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Magazine
The Future of Well-Being… 

"The issue of whether to measure well-being in a system that undermines ecological viability," says Jeremy Hunter, "is an exercise of rearranging the Titanic’s deck chairs." Read More 

  • Line Goguen-Hughes
  • June 3, 2011
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Eating & Body Image
Eating the Truly Balanced Way 

Healthful eating is about having a healthy relationship with your food. Be inspired by these articles to make the most of your mealtimes. Read More 

  • Line Goguen-Hughes
  • June 2, 2011
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Magazine
Sustainable Architecture… 

Must it be beautiful? If we are to bring the energy of millions of people to the task of making sustainable architecture more commonplace, then yes, writes Bryan Welch. Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • June 1, 2011
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Getting Started
Make Meditation Work For You 

So you're practicing mindfulness, but sometimes it just doesn't feel like it's working. That's natural. In order to stay on track, says Donald Altman, it's important to stop now and then and recalibrate your thinking. Here's how. Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • May 31, 2011
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Expert Interviews
A Way to Have Deep Conversations Online…No, Really 

Assaf Peretz has created a place online for you to have deep conversations about things that matter. Tom Morris, Ph.D. talks to him about his fascinating website and the possibilities for meaningful online discussion. Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • May 31, 2011
Expert Interviews
Tom Morris, Ph.D. 

Tom Morris has become one of the most active public philosophers in the world due to his unusual ability to bring the greatest wisdom of the past into the challenges of the present. A native of Durham, North Carolina and a Distinguished Alumnus of Durham Academy, Tom was… Read More 

  • andrewhoang
  • May 31, 2011
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Magazine
Managing Your Gadgets 

Rethinking how you use your smartphone and other gadgets was the subject of an opinion piece on The Washington Post website recently. The piece, written by Daniel Sieberg, former science and technology correspondent for CBS and CNN, refers to multitasking (“the preferred excuse of the gadget-obsessed”) as not being all… Read More 

  • Line Goguen-Hughes
  • May 30, 2011
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Magazine
Engaged for Life 

Yoga practice can be like a microcosm for what you’re experiencing in life, says yoga teacher Meredith Bailey. She explains how, when change makes her world new and foreign, sometimes it helps to look at it upside down.  Read More 

  • Line Goguen-Hughes
  • May 27, 2011
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Gratitude
Avoiding the Flourishing Trap 

Do you know what you mean when you say that you want to be happy? Is "happiness" too simplistic an idea? Elisha Goldstein explores the idea of flourishing as offered by Martin Seligman's new book, and offers guidance so that you can give yourself the kind attention you deserve. Read More 

  • Line Goguen-Hughes
  • May 27, 2011
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