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    Senior woman reaching out and peacefully touching plant - Try a Simple 3 Moments of Joy Exercise to Cultivate Optimism

    FIND JOY THROUGH MINDFULNESS: The hidden power of optimism

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    FROM A DISTANCE: Recognizing and avoiding the “comparison trap”

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    THE CACTUS IN THE BOX: When burnout is the cost of trying to fit in the wrong room

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    POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: I Think Now of Shelters, After Love and more

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    POEMS BY JIM JOHNSTON: For Larry, Tracks 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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    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

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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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7 ADHD Mindfulness Exercises for Kids, Teens and Adults

Kate Harveston·December 9, 2019
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Kate Harveston·January 28, 2020
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7 SPIRITUAL LAWS OF YOGA: Interview with Chopra Yoga Center director Danielle Mika Nagel

7 SPIRITUAL LAWS OF YOGA: Interview with Chopra Yoga Center director Danielle Mika Nagel

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

Dena Moes·April 2, 2019
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Selena Templeton·February 23, 2020
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A BLUEPRINT FOR PROSPERITY: Use your mind to create prosperity in your life

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April Von Braun·March 28, 2020
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Bethany Grey·June 9, 2021
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Lucas Coia·March 1, 2021
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A COURSE IN SELF-MASTERY: Finding God at a small-town Kundalini Yoga retreat

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A CRISIS OF CONSCIOUSNESS: As the world speeds on, life invites you to wake up

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A DOG’S REALITY: How our pets perceive things differently from us

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A FATHER’S PERSPECTIVE: I can’t back Trump with a clear conscience

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A FRESH START: How to make a New Year’s resolution that sticks

Melissa Venditti·January 8, 2013
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A FRESH START: Removing negative energy from your home with a house clearing

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A FULL CUP OF CARE: To care for others we must care for ourselves first

Laura Constantinescu·July 29, 2012
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A HELP OR AN EXCUSE?: The psychology behind why people believe in astrology

Maria Hayes·October 26, 2021
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A JOURNEY BACK HOME: The spiritual meaning of repentance

Pieter Van Cauwenbergh·July 19, 2017
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A JOURNEY OF FAITH: The circuitous path of grace

Ann Lehwald·July 29, 2019
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A JOURNEY TOWARDS INNER SAFETY: Embracing softness as an antidote to fear

Steffi van Kessel·March 24, 2025
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A LIFE WORTH LIVING: Death, Tolstoy’s Ivan Ilyich and the effects of mind-wandering

Finn Janning·December 14, 2016
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