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May / June 2005
By Richard Mahler 
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Richard Mahler is the author of Stillness: Daily Gifts of Solitude (Red Wheel, 2003). Reprinted from Alternative Medicine (Feb. 2005). Subscriptions: $24.95/yr. (10 issues) from 1650 Tiburon Blvd., Tiburon, CA 94920; www.alternativemedicine.com

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