[Article] Meaningful Day Trips I’ve Taken

Meaningful Day Trips I’ve Taken

By Cathy Combs 

My number one experience that immediately jumps off the map at me is my trip to Cahokia Mounds in Collinsville, IL. Even though I live in Kansas City, MO., and it was quite a drive, the experience was more than well worth it. I love to drive so that in itself was fun. Walking the grounds of what is a sacred site to the Native Americans who lived and died there is an unforgettable experience. I could so feel the reverence and the beauty there. Knowing the story underneath what almost happened … [Read more...]

[Article] A Day of Sacred Silence

A Day of Sacred Silence

By Efrén Francisco Solanas 

Nine weeks at Satha Sai Baba's ashram in Puttaparthi, India! An 11-day Vipassana silent retreat in the California Sierra Nevada! A vision quest in the Mojave Desert! Invite me to consider a spiritual day trip and I'm journeying to an exotic locale where I'll adhere to an extended routine of spiritual rigor. Since escaping adolescence, I have had one foot on a path of enlightenment and the other tangled in undergrowth of modern neurosis. My wandering mind creates fluctuating levels of … [Read more...]