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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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INVISIBLE VIOLENCE: How anti-rape campaigns can help us all

Cindy McMann·February 18, 2014
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WINTER AWARENESS: How winter teaches us to live with less

Cindy McMann·February 8, 2014
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THE SAME OLD MESSAGE: Commercials that blur the lines between art, advertising and real life

Michael Myers·February 7, 2014
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SACRED ECONOMICS: The balance of giving and receiving

Abbie Mood·January 25, 2014
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CONSCIOUS CONSUMERISM: Thinking about the consequences of our actions

Contributing Writer·January 13, 2014
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THE ART OF COMMUNITY: Building the new age of participation

Contributing Writer·December 28, 2013
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MARS OR BUST: Why do we want to land a person on Mars?

Kiva Bottero·December 27, 2013
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ACTIVE NONVIOLENCE: Q&A with Tenpa C. Samkhar of the Active Nonviolence Education Centre

Kiva Bottero·December 24, 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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SUSTAINABLE TEA: Tea Bar serves organic, single garden teas

Abbie Mood·December 17, 2013
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OUTSMARTING SANTA: Alternative ways to gift give

Cindy McMann·December 15, 2013
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SERVICE LEARNING: Volunteer-based education in the community

Cindy McMann·December 12, 2013
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SUSTAINABILITY: Is it still possible?

Abbie Mood·December 9, 2013
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FINAL AUTUMN MURMURS: Thoughts from a master gardener

Contributor·November 18, 2013
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A POET’S JOURNAL: The urge to utterance

Max Reif·November 13, 2013
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PERCEPTION OF INTERCONNECTION: As ecological consciousness emerges on a mass scale the metanarrative of us-versus-them is no longer a compelling case for war

Contributing Writer·November 5, 2013
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WHO IS FORGIVING WHO? Dreaming of Debt, Practicing P/Reparations

Contributing Writer·November 3, 2013
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Grow organics, grow yourself by WWOOFing at a farm near you

Kiva Bottero·November 2, 2013
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JOIN THE SHARING ECONOMY: The Gen Y guide to collaborative consumption

Contributing Writer·November 1, 2013
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LOCAL, ORGANIC & SUSTAINABLE: Understanding natural food labels

Rachel Walls·October 15, 2013
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MY LIFE WITHOUT AN IPHONE: Navigating the world with no apps

Erica Roberts·October 11, 2013
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SUSTAINABLE FASHION: More than just another trend?

Rachel Walls·October 3, 2013
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IT PAYS TO GO GREEN: Learn about sustainable architecture [infographic]

Contributor·September 24, 2013
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PLOT HOLES: Be a spectator or participant—you decide

Michael Myers·September 19, 2013
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