When our friend, Sylvia, heard that the farmers in Hoi An, Viet Nam could benefit from organic seeds, she responded with her typical can-do attitude, spreading the word among her community. The results were impressive. Sylvia, herself, is a special kind of farmer who plants positive seeds through her many projects in her hometown of Oceanside, California, USA. She is a yoga teacher, a Qi Gong teacher, a meditation teacher, a gardener, a mother and grandmother, and a wife to t

Dear Everyone, You are all in my heart. I have told many people about how wonderful it was to meet the Vietnamese people. So generous and warm hearted. Smiling and sincere. The food, the accommodations, especially at Hoi An. I felt at home with all of you during our meditations and Dharma discussions. Home can be challenging and I felt challenged to be more present than I habitually am. It required being quiet and listening always watching any sense to judge or criticize. Bu

When we first learned of the request (prior to our trip to Viet Nam) to raise funds from our communities to support humanitarian programs there, my partner and I were initially tempted to just pay the extra ourselves. After all, we were the ones going to Viet Nam, not our friends. Why would we ask them for money? Wouldn’t that be awkward? What we learned was that our friends were excited to be asked and eager to support the inspiring work being done to improve the lives of