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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction: an ongoing adventure | |
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| Exploring the lasics | |
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| What is mindfulness, and why do we want it? | |
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| The practices | |
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| Cultivating compassionate awareness | |
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| Beginning with breath | |
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| Stopping to look | |
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| Listen, and feel | |
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| Paying attention to warning signs | |
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| Showering yourself with stars | |
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| Taking time-outs | |
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| Uncovering the origin of feeling | |
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| Recognizing emotional fallout | |
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| Accepting rather than rejecting | |
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| Living gently with yourself | |
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| Inviting awareness through haiku | |
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| Being at home in the moment | |
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| Taming the monkey mind | |
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| Choosing a positive attitude | |
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| Enjoying everyday beauty | |
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| Surrounding with space | |
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| Feeding body and soul | |
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| Blessings of breathing | |
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| Keeping hope afloat | |
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| Rebelling with radical wisdom | |
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| Savoring the qualities of a quiet mind | |
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| Seeing with clarity | |
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| Experiencing equanimity | |
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| Making the best choice | |
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| Upping tolerance levels | |
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| Cultivating cockeyed optimism | |
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| Tuning in to wisdom | |
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| Activating awe | |
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| Saying yes to receptivity | |
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| Opening to spaciousness | |
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| Accepting what is | |
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| Earning angel wings | |
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| Giving up grumbling | |
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| Choosing the parts you play | |
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| Waiting for ripeness | |
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| Making heaven of hell | |
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| Remembering to exhale | |
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| Using aol | |
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| Giving grace your hand | |
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| Overflowing from an open heart | |
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| Starting a kindness revolution | |
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| Finding freedom in forgiveness | |
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| Being a friend | |
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| Knowing you are lovable and loved | |
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| Giving gratitude a go | |
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| Expecting good | |
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| Being a cheerleader | |
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| Acting lovingly | |
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| Generating soft power | |
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| Typing up loose ends | |
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| Accessing body wisdom | |
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| Reeling in projections | |
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| Valuing authenticity over perfection | |
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| Finding your voice | |
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| Erring on the side of generosity | |
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| Transforming fear | |
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| Inviting serenity through simplicity | |
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| Overloading evolution | |
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| Moving at your own pace | |
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| Lubricating life with time | |
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| Opting for simplicity of thought | |
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| Being for, not against | |
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| Discovering simple solutions | |
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| Rightsizing each day | |
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| Expecting the best | |
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| Noticing singular beauty | |
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| Fulfilling the promise of presence | |
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| Awakening beginner's mind | |
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| In-bodying life | |
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| Perceiving wholeness | |
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| Instilling strength | |
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| The healing power of listening | |
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| Seeing synchronicity | |
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| Trusting in goodness | |
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| Doing unto others | |
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| Highlighting loving-kindness | |
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| Enjoying the benefits | |
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| Why mindfulness feels so good | |
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| References | |