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March 5, 2013
Radio Shangri-La now out in #Korea
Released today by Sui Books. I’m told the literal translation of the title is “Happy Radio.”
My publisher says the Koreans are as eager to learn about happiness as anyone. Of course, this book is about finding happiness within yourself, with a dollop of adventure. It’s also, mostly, about how media impacts our happiness…
This marks the country in which RSL has been released in addition to the US: Brazil, the Netherlands, New Zealand, India, China and Germany.
Thanks for your support!
February 1, 2013
Radio-Shangri-la + Me in Cologne and Berlin
Kamphausen has recently published Radio Shangri-La in Germany and has invited me to come promote the book there in two cities: Cologne and Berlin.
On Feb. 27th I’ll be at the Dharma Bookstore in Berlin and then….
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On Feb. 24th, I’ll be speaking at Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum – Kulturen der Welt in Cologne as part of Himalaya Day.
The detailed programme is below. Please spread the word to people who you may know in these places!
And stay tuned for the publication of Radio Shangri-La in….Korea.
Thanks, Lisa
DETAILS OF HIMALAYA DAY:
10.00 – 18.00 Uhr Musik aus dem Himalaya aufgelegt von Jan Krauthäuser, Foyer
Initiativen, Informationen und Kunsthandwerk, Foyer
10.30 – 12.00 Uhr „Bhutan 26° 28° N. Königreich im Himmel“, grenzgang Live-Reportage mit Stefan Erdmann VVK 16 € / erm. 10 € , Forum VHS EG
10.30 – 11.00 Uhr „Weisheit – einmal hin und zurück“ deutsche Fassung des amerikanischen Kurzfilms “Full Circl Wisdom” von Viktoria Riskin und Jack Petranker vom Tibetan Aid Project, Berkeley, Kalifornien. Dauer: ca. 10 Minuten mit anschl. Diskussion geleitet von
Dieter Dolata, Koordinator des Tibetan Aid Projects in Deutschland, Bibliothek, 2. OG
11.15 – 12.15 Uhr Buddhistisches Zentrum Köln e.V.: „Kurzeinführung in den Buddhismus“, Vortrag mit anschließender Meditationsmöglichkeit, Bibliothek, 2. OG
12.00 -14.00 Uhr „Aktion für alle: Erstellen von Gebetsfahnen zum Aufhängen und mitnehmen” – offene Werkstätten, JuniorMuseum, 1. OG
12.15 – 12.30 Uhr Tänze aus Nepal mit Frau Kamala und Freunden, Bühnenprogramm, Foyer
12.15 – 13.15 Uhr “Klosterbau in Samar – Himalaya-Projekt e.V. stellt seine Aktivitäten in Nepal und Mustang vor” Vortrag von Dr. Eberhard Steinbauer, Bibliothek, 2. OG
12.30 – 13.30 Uhr „Radio Shangri-La. Was ich in Bhutan, dem glücklichsten Königreich der Welt, lernte“, Reisebericht in engl. Sprache mit Lisa Napoli, Forum VHS EG
13.00 – 13.15 Uhr Nepalische Volksmusik mit Santosh Gurung, Nepalische Sänger und Musiker in Düsseldorf, Bühnenprogramm, Foyer
13.15 – 14.15 Uhr „Thangkas, Rollbilder des tibetischen Buddhismus – Aufbau, Funktion, Schadensprozesse und adäquate Handhabung/Pflege“ Vortrag mit der Diplom Restauratorin Ute S. Griesser, Bibliothek, 2. OG
13.30 – 14.30 Uhr “Religionen Asiens“ Führung mit Caroline Stegmann-Rennert
Treffpunkt: Eingang Dauerausstellung
14.00 – 14.30 Uhr Tänze aus Nepal mit Frau Kamala und Freunden, Bühnenprogramm, Foyer
14.15 – 15.15 Uhr Buddhistisches Zentrum Köln e.V.: „Buddhismus im Westen“
Vortrag mit anschließender Meditationsmöglichkeit, Bibliothek, 2. OG
14.30 – 15.15 Uhr „Sprachkurs Nepali“ Workshop mit Frau Alka Khanal, Yak & Yeti Reise- u. Sprachendienst, JuniorMuseum, 1. OG
14.30 – 15.00 Uhr Live-Musik aus der Mongolei mit Obertonsänger und Musiker Yavgaan Gendenpil begleitet von Munkhzaya Yavgaan auf der Pferdekopfgeige, Bühnenprogramm, Foyer
15.00 – 17.00 Uhr „Aktion für alle: Erstellen von Gebetsfahnen zum Aufhängen und mitnehmen ” – offene Werkstätten, JuniorMuseum, 1. OG
15.00 – 17.00 Uhr „Tibet. Unterwegs im Himalaya“, grenzgang Live-Reportage mit Olaf Schubert VVK 16 € / erm. 10 € , Forum VHS EG
15.15 – 15.45 Uhr „Weisheit – einmal hin und zurück“ deutsche Fassung des amerikanischen Kurzfilms “Full Circl Wisdom” von Viktoria Riskin und Jack Petranker vom Tibetan Aid Project, Berkeley, Kalifornien. Dauer: ca. 10 Minuten mit anschl. Diskussion geleitet von
Dieter Dolata, Koordinator des Tibetan Aid Projects in Deutschland, Bibliothek, 2. OG
16.00 – 16.45 Uhr “Faszination Nepal” Lichtbildvortrag von Herrn Norbert Meyer, zweiter Missionschef der deutschen Botschaft in Kathmandu, Bibliothek, 2. OG
16.45 – 17.00 Uhr Nepalische Volksmusik mit Santosh Gurung, Nepalische Sänger und Musiker in Düsseldorf, Bühnenprogramm, Foyer
17.00 – 17.45 Uhr “Bhutan ” Lichtbildvortrag über Bhutan von Klaus Bronny,
Kenner der Himalaya Szene und Münzenexperte, Bibliothek, 2. OG
17.15 – 17.45 Uhr Live-Musik aus der Mongolei mit Obertonsänger und Musiker Yavgaan Gendenpil begleitet von Munkhzaya Yavgaan auf der Pferdekopfgeige, Bühnenprogramm, Foyer
18.00 – 20.00 Uhr „Tibet. Pilgerwege zum Kailash“, grenzgang Live-Reportage mit Bruno Baumann VVK 16 € / erm. 10 € , Forum VHS EG
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INFOS & TICKETS
Tageskarte Museum: 7,00 € / erm. 4,50 €
(inkl. Teilnahme an Vorträgen, Workshops, Führungen, Lesungen, Filmen, etc./exkl. Live-Reportagen/Abweichungen s. Programm/Karten nur an der Tageskasse)
Einzelkarte Live-Reportage: 16,00 € / erm. 10,00 €
(berechtigt außerdem zum Erwerb einer ermäßigten Museumseintrittskarte am Thementag/Karten im VVK unter www.grenzgang.de / 0221-71991515 erhältlich/begrenztes Kontingent verfügbar, bei Interesse wird ein Erwerb der Karten im VVK empfohlen)
Tageskarte für 2 Live-Reportage: 27,00 €
(inkl. Teilnahme an allen Veranstaltungen des Thementages / Karten im VVK unter www.grenzgang.de / 0221-71991515 erhältlich/ begrenztes Kontingent verfügbar, bei Interesse wird ein Erwerb der Karten im VVK empfohlen)
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January 31, 2013
Friday nights on Bunker Hill
A short film by Emily-Rose Wagner for the OWN channel. It’s about how friends and I have built community for ourselves here in LA (which gets a bad rap for being hard to navigate) by having a party every Friday night.
I’m working on a “manifesto” about why to have weekly rituals like these in our lives, and would love your feedback.
Travel with me: The Radio Shangri-La tour of #Bhutan
Last spring I was showing pictures of Bhutan and talking about how Radio Shangri-La came to be at the charming Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena. A well-dressed couple approached me afterwards. They asked if I’d consider doing a tour of Bhutan through their travel agency. I’d had various other inquiries about such a partnership but had always backed off from the idea.
by Gelay Jamtsho
Long story short, this couple became friends and now I’m excited to partner with them on a dynamite 7-day trip this fall (September 14-21) which includes the spectacular tsechu (festival) in Thimphu and on to the differently but equally spectacular Punakha, as well as Paro (where of course we’ll visit Tiger’s Nest) and Haa.
Now, if you’re reading this, you probably know it’s not cheap to travel to Bhutan, but this is a reasonably priced adventure that I know will be a lot of fun. (After all, I’ll be along for the ride!) A little over $4k if you’re sharing a room; just under $5k if you’re not.
There’s an optional add-on to India for an additional charge beforehand for the Ganesh Chaturthi Festival. As a native, it is Mark’s area of expertise. (And he went to Bhutan the first time long before me.)
For details, please contact Mark at A Classic Tour: Mark Sood Tel: 310 373 1001
September 22, 2012
From La Jolla to Bhutan and back again: Shangri-La, READGlobal and the importance of libraries
I just got back from a couple days in Shangri-La. Not that one. This one is in La Jolla, California, a pretty gorgeous place, made even more amazing by members of the community of La Jolla Country Day School.
A series of bizarre and seemingly random events (sparked by our mutual fascination of Bhutan and our love of reading) led us together. Now, we’re all working to raise money to build a library in the Kingdom, because libraries are sorely needed–and we all agree that they’re a fundamental part of a great community.
For me it was doubly exciting: they chose Radio Shangri-La as a community read to get everyone in a “Bhutan state of mind.” (My quotes, not theirs!) I got to talk with parents, kids of all ages, and spend time with some super-committed educators who make you think: There is hope for the future. And: Boy do I wish I could go to school here. (Wish everyone could!)
Some community service team members at LJCDS
I share this because
A. I’d love to do this with your group, too. So let’s cook something up. RSL is a tool to inspire discussion about immigration, media impact, globalization, secluded Kingdoms, and even midlife malaise. All with the bigger message: It’s not about you. It’s about what you can do to help others.
B. Don’t forget READ Bhutan.
C. How cool it is that an affluent school places such a value on community service–to teach their kids the importance of the greater world beyond their own, and what they can do to participate in making it better.
September 14, 2012
Silence in the news: The joy of quiet with Pico Iyer and meditating MBAs on NPR
The world works in mysterious ways.
The video of a talk I had this spring at the Fowler with the amazing Pico Iyer (about his frequent retreats to a monastery to recalibrate, and the general topic of the Joy of Quiet) was posted yesterday…
…on the same day that this story I filed aired on Morning Edition about a professor at Claremont Graduate University who teaches MBA students about the joy (and importance) of quiet to success in their work lives.
It almost seems like quiet is in vogue! 
and yes, I get the irony that I’m telling you this via a medium that’s adding to the noise….
September 2, 2012
Modernization and its discontents: Anxiety on the rise in Bhutan
The western menace of anxiety is on the rise, according to a story in Kuensel.
The good news is that people are seeking help more than they were even five years ago, when Kuzoo FM started a call-in show featuring one of two psychiatrists in the country–and people were too ashamed to ask for help.
The sad news is, says one of those doctors: “Today there is lot of societal pressures, which were perhaps not there many years ago.”
And, the story adds what I’ve spent much of the last 5 years thinking about: “Education, modernisation and media have also changed the outlook and expectations of the people, which also lead to stress.”
September 1, 2012
#Breastfeeding versus the #environment
A recent push to get people to walk to work in Bhutan one day a week (car culture is sweeping Thimphu, and so a desire to avoid congestion and recommit to “green”) is creating another problem, as evidenced by this memo. (Thanks to our correspondent in Mauritius.)
August 29, 2012
What’s up with this blog about Bhutan and happiness?
Dear friends:
Forgive me: I’ve been blogging here far less lately and Tweeting/Facebooking far more about Bhutan and happiness.
Part of that has to do with my fun part-time work covering arts, etc at KCRW which requires me to blog (and too much blogging is draining for the soul), and part of it is a new book I’m working on, but none of it is disinterest in the subject of the Kingdom, which is changing rapidly each day (especially as the nation marches into the next election cycle, copes with rapid modernization, and as refugees take hold in communities around the US in remarkable and interesting ways.)
Radio Shangri-La will be published this fall in Germany, Israel and Sweden. I’m still committed to the READ Bhutan effort to build libraries there, and hear from readers/tourists every week about their interest in the place (lots of people want to go for free as volunteers, so I spend way too much time explaining why that’s still difficult to do.)
I’ve also been working with a tour operator to create a Shangri-La tour and a noted fashion designer is soon going to devote a percentage of profits to our library efforts.
Please keep up with me… @lisanapoli, on Facebook (I happily friend everyone) and write to me at lisa@lisanapoli.com
I’ll keep trying to post relevant information here when possible.
As they say in Bhutan, tashi delek and kaden shay!
lisa
June 29, 2012
Happiness 2012: The Conference
My friend the wise guru of time management/work-life balance John DeGraaf is putting together this important conference. It’s in Seattle later this summer. Lots of poobahs in the happiness movement will be there…. Here are the details.
HAPPINESS 2012
HAPPINESS, COMPASSION AND SUSTAINABILITY
—A STRATEGIC GATHERING
With keynote speaker Eric Weiner of NPR, author of
THE GEOGRAPHY OF BLISS
http://timeday.org/happiness2012/
Join activists and experts in a broad-ranging conversation about an old ideal, the pursuit of happiness!
In July, 2011, the United Nations urged all member nations to make “the pursuit of happiness” the goal of their governments and find ways to measure their success. We are meeting in Seattle to plan strategy for putting the UN’s call into action.
Don’t miss this exciting conference exploring the potential of this new movement. At this conference you’ll…
Learn about the vital new worldwide movement for happiness
Find out about how you can use the Happiness Initiative to improve your community
Learn about the connection between happiness and sustainability
Help plan “Pursuit of Happiness Day” (April 13) for 2013
Hear prominent authors including Eric Weiner, The Geography of Bliss; Vicki Robin, Your Money or Your Life; Cecile Andrews, Less is More; and John de Graaf, Affluenza.
Meet leaders of happiness movement in the US, including Laura Musikanski, director of the Happiness Initiative, Tom Barefoot of GNH USA, and Dr. Ryan Howell, creator of the Happiness Initiative survey.
Workshops will explore Happiness and Health, Compassion, Environment, Mental Health, Education, Arts and Culture, Finances, Government, Time Balance, Social Connection, Government and Workplace Satisfaction.
See the full conference schedule: http://www.timeday.org/happiness2012/schedule.html
Special training for community happiness leaders August 23-24:http://www.timeday.org/happiness2012/trainthetrainer.html
Like us on Facebook and share widely! https://www.facebook.com/pages/Happiness-2012-A-Strategic-Gathering/292977507463631
Download the poster here: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=302958349798880&set=a.292985974129451.66033.292977507463631&type=1&theater
Where: Seattle University
Fees:
Full conference (includes reception with food and beverages): $55 general/$40 students and low-income.
Day passes (buy at the door if space available): $35/25.
REGISTER NOW, SPACE IS LIMITED! brownpapertickets.com/event/251135
PLEASE RESERVE YOUR ACCOMMODATIONS AND FOOD AT SEATTLE UNIVERSITY BY JULY 15!
For more information contact: con2012@sustainableseattle.org.
http://timeday.org/happiness2012/
(206) 443-6747
