The Way
I always wanted travel to change me. I didn’t just want to observe like a journalist or an anthropologist. I was looking for entirely new ways of seeing and being.
Part of that drive was positive, the lure of a big, beautiful, wide world out there. But part of it was also negative, an urge to escape from a place where I felt I didn’t fit in, as well as from the worries and insecurities of my own mind.
It’s a quest that, over the years, has led me to encounter some fascinating places, phenomenal people, and intriguing new experiences. And while these have all been very interesting (well perhaps a few also a little regrettable…), there are three practices I came upon in my travels that ended up completely changing my life. I subsequently spent several years studying each of them, and today make it my mission to pass on the best of what I’ve learned!
Each of these can have a bit of an esoteric reputation, but in fact they’re all at heart practical, science-backed and accessible to anyone willing to give them a shot. That’s actually part of their appeal to me, as I’ve always been very much a practical romantic. What is a bit out of this world though is the transformation that they can bring to your life, offering health, happiness, and harmony in even the most challenging of circumstances.
The irony of course is that the escape I’d long sought in foreign lands ultimately came through things I’d been carrying with me all along — my body, mind, and breath — if only I’d known how to use them properly. Then again, I probably never would have learned to do so had I stayed on more familiar shores, as I needed travel to first broaden my horizons. So I reckon Henry Miller had it right when he said “one’s destination is never a place, but rather a new way of looking at things.”
To find out more about these practices, or to book an in-person or an online session, please send me a message or visit my ClassPass page 🙏.