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A writer always tries, I think,to be a part of the solution,
to understand a little about life and to pass this on.

~ Anne Lamott

In Search of Happiness

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By Vesela Simic
Shift, March 2009

There has been an explosion of interest in happiness.  What are scientists learning about it? Is the quest for happiness appropriate and useful in a time of global instability? And what's missing from the discussion?

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Recovery Comes Home

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By Vesela Simic
Renew, Sept 2010

When a loved one recovering from addiction leaves residential treatment and returns home to daily life, everyone needs to readjust. How does a family respond, reconnect, and continue to heal when recovery comes home?

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Science, Meditation, and Altruism

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By Vesela Simic
Light of Consciousness, 2008

Science is discovering the important roles meditation and altrusim play in our personal and collective evolution. Light of Consciousness excerpted this article from a chapter I wrote for the Institute of Noetic Sciences' 2008 Shift Report.

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The Challenge of Forgiveness

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By Vesela Simic
Shift, Dec 2006

As the science of forgiveness continues to mature, what's certain is that "radical times such as ours call for radical attitudes and practices." The practice of forgiveness is a decision and a willingness to let go and restore the gifts of peace.

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Evidence Adds Up to a Healthcare Revolution

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By Vesela Simic
Shift, June 2009

Science has acquired tools to better measure the effects of alternative and complementary therapies. A close look at three such studies suggests a bright future for integrative medicine.

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Our Ethnosphere At Risk

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By Vesela Simic
Shift, June 2006

In an interview, National Geographic Society explorer Wade Davis warns that losing the diversity of the world's cultures and languages limits our global evolutionary potential.

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The Populism of Jerry Brown

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By Vesela Simic
Yoga Journal, Nov 2001

When he was mayor of Oakland, California, Jerry Brown hosted local yoga classes, knowing that each individual's well-being is a building block for a healthy community.

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Sweet Forgiveness

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By Vesela Simic
Yoga Journal, Nov 2002

Stanford University reseacher Fred Luskin's scientific studies on forgiveness show how letting go improves our physical health while it also frees our hearts and minds.

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iShift, a monthly e-zine for conscious culture

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By Vesela Simic
September 2008

As guest editor of the Institute of Noetic Sciences' e-zine, I invite online readers to explore the connection between the arts, the sciences, and studies in consciousness.

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Flower Essences, Catalysts for Healing

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By Vesela Simic
Shift, March 2006

This overview introduces the insights that led Dr. Edward Bach to discover the healing potential of flower essences. It explains what these essences are, how they are used, and how they are studied.

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The Seeker by Sudhir Kakar

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Shift, Sept 2008

The Seeker tells the story of Madeline Slade, who left her privileged life in England for the austerities of Gandhi’s ashram in India. She became one of his most intimate disciples. Author and psychoanalyst Sudhir Kakar blends an imaginative narrative with historical fact in an account that elicits many questions. (Trumpeter, 2008)

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Light on Life by B. K. S Iyengar

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Shift, Dec 2006

Although thousands of books on yoga are being sold today, B.K.S. Iyengar remains one of yoga's preeminent teachers and innovators. Here he continues to share an immense and intricate view of the way the body can be used to discipline the mind and to reach the soul. (Rodale, 2005)

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