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1100 Best Places on Earth for 2020. My sights are on Namibia, home to the world’s oldest desert—number ten on this list.

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210 of the Best Places to See Britain’s Autumn Colors. When I think of Fall colors, I think of New England on the East Coast. However, just across the pond, “Old” England has some spectacular places as well. New Forest, Hampshire in Southern England, with its ancient redwoods and five-hundred-year-old oak trees, looks stunning.

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3Fall Equinox 2019: What It Means, and Why It Matters. In case you did not know, we just passed the Fall Equinox on the 23rd, when the sun comes directly over the Earth’s equator and evenly covers our planet in its light. It is a celestial alignment that links all the planets of our solar system, except for Mercury, and it happens only twice a year.

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45 Scientifically Proven Health Benefits of Traveling Abroad. Did you know that females who travel twice a year have a lower risk of a heart attack than those who travel every six years? Same with men! Men who do not take an annual break have a thirty percent greater risk of heart disease occuring. So, one travel makes you healthier. Two, it relieves stress. Three, enhances your creativity. Four, boosts happiness and satisfaction. Five, lowers the risk of depression.

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5Tea May Improve Brain Health, Says Study. I had no idea that “tea”-totalers have better-organized brain regions versus non-tea drinkers. If you do not have a tea-drinking habit, you might want to consider one after reading this article.

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625 Amazing Facts About Your Heart. Okay, so this is actually an ad for the Cleveland Clinic. However, I think this list has some interesting facts about the heart. Did you know? “Happiness and a strong sense of emotional vitality help lower your risk of heart disease.” “Each minute your heart pumps 1.5 gallons of blood.” “The heart pumps blood through 60,000 miles of blood vessels!”

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7Prince Harry and Oprah’s New TV Series Could Change the Way We View Mental Health at Work. This powerful duo is teaming up on Apple TV to change the perception of mental health issues. Harry’s attachment to this project is based on his life. “I can safely say that losing my mum at the age of 12, and therefore shutting down all of my emotions for the last 20 years, has had a quite serious effect on not only my personal life, but my work as well.” Kudos to celebrities who use their status to do good in the world.

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8The 100 Best Films of the 21st Century. I cannot say that I agree with this list. However, if you are a film buff, it is worth giving a glance. Though how did Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood make this list? It just came out!

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“Love yourself first and everything else falls into line.
You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.”

~ Lucille Ball, Legendary Comedienne

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As many of you know, I teach meditation. I have been a long-time fan of the practice. Why? It is scientifically proven to reduce stress, control anxiety, promote emotional health, enhance self-awareness, lengthen attention span, reduce age-related memory loss, generate kindness, help to fight addictions, improve sleep, help control pain, decrease blood pressure; and you can meditate anywhere! Meditation is about as close as one can get to a wellness silver bullet. Recently, I started recording meditations for Insight Timer. I hope you enjoy these free guided sessions. Please follow me on the Insight Timer app.

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Happiness: The Art of Life Balance
As a longtime television producer, stress was my middle name. I have spent more than a decade studying what to do about it. Now, I help professionals, especially those in the media, to get out of the crazy and into the happy (and yes, I still produce television shows). I have put together a program that can fit into anyone’s schedule and can be joined anytime.

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Maria Baltazzi
PhD, Conscious-Centered Living | MFA, Film


Emmy-winning TV Producer, Certified Happiness Trainer, Transformational Travel Ambassador

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The Sojourn Experience is a conscious-centered company with a portfolio of three entities. Sojourn Explorers curates transformational experiences to extraordinary places around the globe. Part of the money for each trip goes to nonprofit organizations that we believe in. Through Picture Happiness: Take a Shot, Maria helps professionals uplevel the quality of their thoughts and habits. She designs Happiness programs and workshops as well as leads retreats. Finally, Sojourn looks to create media partnerships with writers, producers, and directors to get their projects sold to production companies and various platforms.

Special thanks to Astrid Martin, article and video content research, and Michael Tobias, editorial review and formatting, for their ongoing contributions to 8 Good Things.

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