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    ALASKA WINGS: Soaring across the mountains while releasing fear and doubt

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    INEFFABLE: A visitation from a beautiful soul I’d never forget

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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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MISSING THINGS: Reconnection and the three layers of noticing

Justin Haley Phillips·July 2, 2020
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LEST WE FORGET: The need to stay united and vigilant in the fight against COVID-19

Siobhan Searle·July 1, 2020
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A SHIFT IN MINDSET: From doing to being

Anna Aksenovich·June 27, 2020
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BECOMING NOTHING: Resonate with all life’s movements

Finn Janning·April 22, 2020
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A MINDFUL HOME DURING A SCARY TIME: 5 connections to help ground our children

Deidre Mastandrea·April 14, 2020
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A CALL TO INACTION: The battle of all battles to stay apart together

April Von Braun·March 28, 2020
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CABIN FEVER: 9 ways to help yourself handle home isolation

Siobhan Searle·March 25, 2020
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MINDFULNESS ACTIVITIES FOR TEENS: 21 stress-reducing activities to try

Kate Harveston·March 25, 2020
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CLIMATE OF FEAR: 5 ways that we can inwardly evolve in these troubled times

Forrest Rivers·March 20, 2020
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BOX OF LOVE: Every wrong act that a person makes aright transforms humans into gods

Ji Strangeway·February 14, 2020
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BE PRESENT IN THE MOMENT: Why we need to focus on this moment with our children right now

Loraine Balita-Centeno·January 24, 2020
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LITTLE PIECES OF HAPPY: How to stay sane and happy in a hectic and chaotic life

Sam Macler·January 8, 2020
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LONELINESS DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON: 6 healthy ways to cope

Mike Larcombe·December 18, 2019
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MINDFULNESS FOR ALL AGES: 5 ways mindfulness practice helps our kids navigate their lives

Jennifer Landis·November 26, 2019
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REGAIN YOUR ZEN: 9 steps to making your home a peaceful haven

Kate Harveston·October 27, 2019
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OCTOBER OFFERINGS: There are many ways to give thanks

Tessa G.·October 21, 2019
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SUBSTANCE ABUSE: How practicing mindfulness benefits recovery

Kailey Fitzgerald·October 10, 2019
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THE SEARCH FOR INNER PEACE: Learn by being with animals

Forrest Rivers·September 26, 2019
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MOVE MINDFULLY THROUGH LIFE: 5 ways to help bring positivity into our days

Tessa G.·September 18, 2019
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MINDFULNESS: A state of being, not a magic pill

Munira Punjvani·August 28, 2019
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MINDFULNESS IN THE CITY: 10 ways to find peace amid the hustle and bustle

Kate Harveston·August 11, 2019
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THE JAPANESE TEA CEREMONY: An ancient ritual with modern relevance

Bethany Grey·July 2, 2019
PARENTHOOD Reading my baby is better than any book I ever picked up3

PARENTHOOD: Reading my baby is better than any book I ever picked up

Allison Rew·June 25, 2019
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BECOME FULLY PRESENT: A break from social media stops us from comparing

Jacqueline de Vertueil·May 16, 2019
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