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Tag: conscious travel

Co-Living is More than a Buzzword—it’s a Lifestyle
Central America, Nomadism, Transformation

Co-Living is More than a Buzzword—it’s a Lifestyle

February 12, 2019May 22, 2020 Toby 3 mins read

If I had to choose, I would probably call myself an introvert. As often as not, I don’t really like being around people. Solo time […]

What is Transformational Travel, Really?
Central America, Transformation

What is Transformational Travel, Really?

October 23, 2018May 22, 2020 Toby 6 mins read

Look closer. That yoga class is a portal into mindful movement and heightened self-awareness. That farm tour is an introduction to the revolutionary world of […]

I’m not responsible for anyone’s Transformation
Central America, Culture, Transformation

I’m not responsible for anyone’s Transformation

June 30, 2018May 22, 2020 Toby 3 mins read

Saturday, 23 June, 2018 — Finca Agroecologica La Flor, Cartago, Costa Rica — Yoga & Mindfulness Immersion I sit straddling the drum, rocking forward with each […]

Choose Power: A Dream-Inspired Thought Experiment
Adventure, Poetry & Fiction

Choose Power: A Dream-Inspired Thought Experiment

June 12, 2018May 22, 2020 Toby 2 mins read

It’s been a wildly busy month, and though sharing something here has been on my to-do list every week, it just keeps getting pushed to […]

Remember: This Journey is Just a Walk in the Woods
Adventure, Central America, Nomadism

Remember: This Journey is Just a Walk in the Woods

April 29, 2018May 22, 2020 Toby 4 mins read

Uncertainty. How many times must I meet you before I remember your stubborn face? In work, in travel, in body, in love—nothing is truly stable, not […]

How do you Organize a Local Event when you’re Not a Local?
Central America, Culture, Peace

How do you Organize a Local Event when you’re Not a Local?

March 27, 2018May 22, 2020 Toby 6 mins read

Inhale. Exhale. Fifty bodies lift and settle in unison. The light changes from day to dusk. I look around the circle at faces from here […]

How Technology Could (Maybe) Create a Nu World
Central America, Culture, Peace

How Technology Could (Maybe) Create a Nu World

November 27, 2017May 22, 2020 Toby 11 mins read

Everything you wanted to know about my new work with NuMundo and studies in Media and Peacebuilding… and then some. What will the internet age […]

Why I Don’t Care about International Relations
Central America, Peace

Why I Don’t Care about International Relations

October 13, 2017May 22, 2020 Toby 7 mins read

[Our] accomplishments do not make the Western paradigm exceptional or suggest in any way that it has or ought to have a monopoly on the […]

Struggle: A Travel Manifesto
Culture, Europe, Nomadism, Travel Advice

Struggle: A Travel Manifesto

May 16, 2017May 22, 2020 Toby 2 mins read

If you travel (or live), where the mother tongue is not your mother tongue, you will struggle. The mundane will become complex and challenging, and […]

The Wild-Tame Peculiarity of Safari (and 10 Wild Photos)
Adventure, Africa, Nature

The Wild-Tame Peculiarity of Safari (and 10 Wild Photos)

March 2, 2017May 22, 2020 Toby 3 mins read

Sabi Sand Game Reserve, Mpumalanga, South Africa A male leopard wakes from his nap and stretches lazily. Three safari cars—Land Rovers, I think—have parked just […]

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