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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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PARENTAL PRESSURE: The effects of competition on learning

Contributing Writer·September 1, 2013
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PERMACULTURE IN PRACTICE: The One Straw Revolution and backyard permaculture

Contributing Writer·September 1, 2013
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HOPE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT: Changing our approach to inspire ecological health

Contributing Writer·August 31, 2013
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GOING LIGHT: The less you have, the less you need

Contributing Writer·August 29, 2013
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FARM SHARING: Community gardening on the farm

Rachel Walls·August 28, 2013
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CAMBODIA’S CHILDREN: Running an orphanage in Cambodia

Jane Olivier·August 3, 2013
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EXCUSE ME!: Two words, two outcomes

Jane Olivier·August 1, 2013
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BURYING THE NON-VEGAN PAST: How one vegan conscript got rid of her animal products

Contributing Writer·July 18, 2013
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WHAT HAS NATURE EVER DONE FOR US?: How wildlife decimation affects the economy and our well-being

Contributing Writer·July 10, 2013
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NO PSYCHIC KNOTS: Say what you really mean and express what you really feel

Contributor·July 1, 2013
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THE FAMILY BUSINESS: Child labour or learning while working?

Contributing Writer·June 30, 2013
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EFFICIENCY ENSLAVEMENT: The scientific management of labour and corporate takeover

Contributing Writer·June 23, 2013
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REDEFINING SUCCESS: Remove the fear of failure to learn what’s important

Contributing Writer·June 22, 2013
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FLOCK OF BIRDS: Quantum coherence and the movement towards perfection

Robert Kopecky·June 19, 2013
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ECONOMICS OF HAPPINESS: The benefits of localization

Contributing Writer·June 18, 2013
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ECOLOGICAL COST OF NEW: Great reasons to shop second hand

Contributing Writer·June 14, 2013
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SIMPLE CONVERSATION: Relearn listening and speaking skills

Contributor·June 13, 2013
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CONQUER YOUR CLUTTER: The ultimate guide to decluttering

Contributing Writer·June 8, 2013
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SERVICE AND TRAVEL: The call to be a professional volunteer

Contributing Writer·June 7, 2013
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FREE SOLAR: 5 tips to finding solar panels when you’re short of money

Kiva Bottero·June 6, 2013
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COMMUNICATING WITH YOUR TEENAGER: How to have effective conversations

Megan Philipp·June 3, 2013
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LESSONS FROM NAVDANYA: Food sovereignty starts with the seed (bija)

Contributing Writer·May 30, 2013
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WHOSE LIVES ARE WE LIVING? Practicing helicopter parenting or facilitating life learning

Contributing Writer·May 24, 2013
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LETTER FROM THE FUTURE: Legacy—not a love story with the Earth

Contributing Writer·May 24, 2013
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