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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

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    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

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    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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Marvel Avengers in Madam Tussauds, Hong Kong

BECOMING A SUPERHERO: When talent, motivation, willpower and an Ideal meet, a superhero is born

Contributing Writer·May 17, 2016
Bird's nest with three broken eggs

TRIPLE EMPTY NEST: Empowering exercises to find your way back to self

Contributing Writer·May 16, 2016
Wheat field with large house next to a dirt road

MINDFUL DREAMS: Dream interpretation by Aneta Baranek (new weekly column)

Aneta Baranek·May 12, 2016
Passover table

DAYENU: Mindfully and critically examining the mindless status quo

Pamela Gerber·May 11, 2016
Woman sitting next to fire reading a book

DANIEL AND MURAKAMI: Finding solace in well-loved books

Contributing Writer·May 9, 2016
The word yes in the sand

THE TRADE-OFF: How saying NO to things can lead to the big YES

Orsolya Hernold·May 8, 2016
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DREAM RECALL: 7 steps you can take to get better at remembering your dreams

Aneta Baranek·May 4, 2016
Imagination of a child

THE TWO SIDES OF IMAGINATION: Embrace imagination but be aware it can also lead to suffering

Orsolya Hernold·May 3, 2016
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AWAY WITH GLUTTONY!: What I learned about mindful eating during my stay with Hare Krishnas

Contributing Writer·May 1, 2016
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FAMILY SECRETS BRUISED LIVES: The cost of a few moments of lust, hubris and carelessness

Contributing Writer·April 26, 2016
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STARTING OVER: The art of letting go

Alana Fiander·April 21, 2016
Bald eagle soaring above the clouds

TRANSCENDING CULTURE: From separation to oneness                                                                  

Contributing Writer·April 12, 2016
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MINDFUL CONVERSATIONS: Finding space for a mindful conversation in a technology dependent world

Contributing Writer·April 5, 2016
Two pelicans sitting next to each other with heads turned away

A LOVE LETTER: Dear Friend, I must leave you.

Contributing Writer·March 15, 2016
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BHAVANA: How we grow as knowledge cultivators

Pamela Gerber·March 14, 2016
Person cutting "t" off "can't" - No more excuses

NO MORE EXCUSES: Replacing our “can’ts” with positive affirmations

Contributor·March 11, 2016
Dog on beach beside stack of stones - How to love mindfully

HOW TO LOVE MINDFULLY: Just ask a dog!

Contributor·February 29, 2016
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CHASING THE DREAM: Living for the future prevents appreciating the present

Contributing Writer·February 23, 2016
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BEYOND THE SURFACE: 4 Important practices to bring out the magic of ‘ME’

Contributing Writer·February 15, 2016
Full moon on the sea with boat running free

LIBERATION SPIRITUALITY: Freeing ourselves and ultimately our planet

Jerry Kvasnicka·February 11, 2016
Mother and daughter

PARENTING LESSONS LEARNED: How to handle 6 common negative feelings that come with being a parent

Orsolya Hernold·February 10, 2016
Typewriter with words "looking for a new story"

BEYOND THE SURFACE: Writing exercise to discover your story and self-limiting beliefs

Contributing Writer·February 10, 2016
Two connected human brains - Your feelings my brain

YOUR FEELINGS, MY BRAIN: They’re more connected than many of us would think

Contributor·February 4, 2016
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BEYOND THE SURFACE: Personal inventory to discover your energies and who you are

Contributing Writer·January 25, 2016
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