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	<itunes:summary>If youre kind to your mind, body and soul, youll find, by default, youre being kind to the planet</itunes:summary>
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		<title>The Body Mind Connection: The Key to Optimal Health (Part II)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 07:16:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ten years ago, Marguerite Alston was faced with a major health challenge that would change her life forever. A malignant melanoma diagnosis sent her stress levels off the scale. Her future was suddenly uncertain. &#8220;I vowed at that point in time that I would do all that I can to look after my body, mind [...]]]></description>
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		<itunes:summary>Ten years ago, Marguerite Alston was faced with a major health challenge that would change her life forever. A malignant melanoma diagnosis sent her stress levels off the scale. Her future was suddenly uncertain.

&quot;I vowed at that point in time that I would do all that I can to look  after my body, mind and spirit,&quot; she says, now fully recovered. &quot;I wanted to learn all that I could about  nutrition and gain a deeper understanding of what I can do to make sure  I live a long, vibrant and healthy life and I never wanted to deal  with cancer ever again.&quot;

Before we bring you the second installment of our interview with the BodyMind Institute founder, Lars Gustafsson (see below), The Green Dove brings you this inspirational Q&amp;A with Marguerite (pictured below), BodyMind student and now practitioner.

Students of the Institute not only learn the fundamentals of nutrition through body, mind and spirit, but also discover how to apply the information to their own lives to make gentle yet major shifts that last a lifetime.

If you missed part one of our interview with Lars, please click here.

TGD: What courses did you study at the BodyMind Institute? 

MA: I started with the 90 Day Renewal course and have since taken the Level I, Level II and am currently enrolled in the Raw Certification.

TGD: Can you give an insight into what brought you to the Institute? 

MA: In 2000, I went through some significant life changes that resulted in lots of stress throughout the year.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Sweat Lodge Deaths &amp; Self-Help Gurus: A Question of Accountability</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:52:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jonathan Ellerby, PhD The recent and tragic events that involved three deaths and more than 19 injured and emotionally traumatized at a James Ray &#8220;Spiritual Warrior Retreat&#8221; deserves to be treated with some gentleness for this is more than a news item, but a horrific experience of loss and suffering that is impacting far [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Quiet Mind</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:16:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have heard it said that prayer is asking for help and meditation is receiving the answer. If thats the case, we are much better askers than listeners. Everybody has prayed, but few listen. That, however, is beginning to change. Meditation-the process of stilling the mind-has busted out of the closet its been hiding in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The 2012 Mystery</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 23:34:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Miss Psychette Since hearing that some people are truly freaking out whenever they hear the latest buzz word &#8211; &#8217;2012&#8242; &#8211; I thought it was time for a spiritual perspective. Those who don&#8217;t understand what it&#8217;s all about have enjoyed pooh-poohing it, while Hollywood&#8217;s latest disaster movie really tops it all off. Unlike Y2K, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michael Beckwith Up Close &amp; Personal</title>
		<link>http://thegreendove.com/2009/07/michael-beckwith-up-close-personal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:55:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Anna Darrah What&#8217;s it like to spend a day in the life of one of America&#8217;s most well-known spiritual leaders? That is the subject of the new documentary, SPIRITUAL LIBERATION, which provides an up close and personal look into the life of Michael Bernard Beckwith. As the founder and spiritual director of the Agape [...]]]></description>
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		<title>THE SEVEN SPIRITUAL LAWS OF SUCCESS by Deepak Chopra</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 15:17:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why it&#8217;s great: Spiritual author and teacher Deepak Chopra clearly and simply shows how success really comes from living in harmony with natural laws-seven to be exact, which will set you straight on the path of understanding how smoothly life can really run. A rule book for life! Who&#8217;s reading it: Anyone and everyone who&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LETTING GO OF THE PERSON YOU USED TO BE by Lama Surya Das</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 15:11:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why it&#8217;s great: It&#8217;s an awakening for those who are dealing, or already dealt, with change, loss, fear, grief and anger. Spiritual leader Lama Surya Das shows how change of any scale provides the most important lessons that teach and allow us to become closer to our more authentic self, through life-changing lessons and meditations. [...]]]></description>
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