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    Mandala one - Crisis of Cultural Meaning: Our Search for a New Perspective

    CONSCIOUSNESS, UAPS AND THE LIMITS OF KNOWLEDGE: A conversation with Sinéad Whelehan

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    DIGITALLY DIVIDED WE FALL: But humanly united we stand

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    COMMUNICATION, PRESENCE AND RECONNECTION: 3 ways to bring mindfulness into your relationship

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    Bird footprints in snow - 4 Soothing Poems, Including ”Sacred Heart, Sacred Light”

    POEMS BY JIM JOHNSTON: For Larry, Tracks and more

    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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    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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    Hands against background of a heart - Travelling With Intention: Why Is It So Important?

    NATIONAL VOLUNTEER MONTH: Moving through the world with intention

    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]

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Salvador Dali

SALVADOR DALÍ: The crazy, the fantastic, the brilliant

Kyla Giffin·August 4, 2015
travel collage of photos and words - Collage Art: Discover the Therapeutic Benefits Today

WELLNESS THROUGH ART: The therapeutic benefits of collage

Sadie Kromm·January 11, 2024
art artist - fresh canvas

A FRESH CANVAS: Painting a new life

Wanda Monague·May 6, 2013
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SANA MUSASAMA: Ceramic Artist

Contributing Writer·November 20, 2011
LIKE I WANT IT TO BE: An interview with photographer Caras Ionut

LIKE I WANT IT TO BE: An interview with photographer Caras Ionut

Jane Olivier·November 26, 2012
mandala - art of compassion

ART OF COMPASSION: The sacred art of sand mandalas

Contributing Writer·April 21, 2013
"Cycles" mandala painting - Plunging back into art

PLUNGING BACK INTO ART: Reflections on Jung and the creative process in 5 new works

Max Reif·June 1, 2016
Wind turbines on wind farm

CLEANTECH ART: Q&A with Land Art Generator Initiative

Kiva Bottero·February 18, 2012
Black marker on paper - Making Marks excerpt

MAKING MARKS: Open your imagination’s floodgates with “stream drawing”

Contributor·June 19, 2014
tattoo - body art

BODY ART & STORYTELLING: Meaningful expressions of individualism

Gabriella Lancia·April 11, 2013
Magic Wave - art by Reuben Margolin

WAVES IN TIME: Reuben Margolin’s art of movement

Contributing Writer·May 16, 2012
Cave paintings

ENTER THE CAVE: Explore the origin of art when humans were wild and imaginations untamed

Contributing Writer·November 10, 2012
CLOUD OF UNKNOWING: Guy Laramee creates art that just “is” - laroussemethodique

THE CLOUD OF UNKNOWING: Guy Laramee’s book sculptures question culture and technology

Melissa Venditti·July 8, 2012
mountains nature green art

GREEN ART: Environmentally conscious artists create green art

Contributing Writer·June 26, 2008
Pink dahlia painting - Art by Molly Cranch

PAINTINGS BY MOLLY CRANCH: How mindfulness positively impacted her work

Contributor·December 22, 2017
tree landscape raqs media collective

RAQS MEDIA COLLECTIVE: Profile of the collective and their art

Contributing Writer·February 5, 2012
Burdens of being an artist

BURDENS: Being, burdens and approaching things head-on

Vera Chiu·February 5, 2021
Jenny Holzer's truism art

TRUISM ART: Jenny Holzer’s conceptual art questions generally accepted truths

Contributing Writer·April 14, 2012
Waiting for trains by Mathew Merrett

FINDING BEAUTY IN DISINTEGRATION: An interview with photographer Mathew Merrett

CathLopes·November 7, 2012
Sleep Anywhere - Eleanor Leonne Bennett

PHOTOS by Eleanor Leonne Bennett

Contributing Writer·February 26, 2012
photos poems payne david

A LOOK BACK AT THE VIETNAM WAR: Poems and photos by George Payne

George Cassidy Payne·January 11, 2019
Yvonne McKague Housser painting - Selling out artistically

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO SELL OUT?: Reflections on the Sell Out? exhibit at the Ottawa Art Gallery

Erica Roberts·September 26, 2013
the puzzling mind

THE PUZZLING MIND: How doing jigsaw puzzles can help us focus on each moment

Angelica Pajkovic·April 19, 2017
talk about surrealism art

TALK ABOUT SURREALISM: How an “art scam” led to a visual artist’s renewed inspiration

Max Reif·October 18, 2015
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