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MEDITATION AND SUCCESS: How to develop a consistent meditation practice

Contributing Writer·November 11, 2015
Reprinted from SUPER GENES. Copyright © 2015 by Deepak Chopra, D.D., and Rudolph E. Tanzi, Ph.D. Published by Harmony Books,...
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TEMPTING THE DEVIL IN THE NAME OF GOD: The heavy hand of fate [book review]

Erica Roberts·October 17, 2015
TEMPTING THE DEVIL IN THE NAME OF GOD: The heavy hand of fate Howard Beckman [Inspire On Purpose Publishing, 373...
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PRATYAHARA AND PENCILS: Teaching writing is about seeding awareness in students

Pamela Gerber·August 29, 2015
Pratyahara and pencils populate my thoughts today. Back to school, I can smell the freshly sharpened pencils—not that anyone sharpens...
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SITTING IN THE WILDERNESS: How the Buddha and Christ overcame their obstacles in meditation

Robert Kopecky·August 14, 2015
Ah… summertime is here, and where I live, here in the northeastern part of the good old U.S.A., summertime means...
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KNOW THYSELF: Redirect your life with new purpose by discovering the hidden self within

Contributing Writer·July 16, 2015
KNOW THYSELF: Discovering who the real you is Two contradictory views of happiness exist in our modern world. One teaches that happiness is to be found in material and superficial things that are often to be found through consumerism, celebrity culture, etc.
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FINDING THE ROAD TO HAPPINESS: Advice on dealing with depression while suffering from PMDD/PMS

Contributing Writer·June 20, 2015
FINDING THE ROAD TO HAPPINESS: Your future self will thank you Is it normal to have suicidal thoughts during PMS? I asked this question on an online forum many years ago, sure that those on the other end would laugh at the absurdity of my question
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LEARNING TO BE ALONE: Accessing your inner stillness through meditation

Contributor·June 7, 2015
Excerpted from Opening to Meditation: A Gentle, Guided Approach, in which author Diana Lang aims to guide and support all readers,...
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BEING PRESENT IN LIFE: How to be happy (or at least less sad)

Contributor·May 24, 2015
Excerpted from How to Be Happy (Or At Least Less Sad), an “ordinary” person’s guide to feeling your best throughout...
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INTRO TO MANDALAS: Sacred Circles Art Therapy book excerpt

Kiva Bottero·May 20, 2015
An excerpt from The Mindful Word’s first volume in its Art Therapy Coloring Book Series, Sacred Circles Mandala Coloring Book....
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THERE’S SO MUCH TO DO: Why bother meditating?

Contributor·April 20, 2015
I’ve been meditating for many years but there are still days when I feel like it’s something I need to...
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HEALING AND AWAKENING: A transformative and illuminating trip to Mount Shasta

Contributor·April 11, 2015
Excerpted from Light Atonement by Ariyana ~a star child~, the story of an ordinary woman’s transition to life as an...
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FROM MARTIAL ARTS TO THE ASHRAM: A Yogananda disciple’s journey towards inner peace

Contributor·April 8, 2015
Excerpted from Meditation as a Way of Life by Reverend Alan Pritz, a guide to the meditative life based on...
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PROSPERITY EVERY DAY: 10 daily affirmations to guide you on your path to creative, spiritual and financial fulfillment

Contributor·March 4, 2015
I – A spiritual bottom line Prosperity isn’t about money. This statement flies in the face of our usual thinking. “Of...
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NONDUALITY AND THE ALLURE OF THE ABSOLUTE: Instead of sitting to solve your life, sit to witness it

Contributing Writer·January 22, 2015
Zen craves the truth.  We practice to know our original nature—to reconcile ourselves with the absolute. We hold in our...
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IGNORE YOUR MIND: Don’t give thoughts a second thought

Contributing Writer·January 3, 2015
I hated high school dances. I didn’t know the cool moves. I envied the guys with older sisters who would...
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JUST ONE BREATH: Week one of an eight-minute meditation program for beginners

Contributor·December 18, 2014
The following article has been excerpted from 8 Minute Meditation by Victor Davich, the manual for an eight-week meditation program...
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BEYOND MINDFULNESS: How to cultivate awareness without detachment

Contributor·November 16, 2014
For many years I practiced mindfulness meditation as a Buddhist monk. For hours each day I paid careful attention to...
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TIME AND THE WRITER: A meditation on the transcendence experienced through writing

Max Reif·November 8, 2014
Is it possible to tinker with the present, the way an author can tinker with the past when writing a...
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REFLECTION: Let go of the day by doing these exercises before bed

Contributing Writer·October 7, 2014
The following is an excerpt from Barb Schmidt’s book The Practice. Reflection is our final exercise of the day. This is...
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DEALING WITH LOSS: 11 steps to a more positive outlook after losing a loved one

Contributing Writer·September 2, 2014
According to the Law of Attraction, you are drawing things in your life that are of a similar vibration to...
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CHAKRA WISDOM ORACLE CARDS: Are life’s answers in the deck?

Erica Roberts·August 18, 2014
CHAKRA WISDOM ORACLE CARDS:The Complete Spiritual Toolkit for Transforming Your Life Tori Hartman [ Watkins Publishing, 2014 ] Can a...
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BE STILL AND KNOW SELF: A meditation exercise for quieting the ego

Contributing Writer·August 15, 2014
Many wonder how they can learn to still themselves and move into a state of peacefulness. Stilling the mind as...
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YOU’RE NOT ALONE: Merging images in meditation

Robert Kopecky·July 13, 2014
“Stick to the image.” That iconic statement by my late uncle, the philosopher and Jungian psychologist James Hillman, takes me...
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GUIDE TO MEDITATION FOR STRESS: 7 of the best meditation methods for relaxing and reducing stress

Kiva Bottero·April 7, 2014
Meditation was developed at a time when stress was nowhere near the epidemic it is today. Yet, it’s one of...
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