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As I seek to live and travel with more mindfulness, my intention is to create meaningful expriences, greater connection and to maximize my impact. Along the journey, I will be sharing my musings, opinions, learnings, stories, dreams, goals, accomplishments, challenges, tips and tools, in the hope that this will inspire and empower you to create greater awareness, connection and impact in your own life.
“Life is a journey, not a destination” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Journaling to Enrich Your Journeys
The Power of Journaling Research shows that journaling can ease anxiety, increase emotional intelligence and even strengthen the immune system. If nothing else, I’d say that’s a pretty persuasive argument for developing a journaling practice, but there is really so...
Magical Ecuador: Short Breaks from Quito
At the Crossroads of the Equator and the Andes, and about the same size as the state of Colorado, Ecuador is one of the most geographically diverse countries on Earth; a destination unlike any other that has much to offer travelers of all kinds.
My Mindful Morning Routine
Ultimately, having a set of morning practices that you do every single day is all about creating space first thing — before the rest of the world has a chance to usurp your energy and attention — to dedicate some time to the most important person in your life…YOU.
My Journey Towards Mindful Living: Part III
Mindfulness and meditation can do a lot of things for a person. They can bring stillness and peace, connection and insight, acceptance and trust. They can have a significant and noticeable impact on your life; they’ve certainly had a positive impact on my life.
My Journey Towards Mindful Living: Part II
I approach yoga as a moving meditation, a doorway into mindfulness. I have come to believe that yoga is the ultimate teacher. In fact, yoga never stops teaching. You never stop learning from yoga. For me, yoga opened the door to a life lived mindfully.
My Journey Towards Mindful Living: Part I
I first heard the term “mindfulness” around five years ago. At that time the concept of mindful living, the idea of having a daily mindfulness practice and all that it entails, was not in any way a significant part of my life; that changed just two short years ago.
Mindfulness and Self-compassion with Deirdra Martinez of The Uplift Movement – Part Two
Teaching people how to have awareness, acceptance, mindfulness and self-compassion…simple tools, which are difficult to implement. If we practice them regularly, they eventually trickle down to all the areas in our lives that we struggle with.
Mindfulness and Self-compassion with Deirdra Martinez of The Uplift Movement – Part One
The thing is that practicing awareness, self-acceptance, lovingkindness, mindfulness and self-compassion, these are things that we aren’t necessarily taught. But when we do learn mindfulness and we practice, it can heal so many things within us.
6 Mindfulness-inspired Tips to Beat the Post Travel Blues
All travelers have, at one time or another, experienced what are often referred to as the “post-travel blues”. It may seem daunting, but it is possible to take action in order to reclaim your normal state of mind and settle back into alignment with your daily life.
Booking Responsible and Sustainable Accommodations
We aim to discover socially conscious and sustainable accommodations through responsible booking sites, in order to minimize any negative impacts while maximizing all the positive benefits that a mindful approach to travel can foster.
Mindfulness and Travel: Where the two meet
In fact, I think travel heightens all of our senses so much, that this level of conscious awareness, this grounding in our present reality, this mindfulness, somehow feels more within reach when we are traveling.
Low-impact Travel and Zero-waste Living with Genevieve Livingston of Eco Collective
Genevieve is an entrepreneur, business owner, outdoor enthusiast, competitive sailor, environmentalist, sustainability advocate and, of course, mindful traveler. She is co-founder of Eco Collective in Seattle, a “one-stop shop for all things sustainable”.
