I remember back in 2011, when I took my first trip to Austria and to participate in my first SAT Transformational Retreat in Tradigist. During a break one day, I asked Christine about the house next door. She said, “Oh, that’s not a house, that’s our barn!” I was shocked. The thing was huge. Could have been two or three houses. I was also just impressed with the sheer size of the property. Anyhow, I was curious to look inside and so Christine took me over and I got my first glimpse inside the … [Read more...]
Deciding to Go
When the idea was first mentioned to go to live in Austria out in the country on a farm (essentially) for six months in a Shangrila style experiment, where we would live in a disciplined fashion similar to a monastery, and bring people there from different countries with different religious beliefs and see how we all do together working toward common goals, I thought... I’m definitely not going to do that. It seemed impossible and unrealistic for me at the time. I didn’t have much money, I … [Read more...]