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Deep Rest When You are Depressed (or Just Exhausted)

When I was younger, nobody told me that I was allowed to rest when I was tired. Nobody told me that I was allowed to pause and fix myself when...

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Do I Know How I Look Without a Mirror?

I want to open this writing with John O’Donohue's words: “I think the beauty of being human is that we are incredibly, intimately near each other, we know about each...

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Discovering Inner Meaning

Have you ever felt reborn after a long death? You may interpret my question literally or not. My birthday, on December 31st, 2020, was my resurrection time after many things—things...

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Soul Teacher

I first heard of the term “soul sister” from my Cuban-American friend during my time studying for my peace education masters at UPEACE, Costa Rica. I never knew that “soul"...

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Meet our 2022 Wellspring Fellow: Isti Toq'ah

This winter we are delighted to welcome Isti Toq’ah as our next Wellspring Fellow. Isti is a peace educator based in Jakarta, Indonesia and a graduate of UPEACE (University for...

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The Sky is the Limit for Lindsay McIntosh: How a Principal Oboist is Creating a World-Class "Art Town" in the Sierra Nevadas

Lindsay McIntosh is a historical oboist who had a bustling routine in New York City where she completed her graduate studies at the Juilliard School of Music in the Historical...

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Finding Mindfulness After Burnout and Moral Injury: Being Sustained with Jenny Andrews

Jenny Andrews has a long list of notable achievements to her resume. Andrews graduated from Cornell University followed by Harvard Law School before pursuing her career as a public defender....

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Sit, Breathe, Connect: Integrating Mind, Body, and Soul to Heal Trauma

By: Mary Curran Hackett Most of us live in dark caves of our own making. Not intentionally. It happens imperceptibly over time. We carve out a nice groove for ourselves, rubbing...

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Hispanic Heritage Month With Adriana Prieto Quintero

Adriana Prieto Quintero is a writer and teacher. She is from Venezuela where she studied Education and received her Master’s Degree in Literature. She is incredibly passionate about teaching children...

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'Mindful Music Moments' Spends an Afternoon at the Cincinnati Zoo for Field Recordings Project

Thanks to the Ohio Arts Council, The Well received an ArtStart grant to commission Ohio-based musicians to create 6 new Mindful Music pieces and accompanying videos for the upcoming school...

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We cannot change what we cannot see.

“You cannot change any society unless you take responsibility for it. Unless you see yourself as belonging to it and responsible for changing it.” -Grace Lee Boggs This spring I participated...

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GROUNDED: Uno Lady’s Experimental Album and Film Series Offers Guided Meditations for a Busy Mind

by Christa Ebert aka UnoLady For years, I have meditated and assumed that I was bad at it. I couldn’t pay attention for long stretches and assumed I didn’t have time...