<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>https://ecency.com</link><image><url>https://ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 19:41:42 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@gabrielaxel/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Caves, Glow-worms, Self-cultivation (Tasmania)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today's destination: Marakoopa Cave in Mole Creek Karst National Park, Tasmania. 15 minutes drive away. This cave would have taken hundreds of millions of years to form the way it is today. Water]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@gabrielaxel/caves-glow-worms-self-cultivation-tasmania</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@gabrielaxel/caves-glow-worms-self-cultivation-tasmania</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gabrielaxel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2018 10:59:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3Zp9B6wTMyRyCLpHEPhjo9dEvsjJgBJuKaXAHZfAk97tLwFYRj5wkQSHtiGYnocuUExsHHDZKbTU2YJXLC3wNoAbKJHHmeQqXh5U3Ug6SzqTEJTaKqj9eFJaR2u3EjwVqtNPXYsswq1sM37C4wrW5NaKQPxjNMXst6PcziqDy8Vwk3UYpoQAZvry8Dr64SSZ29mKdY5r6ESNEvwxCAtPxs15JCorLWRmPbzjDPBuzgrqUEwAdCXwd?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welcome to Tasmania (Palawa).]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest leg of our journey: Tasmania (Aussie slang "Tassie", Aboriginal Palawa), Australia. Australia is a notably relaxed place, with vast amounts of sparsely inhabited land. Tasmania feels even more]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@gabrielaxel/welcome-to-tasmania-palawa</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@gabrielaxel/welcome-to-tasmania-palawa</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gabrielaxel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2018 11:40:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3Zp9B6wTMyRyCLpHEPhjo9dEvsjJgBJuKaXAHZfAk97tLwFWi7nMrW6XTcUipE3haE2ib8eaZpJSqcFJoGDfWdiFCv9qw95jpGRJqeWP75yson1t9vqarAQhUsfLTLmDSe92vX6h9HtqKCHwTDsB6mrPrAbEdKvf9pNmoSiFDA3EKgk7QV6H5cXUJYCtzK5vpok6Nk94Rnaeu6E4yPi2RSo8KvGZiSzTdF2gDcCLGBXv3ATjxFmcs?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adventures on the Australian South Coast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since November 2017, we have opted to travel Australia rather than reside in Newcastle ("Newy"). We have been driving south from Newy, down the South Coast, and made a month-long stop in Bateman's Bay]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@gabrielaxel/adventures-on-the-australian-south-coast</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@gabrielaxel/adventures-on-the-australian-south-coast</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gabrielaxel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 06:06:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2AhvXLVpSBRCgGhSaQTYLVFiUgU45jKb2V7JiZFRTfEDqpo3X5TmFiFZ5HEJahCCVUgyjexa9yUXWHq4ReLU47HXCmtH3g1VrkfUh3vQwR3PfpYiMcVS6ziLaM7Vwc7UmCdFADDh3sncnUBCsPKoPsRsfTmoQaKSiu4pCXQuZ2xxAWDQEw1VGoq3VBUqQtUL1cqmPckkDoEFJYMssez4awt1jeUBURSrcYji997W9aL6X?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flat Rock Island Walking Track, Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[My life so far has been relatively travel-intensive, and I have spent the past three years in Australia pursuing a PhD in cognitive neuroscience. 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I also briefly recapitulate and reference a Caltech study on the]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@gabrielaxel/harmonizing-with-saturn-mantra-practice</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@gabrielaxel/harmonizing-with-saturn-mantra-practice</guid><category><![CDATA[astronomy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gabrielaxel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Feb 2018 10:08:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e7sqzC3AS5fUn2ZDCgNZA3jm18Fm3ny3ps8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Q&A: "Why do some people have sudden awakenings and others try hard with no results?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[In response to a question posted on social media: "Why do some just awaken one day, while others strive their whole adult lives trying, yet don't feel they are awakening?" This is not an uncommon reflection]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@gabrielaxel/q-and-a-why-do-some-people-have-sudden-awakenings-and-others-try-hard-with-no-results</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@gabrielaxel/q-and-a-why-do-some-people-have-sudden-awakenings-and-others-try-hard-with-no-results</guid><category><![CDATA[spirituality]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gabrielaxel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2018 14:01:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e78uZhQkU2nRK6BCWsErSbtGZqPTARP9nAi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your Brain on Om: A Brief Intro to the Self-science of Mantra]]></title><description><![CDATA[In response to my first post on yoga and the brain, I received a thoughtful question from a reader: "Why would my brain want to love saying Om?" We have often heard (or heard of) yoga students or]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@gabrielaxel/your-brain-on-om-a-brief-intro-to-the-self-science-of-mantra</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@gabrielaxel/your-brain-on-om-a-brief-intro-to-the-self-science-of-mantra</guid><category><![CDATA[spirituality]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gabrielaxel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2018 13:41:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your Brain on Yoga: A Blueprint for Transformation]]></title><description><![CDATA[ [Originally published on US News Health, 4 September 2013] I began my journey as an aspiring neuroscientist determined to understand the basis of what makes us human. What was our most fundamental]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@gabrielaxel/your-brain-on-yoga-a-blueprint-for-transformation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@gabrielaxel/your-brain-on-yoga-a-blueprint-for-transformation</guid><category><![CDATA[neuroscience]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gabrielaxel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2018 10:15:51 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>