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    FROM A DISTANCE: Recognizing and avoiding the “comparison trap”

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    THE CACTUS IN THE BOX: When burnout is the cost of trying to fit in the wrong room

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    AFTER BIRTH: Finding rhythm through new rituals

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    POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: I Think Now of Shelters, After Love and more

    Bird footprints in snow - 4 Soothing Poems, Including ”Sacred Heart, Sacred Light”

    POEMS BY JIM JOHNSTON: For Larry, Tracks and more

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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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    Hands against background of a heart - Travelling With Intention: Why Is It So Important?

    NATIONAL VOLUNTEER MONTH: Moving through the world with intention

    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]

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Turtuk in northern Ladakh, India

MOUNTAINS & MONASTERIES: Contemplative travel in Ladakh

kiva-bottero·April 28, 2013
Truc Lam Monastery - Zen in Vietnam

ZEN IN VIETNAM: Experiencing meditation and Buddhism at Truc Lam Monastery

Contributing Writer·May 26, 2017
upbeat crowd strolling along Avenida Benito Juarez in Mexico City - A very full first day in Mexico City

ADVENTURES IN MEXICO CITY: Travels in Latin America [Part 2]

Max Reif·September 13, 2018
Ghats in Varanasi

LESSONS AT VARANASI: Reflecting on life and death in India’s most sacred city

kiva-bottero·April 2, 2015
Globe showing map of Africa

TOUGH BUT REWARDING: Drawing parallels between meditation and a journey through Africa

Contributor·October 28, 2021
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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A SURPRISE OF SYNCHRONICITY: Meeting Charlie Russell

kiva-bottero·October 16, 2010
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AGRITOURISM: Relax and reconnect to an agricultural way of life

kiva-bottero·May 26, 2013
Rural house at night - A clash in the night

A CLASH IN THE NIGHT: When worldviews collide

Daphne Jones·February 13, 2019
BARAKA: Film without words

BARAKA: Film without words

Contributing Writer·November 28, 2012
Mask dancer - Buddhist monk

CHAAMS DANCES: Buddhist monks perform interpretive mask dances

kiva-bottero·March 25, 2013
Tiger's Nest monastery

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

kiva-bottero·February 13, 2015
Stonehenge

STONEHENGE SOLSTICE: Celebrating the summer solstice at Stonehenge

kiva-bottero·July 17, 2012
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CLEARLY COMPASSIONATE: Seeing the Dalai Lama lights the way to true compassion

kiva-bottero·February 13, 2013
Bari Station

STRANDED IN BARI: A disturbing experience with hoodlums

Bob Kelsoe·October 30, 2021
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YOGA RETREAT CHECKLIST: 6 things to keep in mind to maximize your Yoga travel experience

Contributing Writer·September 27, 2016
Cow on the streets in Varanasi

A SYMPHONY OF CACOPHONY: Walking the streets of India

kiva-bottero·December 22, 2013
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WITH A SMILE: A personal essay on equanimity and India

kiva-bottero·July 28, 2012
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]

Max Reif·December 18, 2023
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WHEN GOD TALKS BACK: Walk through opened doors

Bob Kelsoe·December 20, 2018
Sri Pada or Adam's Peak mountain

SRI PADA PILGRIMAGE: Christmas on Sri Lanka’s most sacred mountain

kiva-bottero·April 3, 2012
Downtown La Paz, Mexico, next to main bus terminal - First Day in La Paz: A Search for Food in This Tropical City

SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM: First day in La Paz [Part 2]

Max Reif·October 10, 2023
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KANDY: 5 top spots to experience Sri Lanka’s strong cultural legacy

kiva-bottero·March 4, 2013
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FAMILY LEAVE: It’s vital to carve out time for ourselves

Victoria Hynes·March 18, 2020
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