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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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    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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    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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Red Jasper crystals - How to Nourish Your Soul During Life's In-Between Seasons

MAKE PEACE WITH THE IN-BETWEEN: How to nourish your soul between life’s seasons

Elina Allais·September 21, 2022
Clay vases in a field

BACK TO BASICS: How do we live mindfully in today’s divisive and disregarding world?

James Farwell·September 20, 2022
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HEART-CENTRED LIFESTYLE DESIGN: The path to soul-level fulfillment

Emilie Pelletier·September 19, 2022
tiles with September 11

HOPE FOR RACIAL HARMONY: What happened to me on September 11, 2001

Darashani·September 15, 2022
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LOVE FEARLESSLY: Reflections on living authentically in the present with our “forever” people

Rebecca Blume·September 14, 2022
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NARCISSISTIC ABUSE RECOVERY: Realigning with the love that was there all along

Anjali·September 8, 2022
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RIDE THE WAVE OF CHAOS: Why inner work can lead to outer stagnation and what to do about it

Kristen Blythe·September 7, 2022
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GRATITUDE: 3 ways to cultivate it through mindfulness while aging

Contributor·September 6, 2022
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AWAKENING: Finding my way from a mental tornado mess to joy and gratitude

Contributing Writer·September 4, 2022
Two birds being released from cage - 5 Reflections on Creatively Cultivating Your Unique Passions

EMBRACE YOUR UNIQUE PASSIONS: 5 reflections about being creative in various ways

Rebecca Blume·September 3, 2022
St. Louis Cathedral, the site of Marie Laveau’s baptism and marriage (summer 2022)

FATHER, SON AND HOLY GHOST: New Orleans Voodoo and the story of Marie Laveau

Lucas Coia·September 1, 2022
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THIS JUNGIAN LIFE: A weekly podcast that goes wide and deep in its explorations of life issues with psychological implications

Max Reif·August 28, 2022
American soldier in field - 6 meditation practices for veterans to explore

MINDFULNESS FOR VETERANS: 6 meditation exercises for veterans to explore

Mia Barnes·August 24, 2022
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LET LIFE CHEER: 5 reflections on moving ahead with goodness, exhilaration and more

Rebecca Blume·August 23, 2022
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FROM LACK TO ABUNDANCE: Changing your financial outlook during your spiritual journey

Wanchain L.·August 18, 2022
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ALL HUMANS HAVE BLIND SPOTS: Embracing the wisdom of uncertainty

Eleni Stephanides·August 17, 2022
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BLESSINGS FROM LOVED ONES: Reconnecting with my grandmother through her journal

Diana Raab·August 10, 2022
Yellow school bus

DON’T ALWAYS HURRY TO A GREEN LIGHT: Mindful wisdom from a beloved father

Contributor·August 8, 2022
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WE ARE NOT OUR THOUGHTS: The practice of detaching from our mental meanderings

Eleni Stephanides·August 3, 2022
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SPREADSHEETS AND A PAIR OF DICE: My secret tools for being productive when I’m depressed

Mel Bender·August 2, 2022
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I’M A WOUNDED HEALER: Helping others is the path to my own recovery

Mel Bender·July 25, 2022
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BIPOLAR DISORDER SYMPTOMS: Can mindfulness practices help?

Mia Barnes·July 24, 2022
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A LIFE WORTH WRITING ABOUT: Treating challenges as adventures

Mel Bender·July 18, 2022
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FORM NEW HABITS: 4 mindfulness tips to help you turn over a new leaf

Mia Barnes·July 17, 2022
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