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    LIFE’S PILGRIMAGE: Journeying towards our long-sought spiritual home

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    FIND PEACE AFTER LOSS: How a sense of connection can help with grief

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    THE VOICE THAT ARRIVES: 3 ways to step away from your ego’s criticisms

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    Traditional bicycle parked outdoors against stone wall - "Creepy Creatures" and 4 More New Poems About Life’s Seasons

    POEMS BY DHARA VIJAYAKUMAR: A Little Moment That Loved Me Back, Lost in the Crowd and more

    Black pen drawing heart on white paper - Mindfulness and Art: The Value of Small Repetitive Movements

    MINDFULNESS AND ART: The quiet power of making one small mark at a time

    Woman walking down road with gold and green trees - "My Daily Walk" and 4 More Authentic Poems About the World

    POEMS BY DHARA VIJAYAKUMAR: Herself, My Daily Walk 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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THE PEACE THAT PASSETH ALL UNDERSTANDING: 3 steps to a mindful heaven

Mike Larcombe·November 19, 2020
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MUSIC AS MEDITATION: Develop mindfulness by learning an instrument

Melissa Venditti·May 8, 2012
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SOLO STRENGTH: A parent’s guide to navigating the holidays when you don’t have a village

Laura Vazquez Santos·December 23, 2023
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MINDFUL CONVERSATIONS: Finding space for a mindful conversation in a technology dependent world

Contributing Writer·April 5, 2016
Old house with garden outside - A Gift of Peace: 40 Years of Being a Yutori Gardener

A YUTORI GARDENER: 40 years of peace among plants

Emily L Quint Freeman·July 30, 2025
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THE MINDLESS OCCUPATION: Outside of the 9 to 5, We’ve Adopted Another Job – One That We’re Neither Paid for nor Receive Any Benefit

kiva-bottero·June 10, 2007
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DAYENU: Mindfully and critically examining the mindless status quo

Pamela Gerber·May 11, 2016
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NUDE BY NATURE: Living naturally without clothes

Contributing Writer·March 25, 2015
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Cultural Appropriation or Emulation: Does it matter?

Pamela Gerber·August 18, 2015
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TRIPLE EMPTY NEST: Empowering exercises to find your way back to self

Contributing Writer·May 16, 2016
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REALITY CREATION: 8 mindful states that will help you manifest your own reality

Ben Gutman·February 12, 2025
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COMPROMISING FREEDOM: Thoughtless action holds the world captive

Jane Olivier·December 14, 2011
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7 Problems We Can Tackle With Mindfulness Training

Contributing Writer·June 29, 2015
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LET GO AND LET GOD: A Mother’s Day reflection on mindfulness, faith and grace

Laura Vazquez Santos·May 14, 2025
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TOGETHERNESS: Savouring the hygge in our lives

Angela Ward·April 30, 2018
PARENTHOOD Reading my baby is better than any book I ever picked up3

PARENTHOOD: Reading my baby is better than any book I ever picked up

Allison Rew·June 25, 2019
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WHY I LEFT SOCIAL MEDIA: 10 benefits leaving can bring to your life

Emma Terry·October 2, 2025
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MINDFULNESS ACTIVITIES FOR TEENS: 21 stress-reducing activities to try

Kate Harveston·March 25, 2020
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Rediscovering How to Be a Tourist in Your Own Life

Molly Murphy·September 14, 2015
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MOVE MINDFULLY THROUGH LIFE: 5 ways to help bring positivity into our days

Tessa G.·September 18, 2019
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THE VICTOR AND THE RUNAWAY: Tales of life’s small joys

Daphne Jones·February 19, 2019
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LEARN TO NOTICE THE SMALL THINGS: How gratitude changes the way we see ordinary days

Bushra Fajar·September 9, 2026
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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
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“BECAUSE IT’S THERE”: Learning to breathe during a metaphorical climb up Mount Everest

Finn Janning·February 17, 2019
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