Tag: yoga
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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 temple, centuries old and hand carved out of granite, covers an area of 16.5 acres. In Mad...
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Ayurveda and Yoga Retreat in South India
An invitation to join Jasmine Grace on a Vedic Adventure in South India from Nov 29 to Dec 10, 2017. “On my upcoming fifth trip to India, I feel it is a deep honor to guide beautiful beings through the soul-stirring and beautiful land of India. In true Dandapani style, this is no ordinary yoga&he...
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Your Spine, Your Center
The meditator’s goal, on the Hindu spiritual path of Raja Yoga, is to first become aware of energy and then to familiarize himself with it. Next he learns to harness this energy so it does not all flow out of him. Once this is done, his task is to withdraw this energy. As he withdraws…
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Yoga & Meditation Retreat in North India, March 2015
Join me on a transformative yoga and meditation retreat in North India next March 2015. This spiritual adventure will focus on learning the foundations of both yoga and meditation while exploring one of the most exquisite the parts of the world where these practices began. This will be a life-cha...
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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 retreat in South India we had a special farewell dinner on the banks of Lake Vembanad, India...
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Awareness Riding on Technology
Last week an entrepreneur from Australia that had attended one of my workshops there, shared with me an article titled “Growing Up Digital, Wired for Distraction” that had appeared in the New York Times. Coincidentally enough, my meditation class in New York City last week (pic below)...
Read MoreA spiritual adventure in Kerala, South India
In this post we explore the beach town of Kovalam where our spiritual adventure will conclude. Kovalam is a little town that sits on the beach facing the vast Arabian sea in the southwestern coast of India. Here, life is unhurried and gentle. Endless sun drenched beaches with only arching coconut...
Read MoreIs yoga part of Hinduism? Why, of course!
The Hindu American Foundation has been courageously pushing forth a campaign called “Take Back Yoga” suggesting “that people become more aware of yoga’s debt to the faith’s ancient traditions.” The Hindu American Foundation is not asking modern day yogis to become Hindus o...
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