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LABYRINTH FOR LIFE: The body, mind and heart are meant to take a walk every day

Anne Ruggirello·April 13, 2021
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METTA MEDITATION: The power of loving-kindness

Forrest Rivers·June 1, 2020
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BORIS’S STORY: How an academic merged scientific and spiritual belief to find peace within

Contributor·August 12, 2017
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BE STILL AND KNOW SELF: A meditation exercise for quieting the ego

Contributing Writer·August 15, 2014
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BHAVANA: How we grow as knowledge cultivators

Pamela Gerber·March 14, 2016
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MIRROR, MIRROR: Relationships as reflections of the soul’s needs

Julie Lewis·September 23, 2020
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LOJONG: Buddhist mind training that clears ignorance and reveals everything as it is

Contributing Writer·April 2, 2014
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SENSE AND SHIFT: A hands-on meditation technique

Mel Bender·February 26, 2022
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LOVE ON EVERY BREATH: A Tonglen meditation for transforming pain into joy

Contributor·June 24, 2019
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FIND YOUR “RIGHT” BRAIN: Engaging the right brain in meditation

Robert Kopecky·May 14, 2012
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Contributing Writer·July 24, 2013
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USING DAILY LIFE AS A METHOD FOR AWAKENING: How I meditate while driving, talking or doing email

Jonathan Robinson·July 14, 2022
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The best lie Buddhism ever told me. Maybe.

Contributing Writer·March 11, 2014
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MEDITATION RETREAT: My experience at Musanga Zen Buddhist temple in Korea

Diana Turner·April 5, 2020
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JUST ONE BREATH: Week one of an eight-minute meditation program for beginners

Contributor·December 18, 2014
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MEDITATION TIPS: Devotional meditation and experiential meditation (part 2 of 2)

Robert Kopecky·August 17, 2013
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YOU’RE NOT ALONE: Merging images in meditation

Robert Kopecky·July 13, 2014
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COMPASSION MEDITATION: Interview with Geshe Lobsang Tenzin Negi on Cognitively-based Compassion Training

Kiva Bottero·October 30, 2013
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DOZING OFF?: How to stay awake while meditating

Langston B·October 20, 2020
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NEGATION IS THE PATHLESS WAY OF MEDITATION: Stillness of mind is the true mind

Martin LeFevre·February 2, 2022
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LIFE LESSONS: 12 short meditations from Julia Cameron, author of The Artist’s Way

Contributor·August 20, 2017
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Sherri Griffin·October 22, 2025
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RELEASE YOUR EMOTIONAL PRISONERS: The first step in meditation teacher Barry Long’s guide

Contributor·May 13, 2024
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MEDITATION ON A MARRIAGE: Two ships passing in the night

Debra Wolf Goldstein·September 13, 2021
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