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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

    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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numinous poetry book review

NUMINOUS: Poems conceived within moments of spiritual ecstasy [book review]

Erica Roberts·December 19, 2014
Couple jumping with hearts - Bob Sima music review

PUTALITTLEMORELOVEINTHEWORLD: Songs about authenticity, peace and connectedness [music review]

Erica Roberts·November 1, 2014
Boy alone - True North book review

TRUE NORTH: The shocking truth about Yours, Mine and Ours [book review]

Erica Roberts·August 22, 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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CANDLE IN THE DARKNESS: Lighting the path toward freedom for all [book review]

Erica Roberts·August 8, 2014
Beach beauty - Living in the now

LIVING IN THE NOW: Positive, spirit-lifting mid-tempo tunes [music review]

Erica Roberts·May 14, 2014
Woman meditating - The Mindfulness Diaries book review

THE MINDFULNESS DIARIES: How I survived my first nine-day silent meditation retreat [book review]

Contributor·March 30, 2014
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IRWIN AND THE AVATAR: A love story for the ages [book review]

Max Reif·March 12, 2014
biking across america review

BIKING ACROSS AMERICA: My coast-to-coast adventure and the people I met along the way [book review]

Erica Roberts·February 17, 2014
art creative book review

ART AND THE CREATIVE UNCONSCIOUS: Four insightful essays on creativity [book review]

Max Reif·February 11, 2014
Horse and girl - Book review Emma Speaks

EMMA SPEAKS: A Journey into the Soul of an Animal Friend [book review]

Max Reif·January 6, 2014
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FINDING HAPPINESS: A place called Ananda [video review]

Erica Roberts·November 30, 2013
Front and back cover - Video review of The Music Never Stopped

THE MUSIC NEVER STOPPED: Healing the 60s generational divide [video review]

Max Reif·November 22, 2013
Person in water - Book review of Conquer Your Stress with Mind/Body Techniques

CONQUER YOUR STRESS WITH MIND/BODY TECHNIQUES: Alternative therapies that will help you heal [book review]

Erica Roberts·November 5, 2013
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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
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MAISIE DOBBS: The birth of the intuitive detective [book review]

Max Reif·October 9, 2013
Horses - Alice Klein book review

WHAT THE HEART WANTS: Raw, heartfelt poems

Max Reif·October 4, 2013
Pills - Book review of Bad Pharma

BAD PHARMA: How Drug Companies Mislead Doctors and Harm Patients

Erica Roberts·September 28, 2013
Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj - I Am That

I AM THAT: Talks with Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

Max Reif·September 20, 2013
Apple juice fasting

FAT, SICK & NEARLY DEAD: Juice fast to lose weight and regain health

Erica Roberts·August 25, 2013
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AYURVEDA: Mother of All Medicines

Erica Roberts·June 24, 2013
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THE TOOLS: Transform Your Problems into Courage, Confidence, and Creativity

Contributing Writer·May 31, 2013
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FREE THE MIND: Can you rewire the brain just by taking a breath?

Erica Roberts·April 30, 2013
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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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