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[Tassajara] I recently attended a yoga and meditation retreat at the Tassajara Zen Mountain Center led by Bay Area yoga teacher James Higgins and Austin-based Buddhist priest Unzan Mako Voelkel. Located in the Ventana Wilderness of the Los Padres National Forest near Carmel Valley, Tassajara Zen Center was the first Zen training monastery established outside of Japan. Tassajara was founded in 1966 by Shunryu Suzuki, a Japanese Buddhist priest and author of Zen Mind, Beginners

Last week I attended the 99U conference in NYC. Held at Lincoln Center, the two-day session is billed as “a one-of-a-kind live experience fully devoted to exploring the mechanics of idea execution.” Comprised of main stage talks from the world’s leading creative visionaries, the conference also offers master classes and studio sessions aimed at delivering pragmatic, real-world insights exploring the execution of creative ideas. The name “99U” derives from the Thomas Edison qu