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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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South bank of Brisbane River in Queensland, Australia - Going down under and coming back up

GOING DOWN UNDER AND COMING BACK UP: Sometimes a guy needs a break! [Part 1 of 3]

Max Reif·October 6, 2017
Empty jungle-like lot behind hotel in Suva - Homage to Fiji

HOMAGE TO FIJI: A vibrant island nation full of surprises

Max Reif·September 26, 2017
Dzogchen Beara

BUDDHIST IRELAND: A week at Dzogchen Beara Buddhist Meditation Centre

Contributing Writer·August 22, 2017
Vietnam river boater

TRAVEL WITH A SMILE: How to stay relaxed, open-minded and compassionate while travelling 

Contributing Writer·July 12, 2017
travel mindset houses water

TRAVEL AND THE MINDSET OF “I CAN”: Develop confidence and find your own identity through “free-thinking” travel

Contributor·June 21, 2017
Truc Lam Monastery - Zen in Vietnam

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

Contributing Writer·May 26, 2017
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YOGA RETREAT CHECKLIST: 6 things to keep in mind to maximize your Yoga travel experience

Contributing Writer·September 27, 2016
Airplane flying over land - The world that is there for us

THE WORLD THAT IS THERE FOR US: Reflections upon returning from a spiritual pilgrimage

Max Reif·September 21, 2016
Landscape scene of limestone karsts reflected in ponds surrounding rice paddies

MINDFUL TRAVEL: The joy of untravelled roads becomes meaningful when we turn our minds inwards

Contributing Writer·September 18, 2016
Varanasi, India

ASTONISHING INDIA: 8 of the Most Awe-inspiring Places to Visit in India

Contributing Writer·August 17, 2016
Bhutanese citizens celebrating a festival

THE LONG ROAD TO HAPPINESS: Is Bhutan really the Shangri-La that people think it is?

Kiva Bottero·November 25, 2015
Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park

GEOLOGICAL WONDERLAND: The awe-inspiring beauty of Yellowstone National Park

Contributing Writer·November 21, 2015
St. Petersburg, Russia

Top 5 Inspirational Cities for Writers

Kyla Giffin·August 18, 2015
Mount Shasta - Transformative trip to Mount Shasta

HEALING AND AWAKENING: A transformative and illuminating trip to Mount Shasta

Contributor·April 11, 2015
Flowerwoman

FLOWERWOMAN: Magic words surrounded by petals

Contributing Writer·April 3, 2015
Ghats in Varanasi

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

Kiva Bottero·April 2, 2015
Sahara desert

HOMAGE TO THE SAHARA: Much more than just sand dunes and desert

Contributing Writer·March 24, 2015
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
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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