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Hello and thanks for visiting Five Seasons Medicine.
We are Lama D and Srijana, teachers and writers living in Bhutan and Bali. We invite you to subscribe below for weekly articles. Lama D's website is PowerDharma.com.  Also check out Srijana's award-winning food & lifestyle blog at JanesHealthyKitchen.com. 
To contact Srijana (Jane) most efficiently, please email her at janebar108 @ live.com. 

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Christmas in Santa Fe, Dreaming of Bhutan

Hello friends, and happy holidays. I’m still in Santa Fe, and leaving for Bhutan soon. I gave Santa my Christmas wish. I asked him for a publisher for my books ...

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Design Your Own Bhutan Tour of a Lifetime!

A new concept in tours: *** Custom Eco-Tours to the Kingdom of Happiness *** Yes, we have tour packages. However we’d rather create a custom tour just for you. You ...

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10 reasons walking is the best medicine

By Jane Barthelemy. I learned an important lesson while trekking on the Camino in Spain. I walked 125 km in 8 days, which is about 15 km per day. Some ...

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Come to my open house in Santa Fe

You’re invited to my open house Saturday, November 2nd. I’m visiting Santa Fe from Bhutan and look forward to seeing you. Come say hello and share a cup of tea ...

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I come to Santa Fe, clear everything in storage

Lama D and I spent a few days relaxing in Mumbai. Then I flew to Santa Fe alone and he stayed behind, due to a rejected US visa. I discovered ...

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Mumbai High Water, Lama D’s US Visa Denied

A disappointing week in Mumbai, with record rainfall and flooding due to rising sea levels. And Lama D’s US visa application rejected in a 10-second interview, no reason given. So ...

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We visit Bhagawan Nityananda in Ganeshpuri, India

Lama D and I are relaxing for a few days in Ganeshpuri, India at the beautiful Fire Mountain Retreat Center. I’m doing my best to keep up the weekly blog, ...

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Riwo Sangchöd, Mountain Smoke Offering

Called the ‘Mountain Smoke Offering’. Lama Dungtsho does the Puja for Riwo Sangchöd. Riwo Sangchöd means ‘An unceasing offering to the mountain gods’, but it is much more than that ...

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Living in the moment is precious

For years I planned to write a memoir of my life. Maybe it would be interesting for others. But now I can’t. Life is too fast, precious, and interconnected. When ...

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In Orbit this week, I’ll be in touch soon.

Hi everybody, I didn’t want to miss the blog this week. But I’m not sure what to say. I am fine, that is sure. I am in an undisclosed location, ...

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Bhutan’s Tshechu Festivals: Masked Dancers Enact Ancient Legends

This is an excerpt from my book proposal “Footprints of the Enlightened Ones”. Sending warm greetings. All is well here. I’m grateful for lovely summer weather in the forests of ...

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I Finish My Book Proposals and Learn to Do Laundry

Well, today I finally finished ALL my book proposals. The last proposal was for the Bhutan Travel Cookbook, which I decided to call “Walking in the Footprints of the Enlightened ...

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