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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]

    Facebook on laptop in La Paz hotel room - NIGHT SEA JOURNEY: Buying back sanity in La Paz, Mexico

    NIGHT SEA JOURNEY: Buying back sanity in La Paz, Mexico [Part 6]

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PREFERENCES: The difference between our being happy or unhappy

Contributing Writer·April 20, 2015
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THERE’S SO MUCH TO DO: Why bother meditating?

Contributor·April 20, 2015
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SAUDADE: Existential sadness

Jane Olivier·April 19, 2015
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NUDE BY NATURE: Living naturally without clothes

Contributing Writer·March 25, 2015
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OBSERVATION AND CURIOSITY: Mindful travel through the eyes of a child

Anjali Mani·February 16, 2015
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MINDFUL FROM 9-5: Four ways to work mindfully

Contributing Writer·January 20, 2015
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BEYOND MINDFULNESS: How to cultivate awareness without detachment

Contributor·November 16, 2014
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CROWN OF PETALS: Navigating life with mindfulness, compassion, and gratitude

Kaveri Patel·November 9, 2014
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COMPASSION IMAGINATION: You remake the world when you imagine it compassionate

Robert Kopecky·September 23, 2014
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ROAD TRIP! 4 ways to practice mindful driving

Cindy McMann·July 18, 2014
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MINDFUL UNEMPLOYMENT: Staying aware in stressful times

Cindy McMann·June 20, 2014
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MEDITATION & MOLECULAR CHANGE: Study finds intensive mindfulness meditation can alter gene expression

Contributing Writer·May 7, 2014
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MBCT & HIV: Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy intervention improves health and quality of life in people with HIV

Contributing Writer·April 10, 2014
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BORED NO MORE: The wonder of life is ever present and of infinite variety

Kiva Bottero·February 2, 2014
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ASSESS YOURSELF: How mindfulness can help us learn more about our personalities

Contributing Writer·January 21, 2014
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IT’S OK TO BE, OK?: Being non-judgmentally aware of your inner chatter

Wanda Monague·December 24, 2013
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MINDFULNESS & PAIN: Study finds mindfulness may help relieve chronic inflammation

Contributing Writer·December 16, 2013
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Mindfulness improves reading comprehension, memory and ability to focus

Contributing Writer·December 4, 2013
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PAUSE TO WONDER: My sense of god is my sense of wonder about the universe

Contributor·November 26, 2013
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WHAT REWARD?: Mindful individuals less affected by positive feedback and immediate rewards

Contributing Writer·November 3, 2013
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Cultivate your awareness and live mindfully throughout your day

Wanda Monague·October 4, 2013
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LIFE IS ADDICTIVE: Using experience as a bridge of understanding

Kiva Bottero·September 27, 2013
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CELEBRATING THE LITTLE THINGS: Life itself is a reason to celebrate

Alana Fiander·September 11, 2013
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MINDFUL OF THE ROUTINE: How aware are we really in our day-to-day lives?

Wanda Monague·September 2, 2013
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