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    FROM CONFUSION TO CLARITY: How our thoughts move from chaos to understanding

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    UNDERSTAND HOW YOUR MIND WORKS: And embrace that pattern as worthy of respect

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    THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS: Carefully selecting your plants contributes to mindfulness and well-being

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    POEMS BY JIM JOHNSTON: For Larry, Tracks and more

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    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

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    IMPEDIMENTS FACED: A safe return home from La Paz, Mexico

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METHODS OF MEDITATION: There are many, but they all share an essential unity

Contributing Writer·July 18, 2012
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MINDFUL BREATHING: Exploring why it’s the core element of meditation

Contributor·October 26, 2016
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SHAMATHA MEDITATION: Q&A with Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo

Kiva Bottero·September 3, 2014
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BE STILL AND KNOW SELF: A meditation exercise for quieting the ego

Contributing Writer·August 15, 2014
VIPASSANA: Through pain and discomfort to peace

FROM PAIN TO PEACE: A Vipassana meditator’s experience doing a 10-day retreat

Contributing Writer·January 9, 2013
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ATTITUDE IN MEDITATION: Adopt these 11 attitudes to realize harmony with all life

Contributing Writer·May 5, 2012
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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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A 3-DAY SILENT MEDITATION RETREAT: Not what I wanted, but what I needed

Selena Templeton·February 23, 2020
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WALKING ANCESTRAL MEDITATION: Try this healing exercise for adoptees and their loved ones

Contributor·November 6, 2023
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THE BENEFITS OF MEDITATION: How meditation helps you live in the moment

Angela Ward·May 15, 2018
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MEDITATION AND SUCCESS: How to develop a consistent meditation practice

Contributing Writer·November 11, 2015
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WATCHING A CANDLE: A meditation exercise to calm your mind in just 3 minutes a day

Contributor·September 28, 2023
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MUSIC FOR MINDFULNESS: How to tune in so you can tune out

Mia Barnes·January 24, 2022
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QIGONG AND MEDITATION: An ancient way to balance mind and body

Contributing Writer·April 19, 2013
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FOCUS ON PURE SENSATION: The second step in meditation teacher Barry Long’s guide

Contributor·June 24, 2024
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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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GUIDED IMAGERY: Use these scripts to help children cope with anxiety and stress

CathLopes·July 10, 2012
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ALLOW YOURSELF TO FEEL: Sitting still and accepting vulnerability

Xenia Mateiu·April 11, 2022
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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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DE-STRESS YOURSELF: Use meditation to break the stress spiral

Contributing Writer·June 7, 2012
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I FOUND MYSELF THROUGH MEDITATION: Taking time to be with my Inner Self has brought me closer to peace

Tejas Yadav·August 13, 2019
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MEDITATION MINIMUM: What amount of time makes a ‘true’ practice?

Loren Walker·January 22, 2020
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WHY DOCTORS SHOULD MEDITATE: 5 steps physicians can take to become better healers

Alan J. Steinberg, MD·May 16, 2021
A 10 DAY VIPASSANA COURSE I thought I would die but I learned this instead5

A 10-DAY VIPASSANA COURSE: I thought I would die, but I learned this instead…

Dena Moes·April 2, 2019
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