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The Power of Silence

Recent studies are showing that taking time for silence restores the nervous system, helps sustain energy, and conditions our minds to be more adaptive and responsive to the complex environments in which so many of us now live, work, and lead. In…
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The Power of Retreat

I'm fresh back from a weekend retreat with my spiritual community, cultivating Unconditional Love. Even though it was only two days, I feel profoundly different. I was able to really leave behind my bottomless to-do list, my worries, and…
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What's your body telling you?

Growing up, my mom taught me some invaluable life lessons. "Always leave a place nicer than you found it." "Treat others the way you want to be treated." "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything." Perhaps the one that contributes…

The one place only YOU can travel

If you're reading this blog, you must, like me, love travel. The siren song of far-off destinations pulls at the corners of our minds. We yearn for the exotic flavors of foreign cuisines, the colorful contrast of other cultures, and the feeling…
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What is a Wellness Retreat?

As I'm spreading the word about the upcoming Thailand retreat, I keep getting asked the same question: "What is a wellness retreat?" Wikipedia defines it as "travel for the purpose of promoting health and well-being through physical,…
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Healer, Heal Thyself!

What is health? What is suffering? Why do we suffer? How do we heal? These are some of the questions that a small group of inquisitive travelers and I recently explored during a three-week journey through Northern Thailand. The premise…
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The Message of Massage

As the sun crept up the flanks of the surrounding 20,000 foot, snow-capped peaks, I approached the line of villagers that snaked around the small rural medical clinic in Central Tibet. It was my responsibility to talk to the would-be patients…