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    MIND THE GAP: Mindfulness as the practice of living in one piece

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    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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    NATIONAL VOLUNTEER MONTH: Moving through the world with intention

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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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Woman sitting on ground looking out at meadow and lake - The peace within

THE PEACE WITHIN: 7 things that could be stopping you from finding inner peace

Contributor·April 12, 2018
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STAY IN TUNE WITH YOUR BODY THROUGH MINDFULNESS: 5 tips to help you do so

Mia Barnes·August 6, 2021
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ELEMENT AWARENESS EXERCISE: Get in touch with the air, water, fire, earth and space in your body

Contributor·June 28, 2021
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THE WONDER OF WATER: Nature blesses us with specific healing properties

Corinne Isaacs-Frontiero·December 29, 2021
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OVERDOSE DEATHS: Free resources for preventing drug overdose deaths

Mike Smeth·September 19, 2021
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STROKES ARE NOT JOKES: It is not OK to laugh at people who have had a stroke

Eliza Laffin·June 20, 2021
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LEARN TO LET GO: By “letting in” and “letting be”

Contributor·August 17, 2021
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LESSONS FROM THE MAT: 7 truths that apply to a Yoga practice and life itself

Contributor·December 27, 2017
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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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SHINRIN-YOKU: A forest bath can heal a troubled heart

Emily L Quint Freeman·August 20, 2021
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FEAR FACTOR: Overcome COVID-19 anxiety in 4 simple steps

Ashley Simmons·September 24, 2020
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ARE YOU AN EMOTIONAL EMPATH? Helpful advice for those who feel too much

Contributing Writer·April 13, 2013
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WE ALL CONTAIN MULTITUDES: How doctors can stop seeing their patients as the “other”

Contributor·March 17, 2017
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MINDFULNESS AND HEALTH: Why the two go hand in hand

Mia Barnes·July 14, 2020
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FAST-PACED AND FRENETIC: 7 signs you may be too busy to find happiness

Contributor·March 29, 2018
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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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“EMBRACE” YOUR WELL-BEING: Why hugs are essential to your physical and mental health

Melissa Venditti·July 22, 2013
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2019—A HOLE IN MY CALENDAR: Cancer is not a disease, but an opportunity

Ji Strangeway·January 20, 2020
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EMBRACE AGING: What we can learn from “Super Agers”

Contributing Writer·October 9, 2023
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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 EATING: How to develop healthy eating habits

Orsolya Hernold·July 27, 2015
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PANDEMIC BLUES: Staying positive could be your best immunity

Stacy Walden·April 10, 2020
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CALMING COLOURS: How to create a Zen home

Gabrielle Gardiner·February 9, 2021
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MIND AND CONSCIOUSNESS: Understanding the mind triangle created by the conscious, subconscious and superconscious mind

Contributor·November 3, 2017
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