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For the whole month of May, I had the chance to spend time in a country I had dreamed of traveling...

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The beauty and mystery of Lake Atitlan attracts many travelers to its volcanic shores. Indigenous...

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What is a Master Plant Dieta, anyway? As with yoga, meditation, or other forms of spiritual...

Yin yoga is still somewhat of a mystery to many yogis.

The ancient practice embodies the wisdom...

In the bustle of modern Western life, it can seem difficult to imagine how living in a monastery,...

The practice of Buddhism has become widely understood through popular media and literature as an...

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Would you rather go on vacation or retreat? Some may not think there is much of a distinction. They...

I’m Ed Zaydelman, founder of Experience VIDA Events and the VIDA Retreat Center in Costa Rica which...

It seems like the last fifteen years have seen an explosion of yoga. Every college, every small...

It’s really only the glamorous, miraculous stories that come across our awareness these days, isn’t...

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It seems like every other person these days has a wild story about their first breathwork...

It seems that no matter how mindful we are in our practice - on the cushion, the yoga mat, or...

In the summer of 2017, Buddhist and yoga teacher, Michael Stone died from a drug overdose (you can...

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A simple maloka, or jungle hut, in the forest outside of Iquitos, Peru. The sometimes-melodic,...

I have been guiding people through various liquid fasts for the last 5 years and I am still...

Across the globe, seekers have been turning to Ayahuasca with a melange of intentions: personal...

If you have contemplated going on retreat at a monastery or abbey, you’ve likely heard of the...

Opening a healing retreat is no small feat. For most who find themselves on this path, the work...

This is the first time in history, where because of what’s been going on politically, and also on...

These days, people hear talk of ‘tantra’ and immediately jump to associate sacred sexuality, the...

When considering how to prepare for an Ayahuasca ceremony, many people focus mainly on the physical...

The word “mindfulness” is all over the media. It's a common prescription for just about whatever...

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It’s true: researchers have spent a lot of time (and funding) trying to determine what makes people...

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If you have your sights set on booking a retreat to somewhere magnificent this year but don’t know...

You’ve heard the word countless times. Your friends have gone on retreat, you’ve even considered it...