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Breathedreamgo

The transformational travel guide

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.

Insider’s Guide to Rishikesh, India

Insider’s Guide to Rishikesh, India

by Mariellen Ward | September 5, 2020

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I am often asked, what is my favourite place in India? The yoga capital of Rishikesh in the Himalayan foothills is one of them. Here’s why.

Travel is an experience in perception

Travel is an experience in perception

by Mariellen Ward | August 7, 2017

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Travel teaches you that you are not the centre of the universe — only of your universe. And the only thing you can change is yourself.

My story: Why I write about travel in India

My story: Why I write about travel in India

by Mariellen Ward | February 22, 2019

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In 2005, following a series of devastating personal losses, I traveled to India for six months. That trip changed my life. Among other things, I found my muse as a writer. Now, I tell stories about transformative travel — the kind of travel that changes you. Click more to read my story.

The 5 spiritual ideas of social media

The 5 spiritual ideas of social media

by Mariellen Ward | August 7, 2017

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Learning how to “do” social media effectively is a lot learning a spiritual discipline. Here are 5 spiritual ideas and how social media exemplifies them.

Ode to George Harrison

Ode to George Harrison

by Mariellen Ward | December 13, 2018

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A tribute to my favourite Beatle, George Harrison, to coincide with the opening of the Martin Scorsese documentary about him, Living in the Material World.

Understanding the Indian rope trick

Understanding the Indian rope trick

by Mariellen Ward | July 23, 2018

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My interview with The Rope in the Water author Sylvia Fraser about her pilgrimage to India and her reality-defying experience with a non-existent rope that saved her life.

Celebrating the women of India

Celebrating the women of India

by Mariellen Ward | July 7, 2020

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In response to a statement about how intense discrimination against women and girls permeates every aspect of Indian culture in an article in the Globe and Mail, this blog celebrates the many cheerful, successful, strong and outspoken women of India.

Top 5 things I’ve learned after traveling  a year in India

Top 5 things I’ve learned after traveling
a year in India

by Mariellen Ward | December 14, 2018

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Money does not buy happiness, yoga is not about putting your leg behind your head and people are good. Here are the top 5 things I’ve learned after a year of traveling in India.

The speech that launched a thousand yogis

The speech that launched a thousand yogis

by Mariellen Ward | November 1, 2018

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January 12 is Swami Vivekananda’s birthday (born 1863). In honour of his birthday, I am posting the speech he made in 1893 at the World’s Parliament of Religions in Chicago. He was the first Indian swami, or guru, who really made a big impact on the west. To say he stole the show is an understatement.

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About Breathedreamgo

Breathedreamgo is an award-winning travel site published by Canadian travel writer and India travel expert Mariellen Ward. Breathedreamgo was launched in 2009 and focuses on transformative travel, travel in India, travel in Canada, responsible travel, and solo female travel.

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