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    REDUCE YOUR BRAIN’S BLIND SPOTS: How cognitive training enhances self-awareness

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    EXERCISE AS PLAY: Movement, mindfulness and mental health

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    COMPLICATIONS, CONTRADICTIONS, CONFUSIONS: 3 words that became markers on a mindful path

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    TSYPL: The best—and most mindful—stock to invest in right now

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    POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: Sturgeon Moon, That Morning In Athens and more

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

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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]

    Facebook on laptop in La Paz hotel room - NIGHT SEA JOURNEY: Buying back sanity in La Paz, Mexico

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

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THE ONENESS OF TEA AND ZEN: Experiencing the beauty of ordinary life through tea brewing and drinking

Contributing Writer·March 4, 2013
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POETRY AND MINDFULNESS: Go beyond the words and rhyme

Contributing Writer·February 24, 2013
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BEGINNING ANEW: A mindfulness practice for communicating appreciation

Contributing Writer·February 7, 2013
moonlit beach, moon reflected on water

MINDFULNESS TIPS: Ride the wave of silence and stillness

Contributing Writer·February 4, 2013
golden hour - countdown technique

COUNTDOWN TECHNIQUE: Engage the present moment in 5 easy steps

Wanda Monague·February 3, 2013
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REMEMBER TO BREATHE: Three simple words that draw in calm

Wanda Monague·December 2, 2012
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EVER AWARE: Learn from the little things in Nature

Wanda Monague·November 30, 2012
GO TAKE A WALK: Experiencing your surroundings through mindful sensations

SENSE & CONNECT: How to use mindfulness to get in touch with your senses

Wanda Monague·November 17, 2012
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MINDFUL FROM “A TO B”: 4 great ways to use public transportation mindfully

Melissa Venditti·September 3, 2012
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THE SACRED PAUSE: Embracing uncertainty by accepting things as they are

Contributing Writer·August 9, 2012
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TAKING OFF THE MASK: Making peace with the self on a day-to-day basis

Contributor·July 13, 2012
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MBSR: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction exercises

Contributing Writer·April 22, 2012
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THE SIXTH MINDFULNESS TRAINING: Dealing with Anger

Contributing Writer·April 7, 2012
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MINDFULNESS PRACTICE TIPS: Integrating presence into daily life

Laura Constantinescu·March 31, 2012
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MEDITATION TIPS: How to deal with drowsiness while meditating

Contributing Writer·March 13, 2012
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ART AND MINDFULNESS: Art can shock us into the present moment

Laura Constantinescu·March 9, 2012
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PAIN VS SUFFERING: Use pain to become aware of the body

Laura Constantinescu·March 3, 2012
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MIND-STUFF: Patiently controlling the mind through meditation

Laura Constantinescu·February 4, 2012
forest park bird walk

BIRD WALK IN THE PARK: A mindfulness practice in nature

Kiva Bottero·December 10, 2011
stillness

MOVING INTO STILLNESS: Stillness—the peace within

Contributing Writer·December 2, 2011
Healing the inner child

HEALING THE INNER CHILD: Venturing into the territory of suffering

Contributing Writer·October 21, 2011
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Acceptance through meditation

Kiva Bottero·July 3, 2011
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PRESENCE: Practicing present moment awareness using the presence process

Contributing Writer·January 17, 2010
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REGULAR REMINDERS: A day of mindfulness at Deer Park monastery

Kiva Bottero·March 15, 2009
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