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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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Tiger's Nest monastery

TIGER’S NEST: Sublimation and the essence of transformative travel

Kiva Bottero·February 13, 2015
River by the Sami Parliament - Land and language

LANGUAGE AND THE LAND: A visit to the indigenous Sami people’s Norway

Contributor·November 25, 2014
Slow lane - Let the road guide you

STILL, SMALL, SLOW TRAVEL: Flowing freely with whatever the road brings your way

Contributor·November 18, 2014
Snake Charmer in Varanasi, India

The Ultimate List of the Best Online Travel Sites, Apps, Tools and Resources

Kiva Bottero·November 6, 2014
Young girl on bench - Volunteering abroad

GET OFF THE TOURIST BUS: 6 ways volunteering abroad will change your outlook

Contributor·August 4, 2014
Punakha Dzong

LAND OF THE THUNDER DRAGON: Some of Bhutan’s top sights [photo gallery]

Kiva Bottero·July 6, 2014
Paddling along Dal Lake, Srinigar, India

PARADISE ON EARTH: Kashmir still lives up to its title despite the massive police presence getting in the way

Kiva Bottero·April 8, 2014
With so many pagodas in Bhaktapur this one got converted into a restaurant

CITY OF CULTURE: Bhaktapur, a jewel in Nepal’s Kathmandu valley

Kiva Bottero·April 2, 2014
Cow on the streets in Varanasi

A SYMPHONY OF CACOPHONY: Walking the streets of India

Kiva Bottero·December 22, 2013
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WINTER SOLSTICE: Light up the longest night at Kensington Market

Kiva Bottero·December 4, 2013
Patagonia landscape

VIVA LOS FUNHOGS: California to Patagonia and the climb of Fitz Roy

Contributing Writer·November 21, 2013
Reflection of Annapurna

TRANSCENDENT BEAUTY: From Pokhara to Sarangkot, Nepal

Kiva Bottero·November 15, 2013
Lumbini, Nepal - Maya Devi Temple - Site of Buddha's birth

PILGRIMAGE OF PEACE: Lumbini, Nepal—the site of the Buddha’s birth

Kiva Bottero·October 13, 2013
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THE TELECOMMUTER: The world’s remote workforce at a glance [infographic]

Contributing Writer·August 18, 2013
book - growing our children

GROWING OUR CHILDREN: A thirst for travel and knowledge begins at birth

Jane Olivier·August 9, 2013
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EXCUSE ME!: Two words, two outcomes

Jane Olivier·August 1, 2013
lighter - flicker of light

A FLICKER OF LIGHT: It’s not how we feel but what we do that matters

Jane Olivier·July 3, 2013
asphalt clouds - living light and free

LIVING LIGHT AND FREE: A look inside the travel-living suitcase

Jane Olivier·June 29, 2013
calm waters dark - inner peace

THE SEARCH FOR INNER PEACE: Experiencing the ashram life in India

Contributing Writer·June 28, 2013
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PREPARE FOR ANYTHING: Pack mindfulness into your metaphorical suitcase to adjust to the unfamiliar

Contributing Writer·June 9, 2013
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AGRITOURISM: Relax and reconnect to an agricultural way of life

Kiva Bottero·May 26, 2013
bonfire camp - confessions of a gypsy

CONFESSIONS OF A GYPSY: The joy of a life of constant travel

Jane Olivier·May 2, 2013
Turtuk in northern Ladakh, India

MOUNTAINS & MONASTERIES: Contemplative travel in Ladakh

Kiva Bottero·April 28, 2013
Mask dancer - Buddhist monk

CHAAMS DANCES: Buddhist monks perform interpretive mask dances

Kiva Bottero·March 25, 2013
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