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The Joy in Making Gifts

Dec 01, 2022 06:00AM ● By Paul Chen

Inside this issue, the Giving Season Gallery is full of wonderful products and services that I would recommend anyone to consider, and of course, I actively encourage readers to support the companies and individuals who make publishing this magazine possible.

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Giving Thanks for the Life of My Teacher

Nov 01, 2022 06:00AM ● By Paul Chen

On September 17, 2022, Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, founder of the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT)—International Kadampa Buddhist Union, “showed the manner of passing peacefully into the clear light.” Geshe-la, as he was called, was my teacher, and meeting him changed the course of my life.

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What Authenticity and Freedom Require

Oct 01, 2022 06:00AM ● By Paul Chen

The Oprah-endorsed, New York Times best-selling psychotherapist, author and speaker, Dr. Shefali Tsabary, will host her sixth Evolve weekend workshop here in Atlanta later this month, which gave us the opportunity to interview her in person about her latest book, A Radical Awakening.

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Yoga: The Changes that Coronavirus Has Wrought

Sep 01, 2022 06:00AM ● By Paul Chen

It’s hard to imagine, but this is our sixth annual yoga special section honoring national yoga month, and September has always been a time for the team at Natural Awakenings to take stock of the state of yoga in the ATL.

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Take a Damn Vacation

Aug 01, 2022 06:00AM ● By Paul Chen

I’m a new Formula 1 fan, courtesy of my #1 son. Like so many professional sports, the season, which includes more than 20 races, lasts nine months, from mid-March to mid-November.

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Give Yourself Permission to Explore

Jul 01, 2022 06:00AM ● By Diane Eaton

It's definitely happening right here in Atlanta. Take a look at our May issue’s directory of 36 Atlanta-area farmer’s markets in print or online and see what’s new and better than ever!

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Celebrating Juneteenth, Alive! Expo 2022

Jun 01, 2022 06:00AM ● By Paul Chen

We’re pleased to present our third special section on an African American issue: “Black & Natural Hair: A Movement Toward Healthy Bodies, Minds and Hearts.” This follows last year’s epic effort—our “Healing the Trauma of Slavery” special section—and 2019’s “Black & Vegan in Atlanta.”

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Mother’s Day Without Mom

May 02, 2022 06:00AM ● By Paul Chen

Buddhism teaches that we should rejoice when bad things happen to us because we are paying off karmic debts that will not be revisited upon us.

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Five Years

Apr 01, 2022 06:00AM ● By Paul Chen

To say the last five years have been historic is beyond understatement. I took ownership of Natural Awakenings Atlanta three days before a new administration took over in Washington.

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Can We All Please Do More Being?

Mar 01, 2022 06:00AM ● By Paul Chen

From the first article comes this factoid: “Among American employees, 52 percent reported feeling burned out in a March 2021 study, with two-thirds saying it had worsened during the pandemic.”

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Mother o’ Mine

Feb 01, 2022 06:00AM ● By Paul Chen

My mother passed away a little over a week ago. She lived in Atlanta, and I am the only one of three siblings that live here, too. Declining health—from sciatica, to spinal stenosis, to cancer, to Parkinson’s—was her companion for 13 years, and I was her caretaker.

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Take Your Life to the Next Level: Consider a Coach!

Jan 01, 2022 06:00AM ● By Paul Chen

Our “Ask a Coach” column will be a monthly feature on our website and will also appear in our print magazine once a quarter. To submit a question to one of our coaches, go to bit.ly/naa-ask-a-coach.

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