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Honoring the Living and the Dead in Crete (in 4 Parts) --- Part Three: 3 Releasing Ceremonies
While traveling for these past two years, I’ve been releasing some of Michelle’s and Jessica’s ashes everywhere I go. Their ashes have...

Ami Ji Schmid
May 275 min read


Honoring the Living and the Dead in Crete (in 4 Parts) --- Part Two: Kandylakia, Memorial Posts, and Cemeteries
The first day I had arrived in Crete, while driving with Ole from the Chania airport to Kalyves (where I would dog-sit for Mickey), I...

Ami Ji Schmid
May 123 min read


Honoring the Living and the Dead in Crete (in 4 Parts) --- Part One: Finding my Water Tribe and the hike to the ancient city of Lissos
During my last month in Crete, I finally dropped into the sacred territory of what we in psychosynthesis call “sitting in the seat of the...

Ami Ji Schmid
May 109 min read


The Day of Love
Today is Friday... a word derived from " Freya,"the Norse goddess associated with love, fertility, and beauty... the day of the week...

Ami Ji Schmid
Feb 144 min read


Making Meaning in Kalyves
What makes you feel connected, alive, and grateful? For me, it is when I find meaning, drop into love, and share meaning and love with...

Ami Ji Schmid
Feb 616 min read


Kalyves, Crete, Greece: Week Two
Here for you is another audio-visual feast of Kalyves. The pictures and videos in this short film were taken during the last week of 2024...

Ami Ji Schmid
Jan 141 min read


Releasing Ceremony
January 15 is an anniversary date... when Barry left his body by suicide (this year it will be seven years) and when Jessica left her...

Ami Ji Schmid
Jan 112 min read


Kalyves, Crete, Greece
This post is a pictural and auditory feast for the eyes and ears. If I could add touch, smell, and taste to print, you would truly be...

Ami Ji Schmid
Dec 24, 20243 min read


Antalya and Beyond
First, I will quickly let you know that I arrived in Antalya on December 1 and am staying with Svitlana until December 19. Wow, I got...

Ami Ji Schmid
Dec 9, 20245 min read


Two People Walk into a Turkish Sweet Shop...
"Two people walk into a Turkish sweet shop" sounds like the beginning of a joke, right? Maybe just reading the title has changed your...

Ami Ji Schmid
Dec 8, 202410 min read


Loss and Friendship
Things related to grief feel so important to share. First, let me set the stage. There have been an especially large number of...

Ami Ji Schmid
Nov 21, 20242 min read


Grief - my Sacred Teacher, my Ally
It has been almost twenty years since Michelle died. At first, back then, grief was all I knew. Grief waves took me over with a...

Ami Ji Schmid
Nov 18, 20243 min read


Inner Work: Coming back to compassion
When people ask if I work while traveling I imagine they are really asking: "How do you afford to travel?" Maybe you are wondering this....

Ami Ji Schmid
Nov 18, 202412 min read


İznik, Türkiye (continued)
I am staying at Fusun's home for a chunk of November, where it feels like a chilly version of heaven. The last post left you standing...

Ami Ji Schmid
Nov 10, 20244 min read


İznik, Turkiye
My one-night stay at the Hans Hotel in Istanbul included a buffet breakfast that ended at 10:00 (am). I imagined breakfast buffet to mean...

Ami Ji Schmid
Nov 9, 202411 min read


Traveling Again!
I am traveling (and blogging) again, my Friends!

Ami Ji Schmid
Nov 6, 20249 min read


Delft, Netherlands: home of Blue Pottery, Vermeer... and Paulina Vanderbilt
My flight landed in Amsterdam in the dark. I took a train from the airport to Delft, where I would meet and stay (for the next three...

Ami Ji Schmid
Jul 13, 20249 min read


Manchester, England
First... I am home in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA. Second... we will travel back in time to Manchester, England. If you have been waiting...

Ami Ji Schmid
Jul 12, 202417 min read


Schaffhausen, Switzerland and Leaving Germany
Saturday - my last full day in Germany. Eli suggested we go see the Rhine Falls in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. I asked if we could take a...

Ami Ji Schmid
Jun 12, 20249 min read


Stuttgart, Germany: Part 4
Two weeks in Germany is not much time to explore the people, topography, flora, fauna, culture, and all the area has to offer. One week...

Ami Ji Schmid
May 17, 202412 min read
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