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    LIFE’S PILGRIMAGE: Journeying towards our long-sought spiritual home

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    FIND PEACE AFTER LOSS: How a sense of connection can help with grief

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    THE VOICE THAT ARRIVES: 3 ways to step away from your ego’s criticisms

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    Traditional bicycle parked outdoors against stone wall - "Creepy Creatures" and 4 More New Poems About Life’s Seasons

    POEMS BY DHARA VIJAYAKUMAR: A Little Moment That Loved Me Back, Lost in the Crowd and more

    Black pen drawing heart on white paper - Mindfulness and Art: The Value of Small Repetitive Movements

    MINDFULNESS AND ART: The quiet power of making one small mark at a time

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    POEMS BY DHARA VIJAYAKUMAR: Herself, My Daily Walk 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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    Hands against background of a heart - Travelling With Intention: Why Is It So Important?

    NATIONAL VOLUNTEER MONTH: Moving through the world with intention

    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]

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Man sitting on dock beside calm lake - On Retreat With Spiritual Leader Mamo Lorenzo of Sasaima

THE MAMO FROM SASAIMA: A retreat with spiritual leader Mamo Lorenzo in 2023

Alejandro Gaete·May 3, 2023
Buddha statue on altar

CREATING RITUAL: 7 easy steps to make 2015 your best year yet

Contributing Writer·October 14, 2014
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THE PRAYER PROJECT: How do we pray?

Contributing Writer·August 1, 2014
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KIRTAN: Strengthen the heart connection through this path to the heart

Contributing Writer·October 9, 2012
Young woman touching her third eye - Meditation and Mantras: 5 Chants to Add to Your Daily Practice

MYSTICAL MANTRAS: An introduction to 5 powerful mantras you can recite each day

Contributor·April 17, 2023
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KARMA YOGA: Wearing away the ego, one toilet at a time

kiva-bottero·October 12, 2011
asana yoga pose

THE HIDDEN LANGUAGE OF ASANAS: Expand your learning from yoga inversions by exploring the symbolic context of each asana

Orsolya Hernold·November 6, 2015
Illustration of Guru Nanak with musician and holy man - A course in self-mastery

A COURSE IN SELF-MASTERY: Finding God at a small-town Kundalini Yoga retreat

Contributor·June 26, 2018
Fire - Connecting physical and spiritual energy

A WORLD OF INFINITE POSSIBILITY: Connecting physical and spiritual energy through ritual

Contributor·February 23, 2015
Rainbow of lights - Unlocking the mind's power

COLOUR MANTRA: Use this visualization technique to energize, relax and centre yourself

Contributor·March 8, 2015
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STAR MEDITATION: We do not fear the dark, we fear the power of the light

Contributing Writer·August 27, 2012
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FORGIVING THE UNFORGIVABLE: Effective forgiveness strategies by Master Charles Cannon

Contributing Writer·March 4, 2012
Amma hugging children

HEALING HUGS: 3 observations from watching Amma hug people

Anjali Mani·July 24, 2015
Stimulated senses cause an excited mind

EXCITED MIND: Using meditation to calm overly stimulated senses

Contributing Writer·February 1, 2012
Tarot cards on purple scarf, next to purple candle - 10 Steps to Meditation and Journaling With Your Tarot Deck

TAROT MEDITATION AND JOURNALING: 10 steps to enhance your connection with your cards

Contributor·August 27, 2024
People and dog jumping on beach - Mutual Awakening interview

MUTUAL AWAKENING AND CULTURAL CHANGE: Talking with Patricia Albere and Jeff Carreira of the Evolutionary Collective

Erica·September 8, 2014
Full moon on the sea with boat running free

LIBERATION SPIRITUALITY: Freeing ourselves and ultimately our planet

Jerry Kvasnicka·February 11, 2016
Three young women doing Yoga in the grass together

FIND YOUR MITRAS: Explore Week One of a 12-week self-guided Yoga course

Contributor·March 12, 2025
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LET GO, LET GOD: Words of wisdom in a time of crisis

Forrest Rivers·May 17, 2020
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DIRECTED VS NON-DIRECTED PRAYER: Working with natural laws and life’s creative process       

Jerry Kvasnicka·July 13, 2016
monk walking meditation under tree

MOVING INTO STILLNESS: The core of goodness

Contributing Writer·January 15, 2012
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SPIRITUAL KNUCKLEHEAD: An interview with film-yogi James Wvinner

CathLopes·November 16, 2012
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TWO GHOSTS AND A SAINT: Communicating with individuals from the spiritual world

Contributor·October 18, 2013
Buddha statue next to pink flower - Create Karma: What Karma Is and How to Affect Your Own

THE BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO KARMA: What creates karma and how can we affect our own?

Contributor·November 14, 2024
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