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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]

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

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A JOURNEY OF FAITH: The circuitous path of grace

Ann Lehwald·July 29, 2019
SEASONS OF FRIENDSHIP Going out on a limb to plant seeds for new growth

SEASONS OF FRIENDSHIP: Going out on a limb to plant seeds for new growth

Allison Rew·July 22, 2019
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PEACEFUL REFLECTIONS: 3 spiritual contemplations about humanity and the Earth

Forrest Rivers·July 15, 2019
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THE JAPANESE TEA CEREMONY: An ancient ritual with modern relevance

Bethany Grey·July 2, 2019
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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LOVE ON EVERY BREATH: A Tonglen meditation for transforming pain into joy

Contributor·June 24, 2019
PRIDE PARADE The colours of an apology1

PRIDE PARADE: The colours of an apology

Rebecca Shea·June 22, 2019
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What is Suffering? – Inquiry with Stan Lipkin

Stan Lipkin·June 21, 2019
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SERVANTS OF GOD: The ‘hard edge’ of spiritualism

Philip Mann·June 20, 2019
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IMPROVE YOUR LIFE IN JUST A MONTH: 7 ways meditation can help

Kate Harveston·June 19, 2019
FORGIVE THE BULLIED Accepting my past and finding my inner voice again1

FORGIVE THE BULLIED: Accepting my past and finding my inner voice again

Kimberley Meijer·June 18, 2019
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SAME WORDS, DIFFERENT LANGUAGES: Jung’s psychological types and relationships

James Farwell·June 13, 2019
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THE 4 ABSOLUTES: A blueprint for spiritual living

Cassidy Webb·June 5, 2019
QUIT SMOKING Acknowledging it is hard and that I am human made it easier

QUIT SMOKING: Acknowledging that it’s hard and I am human made it easier

Rebecca Shea·June 4, 2019
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SEASON OF STRUGGLE: When the ‘honeymoon’ stage of a relationship ends

James Farwell·May 30, 2019
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WHY I AM STILL CATHOLIC: It offers me what I need

Danusha Goska·May 26, 2019
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UNCONSCIOUS BIAS: Undoing internalized racism, bias and conditioning

Contributor·May 19, 2019
BECOME FULLY PRESENT A break from social media stops us comparing 13

BECOME FULLY PRESENT: A break from social media stops us from comparing

Jacqueline de Vertueil·May 16, 2019
BECOMING SOBER Be kind to yourself2

THE ROAD TO BECOMING SOBER: Be kind to yourself

Daniel Wittler·May 13, 2019
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MEDITATION CLUB: A guide to starting an in-school meditation group for students and faculty

Contributor·May 6, 2019
IMPOSSIBLE STANDARDS Body positivity at Motel 61

IMPOSSIBLE STANDARDS: Body positivity at Motel 6

Rebecca Shea·May 5, 2019
FINDING COMMUNITY A night at the Seven Eleven3

A SENSE OF COMMUNITY: A night at the 7-Eleven

Daphne Jones·May 3, 2019
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SECURITY VS. INSECURITY: How an adult’s early years may affect their level of anxiety

Contributor·April 26, 2019
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HOW I FOUND MY TOMORROW: Revisiting the person haunted by mental illness

Rebecca Shea·April 17, 2019
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