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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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    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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    IMPEDIMENTS FACED: A safe return home from La Paz, Mexico

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

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MINDFULNESS ACTIVITIES FOR TEENS: 21 stress-reducing activities to try

Kate Harveston·March 25, 2020
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INNER CHANGE: 5 of Sadhguru’s lessons every Millennial can relate to

Sruthi Dhulipala·March 24, 2020
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CLIMATE OF FEAR: 5 ways that we can inwardly evolve in these troubled times

Forrest Rivers·March 20, 2020
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TRANSCEND YOUR FEAR: Embrace the inevitability of your own death

Forrest Rivers·March 16, 2020
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INNER CONFLICT: Engaging with faith by asking questions

Philip Mann·March 12, 2020
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FAITH IN CRISIS: Jordan Peterson as non-binary

Adrian Giorgio·March 11, 2020
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CUTTING THE TIES THAT BREAK US: By learning to set healthy boundaries

April Von Braun·February 26, 2020
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NATURE AS DIVINE LOVE: Our greatest joys come from communing with the Earth

Forrest Rivers·February 25, 2020
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SUBJECTIVITY: How every vice has its virtue

Adrian Giorgio·February 24, 2020
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A 3-DAY SILENT MEDITATION RETREAT: Not what I wanted, but what I needed

Selena Templeton·February 23, 2020
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MY DEFINING DECADE: 10 things my twenties taught me

Bianca Mattison-Amos·February 20, 2020
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QUEST FOR THE BIG PICTURE: A poem and a short essay about the current American/World dilemma

Max Reif·February 18, 2020
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BOX OF LOVE: Every wrong act that a person makes aright transforms humans into gods

Ji Strangeway·February 14, 2020
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RESPECTFUL PARENTING: Talking to your kids about mental illness

Ryan Sandler·February 13, 2020
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REJECTION: It serves as a guide to one’s destiny

Forrest Rivers·February 8, 2020
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THE PURPOSE OF PAIN: Pain challenges us to grow in enormous leaps

Bianca Mattison-Amos·January 30, 2020
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A PARTNERSHIP: A wedding and a funeral

Akanksha Jain·January 29, 2020
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7 Fun and Easy Play Therapy Ideas and Techniques

Kate Harveston·January 28, 2020
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BE PRESENT IN THE MOMENT: Why we need to focus on this moment with our children right now

Loraine Balita-Centeno·January 24, 2020
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GOD IS WITHIN US: All the wisdom we will ever need

Rafael Campiz·January 23, 2020
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MEDITATION MINIMUM: What amount of time makes a ‘true’ practice?

Loren Walker·January 22, 2020
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MEDITATION TO FREEDOM: A guided meditation to help you discover your essential nature

Stan Lipkin·January 19, 2020
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REMEMBERING RAM DASS: We’re all just walking each other home

Forrest Rivers·January 18, 2020
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SELF-ESTEEM IN SOBRIETY: My journey towards positive self-esteem

Kailey Fitzgerald·January 16, 2020
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