Tours—
Experience the Best of Indochina
Thailand 5 days, Laos 5 days, Vietnam 5 days, Cambodia 3 days. |
Come experience one of the most beautiful and sacred landscapes in the ancient world. The countries of Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia offer you the best of Indochina. You will explore ancient temples and palaces and learn about the history, culture, and peoples of these Asian lands.
You will visit tribal villages to explore ethnic cultures, feed rescued elephants and learn how they are being reintroduced into the wild, experience bamboo rafting, and cruise down the majestic Mekong River through extraordinary scenic places. You will visit the World Heritage sites of Halong Bay, Luang Prabang, and Angkor Wat. You will savor the delicious cuisines of each of these countries. |
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Wangdowa Sherpa, founder of Discover Asia Travel Co., Ltd., an ecotour operator specializiing in the conservation and exploration of nature and culture.
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Charlotte Pollard, a business consultant for Fortune 500
companies, a volunteer for women's/children's issues,
and an activist for peace and social justice.
For more information and current dates, please contact Charlotte Pollard at charlotte@oneheartmanyrhythms.org
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Expedition to Sápmi
The Native Land of the Sámi People
Finland & Norway
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Come experience the land of the midnight sun and reconnect to the ancient culture of the Sámi, the indigenous culture of Finland and Norway. You will meet Sámi healers, visit their holy sites, and make your own Sámi drum. The traditional Sámi ceremonies were based on a deep connection to nature. Praising the sun and giving offerings to the seidis were common at one time. The seidis are sacred monuments such as stone formations, islands, and fells.
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A healer in the community acted as a liaison between the different levels of the universe—the heavens, earth, and underworld. These levels, as well as important icons of everyday life, were often represented on the drums of the healer. The healer used the drum to fall into a trance, take the guise of an important animal—reindeer, bear, lemming, or salmon—and then carry out the task entrusted to him by the community. |
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Timo Seppälä, managing director of Arctic Amethyst Ltd. Neuro-Linguistic Programming Master, and student of old Sami traditions.
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Charlotte Pollard, a business consultant for Fortune 500
companies, a volunteer for women's/children's issues,
and an activist for peace and social justice.
For more information and current dates, please contact Charlotte Pollard at charlotte@oneheartmanyrhythms.org
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Experience
The Sacred Valley of the Incas
& Increase Your Fluency in Spanish |
Come experience one of the most beautiful landscapes of the Americas and enhance your ability to speak Spanish. This experience is designed specifically for those who wish to make a breakthrough in their fluency with the Spanish language while immersed in the beauty and wonder of The Sacred Valley of the Incas. |
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The first week will be spent in Cusco, the archeological capital of the Americas and the continent’s oldest continuously inhabited city. We will formally study Spanish in the mornings at our lodgings and then explore the city and its environs during the afternoons in order to truly experience both the language and the unique culture of the area. Special outings and activities will be planned with local guides and healers at the nearby ruins of Sacsayhuaman, Tipon, Quillarumi, and Tambo Machay to give you a true feeling for the ancient ways of the Incas. We will visit the community of Chinchero to meet with members of the Cusi Huayna Youth Group—a group that works to keep alive the traditional music, dance, and ritual for the first peoples of the Andes, the Quechua.
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During the second week, we will continue our tour of the valley and continue to practice skills in Spanish. We will visit the ruins at Pisac and stay near the massive fortress at Ollantaytambo. While there, we will attend a pottery workshop, in Spanish, created especially for our group and learn the ancient ways from a renowned local artist. We continue on to Machu Picchu, the Lost City of the Incas and South America’s best known and most spectacular archaeological site. We will travel back thorough the Sacred Valley staying at a wonderful and relaxing retreat center. Our journey ends with a ceremony at a pre-Incan site and closing dinner once we return to Lima.
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Victoria Guzzardo, a language instructor in Spanish, Italian,
and French, an international traveler, and a bridger of
people and cultures.
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Charlotte Pollard, a business consultant for Fortune 500
companies, a volunteer for women's/children's issues,
and an activist for peace and social justice.
For more information and current dates, please contact Charlotte Pollard at charlotte@oneheartmanyrhythms.org |
One Heart, Many Rhythms is a non-profit organization that works in partnership with first peoples of the world to conserve and express the traditions of their culture. We believe all peoples of the world and their way of life are precious and worthy of preserving, and that all ways of knowing add value to our well-being.
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