAL NOVELS: Tales from the East and West [book reviews]

Max Reif·October 7, 2015
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A WHOLE NEW MIND: Why right-brainers will rule the future

CathLopes·November 17, 2012
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ALWAYS NEW BEGINNINGS: A life of service fuelled by faith [book review]

Jennifer Holmes·March 1, 2018
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APPLES TO OYSTERS: A Food Lover’s Guide to Canadian Farms

Contributing Writer·February 2, 2009
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ART AND THE CREATIVE UNCONSCIOUS: Four insightful essays on creativity [book review]

Max Reif·February 11, 2014
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AT LEFT BRAIN TURN RIGHT: Engage your creative right brain to live a better life

Erica Roberts·January 15, 2013
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AWAKE AT THE WHEEL: Mindful Driving by Michele McDonald

Contributing Writer·December 22, 2011
Ordained Buddhist nun Pema Chodron - Awakening loving-kindness

AWAKENING LOVING-KINDNESS: A transcript of talks from Pema Chödrön [book review]

Jennifer Holmes·April 10, 2018
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AYURVEDA: Mother of All Medicines

Erica Roberts·June 24, 2013
Pills - Book review of Bad Pharma

BAD PHARMA: How Drug Companies Mislead Doctors and Harm Patients

Erica Roberts·September 28, 2013
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BECOMING FLAWESOME: The Key to Living an Imperfectly Authentic Life [book review]

Natasha Zo·July 10, 2023
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BEING PRESENT: Cultivate a Peaceful Mind through Spiritual Practice [book review]

Jennifer Holmes·June 29, 2018
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BEING RAM DASS: The spiritual icon’s autobiography, Part I of II [book review]

Max Reif·February 1, 2021
Ram Dass at 70

BEING RAM DASS: The spiritual icon’s autobiography, Part II of II [book review]

Max Reif·February 12, 2021
Candles next to the five elements (earth, fire, water, air, spirit) on a pentagram - Bewitching the Elements: A guide to living a witchy life

BEWITCHING THE ELEMENTS: A Guide to Empowering Yourself Through Earth, Air, Fire, Water, and Spirit [book review]

Mel Bender·March 6, 2023
Heart-shaped hole in green bush - Big Love

BIG LOVE: The Power of Living with a Wide-Open Heart [book review]

Angelica Pajkovic·October 27, 2017
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BIKING ACROSS AMERICA: My coast-to-coast adventure and the people I met along the way [book review]

Erica Roberts·February 17, 2014
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BOUNDARIES IN AN OVERCONNECTED WORLD: Setting Limits to Preserve your Focus, Privacy, Relationships and Sanity [book review]

Gabriella Lancia·October 17, 2013
Blurry image of pedestrians moving across extremely busy crosswalk - Breaking up with busy

BREAKING UP WITH BUSY: Real-Life Solutions for Overscheduled Women [book review]

Jennifer Holmes·April 29, 2018
Illuminated pink lotus flower - Calming the Fearful Mind: A Zen Master's Response to Terrorism

CALMING THE FEARFUL MIND: A Zen Response to Terrorism

Kiva Bottero·August 16, 2007
Trees in woods covered in mist - Can't see the forest for the trees

CAN’T SEE THE WOOD FOR THE TREES?: Landscaping your life to get back on track [book review]

Jennifer Holmes·July 27, 2018
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CANDLE IN THE DARKNESS: Lighting the path toward freedom for all [book review]

Erica Roberts·August 8, 2014
Meditation with chakras - Chakra Wisdom Oracle review

CHAKRA WISDOM ORACLE CARDS: Are life’s answers in the deck?

Erica Roberts·August 18, 2014
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