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Natural Awakenings July 2020

Jul 03, 2020 03:18PM

Healthy Living for a Healthy Mind, Body and Spirit. Read the July issue now.

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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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Making Luck: An Intentional Path to Good Fortune

Mar 31, 2020 09:30AM ● By Carol Kline

Research shows that we can, and in fact already do make our own luck. Here's how to quickly, with a little conscious attention, change your luck.

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Living In Synchronicity: The Power of Meaningful Coincidence

Feb 28, 2020 09:30AM

Synchronicities link us to an underlying order in the universe that is profoundly reassuring. Here are ways to encourage these moments to show up within our lives.

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Choosing Love: How to Cope With Fearful Times

Jan 31, 2020 09:30AM

Scarlett Lewis, the mother of a 6-year-old killed during the Sandy Hook tragedy, explains how we can choose love instead of fear in response to the anxiety and suffering in today’s world.

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Tidying Up The Bucket List: Deciding What We Really Want

Dec 30, 2019 09:30AM

Many people have a bucket list of things they want to make sure they experience. Tidying up that bucket list when it no longer reflects a person’s values and deepest desires makes sense.

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The Emerging Power of ‘We’: Awakening to the Evolution of Community

Nov 27, 2019 09:30AM

In this time of climate and societal problems, intentional communities that challenge the “It’s all about me” culture are pointing the way to collective solutions that can save the planet.

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The Generous Heart: How Giving Transforms Us

Nov 27, 2019 09:30AM

When we give to others, whether it’s an act of kindness, generosity or compassion, it helps us live from the heart instead of the ego.

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Fairy Magic: Feeling Their Touch in Nature

Aug 30, 2019 09:30AM

Fairies are the heart and soul of living nature. To enter into a profound relationship with fairies, first we must believe in them—we must make-believe.

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Doing Nothing: Why Timeouts Matter

May 31, 2018 11:42AM ● By April Thompson

It’s hard to take timeouts to do nothing. Yet, when we pump the brakes, we discover fresh productivity, creativity and contentment. Here are tips to reclaim the art of be-ing over do-ing.

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Music as Medicine: Music Soothes, Energizes and Heals Us

Aug 31, 2016 01:43PM ● By Kathleen Barnes

Whether it involves strumming a guitar, humming, or listening to a favorite tune, music has potent healing abilities for what ails us, from depression to addiction to pain.

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Picture Your Future: Creating a Vision Board Makes Dreams Real

Apr 29, 2016 11:01AM ● By Jayne Morris

Putting together a collage that graphically illustrates your deepest hopes and desires propels a new future.

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Color Me Calm: Grownups De-Stress with Adult Coloring Books

Feb 29, 2016 04:54PM ● By Avery Mack

We don’t have to be kids to once again take up coloring pages of inviting graphics that induce calm, improve fine motor skills and enhance our creativity.

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