Tag: yoga
Phool Chatti Ashram is a 100 year old ashram located 7 kms north of Rishikesh on the Ganga river bank. Here, you can experience ashram life in…
Phool Chatti Ashram is a 100 year old ashram located 7 kms north of Rishikesh on the Ganga river bank. Here, you can experience ashram life in…
Phool Chatti Ashram is a 100 year old ashram located 7 kms north of Rishikesh on the Ganga river bank. Here, you can experience ashram life in…
Prayer is an important aspect of ashram life. In the Phool Chatti ashram there is a daily evening prayer, or ”pooja” which is performed in the small…
The morning routine in the ashram is a 3 hour program starting at 6 am. It contains meditation, pranayama (breathing exercises), chanting mantras, yoga, and: yogic cleansing…
Phool Chatti Ashram is a 100 year old ashram located 7 kms north of Rishikesh on the Ganga river bank. Here, you can experience ashram life in…
And once more I find myself on the yoga mat, this time in Rishikesh, a holy city on the Ganga river bank, world famous for its numerous…
The Hariharalaya retreat center in Cambodia was my refuge turning 30 (see my previous post). And, it was so good that I went back for more. Six days of yoga…
Turning 30. Was I trying to escape it, as my brother suggested, by going away traveling? Who knows. While my Facebook news feed gradually turned into a portfolio of…
A year ago I set foot for the first time in De Nieuwe Yoga School. As a New Years resolution I wanted to practice yoga everyday. January 2nd, 7…
On a Wednesday morning in an early yoga class, the teacher that day started off ensuring us that ‘A new day, is making new mistakes.” I was mind…
Drawing a mandala is a calming activity in itself. And so is the Lotus position, practiced for meditation and in yoga. All three nourishing activities to cleanse your…
Beautiful spinning prayer bells at the Monkey Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal. While travelling there in 2012, I met many amazing and inspiring people on the way. Many of…