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Create a Nurturing Nest

Mar 31, 2021 ● By Marlaina Donato

Home is a harbor of habit, and breaking out of the usual routine can be transformative. Here are some activities to transform living spaces into nurturing sources of inspiration.

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Healing from Grief: Four Ways to Find Peace

Feb 26, 2021 ● By Jasmin Jenkins

How to discover the light side of grief and identify and embrace the invitations that lay within its deep layers to find inner peace and healing.

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A New Paradigm for Career Advancement and Purpose-Driven Employment

Jan 29, 2021 ● By Elysabeth Alfano

Passion Placement helps mission-aligned employees find positions and industries from interns to volunteers, board members and CEOs at companies that make a difference for people, the planet and animals. Elysabeth Alfano tells us more.

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Heart-minded living
Becoming Heart-Minded

Jan 29, 2021 ● By Sarah Blondin

Meditation teacher Sarah Blondin explains how drawing our attention inward and focusing on our heart center can help us become more kind, calm, loving, accepting, inspired and creative.

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House Blessings for Clearing and Protecting Spaces

Dec 30, 2020 ● By Marlaina Donato

Ways to bless and welcome positive energy into a new house, office or other space with smudging sage, prayers, seasonal flowers, essential oils, crystals, singing bowls and more.

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Healthy Society for All
A New Story for the World: Re-Visioning the Script for a Healthier Society and Planet

Nov 27, 2020 ● By Linda Sechrist

A revolutionary new way of viewing the world and our place in it points to a future that regenerates the natural environment and reinforces our essential interconnectedness.

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Fresh Rituals for a New Year

Nov 27, 2020

Here are several New Year’s rituals to help us connect more deeply to our loved ones, to ourselves and to a richer sense of purpose as we embrace the promise of 2021.

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Giving Thanks: Meditation on Gratitude and Joy

Oct 30, 2020 ● By Jack Kornfield

Bestselling author, Buddhist practitioner and mindfulness practice teacher Jack Kornfield offers a meditation that opens our hearts to gratitude and joy this holiday season.

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Online One Earth Fall Film Mini-Festival to Start October 19

Oct 14, 2020

From October 19-25, the free One Earth Fall Mini Film Fest will offer inspiring films, discussions, interviews and Q&A sessions with the directors. Get a deeper understanding of environmental issues you care about under the theme of “The Power of We”.

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3 Ways to Release Stress by Journaling

Sep 30, 2020 ● By Laura Stukel

Regular journal writing is a self-care practice that encourages stress reduction. Simple steps can empower you to release stress in even more impactful ways says Laura Stukel.

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Staying Connected Virtually During the Pandemic
Coronavirus as a Calling

Sep 30, 2020 ● By Gregg Levoy

The pandemic can be transmuted into golden opportunities if we look for purpose and meaning in it. Here are four ways to respond to the call of these turbulent times.

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Empowering Adolescents Through Uncertain Times

Aug 31, 2020 ● By Carrie Jackson

Adolescents have had portions of their lives altered or put on hold during a time of pivotal social growth and personal development. Chicago organizations are helping them to navigate and flourish in these times of uncertainty.

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Happiness Helpers: Five Ways to Be More Positive

Aug 31, 2020 ● By Brad Aronson

We can choose to see things in a more positive fashion by taking these 5 steps to train our brains to look for the good more often, leading to increased levels of happiness.

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How Awe Can Transform Our Lives

Jul 31, 2020 ● By Jonah Paquette

Feeling a sense of awe provides many physical, mental and spiritual health and wellness benefits. Here are some ways we can find and elicit more awe-inspiring moments in our daily life.

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VIDEO SERIES: Tips for These Times Episode 16 - with Nancy Marder of Infinity Foundation

Jul 22, 2020

Nancy Marder of Infinity Foundation, in Highland Park, talks with Natural Awakenings Chicago publisher Peggy Malecki about how to stay focused, strong, and successful during this time. Living fearlessly can help to improve our overall health and wellness of body, mind and spirit.

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