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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

    Three wooden markers on signpost on outdoor path - The 3 Powerful Words That Became Markers on My Mindful Path

    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

    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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Dandelion flower - Peace is Every Step

PEACE IS EVERY STEP: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life

Kiva Bottero·July 28, 2007
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
The New World by Terrence Malick review

THE NEW WORLD: A film by Terrence Malick

Contributing Writer·August 27, 2007
Sunset desert - living with war

LIVING WITH WAR: Album by Neil Young

Kiva Bottero·September 7, 2007
Tree landscape - future possible

FOR A FUTURE TO BE POSSIBLE: Commentaries on the five mindfulness trainings

Contributing Writer·March 27, 2008
aerial farm power of community

THE POWER OF COMMUNITY: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil

Contributing Writer·December 28, 2008
water globe world lover

WORLD AS LOVER, WORLD AS SELF: Courage for Global Justice and Ecological Renewal

Contributing Writer·January 18, 2009
apple tree apple to oysters

APPLES TO OYSTERS: A Food Lover’s Guide to Canadian Farms

Contributing Writer·February 2, 2009
The Hunters Lullaby by Raine Maida

THE HUNTERS LULLABY: Raine Maida’s first solo album after Our Lady Peace

Contributing Writer·March 18, 2009
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ELEPHANT POWER by MC Yogi

Kiva Bottero·January 17, 2010
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DEEP ECONOMY: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future

Contributing Writer·January 17, 2010
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AWAKE AT THE WHEEL: Mindful Driving by Michele McDonald

Contributing Writer·December 22, 2011
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THE STARFISH AND THE SPIDER: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations

Jane Olivier·March 28, 2012
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ZEN AND THE ART OF MOTORCYCLE MAINTENANCE: An Inquiry Into Value

Contributing Writer·April 1, 2012
I AM DOCUMENTARY: The shift is about to hit the fan

I AM: The shift is about to hit the fan

Contributing Writer·May 28, 2012
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INTERNET RISING: Building a temple in cyberspace

Contributing Writer·July 11, 2012
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REINVENTING FIRE: Bold Business Solutions for the New Energy Era

Kiva Bottero·July 16, 2012
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THROUGH BLACK SPRUCE: A novel about Cree community and culture in Canada

Megan Philipp·July 17, 2012
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FROM DEATH TO RESURRECTION: Who Killed the Electric Car? and the Revenge of the Electric Car

Melissa Venditti·August 23, 2012
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WORKING WITH MINDFULNESS: Guided mindfulness exercises for the workplace

Niyati Shah·September 15, 2012
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ROCKPEOPLE—BEYOND CHESTER CREEK: Joel Carter explores the essence of healing and dying

Megan Philipp·November 1, 2012
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JUICE FASTING AND DETOXIFICATION: Use the healing power of fresh juice to feel young and look great

Melissa Venditti·November 12, 2012
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A WHOLE NEW MIND: Why right-brainers will rule the future

CathLopes·November 17, 2012
stars the fault in our stars

THE FAULT IN OUR STARS: Existential wisdom from fiction author John Green

Melissa Venditti·November 21, 2012
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