The heart of storytelling is a journey, across time and place. In these four short stories, travel to a remote and lonely farm … a village alive with family … an island teeming with unique life … and a city street that suddenly begins to feel like home. In stories from Andrew Bird, Nadia Owusu, David Whyte, and Pico Iyer, linked and contextualized with meditations from Rohan.Listen to Meditative Story episodes featured in this episode:Andrew Bird: http://listen.meditativestory.com/AndrewBirdCompilation2Nadia Owusu: http://listen.meditativestory.com/NadiaOwusuCompilation2David Whyte: http://listen.meditativestory.com/DavidWhyteCompilation2Pico Iyer: http://listen.meditativestory.com/PicoIyerCompilation2Each episode of Meditative Story combines the emotional pull of first-person storytelling with immersive music and gentle mindfulness prompts. Read the transcript for this story at: www.meditativestory.comSign up for the Meditative Story newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gyDGgDSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.