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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]

    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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Woman in yoga split - Your pelvis

PELVIC EMPOWERMENT: Strengthening your pelvis and resolving any pelvic trauma will give you the gift of power

Contributor·June 26, 2017
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LEARN FROM TAGORE: Take a break from doing and indulge in being

Contributing Writer·June 20, 2017
Centennial Ridge, Algonquin Park

PATHS UNKNOWN: Disconnecting and finding myself in Ontario’s Algonquin Park

Angelica Pajkovic·June 19, 2017
Woman lying in hospital bed - Nonsense and transcendent experience

NOT JUST NONSENSE?: The jibberish spoken by dying individuals may lead to mystical experiences

Contributor·May 31, 2017
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CONSCIENTIOUS DECISION-MAKING: Being effective when stress shuts you down

Leanne Hoffman·May 30, 2017
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EMOTIONAL HEALING: 4 exercises that’ll help you write about an illness or injury

Contributor·May 24, 2017
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BANISH BURNOUT: 7 signs you’re burning out and 4 ways to help yourself

Contributing Writer·May 12, 2017
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EMPOWER YOURSELF: How to prepare yourself for your next hospital appointment

Contributing Writer·April 9, 2017
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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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BECOME A MASTER OF HEALTHY LIVING: 6 strategies that’ll help you attain a healthy lifestyle

Contributor·February 20, 2017
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BREATHE BETTER, LIVE BETTER: The crucial role of breath in a Yoga practice

Contributor·January 9, 2017
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THE VITALITY MAP: 9 keys to ditching stress and embracing health with self-compassion

Contributor·July 17, 2016
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HIGH-DEFINITION LIVING: Tap into your body’s high-voltage energy

Contributor·April 18, 2016
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EMBRACE YOUR FACE: Tips to having a healthy face that you are content with

Orsolya Hernold·September 3, 2015
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MINDFUL EATING: How to develop healthy eating habits

Orsolya Hernold·July 27, 2015
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FINDING THE ROAD TO HAPPINESS: Advice on dealing with depression while suffering from PMDD/PMS

Contributing Writer·June 20, 2015
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THE IMPORTANCE OF DHARMA: Go with the flow of the universe

Contributor·June 18, 2015
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HOW TO GET WELL: Are you healing or seeking a cure?

Contributing Writer·June 15, 2015
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TO SMOKE OR NOT TO SMOKE?: Pros and cons of medical marijuana

Contributing Writer·June 14, 2015
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DEPRESSION: Ten steps to overcome it

Contributing Writer·June 8, 2015
Kundalini yoga pose - Healing through bodywork

BODYWORK: Using the mind, the limbs and the organs to heal from trauma or sickness

Contributor·March 30, 2015
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DEPRESSION: Its causes and cures—the endocrine connection

Contributing Writer·January 5, 2015
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DEEP HEALING FOR UTI’s: When cranberry juice isn’t enough

Sarah Harvey·December 9, 2014
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PAIN & STRESS: Uncover layers of stress to resolve chronic pain

Contributing Writer·October 11, 2014
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