Lessons on being more fully alive, gleaned from the rainforest:
- Find strength in vulnerability. Get through challenges to find your power. Look at what’s not working and get support when needed.
- Practice gratitude. Weave thankfulness into your day-to-day life.
- Challenge your routines. Value the unusual and unexpected. Changing up how you do simple actions will make you appreciate those simple actions more.
- Tap intuitive insights. Refine and leverage your intuition.

Tyler Gage is the co-founder and CEO of RUNA, a social enterprise that makes energy beverages with Guayusa (Gwhy-you-sa), a rare Amazonian tea.