{"id":2915,"date":"2017-07-14T19:37:35","date_gmt":"2017-07-14T14:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yoga.in\/blogs\/?p=2915"},"modified":"2017-07-22T17:39:30","modified_gmt":"2017-07-22T12:09:30","slug":"yoga-goa-india-true-connections-with-a-modern-day-holy-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yoga.in\/blogs\/2017\/07\/14\/yoga-goa-india-true-connections-with-a-modern-day-holy-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Yoga Goa India &#8211; True Connections with A Modern Day Holy Man"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Holy Man | India Discoveries | World Nomads\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TPFxfyaM6bU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3>BY ADITHI MATHEWS<\/h3>\n<p>For Yogi Andre Bolourchi, an Indian holy man was someone who lived in solitude, practiced celibacy, had a beard, and wore many\u00a0<em>malas<\/em>. This stereotype lifted when he met Krishna, an Indian ascetic and Yogi who taught Yoga on the beaches of Goa. We stumbled upon the video of Andre\u00a0practicing Yoga and learning Ayurveda with Krishna in Goa through the World Nomad\u2019s YouTube channel. Since we loved what we saw about Andre\u2019s Indian Yoga experience, we got in touch with him to find out more.\u00a0<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Andre started practicing Yoga in his 20\u2019s after a basketball injury. He was given two options \u2013 surgery or Yoga and he opted for Yoga out of pure necessity and not a choice. Today, he practices Kundalini Yoga and thinks of Yoga as a combination of art and science bundled in together which has helped him listen to his physical body better.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2916\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2916\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yoga.in\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/screen-shot-2016-12-05-at-8-34-04-am.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2916\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/yoga.in\/blogs\/2017\/07\/14\/yoga-goa-india-true-connections-with-a-modern-day-holy-man\/screen-shot-2016-12-05-at-8-34-04-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/yoga.in\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/screen-shot-2016-12-05-at-8-34-04-am.png\" data-orig-size=\"640,358\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot source: World Nomads YouTube\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/yoga.in\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/screen-shot-2016-12-05-at-8-34-04-am.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/yoga.in\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/screen-shot-2016-12-05-at-8-34-04-am.png\" class=\"wp-image-2916 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/yoga.in\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/screen-shot-2016-12-05-at-8-34-04-am.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"302\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2916\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshot source: World Nomads YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Like most first time travellers to the Indian subcontinent, Andre did have an idea of the Indian travel experience but didn\u2019t understand how it would all feel. \u2018\u2019 As a \u201cwesterner\u201d looking from the outside in, India seems like this overwhelming hodgepodge of worlds colliding into one another-\u00a0 its vast history, the richness of so many subcultures, it&#8217;s burgeoning population, and, quite literally, the thousands of dialects, demigods, and mouth-watering delicacies- all coexisting in any given moment. I was intrigued to see what a yoga practice would be like in India-arguably the birthplace of yoga itself- but I just couldn\u2019t fathom how it would be.\u2019\u2019<em>, \u00a0<\/em>he shares about his first impressions of travelling in India, the birthplace of Yoga.<\/p>\n<p>Krishna, a modern day holy man or baba, we learn has travelled to all the four corners of India. \u2018\u2019For about 30,000 kilometres all around India for the last 25 years. It\u2019s kind of a record.\u2019\u2019, says Krishna in the video. He also goes on reveal how he left his Guru after 18 years and travelled to Goa to teach Yoga based on his Guru\u2019s instructions. Krishna\u2019s Yoga classes in Goa consist of small groups of mostly foreign travellers.<\/p>\n<p>Andre spent a few days practicing Yoga with Krishna, which he shares was similar to what he had experienced in The States. He also learnt about Ayurveda cooking, the use of spices and how to use food as your medicine. \u2018\u2019 Yoga with Krishna wasn\u2019t your typical, westernized \u201cpower yoga\u201d class- with fluorescent lights, in a sterile studio. Class was held outside, under a beautiful ceiling of palm leaves hanging from its trees. There were no membership passes or items to purchase for retail. He had no self-promotion technique or personal branding of \u201chis yoga\u201d. It was true yoga- a simple union of us gathered, open and engaged with our own experience. It was refreshing.\u2019\u2019 The classes were concluded by a fire ceremony known as <em>Agnihotra<\/em>, which is a healing fire ceremony.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2918\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2918\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yoga.in\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/screen-shot-2016-12-05-at-8-34-19-am.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2918\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/yoga.in\/blogs\/2017\/07\/14\/yoga-goa-india-true-connections-with-a-modern-day-holy-man\/screen-shot-2016-12-05-at-8-34-19-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/yoga.in\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/screen-shot-2016-12-05-at-8-34-19-am.png\" data-orig-size=\"640,357\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot source: World Nomads YouTube\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Screenshot source: World Nomads YouTube&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/yoga.in\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/screen-shot-2016-12-05-at-8-34-19-am.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/yoga.in\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/screen-shot-2016-12-05-at-8-34-19-am.png\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2918\" src=\"https:\/\/yoga.in\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/screen-shot-2016-12-05-at-8-34-19-am.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"301\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2918\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshot source: World Nomads YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Breaking stereotypes and eccentric modern Holy men apart, what we loved best is Andre philosophical conclusion about his brief encounter with Krishna. And he sums that up perfectly for us in his own words, \u2018\u2019 My time in India showed me what happiness looks like through simplicity itself. Society at large tells us that we \u201cneed&#8221; more, bigger, better, and faster. And we need it now, if not yesterday. And I don\u2019t necessarily see that pursuit as negative or entirely selfish. But what I\u2019ve come to understand is that \u201cless&#8221; truly is \u201cmore&#8221;. Less distraction in your life brings you more of you. More clarity to know who you are, and to pursue your calling in life, whatever it may be. Krishna\u2019s health and vitality was a testament to his inner wealth. And his smile and laughter a reflection of his freedom. A few years have passed since Krishna and I first met. But his presence is always near to my heart, serving a reminder to me that the journey of this life isn\u2019t just about material wealth and quantifiable success. The other side to the coin in life is the Art of Fulfillment. And that is a journey worthy of a lifetime.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p><strong>Video courtesy <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldnomads.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">World Nomads\u00a0<\/a>and inputs from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.andrebolourchi.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Andre Bolourchi.<\/a> For more information about Yoga in Goa, check out our detailed guide<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yoga.in\/yoga-goa.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BY ADITHI MATHEWS For Yogi Andre Bolourchi, an Indian holy man was someone who lived in solitude, practiced celibacy, had a beard, and wore many\u00a0malas. This stereotype lifted when he met Krishna, an Indian ascetic and Yogi who taught Yoga on the beaches of Goa. 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