Four Keys to a Healthy Mind
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Four Keys to a Healthy Mind

Well-being is a skill. Every human being is born with the capacity to be well, says world-renowned neuroscientist, Dr. Richard J. Davidson.

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Quieting the Buzz
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Quieting the Buzz

Even in chaotic times, it’s possible to still your buzzing brain and find a place of stillness through mindfulness practices.

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Skillfully Coping with Challenge
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Skillfully Coping with Challenge

A quick practice can take the edge off challenging moments and ground you in your innate inner strength. Try our free 5 Breaths Meditation when feeling stressed out.

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The Power of Forgiveness
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The Power of Forgiveness

The ability to forgive and let go has a profound impact on life. Developing these skills is a powerful choice you can make for yourself.

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Stress Type: Fawn
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Stress Type: Fawn

Do you seek to escape stress by pacifying and people-pleasing? Learn some techniques increasing your skill in setting boundaries.

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Stress Type: Freeze
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Stress Type: Freeze

Do you automatically freeze when faced with stress? Learn useful practices to respond more skillfully.

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Stress Type: Flight
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Stress Type: Flight

Do stressful situations spark your impulse to flee? Learn useful practices to more skillfully manage the impulse and make wiser choices.

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What is Your Stress Type?
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What is Your Stress Type?

Understanding your stress reactions enables you to mitigate the negative impacts on your health and relationships.

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Cake in the Clouds
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Cake in the Clouds

We left before dawn, hoping to reach the Iron Cross by sunrise. By mid-morning, the day had become one of the most memorable in all my trips along El Camino.

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El Camino de Santiago
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El Camino de Santiago

El Camino de Santiago is one of the world’s great pilgrimage routes and also a UNESCO World Heritage site, with monuments of historical significance all along the way.

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Developing Empathy
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Developing Empathy

Our research shows that empathy is a key skill in becoming a more powerful advocate for both ourselves and the world in general. Try our free mindfulness practice to develop your own.

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Personal Power
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Personal Power

Being an Advocate means taking control of your own mind, of practicing personal and relationship mastery. Our findings show that these allow you to live a life of accomplishment and integrity and become a much more powerful presence in the world.

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Being in Action
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Being in Action

You don’t see many Bystanders walking El Camino de Santiago. Just in the act of being there, pilgrims have become Advocates walking with purpose towards their goal.

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A Matter of Perspective
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A Matter of Perspective

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. So are most other qualities – it all depends on the perspective you are holding. Our research has found that this is especially true if you spend a lot of time in The Victim archetype.

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Mindfulness & Language
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Mindfulness & Language

Learning a new language engages many of the same principles and processes as those of developing a mindfulness practice. Science shows that both activities flex a muscle in the brain involved in the regulation of attention.

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