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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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SITTING IN THE WILDERNESS: How the Buddha and Christ overcame their obstacles in meditation

Robert Kopecky·August 14, 2015
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COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY: Identify the root of negative thinking with CBT

Contributing Writer·August 12, 2015
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THE BACKPACK: Learning to unpack emotional baggage

Contributing Writer·August 11, 2015
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Why You Should Encourage Imagination in Children

Kyla Giffin·August 7, 2015
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LOVE: No conditions, no limits

Kyla Giffin·August 6, 2015
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THE MOMENT OF CALM: Tips on forgiveness from Dada J.P. Vaswani

Anjali Mani·July 28, 2015
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HEALING HUGS: 3 observations from watching Amma hug people

Anjali Mani·July 24, 2015
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Are children really great teachers?

Orsolya Hernold·July 23, 2015
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LIFE OF PHASES: Get through difficult times by understanding that everything is temporary

Contributing Writer·July 22, 2015
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SOCIAL ANXIETY: How to overcome the fear of your own shadow

Contributing Writer·July 21, 2015
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The Secret That Every College Graduate Needs To Hear

Contributing Writer·July 19, 2015
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KNOW THYSELF: Redirect your life with new purpose by discovering the hidden self within

Contributing Writer·July 16, 2015
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WHAT IS ENLIGHTENMENT?: Experiencing who we already are and living in the moment

Contributing Writer·July 13, 2015
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BE POSITIVE: Twenty personal mantras for positivity

Contributing Writer·July 8, 2015
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THE DESIRED PERSON: Your relationship status does not define your self-worth

Contributing Writer·July 5, 2015
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ALLOW LOVE: Let love in, no matter your beliefs

Contributing Writer·July 1, 2015
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Change Your Behavioural Genes with Mindfulness

Contributing Writer·June 30, 2015
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7 Problems We Can Tackle With Mindfulness Training

Contributing Writer·June 29, 2015
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KINDNESS SPREADS: Change the world, one person at a time with random acts of kindness

Anjali Mani·June 28, 2015
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BUMPER STICKER WISDOM PART IV: Lessons learned from the back of a car

Jerry Kvasnicka·June 26, 2015
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HOLDING ALICE: The silent communication of touch

Contributing Writer·June 25, 2015
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SURVIVING HARDSHIP: How to make the most of difficult times

Contributing Writer·June 24, 2015
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FINDING THE ROAD TO HAPPINESS: Advice on dealing with depression while suffering from PMDD/PMS

Contributing Writer·June 20, 2015
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THE BIRD’S SONG: Learn from birds how to live in the now

Anjali Mani·June 10, 2015
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