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Anjali Mani
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Anjali Mani, LMSW, has a background in Social Work and believes in the importance of Mind/Body/Spirit Connection as a pathway to healing. A Certified Journal to the Self Instructor, she offers Journaling Workshops for optimum wellness, behavioral changes, and well being to individuals, groups and organizations. Read her on blog at journalcircle.blogspot.com
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THE ELEVENTH HOUR: The real Santa Claus and his message

Anjali Mani·December 24, 2015
It was the eleventh hour before the clock struck midnight. I was fast asleep, but woke up to the sound...
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GURU: How a spiritual teacher can lead us into the Light

Anjali Mani·December 1, 2015
They say when the student is ready, the master appears. The master can appear in any form; it’s the longing...
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NEVER ASSUME, ALWAYS ASK: Preventing assumptions in our day-to-day life

Anjali Mani·November 23, 2015
One of the four principles Don Miguel Ruiz writes about is “Never Assume, always ask.” In my earlier life I would...
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THE BOOK OF SHE: Your Heroine’s Journey into the Heart of Feminine Power [book review]

Anjali Mani·October 31, 2015
The Book of She: Your Heroine’s Journey into the Heart of Feminine Power Sara Avant Stover [New World Library, 320 pages]...
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SUPPORTIVE SUPERVISION: Burnout prevention for social workers starts with strong leadership

Anjali Mani·September 14, 2015
I’ve been a social worker for the last 20 years or so. In all the various hats that I’ve worn...
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SUMMER IS ALMOST OVER: Have you taken time off yet?

Anjali Mani·August 26, 2015
A couple of weeks until summer ends, and yet in the midst of it all, like many working parents, I find...
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THE MOMENT OF CALM: Tips on forgiveness from Dada J.P. Vaswani

Anjali Mani·July 28, 2015
What does it really mean to forgive? Oxford Dictionary describes it as the following: “Stop feeling angry or resentful toward (someone)...
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HEALING HUGS: 3 observations from watching Amma hug people

Anjali Mani·July 24, 2015
A couple of years ago, I attended an event in NYC by amma.org, a non-profit whose spiritual leader is known as...
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KINDNESS SPREADS: Change the world, one person at a time with random acts of kindness

Anjali Mani·June 28, 2015
“Carry out a random act of kindness with no expectation of reward safe in the knowledge that one day someone...
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THE BIRD’S SONG: Learn from birds how to live in the now

Anjali Mani·June 10, 2015
Night has slowly come to an end and I can hear the call of a bird slowly beckoning to other...
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CREATIVITY AND JOURNALING: Tools to enhance your journaling practice

Anjali Mani·May 21, 2015
I’ve used journaling to write, to feel, to pray, to understand, to love. What I also love equally is the...
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CONTEMPLATIONS ON SILENCE: In Silence I hear the sound of myself

Anjali Mani·May 5, 2015
For the last month and a half, I’ve been spending a lot of my time in silence. After incurring a broken...
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JOURNALING AND POETRY: Accessing the poet in you!

Anjali Mani·April 12, 2015
April has been recognized by the American Academy of Poets as National Poetry Month. There’s something about poetry in every...
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GO WITH THE FLOW: Alter your perception and move through the situation

Anjali Mani·April 4, 2015
How many times have you heard the phrase,“He/she was just lucky?” Think of emotions that run through your mind when...
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SEARCHING FOR SOUL: Recognizing your soul group and discovering your true calling

Anjali Mani·March 23, 2015
‘This is [her] soul group.’ What do you mean?’ It’s a group of souls with whom she resonates closely.” – James...
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JOURNAL DIALOGUE: A journaling technique for digging beneath the surface

Anjali Mani·March 9, 2015
There’s a wonderful journaling technique called the “Journal Dialogue” that has been utilized by journaling experts such as Ira Progroff and...
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IN SEARCH OF A LEADER: A fictional account of what a true leader would look like

Anjali Mani·March 1, 2015
She was born out of the fire. Humankind had been on a search for a true leader. There had been many...
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OBSERVATION AND CURIOSITY: Mindful travel through the eyes of a child

Anjali Mani·February 16, 2015
Is there such as thing as mindful travelling with children? I didn’t think it was possible until my recent travel...
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CENTRED WITH COMPASSION: Journal writing as a mindfulness practice and healing tool

Anjali Mani·June 2, 2014
Journal writing can be compared to practicing mindfulness. We are conscious of what we write and stay focused on the...
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GETTING UNSTUCK: How to identify when you’re stuck and how to push through it

Anjali Mani·March 17, 2014
There comes a point in everyone’s life where we reach a fork in the road. It could be a career,...
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THE LONG ROAD: Step through each phase of life with fearlessness, compassion and acceptance

Anjali Mani·January 14, 2014
I am walking down a long road. The road is windy, sometimes narrow, and sometimes rocky. I am surrounded by...
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