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Teachings on awareness, energy, and purpose — alongside the retreats, talks, and travels that fill the rest of the journey. Drawn from ten years as a Hindu monk and decades of teaching, written to be applied to your life today.

Spiritual AdventuresOct 26, 20102 min

Farewell Nepal! Namaste India!

Note: Though our spiritual adventure concluded on Nov 1st I will continue to post photos from the journey over the next 2 to 3 weeks. And when I return to the US I'll be uploading videos as well so…

Spiritual AdventuresOct 26, 20101 min

Join our spiritual adventure in Kerala Apr/May 2011

We are happy to announce our next spiritual adventure, this time to the beautiful state of Kerala in South India in April/May of 2011. Kerala is a mellow and gentle introduction to India for all…

Spiritual AdventuresOct 25, 20101 min

Heading back to the Himalayan mountains

It's our third morning in the jungle and we began the day with a 6:15am jungle walk. The group saw deer, a crocodile and a variety of birds. After breakfast we checked out of this lodge we now love…

Spiritual AdventuresOct 24, 20101 min

Bathing elephants in a jungle

Our day began at 6am with a 2-hour elephant back jungle safari that took us deep into the jungles of Chitwan National Park. Most of the group members were able to spot animals including rhinoceros,…

Spiritual AdventuresOct 23, 20102 min

From Himalayan mountains to a sub-tropical jungle

Update: The last few days we've spent traveling from Nepal to India and in Darjeeling in the Himalayan mountains. Internet connection has been poor and thus we have not updated our blog. But we will…

Spiritual AdventuresOct 21, 20101 min

An enchanting Himalayan morning

Pokhara, Nepal: It was an early morning for all of us today as we boarded a small bus at 4am and made the journey out to Gholakot. We arrived in this village and then hiked up about 30-minutes before…

Spiritual AdventuresOct 21, 20101 min

Himalayan Magic Moment

We will share more magic moments like this when we upload soon our photos of the amazing sunrise experience yesterday. But enjoy this in the mean time.

Spiritual AdventuresOct 20, 20101 min

A spiritual adventure in Kerala, Apr-May 2011

We are happy to announce our next spiritual adventure, this time to the beautiful state of Kerala in South India in April/May of 2011. Kerala is a mellow and gentle introduction to India for all…

Spiritual AdventuresOct 20, 20102 min

Bandipur, Himalayan village of another world!

Most people have not heard of Bandipur. Tucked away in the mountains of the Himalayas this little village is a heaven on earth. Untouched, preserving much of its original Newari architecture,…

Spiritual AdventuresOct 20, 20101 min

Pokhara and an afternoon with monks

Our first full day in the lake side town of Pokhara. We started the morning with a class exploring the 8 progressive steps of Raja Yoga, understanding psychic nerve currents and centers of…

Spiritual AdventuresOct 19, 20102 min

Enchanting village in the Himalayan mountains

Day 3 of our spiritual adventure in Nepal and today we left Kathmandu and headed west. After a couple of hours of driving I requested the driver to pull over so that we could cross a hanging bridge.…

Spiritual AdventuresOct 18, 20101 min

Temples, stupas, monks and palaces in Kathmandu

The second day of spiritual adventure in Nepal saw us visit the Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu. We wandered the grounds worshipping at the various shrines before stopping by a group of sadhus. We…

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