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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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SLACKTIVIST OR SOCIAL CHAMPION?: Clicking for a cause does more than people think

Kiva Bottero·August 6, 2012
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CROWDFUNDING CREATIVITY: From consumer to creator

Contributor·August 5, 2012
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FREEDOM TO LEARN: Foster life-long learning in your child

Contributing Writer·July 30, 2012
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STAYING VEG: Ponderings of a lifelong vegetarian

Niyati Shah·July 29, 2012
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A GLOBAL GROWTH MARKET: The current state of wind power in the world [infographic]

Contributing Writer·July 28, 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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REMEMBERING JOSEPH: Caring for an abandoned child in Rwanda after the genocide

Dr. Cary Rasof·July 24, 2012
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REPURPOSEFUL REMODELLING: Reuse what you already have and save

Contributing Writer·July 22, 2012
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NOT-SO-SOCIAL NETWORKING: The consequences of hiding behind a computer screen

Melissa Venditti·July 21, 2012
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GREEN ROOF MAINTENANCE: How to extend the life of your green roof

Kiva Bottero·July 19, 2012
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COMMUNITY GARDENING: From inner city food desert to healthy food haven

Kiva Bottero·July 16, 2012
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GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS: A case of mass deception

Niyati Shah·July 3, 2012
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THE ZEN LEADER: From controlling to connecting

Contributing Writer·July 1, 2012
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NATURAL BALANCE: John Robbins at the Food Revolution Summit

Niyati Shah·June 22, 2012
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SLOW FOOD: 10 steps to get started in the Slow Food Movement

Contributing Writer·June 18, 2012
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WHERE’S THE SOLIDARITY?: Climate change talks and Cochabamba

Niyati Shah·June 9, 2012
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PEACE PADDLE: Pro surfer Laird Hamilton raises awareness for the world’s oceans

Contributing Writer·June 6, 2012
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CONTAINER GARDENING: How to grow lettuce if you’re short on space

Megan Philipp·June 1, 2012
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URBAN SUSTAINABILITY: Sustainable development must start in cities

Niyati Shah·May 30, 2012
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LUSH AND DRY: Learn how to xeriscape a garden to minimize water use

Contributing Writer·May 29, 2012
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HOW TO COMPOST INDOORS: The Japanese bokashi composting method

Contributing Writer·May 28, 2012
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HUMAN CONSCIOUSNESS: The underlying cause of global warming

Jerry Kvasnicka·May 24, 2012
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BUILD ON A BUDGET: Make a straw bale eco-home for under £4,000

Contributor·May 19, 2012
Heart Earth

VOLUNTEER ABROAD: Long-time travel-liver Jane Olivier shares her experiences volunteering abroad

Kiva Bottero·May 12, 2012
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