A New Reality: The Power of Perception
The Place: Los Angeles, California The Story: After my time freezing in Mongolia (the day I left it was -8 degrees), I have returned to a place I call home … Continue reading
You Can’t Live At All
Unless you can live fully now. What is both unfortunate and beautiful about death is its insightful yet invisible hand that pulls you back from the human perceptual error of … Continue reading
Nomadic Riding: To Be Borne of the Land
The Place: Terelj National Park, Mongolia The Story: Anyone who is remotely interested in traveling and adventuring knows that Mongolia is known for its vast landscape, beautiful steppes, nomadic lifestyle, and … Continue reading
Brotherhood: the opposite of killing
The Place: Helmund Province, Afghanistan The Story: Today marks the day my boyfriend Davis returned from Afghanistan 2 years ago. His service to the Marine Corps over the past seven … Continue reading
On the Gargantuan Subject of Love
The Place: Shanghai, China / Los Angeles, California / Las Vegas, Nevada / Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia / Boston, Massachusetts The Story: For some reason, I’ve been plagued by questions, articles, books, movies … Continue reading
Peace of Mind: The Struggle of Life and Yoga
The Place: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia The Philosophy: I have practiced yoga long enough to know that it is a spiritual, mindful and ascetic practice meant to bring awareness, positive energy and light into … Continue reading
Mindful Yoga | To Each His/Her Own?
The Place: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia The Story: In Mongolia, you learn that it’s perfectly normal to see a sign hanging above a door that does not lead to where the sign says it … Continue reading
The Choice: what to think about
The Place: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia The Story: Three years after my liberal arts education at Dartmouth, I learned that the more I know, the more I know how little I actually know. I … Continue reading