Episode 56: Recollections of Shangri-La with Krishna Kumar, Katie Oakley and Karen Darke

If the government plants a seed that we’re the happiest and we’re working on your happiness, it immediately takes your thoughts to happiness.
— Karen Darke

In this episode and Part One of our Bhutan series, Krishna Kumar, Katie Oakley, and Karen Darke, join us to share the life-changing experience of traveling to the Kingdom of Bhutan, nestled high in the Himalayas and what many believe to be the last Shangri-La. Each had a strong desire to learn from this experience and hope to share that wisdom with you all today. They also discuss:

  • 4:00 - The vision for the trip

  • 7:00 - What led the group to say yes to this experience

  • 9:50 - The itinerary and the appeal it had to each of them

  • 11:40 - Cycling through Bhutan

  • 17:30 - A trip for everyone

  • 20:00 - Highlights of the trip

  • 21:45 - Gross National Happiness

  • 24:00 - A night in a Punakha farmhouse

  • 30:00 - Visiting the Sangchen Ogyen Tsuklag Monastery

  • 37:15 - A journey to Tiger’s Nest

  • 45:00 - Finding Inner Gold on this journey

  • 51:10 - How the trip aligned with Karen’s vision

  • 53:30 - Closing remarks

See below for photos shared from the Bhutan adventure.

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