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A Cultural Revolution is Taking Orlando, Florida

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Known as a theme park mecca with over a dozen attractions including Disney World, Magic Kingdom, Universal, and Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Orlando comes off as a place for tourists and families. Locals, however, will tell you that it is so much more; and that it's in fact this barrage of parks that has amassed a slew of creative talent. Over time, thes[...]

Exploring the Sacred World of Snake Healing With Rose Serpent Founder, Jochi Rötger

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Snakes have long served as representation for everything from a creative life force to fertility, rebirth to immortality. For Reverend Jochi Rötger, serpents bring forth a transformative healing energy that is both empowering and beautiful. As a soul guide and shamanic healer, he utilizes live snakes, crystals, and sound healing to bring spiritual evolution [...]

Nutritionist and Intuitive Guide Venessa Rodriguez Brings Soul Back Into Healthcare

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Wild woman Venessa Rodriguez is a functional nutritionist and intuitive guide on a mission to bring soul back into healthcare through her Wildly Rooted platform and Feed Your Wild podcast. Her work is a beautiful mix of bringing ancient wisdom back into our daily lives, while reconnecting with the earth and caring for a bodies from a more spirit-centered per[...]

Becoming a Professional Matchmaker Totally Changed My Perspective on Dating

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I’m one of a few hundred people in the U.S. with the privilege of saying their full time job is matchmaking. Yep, I set people up on dates and help them find love. But I’m not an expert by accident, I’m a dating specialist through failure, failure, and more failure. Before my yente days, my love life was an utter shit show. One of my better experiences i[...]

Journaling Exercises to Get in Touch With Your Femininity

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With the New Year naturally comes time for reflection; the time to plan for the coming year and reflect on the past. And boy was 2018 a big year for women. While our voices may be louder than ever before, the emergence of the #metoo movement has also brought many of us, men and women alike, face to face with trauma we had long hidden or forgotten. It has[...]

How to Spend a Mindful Weekend in Vienna

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There's no doubt that travel leaves an everlasting mark. Experiencing a different place and culture, immersed in an entirely novel way of life changes us. We learn, adapt, grow, and come home all the more enlightened with stories to tell. What we may not realize though is the impression we're leaving behind. Unknowing travelers have been to blame for exploit[...]

Explore Eastern Europe’s Best Kept Secret—its Natural Treasures

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When you think of eastern Europe, what’s the first thing that crosses your mind? If it isn’t white sand beaches, remote forests, and dirt so fresh you can smell it from a mile away, you need to reconsider your trip planning. Whether you’re a devoted slow-foodie or archaeologist, eastern Europe has a lot to offer, yet this culturally rich region of the world[...]

How Self Love Became the Foundation for My Career as a Freelancer

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It seems that self-care much of the time does not go hand in hand with our careers. Rather than being integrated, it lingers within the realm of personal time and something we do when we're completely burnt out at the end of the week. Perhaps that's why so many people are pursuing remote work and their passions in search of a job that expands your boundaries[...]

Talking Body Love with Lingerie Designers from Around the World

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Lingerie is meant to be intimate and sensual, a delicious treat you share with yourself to feel empowered in the bedroom. However, it can be difficult to find a brand that you connect with in the sea of mass produced intimates that dominate the market; their supremacy propelled by glitzy ad campaigns that have redefined what our expectations are for a real b[...]

Think You Can’t Quit Your Job to Travel? Here’s How Three Women Did It

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When facing yet another tirade by your boss, seasonal depression, or a grey abyss of cubicles, it's hard not to find yourself fantasizing about leaving it all behind to travel. For me the decision came when I realized the office fire drill was the most exciting thing to have happened to me all week. My co-workers were clearly thrilled to be out in the fresh [...]