wisdom from the dalai lama

sangha searching

I'm off to the Wat Suan Mokkh in the South of Thailand to journey through the 10-day meditation retreat with the International Dharmma Hermitage. I guess I'll catch you on the flip side.

Be kind, be peaceful. <3 T

pics from: the wat suan mokkh, sam thomas illustrations, tumblr

just breathe

you know when some little (or big) thing happens and your whole world starts to fall down around you?  your throat chokes up and you feel like your going to explode? here's some therapy-breath-inspiro for one of those moments.  as easy as it may sound and as hard as it may be, just breathe.

pics thanx to: free people, tumbler, google, theyallhateus, oraclefox, dependswhatdayitis

nature's order; cassia beck photography

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free people style inspiro

Summer festivals are here and I'm revving myself up for the lake-side Symbiosis Gathering- Pyramid Eclipse. Perfect opportunity to up-cycle some ripped up flowy tie-dye frocks.  I can't wait for this adventure of music, movement and friendship in celebration for the earth, its environment and our ability to live symbiotically within it (as we should live).  Just be!

Much love- T

back to the farm; i heart hua hin

After remaining in the city for over 2 months strait, I was eager to escape when I found out I had a 3-day weekend due to a Buddhist holiday on the up-come.  We hopped on a train to Hua Hin, a little beach town just a few hours outside of Bangkok to absorb some sea breeze and nature.  A friend from Bangkok has a family mango farm in the area and jumped at the opportunity to show us around from the beach town to her beloved country side.

Couldn't have asked for a better weekend in Thailand.  We were exposed to the biodiversity of the region we have been living in this past year on a whole other level.  It is so important for us as human beings to understand where we live and the critters and flora we share it with.  It gives us a sense of connectivity to it. We then belong there and are proud of what our own environment has to offer.  In most places of the world, it has been engraved in the culture for thousands of years to the food they eat to the fibers that create garb they wear to the materials that build their homes.