Travel

Floating Bungalows

Notes on liberating my wild self through inner child work, written in a floating house on a lake in Khao Sok National Park, Thailand

Jan 12 •

A Year of Travel in 50 Books

I read 50 books and traveled for 8 months in 2024. Here's a diary of that year, one book at a time.

Jan 9 •

Liminal Spinning

Notes from the peculiar week between Christmas and New Years', and from the juncture between the end of a journey and the start of a new one

Dec 29, 2024 •

What is tantra?

Learning the truth about one of the most misunderstood spiritual practices of all

Dec 23, 2024 •

Zen Koans and Sufi Whirling

Self-inquiry and whirling dervishes on the island of Koh Phangan, Thailand

Dec 1, 2024 •

Screaming the Way to Stillness: Osho Dynamic Meditation

My next stop on my quest to find stillness: screaming my head off for ten minutes on the island of Koh Phangan

Nov 27, 2024 •

The Night Train

A tale of two transcendent experiences — one with Allen Ginsberg in California, and one on a train from Chiang Mai to Bangkok.

Sep 22, 2024 •

The 7 Most Life-Changing Lessons From My Mental Health Retreat

How I finally exchanged my inner critic for a sleep schedule and real self-love.

Sep 18, 2024 •

Fire Shows, Ice Baths, and Falling Down the Rabbit Hole in Pai, Thailand

Pai, a drug-free psychedelic experience unto itself, already feels like a dream.

Aug 28, 2024 •

What Really Happened on My 10-Day Silent Vipassana Meditation Retreat

Nothing could have prepared me for this experience.

Aug 7, 2024 •

Becoming a Certified Sound Healer in Kathmandu

The semi-disappointing real history of singing bowls, the true vibrations at the core of all being, and thoughts about the way we are all just songs…

Jul 27, 2024 •

Lower Mustang, Muktinath, and a Low Point

Peace among the apple trees, and the inevitability of human error

Jul 18, 2024 •

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