{"id":137,"date":"2011-02-27T12:03:25","date_gmt":"2011-02-27T06:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yoga.in\/blogs\/?p=137"},"modified":"2013-07-21T21:56:49","modified_gmt":"2013-07-21T16:26:49","slug":"luxury-yoga-at-the-ananda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yoga.in\/blogs\/2011\/02\/27\/luxury-yoga-at-the-ananda\/","title":{"rendered":"Luxury yoga at the Ananda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Ananda was on today&#8217;s agenda. It was quite an ascent into the\u00a0hills, 18 km away from Rishikesh. The Ananda is an old palace turned into one\u00a0of the world&#8217;s best wellness resorts, spread over 100 acres.<\/p>\n<p>Sushant, the head of the yoga department, welcomed us with a freshly\u00a0brewed coffee and introduced us to the philosophy of the place.\u00a0Being located in the Indian Himalayas, the Ananda intend to be\u00a0as close as possible to the Himalayan yoga tradition.<br \/>\nTheir high profile clientele made it impossible for us to take\u00a0photographs freely, but we could instead shoot yoga classes\u00a0in some spots with the help of some western and Indian employees.<\/p>\n<p>After a full day in that picture perfect resort (which we really\u00a0enjoyed as you can imagine), we were rewarded with a fabulous bird&#8217;s-eye view of Rishikesh which lies 600 meters below the Ananda &#8211; what a<br \/>\nspectacular night drive down to the international yoga Mecca!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ananda was on today&#8217;s agenda. 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