Richard Mahler is...
- the New Mexico-based author (or co-author) of 11 published books on travel,
self-transformation, natural history, creative aging, and gardening. His newest book, The Jaguar's Shadow: Searching for a Mythic Cat, is available from Yale University Press. Order here, or view the book's website (and read an excerpt) at www.TheJaguarsShadow.com.
- an independent journalist who has contributed thousands of articles to hundreds of websites, radio programs, and print publications, including the Los Angeles Times,
Chicago Tribune, Miami Herald, San Francisco Chronicle, Albuquerque Journal, Toronto Globe & Mail, Alternative Medicine, LA Weekly, E/The Environment Magazine, Arizona Highways, New Mexico, Outside, Mother Jones, Ms., Southwest Art, Utne, Yoga Journal, and Body & Soul. Richard contributes regularly to New Mexico magazine and New Mexico Journey. He is the "Southwest Storylines" columnist for Desert Exposure monthly. (Click here to read a sample.)
- a tour guide who leads walking tours through the historic district of downtown Silver City, New Mexico. Richard tells stories and dispenses trivia about the people, architecture, history, and culture of this 140-year-old mining town, tucked east of the Continental Divide on the edge of the Gila National Forest. Learn more about Silver City Walks or schedule a tour by clicking here.
- a teacher-facilitator in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction,
an 8-week course utilizing meditation, body-scan, and yoga techniques, pioneered by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn of the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Richard has led classes at hospitals, prisons, colleges, and health education programs in New Mexico and California. He writes regularly about mindfulness topics at eMindful.com.
- a media consultant who writes and strategizes
for commercial and nonprofit entities as well as individuals. His clients have included the Belize Tourist Board, William James Association, Santa Cruz County Literacy Center, Mindful Living Programs, Utne magazine, National Endowment for the Arts, and Upaya Institute. After a career as a disc jockey, Richard was a news producer in Los Angeles for FM stations and California Public Radio. He was a reporter, commentator, and critic for National Public Radio from 1975-1990.
- an editor and graphic artist whose portfolio includes work for the Gila Resources Information Project, Quivira Coalition, Trust for Public Land, Vallecitos Mountain Refuge, Jubilados, Conservation Fund, Susan Ives Communications, John Muir Publishing, Stony Creek Publications, eMindful.com, and Native Peoples magazine. (Click here to see samples.)
Communication invited via e-mail or P.O. Box 1055, Silver City, NM 88062
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This site was last updated on August 20, 2010
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