From Smolensk to Calcutta: Mindfulness training 101 – Exploring mindfulness along ancient Eastern Europe and Asian trade routes.

Trapped in Smolensk, Russia with few options to return to the United States, Tim is grateful Viking Goddess Freyja and Captain Thor show up to assist in an escape via the Dnieper River. The journey takes them through war-torn Ukraine, and to the underground's secret base in the Black Sea. From there the escape continues East with the assistance of five additional guides who take the author of The Road to Smolensk (2013) along ancient Eastern European and Asian trade routes to India. The journey takes them to the Caspian Sea through Khyber Pass, the Himalayas, Amritsar, Rishikesh, Delhi, Bodh Gaya, and finally along the Ganges River to the port city of Calcutta. Throughout the adventure each guide shares both history about the territory and wisdom on leveraging the Chakras, yoga, meditation, breathing and other mindfulness tools to help survive the wilderness.