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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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CHANGE FROM THE INSIDE The law of mirroring and the dream of awakening4

CHANGE FROM THE INSIDE: The law of mirroring and the dream of awakening

Vaillant Gicqueau·January 1, 2019
CO CREATING WITH THE SOUL Magic happens when we release limiting beliefs1

CO-CREATE WITH THE SOUL: Magic happens when we release limiting beliefs

Wendy Gillissen·December 18, 2018
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THE LAW OF OBSERVATION: Are you living your destined life?

Sara Wasser·November 21, 2018
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ACCEPTANCE IS TRICKY: It’s not a “doing” but a “noticing”

Mike Larcombe·October 10, 2018
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AWAKENED BEINGS: Integrating the three aspects of the self

Vaillant Gicqueau·October 4, 2018
THE CYCLES OF LIFE Every cycle has its gifts to share3

THE CYCLES OF LIFE: Every cycle has its gifts to share

Celine Koropchak·September 29, 2018
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COFFEE DRINKERS AND TAXI DRIVERS: Finding acceptance in a world of non-acceptance

Mike Larcombe·September 25, 2018
Going within free the heart from the burden of proof3

GOING WITHIN: Free the heart from the burden of proof

Contributing Writer·September 20, 2018
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BLESSED: The discovery of the accepted moment [Part 2]

Mike Larcombe·September 17, 2018
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BLESSED: The discovery of the accepted moment [Part 1]

Mike Larcombe·September 10, 2018
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BUILD SELF-CONFIDENCE: 5 ways to promote a healthy self-image

Angela Ward·July 26, 2018
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MINDFUL AND THERAPEUTIC: 5 reasons to start a daily journal

Angela Ward·July 9, 2018
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GRIEF TRAIN: My father’s death taught me about love and letting go

Contributing Writer·June 6, 2018
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SELF-COMPASSION: 3 ways to be kind to yourself

Angela Ward·May 7, 2018
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NOSTALGIA 101: Memories make us who we are

Andrew Hunter·May 6, 2018
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ADDICTION RECOVERY: How I used faith to make it through my alcoholism

Contributing Writer·April 19, 2018
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MY PERFECT MOTHER: And the birth of identity

Mike Larcombe·March 26, 2018
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IN GRATITUDE: People are mortal yet what we do lives on forever

Finn Janning·March 14, 2018
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ON TURNING 70: A reverie at dawn

Max Reif·February 23, 2018
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WALK BY YOUR BEAR: Choosing between the illusion of safety and the ultimate safety

Contributor·February 13, 2018
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THE CENTRE OF THE WHEEL: We’re all part of an interdependent system called life

Contributing Writer·February 11, 2018
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CHARISMA: What it is and 9 ways you can develop it

Contributing Writer·February 1, 2018
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THE PATH OF THE SOUL: How I got rid of my Sunday night jitters

Contributing Writer·January 9, 2018
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LIVE WITH INTENTION: Answer your heart’s wake-up calls with more love and less fear

Contributor·January 5, 2018
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