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    Person wearing watch, grabbing puzzle pieces - How to Reduce Your Brain’s Blind Spots With Simple Training

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

    Senior couple walking down trail in fall - Exercise as Play: A Small Shift Makes a Big Difference

    EXERCISE AS PLAY: Movement, mindfulness and mental health

    Three wooden markers on signpost on outdoor path - The 3 Powerful Words That Became Markers on My Mindful Path

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

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    Glass jar full of blue paint next to paintbrushes on table - Take Stock of Your Precious Life: An Inspiring Fiction Story

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

    Full moon behind a rural house - “Sturgeon Moon” and 3 Other Poems With Passion

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

    Train travelling through Alaska mountain range - Don’t Doubt Yourself—Spread Your Wings and Soar

    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

    hanami cherry blossoms closeup

    HANAMI DREAMING: The start of spring in Japan

    Joe Biden with other world leaders - Political Power: 3 Ways Democratic Voters Can Battle Fascism

    REFLECTIONS ON TODAY’S POLITICAL REALITIES: We can prevail over ignorance, lies and Trump

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    Malecon in La Paz, Mexico - Back on American Soil: A Safe Return Home From La Paz

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

    la paz mexico sunrise

    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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everything is connected Sculpture by Peter Liversidge at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park

EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED: An evening with mindfulness teacher Jon Kabat-Zinn

Finn Janning·January 18, 2017
Girl meditating and checking watch - Meditation for "dummies"

MEDITATION FOR “DUMMIES”: All it takes is two minutes of your time

Josh Jones·January 18, 2017
Elevator in abandoned building covered in grafiti

PSYCHOLOGICAL & SPIRITUAL THERAPY: Beware of labels that erroneously pathologize people

Jack Surguy·January 17, 2017
Blurry row of alcohol bottles - Thanking Anne Lamott

THANKING ANNE LAMOTT: How the author helped save a reader from the throes of addiction

Contributor·January 16, 2017
empty white room with green apple on the floor

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Deep self-reflection and inner realization [symbols: mirror, path, black emptiness, white room]

Aneta Baranek·January 12, 2017
Standing Rock protest sign - LaRose and the "other"

LaROSE AND THE “OTHER”: Thoughts inspired by Louise Erdrich’s latest novel

Max Reif·January 11, 2017
silhouette of girl under tree on island at sunset

ACHIEVE YOUR DREAMS: 5 tips that’ll help you overcome personal failure

Contributing Writer·January 11, 2017
monks chanting

PSYCHOLOGICAL & SPIRITUAL THERAPY: Reduce unwelcome thoughts with the practice of a mantra or chant

Jack Surguy·January 10, 2017
red roses in a garden

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Goals will give you a clear direction throughout the upcoming months [symbols: job, money/finances, garden]

Aneta Baranek·January 5, 2017
Young man meditating under tree in sepiatone - Metacognition and mindfulness

METACOGNITION AND MINDFULNESS: Moving beyond exercises and techniques to reach a deeper level of consciousness

Mike Larcombe·January 4, 2017
Two woman walking with arms around each other

PSYCHOLOGICAL & SPIRITUAL THERAPY: Seek to understand without trying to solve another’s problems

Jack Surguy·January 3, 2017
Man and woman walking with their arms around each other in a city

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Understanding the lessons connected to each relationship [symbols: house, ex-girlfriend]

Aneta Baranek·December 29, 2016
LGBT protest 2013

PSYCHOLOGICAL & SPIRITUAL THERAPY: Respond to Gender Dysphoria with kindness and compassion

Jack Surguy·December 27, 2016
Spiderweb in the sun

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Go to a new place of mind filled with authority and importance [symbols: elders, son, chamber, king]

Aneta Baranek·December 22, 2016
Young girl sitting on bench with man's clenched fist in the foreground

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Feeling forced to change and to create [symbols: rape, boyfriend, dimly lit, hand]

Aneta Baranek·December 15, 2016
collage of a skull on top of a book with an hourglass and a snuffed out candle

A LIFE WORTH LIVING: Death, Tolstoy’s Ivan Ilyich and the effects of mind-wandering

Finn Janning·December 14, 2016
Drawing of bored woman looking at a clock

PSYCHOLOGICAL & SPIRITUAL THERAPY: Combat boredom by successfully dealing with “life tasks”

Jack Surguy·December 13, 2016
Drawing of angry face on black background

PSYCHOLOGICAL & SPIRITUAL THERAPY: Misophonia—hatred of sound triggers intense emotional reaction

Jack Surguy·December 8, 2016
Evening scene of Seattle skyline

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Revisit and reconnect with your mindset from the past [symbols: apartment, key, belongings]

Aneta Baranek·December 8, 2016
Man reaching out to Meher Baba painting - Q&A with Max Reif

FORTY-FIVE YEARS IS JUST A START: Q&A with author Max Reif on his spiritual journey with Meher Baba

Max Reif·December 5, 2016
green ball of lighr

DREAM INTERPRETATION: An expansive thought form related to healing [symbols: ball, outer space, green, husband]

Aneta Baranek·December 1, 2016
Drawing of a woman trying to balance on a sagging tightrope

PSYCHOLOGICAL & SPIRITUAL THERAPY: Fearlessness will aid you when dialoguing with others being driven by fear

Jack Surguy·November 30, 2016
Bronze figure laughing - The joke's on you

THE JOKE’S ON YOU: Seeing the funny side of your inner critic

Contributor·November 29, 2016
White fortress

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Awakening occurring in your consciousness [symbols: building, white, key, fire]

Aneta Baranek·November 25, 2016
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