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<\/a>At the beginning of each event, attendees are given a set of headphones. During the SilentHike, original piano compositions by Hidary are piped through each hiker\u2019s set, while Hidary himself leads the group in guided meditations surrounding the music.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou would think with headphones, there would be a disconnect, but it\u2019s actually the opposite,\u201d Hidary noted. \u201cIt creates a sense of unification.\u201d<\/p>\n
MindTravelers are all encouraged to be present, seeing the world around them, leaving behind whatever no longer serves them, and picking up whatever they need to move forward. All of this is accomplished while being enveloped in nature\u2019s beauty, whether at a botanical garden in Brooklyn or on the top of a mountain in San Diego.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is nowhere to be but here,\u201d Hidary encourages his travelers.The perfect space<\/strong><\/p>\n Music has been an integral part of Hidary\u2019s life since he first played a viola at 5 years old. Since then, Hidary has worked with a plethora of instruments, including the saxophone, drums, and shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute). He has played around the world, and studied both classical composition and Zen monk musical meditation. Piano still remains his first love.<\/p>\n Music was also one of the main components in the transformative healing process after the death of Hidary\u2019s sister in 2014. This is when the MindTravel concept first developed.<\/p>\n \u201cIn my experience, we never get over something like that; we just move through it, and it becomes a part of us,\u201d Hidary explained. \u201cIt\u2019s up to us how we channel that energy.\u201d<\/p>\n Hidary took his music, took that bittersweet energy, gathered a talented team, and strove to share his experience with the world.<\/p>\n \u201cI created MindTravel to share publicly what this music has done for me personally over so many years,\u201d he said. \u201cWhether it is dealing with profound grief or the micro-traumas of everyday life, music can hold the perfect space.\u201d<\/p>\n MindTravel music orchestrator Charlie Bond agreed.<\/p>\n \u201cBringing our music to nature in a calming and thoughtful way is definitely one of my favorite experiences we\u2019ve created thus far,\u201d Bond said. \u201cAs someone who loves both music and the outdoors, it\u2019s been very rewarding to share what we do with so many other people.\u201d<\/p>\n Those people haven\u2019t fit into a single category yet. The MindTravel experiences attract attendees from all walks of life, encompassing a variety of ages, races, and religions.<\/p>\n \u201cThe most delightful aspect of this journey has been the incredible diversity of participants in every city. All ages from kids to seniors and all races, gender and sexual orientations show up,\u201d Hidary said.<\/p>\n Cowles Mountain SilentHiker and Sabre Springs resident Anita Nicholas agreed. Looking around at the MindTravel hikers, she noted, \u201cThis shows us tolerance. In such a big group, we are all trying to be mindful of each other.\u201d<\/p>\n Mindfulness and honor are concepts practiced behind the scenes as well. Hidary gives credit to his \u201cincredible team\u201d both at home in Los Angeles and on the road with him for helping him do what he does. He shares with his fellow travelers that \u201cit\u2019s an absolute honor\u201d to be hiking or walking with them.<\/p>\n They return his enthusiasm and respect. Despite being at different stages of their life journey, MindTravelers routinely leave altered by their experience.<\/p>\n As San Diego hiker and teacher Catherine Castronovo, who heard about the SilentHike from a friend, put it, \u201cSometimes people lead you to right where you need to be.\u201d<\/p>\n For more information about MindTravel and Murrary Hidary, visit mindtravel.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Words of wisdom<\/strong><\/p>\n At the end of each hike or walk, every MindTravel traveler is encouraged to say their first name and a word that spoke to them from the experience. This is a compilation of the words given at the Cowles Mountain event:<\/p>\n Brave, acceptance, peace, love, patience, friendship, blessed, gratitude, accomplished, hope, today, grace, relaxed, tranquil, calm, joy, happy, balance, life, clarity.<\/em><\/p>\n \u2014 Se puede contactar a la escritora independiente Joyell Nevins en joyellc@gmail.com<\/a>. Tambi\u00e9n puedes seguir su blog Small World, Big God en swbgblog.wordpress.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By JOYELL NEVINS Reflection, contemplation, peace. Not always common words in today\u2019s culture, but they are the backbone behind SilentHikes, a type of multi-sensory \u201cmeditation in motion\u201d designed by musician Murray Hidary. Hidary has taken his concept nationally in a 21-city, cross-country tour this summer. 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