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Odyssey Winter Edition #238
Thich Nhat Hanh left the earth plane in January this year; this renowned ‘father of mindfulness’, passed at the age of 95. The celebrated Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk, poet and peace activist was known throughout his life for the practice of ‘engaged Buddhism’. He also authored many writings, including a collection of insights titled How to Love, the inspiration for this feature in this edition. We also feature Vietnam in our eco-travel segment.
What is love exactly? It has been defined and redefined ad nauseam, its psychology has been dissected and applied to philosophical frameworks and - did you know? - a mathematical formula has been devised for attaining it. And yet anyone who has fallen in love - or out of love, for that matter - knows that love remains elusive, the most confounding mystery of our human experience.
Showing up and facing off with this mystery take us into the real and raw of aspects our being, often unwittingly into a primal dance of life. We commence this dance solo, with ourselves first, self-love is the purest and most powerful love of all and most of us need a ‘kick in the pants’ in the self-love and self-esteem departments.
Music therapy takes centre stage. In this edition we take a look at music therapy, recognised as a mainstream therapy to help individuals address physical, emotional, cognitive and social needs.
Winter places the spotlight on professional coaching, asking the question: What is coaching really?

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Odyssey Magazine, founded in 1977, is the foremost, long-standing holistic and conscious living magazine in South Africa, publishing four print editions annually. Available on this platform as a Digimag, Odyssey Magazine explores all aspects of holistic living, the joy of living authentically, integrative approaches of complementary modalities, living consciously, metaphysics, the intuitive arts, our integral connection with nature and the earth, spirituality and the mysteries beyond; providing a phenomenal promotional platform for our advertisers and contributors. Odyssey is available as both a digital and print magazine by subscription. The print edition is available on the shelves at Checkers, Pick n Pay, Spar, Clicks, selected Exclusive Books stores and independent stockists countrywide. The magazine is also available on the Apple App and Google Play stores. To find out more: https://odysseymagazine.co.za/current-edition/.