Every single interview subject mentioned a first and most important step. — I heard about NuMundo in an unusual way. I was working on my dissertation about Transformational Travel, and someone mentioned the name. Soon after, I was conducting an interview with a member of the NuMundo team and talking at length about the themes of my research. My decision to work…

I did everything I was supposed to do… but none of that made me happy. — I was sitting in front of my computer. Staring at the grey ceiling of the basement in the luxury hotel where I worked. I’d had this feeling inside me for a long time, but lacked the courage to listen to my inner voice—until that day. My health was in bad…

If you feel called to experience the “vine of death,” read on. — Interested in trying ayahuasca in a country where it’s legal? My recent stay at Rythmia Life Advancement Center in Costa Rica offered great insight into the most important factors to ensure safety in any ceremony. With these present, you can safely experience this controversial plant, which has the power to…

An in-depth exploration of the political economy of decentralization. — By NuMundo co-founder David Casey How can we nurture an ecosystem of true decentralization? In order for a culture and political economy of decentralization to emerge, the right infrastructure must be implemented. Ownership and organization of the means of production shape a society’s social and economic order. And so, centralized…

The odds may be stacked against us, but we haven’t lost the game. — By NuMundo Storyteller Toby Israel Touch skin. Anyone’s. Your own. Feel its texture, warmth, aliveness. There is nothing — truly nothing — that compares. Look someone in the eye. Anyone. Feel the gut-lurch, heart-jump flash of recognition of another soul. It’s not the same through a video camera. It never will be. Listen to a human voice — anyone’s, your own — that has not been filtered through anything…

Take your inspiration from nature’s patterns. — “Sitting at our back doorsteps, all we need to live a good life lies about us. Sun, wind, people, buildings, stones, sea, birds and plants surround us. Cooperation with all these things brings harmony, opposition to them brings disaster and chaos.” — Bill Mollison It’s amazingly beautiful to realize…

Our species is getting lonelier, but it doesn’t have to. — By Sarah Levine Our work culture is undergoing a profound transformation. Approximately 33% of working Americans have ditched their day jobs to become self-employed. …

We’re teaming up to change the status quo of travel. — NuMundo and Innovasis Hotels recently announced our developing collaboration, so we thought it was time to share more about why these two projects are such a perfect fit. The potential of this collaboration is uniquely inspiring. …

Plants are love. — By NuMundo Contributing Writer Salix Roots There is a class of plants found in nature that work to ignite sexuality and desire within our bodies. These herbs give us permission to receive the nectar from our pleasure more fully. This class of herbs is commonly referred to as herbal aphrodisiacs…