Food is part of the spiritual practise at Aurovalley Ashram, where conscious eating and responsible choices help sustain a healthy ecology.
Conscious eating at a yoga ashram in India
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Yoga and Wellness
Travelling for Yoga, wellness, and spirituality is gaining popularity, especially in India. Many people visit India for Yoga, to take Yoga courses and Teacher Training programs, to go on Yoga retreats, and to try meditation, Vipassana, and Ayurveda treatments. We cover these in our Complete Guide to Yoga in India, What life is like in a Yoga Ashram, and many more posts.
Mirabai Expedition 3: Uncovering the feminine
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Third stop on the Mirabai Expedition is in central Rajasthan, where she was born and raised, and where I start to find the essential feminine in her story.
How I quit my job to travel
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In 2005 I quit my job, and my life, to travel across India for 6 months. This is how I did it and what I learned from the experience.
Mirabai Expedition 2: Finding my way
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On days 2 and 3 of the Mirabai Expedition, in Vrindavan and Agra, I start to surrender to the rhythm of the pilgrimage and begin to find my way.
Stumbling on the road to my dreams
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My year-end blog post is all about a recent revelation I had about my life, and what I’ve learned about the pitfalls that await when following your dreams.
Mirabai Expedition 1: Lost in Vrindavan
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My 1st stop on the Mirabai Expedition to follow in the 16th century poet’s footsteps across North India finds me lost in the dusty town of Krishna’s youth.
Tracing the myth of Mirabai
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Thanks to an explorer’s grant from Kensington Tours, I will be going to India to trace the journeys of 16th century poet and mystic Mirabai, a woman ahead of her time.
The River
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How Ganga, the holy mother river of India, helped me recover from the irreconcilable loss of my mother.
Year in review: Return of the hero
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In 2013, I became aware that I was at a new stage in The Hero’s Journey: I was Returning from several years of travel adventure. Here’s what I learned.