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008 - Travel Becomes Story

Release Date: 07/27/2021

033 - Letting Go, Celebrating, and Moving On

Bowing To Elephants Podcast

Welcome to the final episode of the Bowing to Elephants Podcast. It is with bittersweet feelings that I announce I'm discontinuing the podcast, just for the time being. Life is calling me to address different creative work right now. I appreciate all of you who have steadfastly listened to the show. Here today to help me reflect on the last six months and discuss my next adventure is my friend and cohort, Ben Gioia. What You Hear/Learn/Discover [1:40] Mag explains why she started the podcast in the first place. [03:08] Mag talks about her successes and disappointments with...

032 - Cultural Lens Shapeshifter

Bowing To Elephants Podcast

Jill Mott is a “cultural lens shapeshifter,” photographer, and photojournalist who brings a unique, sparkling energy to everything she does. Armed with only her camera and imagination, she once traveled the world from England to Zimbabwe… with a stop in Italy for art school! Today, Jill teaches and shares her understanding of communication and storytelling — across a myriad of forms — particularly with the camera.

031 - A Gourmet Destination on the Northern California Coast

Bowing To Elephants Podcast

Andrew and Liya Truong are stunningly talented chefs. They own and run Terrapin Creek Cafe & Restaurant in the sleepy, small town of Bodega Bay, California. Their fantastic menu garnered them a Michelin Star in 2011. And they have the love and devotion of Bodega Bay citizens and all those traveling along the coast who happen to stop by for a bite.

030 - The Writer and Her Hammock

Bowing To Elephants Podcast

An author, a poet, and phenomenal woman, Bella Mahaya Carter is a writing teacher and coach who promotes self-awareness and mindfulness. Bella believes in the power of writing to heal and transform lives. She sees publishing one’s work as an opportunity to deepen self-awareness, nourish meaningful connections, and delight in peak experiences while being of service.

029 - Becoming a Scholar

Bowing To Elephants Podcast

A creative soul and lifelong scholar, Sands Hall is a blessing to everyone who meets her. She shares her brilliant spark in many ways: as a teacher, musician, actor, and writer. And today, she joins us to talk about her moving memoir, Reclaiming My Decade Lost in Scientology. In her memoir, Sands shares what first led her to Scientology, the darker undercurrents of Ron L. Hubbard’s leadership, and how she eventually disentangled herself from the Church.

028 - In The Shadow of Poets

Bowing To Elephants Podcast

Meet Author Gretchen Cherington, who, after many years of silence, chose to share her story of abuse. Sexually molested by her father, Richard Eberhardt, a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, Gretchen broke decades of silence to share what life with him was really like. Her memoir, Poetic License, is an authentic, brave piece of work.

027 - The Seasons of Life

Bowing To Elephants Podcast

Tania Casselle calls herself a book doctor, a spiritual follower, a therapist, and a teacher. This multi-talented woman emigrated from England to the United States, where she now lives in Taos, New Mexico. She’s received multiple awards for her writing.

026 - Burma & Bodhisattva Vows

Bowing To Elephants Podcast

To listen to Jack Kornfield is to be brought close to his heart and exquisite mind. Come hear him speak about his love for Burma. Listen to his thoughts on renunciation and the spiritual effects of the pandemic.

025 - The Art of Storytelling

Bowing To Elephants Podcast

Today, my honored guest is Michael Katz, a professional storyteller who performs and works with children in the Santa Barbara area and teaches mindfulness in elementary schools. Michael has worked as a storyteller since 1985 and was the host of a radio show dubbed The Katz Pajamas. He also performs at elementary schools, festivals, and illustrious events like the opening of the Disney Concert Hall.

024 - Feeding, Healing, & Loving The Soul

Bowing To Elephants Podcast

If anyone could light up a room or a person's heart, it’s Allison Post. An integrative health coach and somatic educator, Allison is a healer and a lover of all life. Over the last four decades, Allison taught courses in many massage modalities plus breath and bodywork.

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Are you hoping to turn your travel adventures into captivating stories? Wondering how mindfulness relates to being a writer? In this episode, writer and editor, Lavinia Spalding, joins me as we explore these intriguing questions.

Lavinia and I have a lot in common, least of all our name. Mag is actually a nickname, while my real name is Lavinia Dimond. The two of us are also both world travelers, diehard foodies, and avid journalers. I see my fellow namesake, Lavinia, as a guide to navigating the world of the mysterious and the unknown.

What You Hear/Learn

[00: 24] Guest Introduction

[02:32] Mag and Lavinia talk about having an exotic name and how they felt about their name growing up.

[09:54] Lavinia shares her thoughts on keeping a journal while travelling, how it’s a form of meditation, and how it helps her remember all of the details about her travels.

[12:53] Lavinia answers the question, “What is the most unusual thing you've learned about yourself by journaling?”

[18:03] Lavinia shares her thoughts on what it takes to write a compelling travel writing piece.

[22:00] Mag and Lavinia talk about curiosity and how it relates to travel writing.

[30:40] Mag and Lavinia discuss writing about food and the people who have influenced them and their writing.

[38: 49] Lavinia shares how the pandemic affected her reading.

[40:53] Lavinia answers the question, “When did you know you’d be a traveler?”

[47:00] Lavinia talks about her podcast, There She Goes.

Quotes

“I think that having a journal with me when I travel and making a commitment to keeping it up is a way of giving deeper attention to a place. And, it goes much deeper than just taking photos. I feel like it's sort of a way for me to really slow down and have kind of a different relationship with the place in which I'm traveling.”

“When I taught writing, I always tried to remind students that you don't have to tell these big, epic things. You can just start small, because in the small is the wonderful, the rich, and everything else.”

“I feel like if this time of isolation has taught us anything, it's how important it is to feel connected. And, podcasts are a way to feel connected.”