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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]

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    NIGHT SEA JOURNEY: Buying back sanity in La Paz, Mexico [Part 6]

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THE 30-DAY YOGA CHALLENGE WITH ADRIENE MISHLER: 5 reasons to try it for yourself

Samia Mehbub·March 27, 2024
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ATTUNE WITH YOUR HEART: 3 mindfulness exercises to help you make the connection

Contributor·March 12, 2024
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SKIN-TO-SKIN: A moment of presence with your newborn

Manal Sarhan·February 12, 2024
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STOPPING SELF-ABANDONMENT: Including ourselves in the circle of compassion 

Celia Landman·January 31, 2024
Composite photo with meditating Buddhist monks on one side and pharmaceutical pills on the other - On Pain: Reflections After a Week With 2 Painful Root Canals

ON PAIN: Reflections after a week with two root canals

Max Reif·October 19, 2023
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EMBRACE AGING: What we can learn from “Super Agers”

Contributing Writer·October 9, 2023
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CAN’T LIVE WITH IT, CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT IT: Empathizing with the addict’s dilemma

Michael Eon·September 11, 2023
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HONOUR THE MIND-BODY CONNECTION: Take a wholistic approach to your fitness needs

Melissa Simic·June 14, 2023
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HARMONIZE IN A BROKEN WORLD: Exercises and Yoga poses to help you join Earth’s symphony

Contributor·March 13, 2023
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THE PLANET IS YOUR TEACHER: Raising our consciousness in a binary world

Contributor·November 9, 2022
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BACK PAIN: Can alternative therapies like sound healing solve your problems?

Beth Rush·October 14, 2022
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THE PERFECT FIT: Knitting transitioned my body into a thing of measurements rather than an instrument for measuring self-worth

Chelsey Clammer·October 9, 2022
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TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES: How mindfulness and meditation can support healing

Mia Barnes·August 1, 2022
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THE TAOIST 5 ELEMENTS THEORY: How to use the elements to improve your life

Mia Barnes·July 10, 2022
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MINDFULNESS FOR DIABETES: Tune into your body and calm the biochemical storm

Mia Barnes·June 26, 2022
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MINDFUL MEDITATION: How it can reduce stress and keep the heart healthy

Mia Barnes·May 30, 2022
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THE BENEFITS OF GROUNDING: 6 ways we can engage in this nature-based practice

Contributor·May 23, 2022
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6 TIPS FOR SERENITY: How to find peace when you’re not enjoying life

Mia Barnes·April 20, 2022
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FINAL EXAM ANXIETY: 10 mindfulness tips for students

Mia Barnes·April 3, 2022
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MINDFULNESS FOR ATHLETES: 4 ways mindfulness can help you in sports and life

Mia Barnes·March 15, 2022
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THE ART OF FALLING: In Yoga, the highest form of practice is not asana, but meditation

Gabriel Degray·February 21, 2022
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A GRIM TRUTH: Living with a child with anorexia

Nicole Lombardi·February 18, 2022
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SELF-CARE FOR YOUR SKIN: 10 ways to be mindful about your skin’s health in the winter

Mia Barnes·February 8, 2022
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GIVE YOUR MIND A DIET AND CALMNESS WILL FOLLOW: 3 ways to gain clarity in the midst of chaos

Chazz Scott·January 18, 2022
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