Tag Archives: mindfulness

How to be content without using content

I saw a few mountain film festival films recently and one thing that struck me was this Western need to be the first at something. I questioned the motives and came up with the following ponderings: Do We Really Need to Be First? There is something fascinating about our human obsession with being first. First […]

Bhutan, the Hermit Kingdom Where Myth Meets Monastery

Bhutan – the land of myths and mystics, where mindfulness, monks, and monasteries collide in this peaceful land of being present…and happy.

Reclaiming our senses: navigating the disconnect from nature.

We have lost touch with many of our five senses. How can we reclaim them and be more in touch with nature in a modern world?

HOW TO TAKE TIME OUT FROM LIFE

Ever worked like a madman? For years I had a ridiculously manic work life, working 6 days a week in tourism and up to 12 hour days. At the end of my “paid work day” in an office, there was all the shopping, cooking, cleaning, socializing, emails, and hobbies (if there was any time for […]