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    HANAMI DREAMING: The start of spring in Japan

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POEMS BY JULIE LAUTON: Allies in the Moments, 4 Haiku, Sliver, Environmental Awareness

Contributor·May 21, 2016
Allies in the Moments Body, be present Taste each precious moment Fall alive and awake Body, be resilient as you...
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THE OSCAR GOES TO… YOU! We create so much drama in our minds—since we create it we can just as easily turn it into a comedy

Kiva Bottero·November 14, 2015
Next time you’re feeling stressed out about something—anything at all—just stop for a minute and think. Don’t think about how...
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THE METAPHORICAL KALEIDOSCOPE OF MIND: Explore the shifting of conscious and subconscious experience

Contributing Writer·September 21, 2015
I have often reflected (pun intended) on how the kaleidoscope reminds me of our conscious and subconscious mind. As a...
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SUPERMIND: What all faiths tell us about the hidden power of the human mind

Contributing Writer·September 11, 2015
The following article is excerpted from Spiritual Telepathy: Ancient Techniques to Access the Wisdom of Your Soul by Colleen Mauro...
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MASTER YOUR OWN LIFE: Six strategies for attaining freedom and feeling great

Contributor·April 22, 2015
Excerpted from Feeling Great: Creating a Life of Optimism, Enthusiasm and Contentment, a guidebook for a lifetime of satisfaction by spiritual...
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SHAMANIC HEALING: Opening the mind’s eye

Contributing Writer·March 31, 2015
SHAMANIC HEALING: Opening the mind’s eye In November of 2009 I spent ten days in a Peruvian jungle where I took part in a series of four ceremonies in which over 40 people drank Ayahuasca, a tea made from a plant used by the shamans of South America.
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COLOUR MANTRA: Use this visualization technique to energize, relax and centre yourself

Contributor·March 8, 2015
Traditional mind control techniques, as purported by the creative minds of Hollywood, bring up pictures of gypsy women staring into...
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THE ROAD TO ENLIGHTENMENT: A sobering voyage

Contributor·February 11, 2015
Enlightenment is a tricky word: it means different things to different people. For some, it’s the path that leads to...
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SOBA RIGPA: Good health is all in the mind

Kiva Bottero·December 31, 2014
A plaque at the National Institute of Traditional Medicine in Thimphu, Bhutan, summarizes the root cause of illness as being...
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Art “Therapy”

Erica Roberts·February 10, 2014
Therapy doesn’t always mean sitting on a couch and talking. Many heal their mental and emotional difficulties through the arts....
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SOUL ALIGNMENT: How to find balance in your deeper self

Contributing Writer·June 4, 2013
In the midst of life challenges we may feel frustrated, depressed and even fearful. To live a more balanced life...
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MIND QUOTES: Top 30 quotes by Buddha, Albert Einstein, Kahlil Gibran and others

Contributing Writer·March 28, 2013
A collection of 30 top mind quotes by some of the world’s greatest thinkers The mind is not a vessel...
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A MINDFUL NATION: Rep. Tim Ryan relates his experience with mindfulness practice and how to realign the mind with the heart

Contributing Writer·February 27, 2013
It was cold and grey outside as I walked by the bottom of an imposing mountain. It felt as though fall had turned into winter in just a few hours. Snow was falling on my face as I walked...
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LOVE REVOLUTION: Occupy the body; Occupy the World

Robert Kopecky·December 4, 2012
“Oh, [you don’t know] the shape I’m in…”—Levon Helm This form our spirits inhabit, this ever-changing body/mind we occupy on Earth from...
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MEDITATION AND EXERCISE: A pre-workout meditation to integrate mind and body

Contributing Writer·November 24, 2012
Your body needs to move and your mind needs to rest. So how do we combine the two? With meditation,...
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SPIRITUAL KNUCKLEHEAD: An interview with film-yogi James Wvinner

CathLopes·November 16, 2012
A creative force in the fitness DVD industry, James Wvinner is a photographer, filmmaker, yogi, blogger and self-proclaimed “Spiritual Knucklehead.”...
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THE LAW OF ATTRACTION: The most fundamental of all universal laws

Jane Olivier·October 20, 2012
For those who are new to conscious thinking, the idea that your thoughts create your reality might be as whimsical as a leopard running free through the city streets. But, the...
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FOUR POEMS BY SUMMER FANOUS: Minus Negative, Pow-Pow, Evolve, and His Story

Contributor·September 30, 2012
I have been hurt by those who are closest to me blood, family I have tried to identify what I did for them to hate me sleepless nights lost thinking about those who couldn't care less about me dreams interrupted by visions of my family the same people who were supposed to protect me, respect me all they did was...
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THE TROUBLE WITH HOPE: Wave the white flag of surrender to find peace

Contributing Writer·April 27, 2012
Hope shuttles us off to a mythical future. But what do we miss while we’re away? I had a strained relationship with hope before my wife was diagnosed ...
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MEDITATION TIPS: How to deal with drowsiness while meditating

Contributing Writer·March 13, 2012
Meditation often results in moments of drowsiness. We’ll often slump forward in our posture, constricting the chest area and breathing, our head will dip forward and our jaw will drop—like driving a...
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MINDFULNESS OF BREATH: Taming the wild mind through meditation

Kiva Bottero·April 25, 2008
Taming the wild mind is a difficult task and it’s one of the primary reasons why meditation focuses so consistently...
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TORONTO TO COLORADO: A reflection on the open space of the great plains

Kiva Bottero·February 1, 2008
I’ve lately come to appreciate the beauty of blank space. On a recent trip from Toronto to Colorado I opted to take the train rather than fly, looking forward to the vast...
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MIKSANG: Contemplative Photography That Conflates Meditation and Art

Contributing Writer·June 10, 2007
Miksang is a Tibetan word that translates as “Good Eye.” This form of contemplative photography brings together the art of...
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