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'we are one' and upcoming move

12/8/2015

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February 2016 marks a big change in our lives: We are moving to Peru for an indefinite period of time. We have chosen to follow our hearts in response to the calling to immerse ourselves in the traditional medicine work of the Amazon Rainforest. We will begin our new journey with a two week fast at a Center for Research on Traditional Medicines, called TAKIWASI
This prestigious center has been bridging 
traditional and western medicine for nearly 40 years now; treating drug addiction through a therapeutic process of integrating spiritual and medical tools to get to the root of the issue, as well as providing a consistent research model to
​"revalue the human and natural resources of Amazonian traditional medicine."After a long interview process through letters and official documents, we are confirmed to partake in DIETA (click to read more). After this we are free to explore the Amazon and its mysteries, with our intuition and prior 3 years of experience guiding us, we feel confident that we will be safe and that we will find the perfect circumstances to support our learning process.  
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In related news:
We are still working on our album and are aiming to release it within this blessed month of December. 
This sharing of our hearts through music has taken on a new significance as we find ourselves growing nostalgic of even the most routine aspects of our day, with the knowledge that life will soon be looking very different. The spirit of a farewell embeds itself in the music as we record, motivating us to give our best efforts to the process. 

The song "We are One" will not be on our upcoming album, but can be listened to and downloaded for free on soundcloud. Lastly we have compiled videos of memories from our experiences from the past few years and though it is mainly a farewell to our family here in New York, we'd like to share it with everyone who has had an exchange with us in one way or the other. 

Love,
Zain and Zahra
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Burial on a birthday

10/15/2015

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Zahra's 29th birthday:
a reminder that "All energy is only borrowed and one day you have to give it back." - Avatar
Early October 6th we were taking a walk and came upon a dead turtle. We felt really good about having a burial on the day of the birthday as it was symbolic of a new phase of life, a shedding of a old shell, and also a reminder that life is short. 
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Feeling stuck

9/12/2015

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“I’ve put in so much work, why do I still feel so uninspired, left behind, grumpy, (etc.)? Why isn’t my life blossoming into what I’ve been trying to manifest? Why do I feel so stuck!?

First off... you’re not alone...the process of ‘awakening’ is not always a glorious feeling. It’s a consistent re-evaluation of your environmental, physical, mental and emotional processes. Unfortunately, what you’ve accomplished yesterday isn’t enough. We must continue to plant new seeds, prune our weeds, and water our soil daily.

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Under the mosquitero

5/28/2015

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A canopy of silk, encompassing me at night allows for sacred slumber.
Without it’s silent drapery, exhaustion would be a curse.
Las Noches in the Amazon, filled with orchestral notes of all kinds,
awakens tiny predators of mine.
Hugging the net tightly, watching as I dream, 
salivating hunters hovering inches from my head,
unable to penetrate the fortress of interlocking thread.

~Zahra
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Off the blazed trail

5/19/2015

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One foot in front of the other, slowly I proceed. I have no ropes or hands to catch me if I fall, yet I still walk on. “How can you tread blindly without knowing what will appear around the bend? What may become of you?” Fear and doubt well in my chest, yet I still proceed on. What is this force that draws me? Putting everything on the line, against my conditioning, and train of thought. A voice...steady and slow from within the depths of my being calls to me, “Do not be afraid...nature loves courage.” Slowly, I proceed on. As I journey further, tears begin to run down my face, I’m at the brink of something. My body, the mother to all aspects of myself, is shedding her old layers. Just as rodents are chased out of a dwelling, a great loss is felt by the home. But deep down, the home knows in order to thrive, she must release what is no longer serving her. A deep mortal cry is heard, piercing through matter. Unconsolable sobbing commemorating the pain and suffering of release. Through the waters of tears, joy is born, filling the great void and bathing the vessel in cheers of gratitude. 

~Zahra

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