Three levels of the Bön Practice

Three levels of the Bön Practice

For the past ten years, Alberto and I have been immersing ourselves in the indigenous Tibetan spiritual tradition known as Bön. Now we are in India visiting their main monastery and nunnery in exile and filming a documentary about their...

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The Four Ways of the Shaman

The Four Ways of the Shaman

The term shaman is thought to have come from the Tungus and Evenki word sâman from the natives of Siberia, and it means “one who knows”. In the 18th century the term became popular in Europe when anthropologists began using it as an umbrella word...

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How to Cope with Eco Anxiety

How to Cope with Eco Anxiety

About a decade ago, when returning to Chile from a few months in the northern hemisphere, I was awestruck to find the evergreen forest around my home streaked with shades of auburn color. Some native trees were dying after a brutally dry year and...

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How to navigate through adversity

How to navigate through adversity

Experiencing adversity, where people or situations seem to turn against us, is an intrinsic part of the human condition and comes in a myriad of ways, including health challenges, personal loss, betrayal, financial struggles, social injustice or...

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