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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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    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]

    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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CAUGHT IN A CULT: Australia’s Osho Samaya Ashram is far more than a meditation retreat

Contributing Writer·October 29, 2017
Police shoot man with taser in New York City - Fuelled by fear

FUELLED BY FEAR: The connection between fear-mongering and the nanny state

Kiva Bottero·August 6, 2017
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WHAT MY GRANDMOTHER TAUGHT ME: Love is learning how to be with others

Ji Strangeway·June 5, 2017
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CONSCIOUS CITIZENSHIP: Turning the light of awareness onto the shadows of our ignorance

James Farwell·April 26, 2017
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THE HUMAN CONNECTION: Why community matters in an increasingly disconnected world

Melissa Bates·February 6, 2017
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LIVING IN A POSTHUMANIST WORLD: Re-thinking humanism might make better communities

Cindy McMann·May 9, 2015
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CREATING A BETTER SOCIETY: The importance of empowering people with disabilities

Contributor·December 11, 2014
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FEMINISTS DON’T HATE MEN: And it’s harmful to pretend they do

Cindy McMann·October 9, 2014
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WATER AND WELFARE: Detroit’s community crisis

Cindy McMann·September 14, 2014
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REACHING OUT: 5 easy ways to community build

Cindy McMann·August 9, 2014
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THE ART OF COMMUNITY: Building the new age of participation

Contributing Writer·December 28, 2013
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A WORLD OF TRANSFORMATION: An interview with Shivani Lucki of Ananda Village

Erica Roberts·December 21, 2013
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FLOCK OF BIRDS: Quantum coherence and the movement towards perfection

Robert Kopecky·June 19, 2013
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FREEDOM FROM FEAR: A personal essay on building a sustainable farm community

Contributing Writer·April 4, 2013
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THE GLOBAL TREE NETWORK: Reconnect with nature at Damanhur eco-society

Contributing Writer·January 1, 2013
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GIFT ECONOMY: How a win-win gift exchange works

Contributing Writer·October 3, 2012
SKILLFUL COMMUNITY: Support networks without hierarchical leadership

SKILLFUL COMMUNITY: Support networks without hierarchical leadership

Contributing Writer·September 11, 2012
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COMMUNITY-ENVIRONMENT CONNECTION: Returning to nature to create meaningful communities

Contributing Writer·August 28, 2012
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SUSTAINABILITY AS SPIRITUAL PRACTICE: Volunteer at Sadhana Forest to learn how to live sustainably

Kiva Bottero·August 11, 2012
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AUROVILLE: A universal city in the making in South India [photo essay]

Kiva Bottero·July 25, 2012
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SOCIAL BENEFITS OF GREEN SPACES: Reduce road rage, enhance mood and build community

Contributing Writer·May 11, 2012
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THE WEB OF LIFE: We’re all in this together

Contributing Writer·April 13, 2012
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MODELS OF EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT: The Big Carrot worker co-operative

Kiva Bottero·March 31, 2012
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TRANSITION INITIATIVES: Engaged community building to combat climate change

Contributing Writer·February 20, 2012
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