The Blog — 45 posts

South India

Every teaching, story, and reflection filed under South India.

Spiritual AdventuresSep 12, 20172 min

Madurai's Sacred Citadel to the Goddess

Madurai's Meenakshi Temple in South India, Hinduism's grandest citadel to the goddess, is a sacred place of pilgrimage for Hindus the world over and one of the most famous temples in India. This…

NewsJan 30, 20176 min

2016 in Review

Well, this is coming embarrassingly late. Every year in the first couple of weeks of January I do a review of the previous year. Needless to say I'm late with my "2016 in Review" but better late than…

Spiritual AdventuresJan 26, 20164 min

Experiencing Kerala on Enstasy

Day Three of Enstasy began, similar to yesterday (day 2), with yoga asana practices just after sunrise with our guest teachers, Robin, Jasmine, and Yvonne. After their morning posture practice,…

Spiritual AdventuresMar 13, 20142 min

Our Finale Dinner in South India

Here's the final series of photos from our South Indian spiritual adventure, wrapping up our coverage of that amazing journey with 17 wonderful souls. On the last night of our meditation and yoga…

Spiritual AdventuresMar 10, 20141 min

How you dress is how you feel

"How you dress is how you feel". We took this very seriously on the last night of our spiritual adventure. The last night is always special as in the tradition of doing these trips and everyone gets…

Spiritual AdventuresMar 9, 20141 min

Exploring the Backwaters of Kerala

We wrap up the coverage of our meditation and yoga retreat in South India earlier this month. The state of Kerala in India is renowned for its spagetthi of rivers, canals and lagoons, and is the…

Spiritual AdventuresMar 7, 20141 min

The Spice Plantations of Periyar, Kerala

After 5 busy days of temple hopping and classes in Tamil Nadu we head to the quieter and lush green hills of Kerala, South India. Kerala is famous for its hill stations, backwaters, spices and tea…

Spiritual AdventuresMar 3, 20141 min

Morning walk in a Village, South India

Day 3 of our spiritual adventure in South India. Quite a few of us took the opportunity to explore the village that our heritage hotel was located in. We were up early and headed off in different…

Spiritual AdventuresJan 2, 20142 min

Wildlife, spices, & tea plantations in Periyar

As we explore all of the regional and cultural wonders that South India has to offer, we find ourselves traversing through the rolling hills of Periyar. Periyar is the green-thumb region of the west,…

Photography & TravelDec 29, 20132 min

Beauty in Bloom: A walk through the Madurai Flower Market

One of the most aesthetically beautiful parts of our meditation retreat to South India is our visit to the local flower market in Madurai. It is one of the biggest markets in all of India and…

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