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One of our retreat attendees, Christie Bates, kindly adopted the cat, now named Khit Nhat Hanh. Photo by Frankie Fachilla </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/frankieretreat514.jpg</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/frankieretreat414.jpg</image:loc><image:title>frankieretreat414</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/frankieretreat314.jpg</image:loc><image:title>frankieretreat314</image:title><image:caption>These rocking chairs on the deck weren't used too often once the "arcitc blast" hit on Wednesday. They still looked inviting. Photo by Frankie Fachilla</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/frankieretreat214.jpg</image:loc><image:title>frankieretreat214</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/frankieretreat14.jpg</image:loc><image:title>frankieretreat14</image:title><image:caption>Once the temps dropped, we had a fire going continuously in the meditation hall. Photo by Frankie Fachilla </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-12-02T11:52:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2014/11/30/mindful-photograhy-calendar-update-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/calendarfebruary.jpg</image:loc><image:title>calendarFebruary</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/maycalendar.jpg</image:loc><image:title>MayCalendar</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/july.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Calendar</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-11-30T11:48:28+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2014/10/24/kindness-and-compassion-daylong-retreat/</loc><lastmod>2014-11-29T13:49:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2014/11/19/2015-mindful-photograhy-calendars-now-available/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/april.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Calendar</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-11-19T12:06:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2014/11/01/december-refuge-and-precepts-ceremony/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_7428.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_7428</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-11-08T15:46:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2014/11/07/womens-beachfront-retreat-opportunity-in-january/</loc><lastmod>2014-11-07T13:02:04+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2014/09/15/when-youre-ready-for-a-week-long-retreat-answering-your-hearts-calling-and-overcoming-resistance/</loc><lastmod>2014-11-05T12:14:15+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2014/10/30/fall-seeds/</loc><lastmod>2014-10-30T14:58:30+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2014/09/14/update-fall-7-day-residential-retreat-near-nashville/</loc><lastmod>2014-10-26T17:22:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2014/09/29/mindful-speech-and-deep-listening-workshop/</loc><lastmod>2014-10-21T11:30:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2014/10/21/the-maples-of-autumn/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/fallglory1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>fallglory1</image:title><image:caption>Fall Gold by Lisa Ernst</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-10-21T11:23:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2014/10/11/mindful-photos-from-saturdays-retreat/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/windysky.jpg</image:loc><image:title>windysky</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/patsysfarmadj.jpg</image:loc><image:title>patsysfarmadj</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/patsysfarm4.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View from the Rocks</image:title><image:caption>View from the Rocks</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/patsysfarm-jpb.jpg</image:loc><image:title>patsysfarm.jpb</image:title><image:caption>Patsy's Farm </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-10-11T09:37:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2014/09/24/recap-of-living-the-questions-fall-retreat-with-red-clay-sangha/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/sauteemountains.jpg</image:loc><image:title>sauteemountains</image:title><image:caption>View from Sautee Ranch</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/redclayfall2014.jpg</image:loc><image:title>redclayfall2014</image:title><image:caption>Fall Retreat with Red Clay Sangha. Photo by RIchard Skoonberg</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-10-09T17:10:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2014/07/24/middle-tennessee-fall-7-day-retreat-in-november/</loc><lastmod>2014-10-02T11:55:29+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2014/09/25/update-october-4-contemplative-photography-and-meditation-workshop/</loc><lastmod>2014-09-25T11:55:39+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2014/08/27/meditation-retreat-at-vallecitos-ranch-new-mexico/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_1248.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_1248</image:title><image:caption>Morning Mist with Clouds</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_1246.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_1246</image:title><image:caption>Heading Home</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_1200.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_1200</image:title><image:caption>Pond and Cat Tails</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_1169.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_1169</image:title><image:caption>Up River</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_1155.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_1155</image:title><image:caption>On the Way Up</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_1150.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_1150</image:title><image:caption>Looking Down</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_1129.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_1129</image:title><image:caption>Morning Clouds</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_1117.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_1117</image:title><image:caption>Field of Daisies</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_1103.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_1103</image:title><image:caption>Hummingbird Moth!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_1093.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_1093</image:title><image:caption>Field of Yellow</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-08-28T09:13:16+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2014/08/26/mindful-photography-workshop/</loc><lastmod>2014-08-27T09:22:49+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2013/12/29/the-path-and-the-way/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/endofroad.jpg</image:loc><image:title>endofroad</image:title><image:caption>The End of The Path
photography by Lisa Ernst </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-08-09T20:41:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2014/08/09/basics-of-meditation-three-week-course/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_9839.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Still Lake</image:title><image:caption>Still Lake reflecting the clouds and sky.  
- Lisa Ernst </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-08-09T11:03:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2014/07/26/a-lightning-flash-or-a-dewdrop/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/straightstrike.jpg</image:loc><image:title>straightstrike</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-07-26T12:25:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2014/07/23/last-of-the-light/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_3494.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_3494</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-07-24T13:51:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2014/07/17/luminosity-of-mind-true-nature-no-nature-or-buddha-nature/</loc><lastmod>2014-07-23T11:13:29+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2014/07/16/suffering-and-freedom-from-suffering/</loc><lastmod>2014-07-16T13:55:15+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2014/07/15/fall-three-night-residential-retreat-in-north-georgia/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_8207.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_8207</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-07-15T10:39:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2012/07/16/the-good-buddhist-trap/</loc><lastmod>2014-07-14T10:45:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2014/01/31/freedom-and-the-demons/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_0707.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0707</image:title><image:caption>White Heron in Open Sky
photography by Lisa Ernst </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-07-11T10:19:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2014/07/07/the-nature-of-mind/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_1586.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_1586</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_1587.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_1587</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-07-07T11:23:31+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2014/07/06/this-very-place/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/cloudreflectwhite.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0667</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/lotusbacklit2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>lotusbacklit2</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-07-10T17:17:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2014/06/09/daily-meditation-tip-letting-go-of-self-and-anxiety/</loc><lastmod>2014-07-06T09:47:31+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2014/06/20/fall-7-day-meditation-retreat-near-nashville/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/lisaprofilepicsm2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Lisaprofilepicsm2</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-06-20T11:52:45+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2014/06/16/forgiveness-and-compassion-meditation-retreat/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_2359.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_2359</image:title><image:caption>Nature's Lace
photography by Lisa Ernst</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-06-16T13:31:17+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2014/06/16/the-end-of-spring/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_0530.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0530</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-06-16T11:04:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2014/04/30/the-essentials-of-buddhism-course/</loc><lastmod>2014-06-02T17:43:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2014/04/29/june-daylong-meditation-retreat/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/longviewopne.jpg</image:loc><image:title>lotusandsky</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-06-02T11:46:16+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2014/05/30/de-composing-your-songs/</loc><lastmod>2014-05-31T12:08:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2014/05/16/wind-and-clouds/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/photo.jpg</image:loc><image:title>photo</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-05-16T10:48:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2014/05/14/no-choice-no-excuses-how-to-stick-with-a-daily-meditation-practice/</loc><lastmod>2014-05-16T10:30:17+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2014/05/02/spring-renewal-2014-retreat-recap/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_5836.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_5836</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_5801.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_5801</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_5792.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_5792</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_5791.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_5791</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_5817.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_5817</image:title><image:caption>Dogwoods in Full Bloom, Bethany Hills Camp. </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-05-02T13:25:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2014/04/23/dive-in-to-retreat/</loc><lastmod>2014-04-23T13:02:00+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2014/04/16/nothing-lasts/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dogwoodpondenc3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>dogwoodpondenc3</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_5957.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_5957</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_3092.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_3092</image:title><image:caption>Last of the Lotus Leaves by Lisa Ernst </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-04-17T10:10:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2014/04/14/registration-still-available-for-spring-residential-retreat/</loc><lastmod>2014-04-14T17:19:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2014/04/11/beneath-cherry-blossoms/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_5521.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_5521</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-04-11T11:28:13+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2014/04/10/practice-idea-taste-the-mud-and-be-free/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_6809.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_6809</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-04-23T10:21:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2014/03/27/the-dharma-of-giving-and-receiving/</loc><lastmod>2014-03-27T16:34:55+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2014/03/06/gratitudue-overcomes-me/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/mistymorn.jpg</image:loc><image:title>mistymorn</image:title><image:caption>A Shroud of Mist
by Lisa Ernst</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-03-06T11:44:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2014/03/04/spring-renewal-residential-retreat/</loc><lastmod>2014-03-04T17:17:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2014/03/01/the-joy-of-presence-a-mindfulness-meditation-workshop-april-5-2014/</loc><lastmod>2014-03-01T11:49:48+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2014/02/20/forgiveness-dharma-talk-and-guided-meditation/</loc><lastmod>2014-02-20T17:32:40+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2014/02/06/buddhist-geeks-podcast-working-with-questions-in-your-practice/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/lisaernst_overlay-copy.jpg</image:loc><image:title>LisaErnst_Overlay copy</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-02-20T13:23:43+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2014/02/10/insightla-dharma-talk-on-living-the-questions/</loc><lastmod>2014-02-20T13:22:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2014/02/17/guest-blog-from-saturdays-writing-and-meditation-workshop/</loc><lastmod>2014-02-17T20:58:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2013/11/29/cleaning-up-the-junkyard/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_8609.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_8609</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-02-16T12:22:40+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2014/02/12/a-dream-of-cherry-blossoms/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_7846.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_7846</image:title><image:caption>Early Spring Blossoms
photography by Lisa Ernst</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-02-12T12:02:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2014/01/02/the-dharma-of-writing-and-meditation-workshop/</loc><lastmod>2014-02-11T13:31:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2014/02/05/daylong-meditation-retreat/</loc><lastmod>2014-02-05T10:58:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2014/01/23/861/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_0594.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0594</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-01-25T22:49:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2014/01/10/water-and-ice-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_4417.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_4417</image:title><image:caption>Frozen Water with Reflection</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-01-10T11:42:14+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2014/01/07/a-phantom-and-a-dream/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_4291.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_4291</image:title><image:caption>Bubble freezing in the midst of popping!
Photography by Lisa Ernst </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-01-07T18:39:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2013/12/12/winter-residential-retreat-recap-the-razors-edge/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_4084.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_4084</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_4075.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_4075</image:title><image:caption>Frozen Pond</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_4096.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_4096</image:title><image:caption>Misty Ice II at Bethany Hills</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_4090.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_4090</image:title><image:caption>Misty Ice at Bethany Hills</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_4077.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ice stick </image:title><image:caption>A Single Stick </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-12-18T11:30:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2013/11/27/new-years-half-day-retreat/</loc><lastmod>2013-12-14T21:08:32+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2013/11/26/winter-is-now/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_6502.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_6502</image:title><image:caption>Foggy Winter</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-12-01T13:20:15+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2013/11/24/making-friends-with-your-stress/</loc><lastmod>2013-11-24T14:35:32+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2013/11/20/mindful-photograhy-calendar-update/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/january_2014-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>January_2014-2</image:title><image:caption>Image by Gay Mayes</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/march_2014.jpg</image:loc><image:title>March_2014</image:title><image:caption>Image by Lily Hansen</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-11-20T13:48:46+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2013/11/12/one-dharma-2014-mindful-photograhy-calendar/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/calendar_cover_web.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Calendar</image:title><image:caption>Calendar Cover, image by Tracy Wilson </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/april_2014.jpg</image:loc><image:title>April_2014</image:title><image:caption>Photo by Patsy Cutillo</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-11-13T12:42:40+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2013/11/05/december-refuge-and-five-precepts-ceremony/</loc><lastmod>2013-11-05T19:43:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2013/10/17/photos-from-the-october-5-contemplative-meditaiton-and-photograhy-retreat/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_2631.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Close</image:title><image:caption>10/5 Meditation and Photography Retreat by Lisa Ernst </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_2473.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Dark Lilac</image:title><image:caption>October 5 Contemplative Photography Retreat by Lisa Ernst </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_2636.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Hanging On</image:title><image:caption>October 5 Contemplative Photography Retreat, by Lisa Ernst  </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-10-30T09:53:00+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2013/10/20/retreat-scholarship-appeal/</loc><lastmod>2013-10-20T11:30:43+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2013/10/17/the-rain/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/peonywatercrop.jpg</image:loc><image:title>peonywatercrop</image:title><image:caption>Peony with Rain  photography by Lisa Ernst</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-10-17T20:39:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2013/10/11/half-day-buddhist-heart-practices-retreat/</loc><lastmod>2013-10-11T12:23:00+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2013/10/07/contemplative-photography-and-meditation-retreat-recap-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_2623.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_2623</image:title><image:caption>Orange Bugs on Pod 
photography by Lisa Ernst </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/tracywilsonleaf.jpg</image:loc><image:title>tracywilsonleaf</image:title><image:caption>Leaf and reflection in pond at Penuel Rigdge, photograh by Tracy Wilson</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-10-08T12:05:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2013/09/30/weekend-residential-retreat-decembmber-5-8/</loc><lastmod>2013-09-30T20:21:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2013/09/25/a-single-family/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_7870.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_7870</image:title><image:caption>Frog in Spring
</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_9063.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_9063</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-09-25T10:53:15+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2013/09/22/photography-retreat-and-2013-calendar/</loc><lastmod>2013-09-22T18:12:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2013/09/20/daylong-retreat-at-insight-la-with-trudy-goodman/</loc><lastmod>2013-09-20T11:11:11+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2013/08/26/contemplative-photography-and-meditation-workshop/</loc><lastmod>2013-09-19T11:28:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2012/09/30/contemplative-photography-and-meditation-retreat-recap/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_4594.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_4594</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-08-28T19:26:48+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2013/08/28/abandon-this-fleeting-world/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_0093.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0093</image:title><image:caption>Reelfoot Lake Lotus
photography by Lisa Ernst</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_7824.jpg</image:loc><image:title>CherryBlossoms</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-08-28T19:11:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2013/08/22/the-joy-of-mindful-photography/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/bwsnowtree.jpg</image:loc><image:title>bwsnowtree</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/fencelog.jpg</image:loc><image:title>fencelog</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/doublelog.jpg</image:loc><image:title>doublelog</image:title><image:caption>Fall Fog, Radnor Lake </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/3moonsunps.jpg</image:loc><image:title>3moonsunps</image:title><image:caption>Moon on Lake
photograhy by Lisa Ernst</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/lotuslakewebm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>LotusLakewebm</image:title><image:caption>Lotus Lake, Acrylic on Canvas, 48" x 36," private collection</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/lotusdusk.jpg</image:loc><image:title>lotusdusk</image:title><image:caption>Reelfoot Lake at Dusk </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/lotuspads1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>lotuspads1</image:title><image:caption>Lotus Pads on Reelfoot Lake </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-09-13T22:33:17+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2013/08/20/dying-to-this-moment/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_0254.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Egrets</image:title><image:caption>A Flock of Egrets
- photography by Lisa 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with her beloved rescue dog Stella</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2015-01-12T20:55:13+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2013/05/23/love-letters/</loc><lastmod>2013-08-19T12:33:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2013/06/19/wisdom-on-the-rocks/</loc><lastmod>2013-08-19T12:32:59+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2013/06/21/daylong-summer-meditation-retreat/</loc><lastmod>2013-08-19T12:32:48+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2013/07/16/a-three-way-stop-of-awakening-intersecting-dependent-arising-equanimity-and-emptiness/</loc><lastmod>2013-08-19T12:32:31+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2013/07/22/the-practice-of-meditation/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_9773.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_9773</image:title><image:caption>Still Lake with Clouds
Photography by Lisa Ernst </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-08-19T12:32:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2013/07/26/how-to-meditate-and-yoga-workshop-in-huntsville/</loc><lastmod>2013-08-19T12:31:52+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2011/12/29/two-poems-by-rabindranath-tagore/</loc><lastmod>2013-08-19T12:29:17+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2012/05/05/let-the-moment/</loc><lastmod>2013-08-19T12:27:30+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2012/05/23/id-rather-feel/</loc><lastmod>2013-08-19T12:26:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2012/10/04/gratitude/</loc><lastmod>2013-08-19T12:25:11+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2012/10/08/generosity/</loc><lastmod>2013-08-19T12:24:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2012/11/14/my-constant-companion/</loc><lastmod>2013-08-19T12:23:40+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2013/01/07/a-sliver-of-moonlight/</loc><lastmod>2013-08-19T12:22:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2013/02/01/the-silent-well/</loc><lastmod>2013-08-19T12:21:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2013/04/02/only-the-moon/</loc><lastmod>2013-08-19T12:20:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2013/05/15/an-owls-perfect-song/</loc><lastmod>2013-08-19T12:19:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2013/07/19/the-undying-2/</loc><lastmod>2013-08-19T12:18:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2013/07/20/the-whole-world-will-shine/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/yellowleaf.jpg</image:loc><image:title>yellowleaf</image:title><image:caption>Yellow Leaf 
Photography by Lisa Ernst</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-08-19T12:17:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2013/07/31/the-firefly/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_1147.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Dusk at Reelfoot Lake</image:title><image:caption>Dusk at Reelfoot Lake
photography by Lisa Ernst
</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-08-19T12:17:32+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2013/08/05/the-lotus/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_0787.jpg</image:loc><image:title>ReelfootLotus</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-08-19T12:17:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2013/08/08/this-place-of-true-love/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_0997.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Blackbird in Lotus</image:title><image:caption>Blackbird in Lotus - photography by Lisa Ernst</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_1001.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Blackbird in Lotus</image:title><image:caption>Blackbird in Lotus photography by Lisa Ernst</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-08-19T12:16:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2013/08/13/the-moon-at-the-window/</loc><lastmod>2013-08-19T12:16:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2013/08/15/stay-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_1992.jpg</image:loc><image:title>OregonCoast</image:title><image:caption>Oregon Rain
photography by Lisa Ernst</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-08-19T12:16:04+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2013/08/11/daylong-meditation-retreat-in-nashville-september-14/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0551.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0551</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-08-14T11:13:49+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2013/06/25/new-huffington-post-live-segment-be-more-miserable/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/screenshotsmall.png</image:loc><image:title>screenshotsmall</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/huffpomis.png</image:loc><image:title>huffpomis</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-06-27T20:50:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2013/04/22/mostly-smooth-sailing/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_8005.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_8005</image:title><image:caption>Reflect1</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_8017.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_8017</image:title><image:caption>Reflection by Lisa Ernst </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_8010.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_8010</image:title><image:caption>ZigZag
by Lisa Ernst </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_7986.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_7986</image:title><image:caption>Early morning light at Bethany Hills by Lisa Ernst </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/retreatpath.jpg</image:loc><image:title>retreatpath</image:title><image:caption>Walking Path at Bethany Hills by Frankie Fachilla </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/retreatflowers.jpg</image:loc><image:title>retreatflowers</image:title><image:caption>Altar Flowers by Frankie Fachilla </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/retreatbuddha.jpg</image:loc><image:title>retreatbuddha</image:title><image:caption>Altar Buddha by Frankie Fachilla </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-06-20T18:13:40+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2013/06/07/dipa-mas-10-lessons-to-live-by/</loc><lastmod>2013-06-10T02:48:17+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2013/04/19/june-1-meditation-retreat/</loc><lastmod>2013-05-24T11:10:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2012/10/10/why-do-a-residential-meditation-retreat/</loc><lastmod>2013-03-18T15:43:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2013/01/29/daylong-mindfulness-meditation-retreat/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_0589.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0589</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-03-04T20:29:17+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2013/02/10/an-old-zen-saying-about-sitting/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/536059_10152524903790705_611414233_n.jpg</image:loc><image:title>536059_10152524903790705_611414233_n</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-02-11T00:49:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2013/02/08/huffington-posts-power-of-mindfulness/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/huffscreenshot.png</image:loc><image:title>Huffscreenshot</image:title><image:caption>Lisa recently participated in a Huffingtonpost Live Webcast. </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-02-08T12:45:00+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2013/01/21/use-what-youve-been-given-to-wake-up/</loc><lastmod>2013-01-22T18:37:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2012/12/28/the-dharma-of-writing-workshop/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_0585.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0585</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_6205.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_6205</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-01-10T21:20:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2012/12/18/awareness-of-breath-by-ajahn-chah/</loc><lastmod>2012-12-18T12:13:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2012/12/16/awareness-is-your-refuge-2/</loc><lastmod>2012-12-16T13:40:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2012/11/23/our-2013-mindful-photography-calendars-are-now-available/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/october.jpg</image:loc><image:title>October</image:title><image:caption>An image from our 2012 Mindful Photography Calendar </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/january.jpg</image:loc><image:title>January</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/bobbyjune.jpg</image:loc><image:title>BobbyJune</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2012-11-23T15:54:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2012/11/01/december-refuge-ceremony-and-the-five-precepts/</loc><lastmod>2012-11-07T20:40:52+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2012/10/26/true-refuge-retreat-december-6-9-nashville-tennessee/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/sunrisemaryhelen.jpg</image:loc><image:title>sunrisemaryhelen</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2012-10-26T11:19:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2012/09/16/a-day-of-mindfulness-retreat-in-nashville/</loc><lastmod>2012-09-26T11:56:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2012/08/30/save-the-date-late-fall-residential-retreat-led-by-lisa-ernst/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/bethanyhall.jpg</image:loc><image:title>bethanyhall</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/bethanyjohn.jpg</image:loc><image:title>bethanyjohn</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2012-08-30T14:12:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2012/08/14/mindful-meditation-and-photography-workshop/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/bluewater2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>bluewater</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/bluewater1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>bluewater</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/bluewater.jpg</image:loc><image:title>bluewater</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/doublelog.jpg</image:loc><image:title>doublelog</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2012-08-24T09:25:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2012/07/19/a-late-summer-day-of-mindfulness-retreat/</loc><lastmod>2012-07-22T11:49:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2012/06/01/nashville-day-of-mindfulness-retreat/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/shylotuscrop31.jpg</image:loc><image:title>shylotuscrop3</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/shylotuscrop3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>shylotuscrop3</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/shylotuscrop.jpg</image:loc><image:title>shylotuscrop</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2012-06-01T15:56:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2012/03/10/three-day-spring-meditation-retreat/</loc><lastmod>2012-03-13T13:31:46+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2012/01/01/a-day-of-mindfulness-retreat/</loc><lastmod>2012-01-01T14:55:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com/2011/12/20/living-the-questions/</loc><lastmod>2011-12-20T12:56:04+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thelotusbloomsinthemud.com</loc><changefreq>daily</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority><lastmod>2025-05-10T10:06:27+00:00</lastmod></url></urlset>
