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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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MINDFULNESS AND INJURY RECOVERY: 4 ways to maintain patience and positivity as you heal

Kate Harveston·July 4, 2019
MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES Battling depression during pregnancy and HG2

MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES: Battling HG and depression during pregnancy

Laura Vazquez Santos·June 16, 2019
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SELF-TRUST AND COMPASSION: How these emotional states can affect your physical health

Contributor·March 17, 2019
FROM THE INSIDE OUT Connecting to our inner joy for health1

FROM THE INSIDE OUT: Connecting to our inner joy for health

Jill Coxall·February 21, 2019
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RISE AND SHINE: 7 mindfulness-based activities that’ll help you have a better morning

Kate Harveston·February 12, 2019
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YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL: Be kind to yourself and come to terms with your body

Contributing Writer·October 15, 2018
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WHAT’S IN A MAT?: A lesson in Aparigraha—letting go

Contributing Writer·August 22, 2018
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UTTER DEFEAT AND THE SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE: Healing from heroin and alcohol addiction

Contributor·August 14, 2018
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FROM AN EX-ADDICT: 5 ways to improve your mental health

Contributing Writer·July 8, 2018
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EARLY MORNINGS: The importance of having a fulfilling morning routine

Angela Ward·June 5, 2018
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BINGE-PURGE: It takes small, slow steps to walk away from an eating disorder

Contributing Writer·May 10, 2018
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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FAST-PACED AND FRENETIC: 7 signs you may be too busy to find happiness

Contributor·March 29, 2018
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TIME TO QUIT: Sometimes it’s better to allow your project to fail

Contributing Writer·March 9, 2018
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KICKING AN ADDICTION: My struggle to quit drinking coffee finally ends in success

Max Reif·January 28, 2018
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TURN RETIREMENT INTO RENEWAL: 5 key pieces of advice for the senior man

Contributing Writer·January 18, 2018
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FIGHT YOUR EATING DISORDER: Without letting toxic New Year’s resolutions get in the way

Contributing Writer·January 14, 2018
Bare feet in hot tub water - Naked in the waters of equanimity

NAKED IN THE WATERS OF EQUANIMITY: Revealing my body without sexuality or shame

Iris Gildea·December 29, 2017
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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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CHAKRA TO CHAKRA: The 7 levels of an energetically committed partnership

Contributing Writer·December 20, 2017
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THE MYTH OF ROMANCE: Are we too reliant on the Western ideal of passion?

Contributor·November 27, 2017
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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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THE LESSON OF NOW: Alzheimer’s and making peace with new limitations

Contributing Writer·October 3, 2017
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UJJAYI BREATHING TECHNIQUE: A 3-step Pranayama exercise suitable for beginners

Contributor·August 19, 2017
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