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World Water Day and the launch of Mindful in May

March 16, 2014
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  If the United Nations gave you a chance to vote for your special “international-day-of [fill in the blank]” what cause or passion would you choose to bring to people’s attention? Working out what we most value sometimes only happens when we lose it for a while or when we witness it through another persons…

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Final Mindful In May Community Reflections

May 19, 2013
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Mindful in May Community reflections… Here are thoughtful reflections from the MIM COMMUNITY. Remember, you can share your own and go into the draw to win great prizes – details here. Some new MIM reflections from our  final week of MIM: Veronica O’Brien, Carly Owen, and Ben D. share their MIM reflections: “It really connects me…

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DAY 18: Being unreasonable isn't always bad…

May 17, 2013
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Apart from the opportunity to benefit personally from practising mindfulness, collectively we have had a profound impact on the lives of people who struggle daily to access clean drinking water. Your generosity is deeply inspiring. One in six people in the world, don’t have this “luxury” of clean, safe drinking  water and four thousand children die each day because…

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MIM WIN: Share your reflections, win a prize

May 14, 2013
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We’re half way there, it’s time to PAUSE and REFLECT. REFLECT and WRITE your answers to the questions below in a blog or send us an email with your answers (mindfulinmay@gmail.com)  and go in the draw to WIN tickets to the Melbourne Jazz festival or a Meditation cushion worth $100 thanks for Stretch Now PRIZES…

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Week One: the Mindful in May ripple spreads…

May 6, 2013
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“A great human revolution in just a single individual will help enable a change in the destiny of all humankind.” ~Daisaku Ikeda    It’s been an absolutely  inspiring first week of Mindful in May. The mindful ripple has truly spread far and wide with people infusing their own sense of community spirit, creativity and fun…

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Mindful in May: Launch Livestream

April 21, 2013
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We are 4 days away from lift off….Make sure you sign up before May 1st! There are over 1000 people who have collectively raised over $28,000 and rising each day! What an incredible effort! We’ve nearly hit our first major milestone, $35,000 which will allow us to fund an entire water project in Rwanda with…

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10 days to go till Mindful in May begins!

April 14, 2013
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              Get ready to meditate for a great cause! There’s only 10 days left to join the global mindful community and learn how to bring meditation into your daily life creating more focus, clarity and calm. The meditation challenge starts on May the 1st. We have already collectively raised…

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International Womens Day

March 7, 2013
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The concept of International Women’s Day was born during the turbulent 1900’s, as a way for women around the world to celebrate their solidarity while pushing for social change. Initially scattered over different dates in different countries, this Friday marks the hundredth year that International Women’s Day has been globally observed on the 8th of…

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5 steps to #instameditate: meditation, creativity & community

February 27, 2013
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#instameditate is a creative and mindful way of using Instagram to connect with a community of people who value self-expression, mindful living, technology, and community. It slows Instagram down and creates a mindful trigger to remind you to tune in to your senses and take in the moment. Ready to get started? Take these 5…

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Where technology meets mindfulness: Wisdom 2.0

February 20, 2013
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My fascination with human beings led me to pursue a career in psychiatry. At medical school, I remember holding the brain of a cadaver in my hands and wondering how the multitude of human emotion and thought could be contained within a kilogram of white and grey matter. Recently, I was reminded of this while…

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