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    WHAT TEACHING MEMOIR WRITING HAS TAUGHT ME: Holding space for other people’s truths

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    THE MORAL LIFE BEGINS WITH A QUESTION: “Why do I believe this is right?”

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    WHEN LIFE BREAKS YOU OPEN: Finding the silver lining in the midst of clouds

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    Woman walking down road with gold and green trees - "My Daily Walk" and 4 More Authentic Poems About the World

    POEMS BY DHARA VIJAYAKUMAR: Herself, My Daily Walk and more

    Greyscale landscape - “After Love” and 3 More Evocative Poems

    POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: I Think Now of Shelters, After Love and more

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    POEMS BY JIM JOHNSTON: For Larry, Tracks 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

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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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BASICS OF SELF-INQUIRY: Q&A with Vedanta teacher James Swartz

kiva-bottero·March 28, 2012
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FIND YOUR MITRAS: Explore Week One of a 12-week self-guided Yoga course

Contributor·March 12, 2025
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THE LAW OF ATTRACTION: The most fundamental of all universal laws

Jane Olivier·October 20, 2012
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THE ROAD TO ENLIGHTENMENT: A sobering voyage

Contributor·February 11, 2015
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PEACE IS A PROCESS: James Twyman on continuing the manifestation conversation

Contributing Writer·May 17, 2013
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RITUALS TO MARK LOSS AND DEATH: Create your own in 3 stages

Contributor·May 26, 2026
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WALK IN BEAUTY: 4 tools that’ll help you gracefully navigate everyday life

Contributing Writer·March 6, 2018
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HEALING HUGS: 3 observations from watching Amma hug people

Anjali Mani·July 24, 2015
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KARMA YOGA: Wearing away the ego, one toilet at a time

kiva-bottero·October 12, 2011
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MOVING INTO STILLNESS: The core of goodness

Contributing Writer·January 15, 2012
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THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS: Carefully selecting your plants contributes to mindfulness and well-being

Contributor·March 12, 2026
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KIRTAN: Strengthen the heart connection through this path to the heart

Contributing Writer·October 9, 2012
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OWN YOUR ANIMAL: Find your power animal to guide yourself to greater expression

Contributing Writer·October 22, 2014
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THE DOCTOR WITHIN: Eliminate negative emotions from your mind

Contributing Writer·July 23, 2012
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THE 40-DAY CHALLENGE: A useful practice for overcoming our fear of death

Forrest Rivers·June 7, 2023
7 SPIRITUAL LAWS OF YOGA: Interview with Chopra Yoga Center director Danielle Mika Nagel

7 SPIRITUAL LAWS OF YOGA: Interview with Chopra Yoga Center director Danielle Mika Nagel

Contributing Writer·August 31, 2012
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CREATING RITUAL: 7 easy steps to make 2015 your best year yet

Contributing Writer·October 14, 2014
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FAITH AND PRAYER: How they can help guide us through life’s darkest moments

Mary Chen·February 16, 2022
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SACRED TOTEMS: Can a modern, non-Native American really find their spirit animal?

Max Reif·August 1, 2016
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FORGIVING THE UNFORGIVABLE: Effective forgiveness strategies by Master Charles Cannon

Contributing Writer·March 4, 2012
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THE BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO KARMA: What creates karma and how can we affect our own?

Contributor·November 14, 2024
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ALTARS, ANGELS AND SIGILS: Learn to work with these resources to achieve financial abundance

Contributor·December 9, 2022
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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
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