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In the early morning at 5:30 am we went to the Om meditation. From 6 to 7am we saw the kriya cleansing techniques, then a short chanting session, followed by a morning lecture by Dr. Nagendra, who is both the spiritual and scientific head at the SVYASA Yoga University. The challenge for us when visiting universities […]
Dr. Yoga! Yes, you can do a Ph.D in Yoga at this government recognised yoga university near Bangalore. On Sunday afternoon, we drove to the Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (SVYASA), located about 30 km outside of Bangalore. Spread over more than 100 acres, it was a bit difficult to get an overview of their full range of activities. […]
Hema, Venkatesha’s wife, conducts the therapeutical classes in the early morning. The same students are attending the class every day of the week at the Atmavikasa Centre Of Yogic Sciences. Most of them have health problems, and Hema knows that she makes a big change in their life. She gives them courage: “Discipline, every day, will lead […]
Our neighbor in Bangalore is getting used to our requests to borrow his car. His answer is always “No problem”. We went for another short trip to Mysore, on the day of the cricket world cup semifinals match between India and Pakistan. Cricket being the national sport in India, roads were quite empty on our way from Bangalore […]
In the morning we went to the main office of Blue Dart, a parcel shipping company, in Panaji, the capital of Goa, to send 73 rolls of film, from catching those moments of life at the Bihar School of Yoga, the Yoga Institute in Mumbai, with B.K.S. Iyengar, Rolf and Marci, and many more. This film material needs to find a safe […]
Last Saturday at sunset time at Candolim beach, we met with Rolf and Marci, the founders of Yogabones in Goa. Their yoga shala is very hidden. You may get the directions, only after email contact. Every day, deeply relaxed – their normal way of being -, they enjoy sunset with their students, along with their 8 dogs, who never miss […]
In 1994 there was a short legal opportunity for foreigners to buy property in India, so Olaf seized it and bought a nice, large and empty plot on the hills, 15 minutes drive away from Anjuna Beach, in Goa. Over the years he developed Satsanga Retreat in a way you would expect it to be from a person from […]
Julie, the director of Brahmani Yoga, puts her heart into each and every lesson. In the morning we watched her teaching. Her style can be described as mainly ashtanga yoga, with some touches of softer Vinyasa style, along with some Iyengar yoga, which she learnt after an injury. As she used to be a dancer, she plays some […]
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