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Why Words Matter

Dec 30, 2021 09:30AM ● By Marlaina Donato

While communicating our words can be effective means of bonding, learning, teaching and healing, they can also be harmful, which is why it is important to remember the power they possess.

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Circles of Healing: The Power of Gathering in Community

Nov 30, 2021 09:30AM ● By Linda Sechrist

Small support groups, such as wisdom circles, story circles, power of eight intention circles, prayer circles and dialogue circles, are creating experiences of wholeness and belonging.

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Season of Light: Celebrating the Soul of Winter

Nov 30, 2021 09:30AM ● By Marlaina Donato

Winter has its own jewel-toned beauty that rivals summer’s most dazzling hour if we pay attention.

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Dying Well: Four Steps to a Good Death

Oct 29, 2021 09:30AM ● By Ronica O’Hara

Proactive, concrete steps that ease dying—getting clear on our values and desires, having important conversations, attending to final decisions and opening to our spiritual process.

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The Healing Power of a Hug

Oct 29, 2021 09:30AM ● By Marlaina Donato

Hugs have proven power to soothe and nurture us, and it’s not necessary to have another human to enjoy their physical and mental health benefits.

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The Quiet Power of Intuition

Sep 30, 2021 09:30AM ● By Marlaina Donato

Having strong intuition can enable us to not only endure, but prosper. Adopting these simple habits and activities can help us to foster our intuitive inner voices.

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The Power of the Written Note

Aug 31, 2021 09:30AM ● By Julie Peterson

Sending off a quick message by email or text comes easy enough, but a handwritten note ensures the recipient will feel appreciated by the time and effort it took.

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Smiling Can Make Us Happier

Jul 30, 2021 09:30AM ● By Julie Peterson

The benefits of smiling including increased happiness, reduced stress and anxiety, lowered blood pressure and heart rate and less pain.

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The Power of Playfulness

Jun 30, 2021 09:30AM ● By Marlaina Donato

Research shows that playtime is good for the soul and provides benefits like reduced depression, stronger emotional resilience and higher productivity. Here are fun ideas for adult play.

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Simple Acts Can Change the World

May 28, 2021 09:30AM ● By Julie Peterson

It’s easy to feel small and helpless in a world full of big problems, but there are simple, daily actions we can take to change it for the better.

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Three Steps for Facing Difficult Emotions

Apr 30, 2021 09:30AM ● By Shauna Shapiro

We can build resiliency and find greater clarity, calm and well-being when facing change, uncertainty and stress with these three key steps using mindfulness and compassion.

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Create a Nurturing Nest

Mar 31, 2021 09:30AM ● By Marlaina Donato

Home is a harbor of habit, and breaking out of the usual routine can be transformative. Here are some activities to transform living spaces into nurturing sources of inspiration.

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Healing from Grief: Four Ways to Find Peace

Feb 26, 2021 09:30AM ● By Jasmin Jenkins

How to discover the light side of grief and identify and embrace the invitations that lay within its deep layers to find inner peace and healing.

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Becoming Heart-Minded

Jan 29, 2021 09:30AM ● By Sarah Blondin

Meditation teacher Sarah Blondin explains how drawing our attention inward and focusing on our heart center can help us become more kind, calm, loving, accepting, inspired and creative.

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House Blessings for Clearing and Protecting Spaces

Dec 30, 2020 09:30AM ● By Marlaina Donato

Ways to bless and welcome positive energy into a new house, office or other space with smudging sage, prayers, seasonal flowers, essential oils, crystals, singing bowls and more.

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Healthy Society for All
A New Story for the World: Re-Visioning the Script for a Healthier Society and Planet

Nov 27, 2020 09:30AM ● By Linda Sechrist

A revolutionary new way of viewing the world and our place in it points to a future that regenerates the natural environment and reinforces our essential interconnectedness.

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Fresh Rituals for a New Year

Nov 27, 2020 09:30AM

Here are several New Year’s rituals to help us connect more deeply to our loved ones, to ourselves and to a richer sense of purpose as we embrace the promise of 2021.

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More of North Florida’s Edible Plants

Nov 27, 2020 09:29AM ● By Katie Tripp

The flowers, leaves and/or roots of many of our native plants can also be eaten, with some providing healthy doses of antioxidants. It’s important only to eat plant material from areas that are free of herbicide and pesticide treatments.

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Giving Thanks: Meditation on Gratitude and Joy

Oct 30, 2020 09:30AM ● By Jack Kornfield

Bestselling author, Buddhist practitioner and mindfulness practice teacher Jack Kornfield offers a meditation that opens our hearts to gratitude and joy this holiday season.

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Staying Connected Virtually During the Pandemic
Coronavirus as a Calling

Sep 30, 2020 09:30AM ● By Gregg Levoy

The pandemic can be transmuted into golden opportunities if we look for purpose and meaning in it. Here are four ways to respond to the call of these turbulent times.

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Happiness Helpers: Five Ways to Be More Positive

Aug 31, 2020 09:30AM ● By Brad Aronson

We can choose to see things in a more positive fashion by taking these 5 steps to train our brains to look for the good more often, leading to increased levels of happiness.

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How Awe Can Transform Our Lives

Jul 31, 2020 09:30AM ● By Jonah Paquette

Feeling a sense of awe provides many physical, mental and spiritual health and wellness benefits. Here are some ways we can find and elicit more awe-inspiring moments in our daily life.

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Cultivating Contentment: The Spiritual Discipline of Evoking Joy

Jun 30, 2020 09:30AM ● By Marlaina Donato

Tending to our own happiness begins by seeing joy not as a mood dependent upon circumstances, but as a spiritual discipline like any other. Here are ways to create more joyous moments.

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Fathers Know Best

May 29, 2020 09:30AM ● By Neal Allen

Dads have a habit of imposing their own success goals on their kids, but letting go of this can lead to a greater emphasis on what children really need—love, kindness and strength.

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Finding Calm During Trying Times

Apr 16, 2020 03:38PM ● By Laurie Nadel

How the global pandemic can serve as our spiritual wake-up call to learn how different traditions heal from life-shattering events.

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