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

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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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EVOLUTION OF THE SOUL: 5 signs you’re going through a personal growth transformation

Tyla Miller·January 30, 2021
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AMAZING GRACE: Living in the light of grace, even when darkness creeps in

Lisa Hromada·January 12, 2021
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KARMA, OUR GREAT TEACHER: We cannot hide from our own karma

Forrest Rivers·December 2, 2020
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TOXICITY: Our relationship environment can be hazardous to our health

Siobhan Searle·November 28, 2020
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HOW TO READ THE AIR: Knowing where you are and being there

Langston B·November 23, 2020
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ACCEPTANCE: How one word can change your life

Roy Cohen·November 11, 2020
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YOUR LIFE’S PASSION: Finding those things that help us live life to the fullest

Diana Raab·November 6, 2020
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THE PERKS OF A PANDEMIC: Learning to live one day at a time

April Von Braun·September 26, 2020
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I LOST MY SUPPORT SYSTEM: Losing both parents before age 30 and how to deal with it

Andrew Hunter·September 18, 2020
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I PICKED THIS MESS: We are all crusaders in a holographic world

Devon Westpheling·August 30, 2020
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WHO HURTS THE MOST?: The ultimate gift of pain

James Farwell·August 23, 2020
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SELF-DESTRUCT: How grief led to self-awareness

Siobhan Searle·August 22, 2020
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CREATE THE LIFE YOU WANT: Master change and master your life

Wendy Vann·July 25, 2020
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SHAKING THINGS UP: Admitting defeat is not failure

April Von Braun·June 29, 2020
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EMPATHY BURNOUT: 4 ways to avoid it when you love someone with a chronic condition

Mia Barnes·June 29, 2020
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WE HAVE TO BE BETTER: Less hatred, better humanity

April Von Braun·May 31, 2020
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RECOVERY COMMUNITY: Help for recovering addicts during the COVID-19 pandemic

Daniel Wittler·May 6, 2020
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SOCIAL DISTANCING: 5 important questions to ask yourself each day

Molly Crockett·April 26, 2020
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RELATIONSHIPS: The ultimate spiritual practice?

Iskander Yunnani·March 26, 2020
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INNER CHANGE: 5 of Sadhguru’s lessons every Millennial can relate to

Sruthi Dhulipala·March 24, 2020
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CUTTING THE TIES THAT BREAK US: By learning to set healthy boundaries

April Von Braun·February 26, 2020
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MY DEFINING DECADE: 10 things my twenties taught me

Bianca Mattison-Amos·February 20, 2020
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REJECTION: It serves as a guide to one’s destiny

Forrest Rivers·February 8, 2020
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THE PURPOSE OF PAIN: Pain challenges us to grow in enormous leaps

Bianca Mattison-Amos·January 30, 2020
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