Travel Afar, Journey Within
December 25, 2024
Hosted by Viviane Casimir
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The title of this episode is drawn from a Zen Buddhist text. As we close the year, I aim to do so with a meaningful opening to the world and the planet, inspiring a vision of unity and peace. In today’s new consciousness, traveling has become much more than relaxation, entertainment, or cultural exploration. A new dimension has emerged—travel as a catalyst for personal transformation and positive impact. Specific travel agencies now offer experiences designed to create change in your life while leaving a meaningful footprint where you go. As my guest, Jennifer Holmes, eloquently puts it, travel is about “making connections that build bridges between cultures, transforming your inner world, challenging your assumptions, igniting your passion for positive change, and possibly altering the course of your life.” Together with Jennifer, we’ll delve into this transformative vision of travel. How can this new paradigm of traveling align with your deeper life mission? Let’s explore how stepping into this conscious way of travel can spark profound personal and global transformation. “One's destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.'' -- Henry Miller
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The concept of new consciousness of the 21st century has pervaded the culture in many ways and expressions, and yet it remains unclear to many of us. What is it about the new consciousness that is important to grasp? The PODCAST addresses the core aspect of the new consciousness, the self-transformation, and self-realization, and aims at offering tools, reflections, directions, and suggestions from different fields of expertise to help people understand, open their minds, empower themselves and be aligned with their true nature and life mission.
Viviane Casimir
Viviane is the founder of Myoku, a Zen alignment of mind-body with meditation, breathing techniques, and martial arts movements for grounding, centering and chi. Viviane gave Myoku workshops in the USA, Canada, France, and Norway. “Everything starts with Who Am I?” says Viviane who started her journey a long time ago. After seeing the benefits and transformation in her life by practicing Myoku, Viviane wanted to help others start their own journey to self-empowerment by being aligned with their true nature. Everything Viviane does and writes about is to inspire others and help them transform on their journey to self-realization. She is a member of the Kwan Um School of Zen, and her Zen-Buddhist name is Myong Oh. She is 2nd Dan in Kyokushin Karate and earned a certificate in Tai Chi Chuan from New York Shaolin Center. She is also a Usui Reiki master with a background in kinesiology. Viviane’s academic background includes a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature and a B.S. in Biology. She taught at university for several years before working on Wall Street in NYC where she developed Myoku. She has published academic articles on science and literature, and many articles on meditation and spirituality with online magazines such as SivanaEast. She also published a few novels based on Zen and fantasy, "The Three Desert Stones" (available at Amazon.com). She is currently working on a book about Myoku titled "A Walk in the Bamboo Forest." With her multicultural background, Viviane speaks French, English, and a little Swedish. www.myokucenter.com viviane.myokucenter@gmail.com
