Chuck went to the meditation retreat the week before I did and had such a good experience that it seemed like I should go too. So the following Tuesday, off I went. At the beginning, you sit in room and learn about Buddhism and some basics on meditation and how…
Sadly we had to deal with Mara’s first love and first heartbreak all in a single day. Her name is MaeKwan and she’s an Asian Elephant that Mara got to take care of for the day. Leaving her at the end of the day was such heartbreak for Mara and…
For years, I’ve been intrigued by meditation. I’ve heard about the benefits, including relief from anxiety to better sleep, but never really knew how to start. Well, where better to try it out in Thailand? There are many different meditation experiences here, but I went with one organized by the…
One of the bloggers I read took her kids to a cooking class with Sammy’s Organic Thai Cooking School while they were visiting Chiang Mai. Her kids are even younger than mine yet they were able to help in the kitchen some and it seemed like such a fun and…