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    THE ENDS NEVER JUSTIFY THE MEANS: Gandhi’s radical lesson for today

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    ALASKA WINGS: Soaring across the mountains while releasing fear and doubt

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    INEFFABLE: A visitation from a beautiful soul I’d never forget

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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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    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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    NIGHT SEA JOURNEY: Buying back sanity in La Paz, Mexico [Part 6]

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Diverse group of hands on top of each other in solidarity - How Inner Peace Leads to Outer Peace and Stable Communities

SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER: And avoid 3 common pathways to social ignorance

James Farwell·February 26, 2025
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THE 3-STEP MORAL LADDER: Reclaim your ethics, one choice at a time

Christopher Gilbert·April 18, 2022
clock on a rock

LIVE IN THE MOMENT: How mindfulness can lead to a calmer, happier and healthier you

Siobhan Searle·July 18, 2020
Woman wearing Christmas socks putting feet on table

LONELINESS DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON: 6 healthy ways to cope

Mike Larcombe·December 18, 2019
Man with options - mental chatter of the mind

IT’S OK TO BE, OK?: Being non-judgmentally aware of your inner chatter

Wanda Monague·December 24, 2013
man eating sandwich

MINDFUL CONSUMPTION: Use mindfulness to alter food consumption patterns

Contributing Writer·December 8, 2011
smoking and drinking

MINDFULNESS & VICES: Become aware of what triggers unhealthy habits

Michael Myers·November 30, 2012
Love tree

DEEP LISTENING: Experience true love through understanding

Laura Constantinescu·February 14, 2012
Crowd of people looking up at something

MINDFULLY AWARE: It is time to pay more attention

Finn Janning·January 24, 2016
woods - lost in the present

LOST IN THE PRESENT: Refocus on the present moment through a walk in the woods

Wanda Monague·January 20, 2013
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BETWEEN THE MILESTONES: 10 small but important ways to celebrate your children before they’re grown

Contributing Writer·June 16, 2017
two people screaming at each other

DYSFUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS: When mindfulness is not enough to undo hurt

Contributing Writer·September 11, 2016
meditator and pain

MINDFULNESS & PAIN: Study finds mindfulness may help relieve chronic inflammation

Contributing Writer·December 16, 2013
two brains

BECOMING NOTHING: Resonate with all life’s movements

Finn Janning·April 22, 2020
Forest-nature awareness

Nature Awareness Techniques as an Application of Mindfulness

Kiva Bottero·June 26, 2008
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THE INNER DANCE: Mindfulness builds the mind-body emotional bond

Contributing Writer·May 24, 2012
Giraffes grazing in Africa

KONY2012: Be aware of the message

Jane Olivier·March 15, 2012
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Cultivate your awareness and live mindfully throughout your day

Wanda Monague·October 4, 2013
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THE SACRED PAUSE: Embracing uncertainty by accepting things as they are

Contributing Writer·August 9, 2012
Standing under waterfall

A STEP AWAY FROM PEACE: Witnessing and mastering our thoughts

Contributing Writer·December 15, 2011
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ADULTS BULLY TOO: 4 ways to stop ourselves from being verbally abusive

Siobhan Searle·March 7, 2021
bird singing

THE BIRD’S SONG: Learn from birds how to live in the now

Anjali Mani·June 10, 2015
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MINDFUL FROM 9-5: Four ways to work mindfully

Contributing Writer·January 20, 2015
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SUBSTANCE ABUSE: How practicing mindfulness benefits recovery

Kailey Fitzgerald·October 10, 2019
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