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Be Good Do Good
The sign at the Shivinanda Ashram read Be Good Do Good - its really that simple. The Swami G at the Kriya Yoga ashram wore Orange Crocs and a cell phone hanging round his neck - I love it - Eastern Yoga Western Yoga ha ! Be prepared to be in a place you've never been in before in......Read More

Posted on: 2008-02-07 07:50:19 | Rating:

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Return to the Mothership
Here there is constant chaos - Here in the birthplace of yoga cars whiz by motorcyles,trucks and taxis. Narowing missing cows, pedestrains, monkeys, dogs - lots and lots of stray dogs. Here there are fires in the alleys, beggars and unpaved roads. Here there is peace and......Read More

Posted on: 2008-02-07 23:50:30 | Rating:

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What Really Matters
"All life is action and passion, it is required of us that we should share the action & the passion of our time at peril of being judged not to have lived " Oliver Wendell Homes I believe 1/3 our of time should be spent in internal processing and 2/3 's of our time in......Read More

Posted on: 2008-02-09 09:07:28 | Rating:

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Leaving Rishikesh
Sunday - a day of rest. Finally crashed on the most appropriate day. Its been non stop since I arrived in Rishikesh on Tuesday. A few words in closing about this place. Huge Mountains surround the gorge, the Ganga River runs through- a murky jade. White sand beaches and......Read More

Posted on: 2008-02-10 07:50:12 | Rating:

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Balance Balance Balance
City of the Taj - well I thought we were off to Jaipur - but that shows you how much I read itineraries :) We are in the city of the Taj Mahal - Agra , at a real hotel - JOY ! I will kneel and kiss the ground for a salad and a cocktail. Life has to be about balance for me and......Read More

Posted on: 2008-02-11 09:32:03 | Rating:

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Dancing Thru India
Last night we took over the disco, not hard to do considering it was just the seven of us there. What just about all of us have in common ( except G ) is the deep love of free movement. When we camped in tents by the Ganges we immediately set up a portable Ipod player and started......Read More

Posted on: 2008-02-11 21:50:31 | Rating:

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Taj Mahal
Photos don't do it justice, in fact there are no words to discribe the magnitude of the Taj . Majestic, white marble, gleaming. It was built by a man for his wife after she fell ill delivering their 14th child. A palace built on love. The Quran is completely inscribed......Read More

Posted on: 2008-02-12 04:58:05 | Rating:

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Little Miss Sunshine
Motorcoach ride from Agra to Jaipur. A glorified VW bus with more seating. We sang everything from the Carpenters to Luther Vandross to beautiful AGAPE music - Seven of us for the seven chakras. The horn gets stuck - a total LMS moment. The traffic here is amazing, cars, trucks,......Read More

Posted on: 2008-02-12 22:23:54 | Rating:

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Monkeys, Massage & Masala
Some of the funniest and most interesting stories will never make it to these pages... perhaps they involve someone who cannot be named or subject matter that is a bit scandalous :) Catch me at the right time and perhaps I will spill some. Photos will be uploaded here by......Read More

Posted on: 2008-02-13 22:26:04 | Rating:

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Gratitude
My very first yoga instructor, Renee Taylor, came to the Himilayas in the 1960's after being diagnosed with Cancer. Through Yoga and a Vegetarian diet ( there are no vegans in India) she healed. She came back to the U.S. and started teaching and writing books. In 1990 when I took her......Read More