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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

    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

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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]

    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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THOSE PESKY EMOTIONS: Step back and allow your higher Self to deal with emotions

Contributing Writer·March 6, 2013
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IMPERFECTIONS & RELATIONSHIPS: Relating to the imperfection in others to build stronger relationships

Contributing Writer·March 4, 2013
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THE ONENESS OF TEA AND ZEN: Experiencing the beauty of ordinary life through tea brewing and drinking

Contributing Writer·March 4, 2013
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UNDOING THE DOGMAS OF SCIENCE: Interview with Rupert Sheldrake on how modern contemporary science has turned into dogma

Contributing Writer·February 28, 2013
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A MINDFUL NATION: Rep. Tim Ryan relates his experience with mindfulness practice and how to realign the mind with the heart

Contributing Writer·February 27, 2013
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DEEP ACCEPTANCE: To be free from our limitations we must discover what it is to be free in our limitations

Contributing Writer·February 26, 2013
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BREAK DOWN THE WALLS: Using Zen koans to open your mind

Contributing Writer·February 26, 2013
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POETRY AND MINDFULNESS: Go beyond the words and rhyme

Contributing Writer·February 24, 2013
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A RUSH OF ANOTHER SORT: Nordic skiing and mindfulness

Contributor·February 24, 2013
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TALKING BACK TO DR. PHIL: An interview with David Bedrick

Erica Roberts·February 17, 2013
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BEGINNING ANEW: A mindfulness practice for communicating appreciation

Contributing Writer·February 7, 2013
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WHAT’S YOUR STORY?: We create meaning in our lives based on the stories we tell

Contributing Writer·February 6, 2013
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PSYCH–K: Discover subconscious limiting beliefs using this process and free your mind

Contributing Writer·February 5, 2013
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JUST BREATHE: How a simple act can raise your self-awareness and effectiveness

Contributing Writer·February 4, 2013
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MINDFULNESS TIPS: Ride the wave of silence and stillness

Contributing Writer·February 4, 2013
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COUNTDOWN TECHNIQUE: Engage the present moment in 5 easy steps

Wanda Monague·February 3, 2013
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HEAL THE BODY, FREE THE MIND: Forgiveness brings peace and healing

Contributing Writer·January 31, 2013
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KAYAKING: A mindful, therapeutic, head-clearing activity

Erica Roberts·January 27, 2013
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BE LIKE A BRISTLECONE PINE: Strong, flexible and deeply rooted

Contributing Writer·January 27, 2013
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CREATIVE YOGA FOR CHILDREN: Inspiring the whole child to learn through yoga

Contributor·January 24, 2013
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WHAT’S YOUR YES?: Transform compassion fatigue by committing to the positive

Contributor·January 22, 2013
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LOVING DOGS, LOSING FEAR: Loving-kindness in practice

Kiva Bottero·January 22, 2013
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THE POWER OF WORDS: Use affirmations to reprogram your life

Contributing Writer·January 20, 2013
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LOST IN THE PRESENT: Refocus on the present moment through a walk in the woods

Wanda Monague·January 20, 2013
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