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How To Amp Up Energy In Your Skin Cells–Because, Yes, It’s Possible

How To Amp Up Energy In Your Skin Cells–Because, Yes, It’s...

You may or may not already know this, but your cells require a constant supply of...

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Your Brain Wants You To Skip This Common Sweetener—Science Agrees

Your Brain Wants You To Skip This Common Sweetener—Science...

Plus, a smarter way to satisfy your sweet tooth

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Does Mindfulness Make You Kinder? Key Studies On What We Know (and Don’t Know Yet).

Does Mindfulness Make You Kinder? Key Studies On What We...

Do mindful people feel better in their own bodies? Does mindfulness make you kinder?...

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A Meditation to Nourish an Undefended Heart

A Meditation to Nourish an Undefended Heart

A nine-minute practice to direct our awareness toward what pains us so that we can...

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David Chadwick, a Longtime Supporter of the San Francisco Zen Center, Has Died

David Chadwick, a Longtime Supporter of the San Francisco...

As Shunryu Suzuki’s biographer and the archivist of SFZC, he kept the memory of...

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Why Letting Myself Fall Apart Set Me Free

Why Letting Myself Fall Apart Set Me Free

“Ironically enough, when you make peace with the fact that the purpose of life is...

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She Moves, She Rises: Embodying Shakti This March

She Moves, She Rises: Embodying Shakti This March

Spring Season and Shakti March carries a feeling of movement. The light returns....

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The Birkenstock Blues: Shopping and Minimalism

The Birkenstock Blues: Shopping and Minimalism

In a recent No Sidebar article, I proudly wrote: “Shopping is no longer a form of...

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When “Better” Becomes a Trap: How I Learned to Hope Without Clinging

When “Better” Becomes a Trap: How I Learned to Hope Without...

“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and...