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Feb 5, 2015

Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary - A Haven of Life

After our very special morning witnessing the sun rise over the Taj Mahal we left Agra and headed west to Samode, a little know village in Rajasthan that would be our home for the next 3 nights. On the way there we made a brief stop at the Keoladeo National Park (formerly known as the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary) in Bharatpur, Rajasthan. The national park is a man-made and man-managed wetland that i...

Feb 5, 2015
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Experiential Learning - The Permanent Kind of Learning

Day 8 of our North Indian Spiritual Adventure... We arrived in Samode late in the evening the previous night, checked into our tents, had dinner and went to bed after 2 days of intense traveling. The tents at Samode Bagh were more like "glamping" (glamorous camping) than camping
Feb 4, 2015
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The Train to the Taj Mahal

Day 6: Feb 4 We started our day with a sunrise Puja at the southern group of temples in Khajuraho dedicated to Lord Siva. I had the honor of performing the ritual of abhishekam, the bathing of the central deity with an offering of milk, yogurt, and flowers. The temple reverbera
Feb 4, 2015
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Enstasy: A Meditation Confluence in Kerala, India 2016

I’ve spoken at and attended many inspiring events, where I am given so much great new information only to return home and have many of these ideas forgotten in a notebook. I realized the problem is that there’s no time provided at these events to reflect and integrate the teach
Feb 3, 2015
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Day 5: Varanasi to Khajuraho: Temples of Beauty

Day 5: Feb 3 Our last morning in Varanasi was so very special. The group engaged in a vigorous yoga asana practice in the morning with Robin and then I led everyone through a meditation continuing to focus on the intent that each person brought with them on the trip and on ma
Feb 2, 2015
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Day 4: Unwavering Focus on Life's Purpose

Day 4 and our spiritual adventure continues. The group started their day with yoga asana practice at sunrise on the steps right along the Ganges River, followed by meditation and chanting. We have been working on developing unwavering focus in our meditation practice by visuali
Feb 1, 2015
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Day 3 - Yoga, Meditation and Priest Training School

Day 3 : February 1st Some say that a visit to Varanasi is an experience of self-discovery and eternal oneness of body and soul. However this magical city affects you, it has been agreed that Varanasi offers everyone a unique and breathtaking experience.The past two days we spen