While in Rishikesh, my long time friend Anita's father, Balvir Saini drove all the way from Saharanpur to Rishikesh (2 hour drive) for a visit just as he did when Rick and I were here in 2001. We only got to spend around 5 hours together, but it was a [...]
The day started with yoga. Karin taught the class so we could all experience her lovely vinyasa flow style. It was a great class and we all felt energized afterward. Five minutes into the session, we were all sweating profusely. The electric power kept going off so it got really [...]
It was so much fun taking pictures in Rishikesh, capital of yoga! Monkey man George peeks in on me at the hotel room! He was sitting on the air conditioner. Windblown, walking across the pedestrian Ram Jhula bridge: Three little girls at play: Saddhus living under a tree: My beat [...]
In a blog titled Leaving Dharamsala, I wrote about what changed since my list visit 2001. What I forgot to mention in what changed is that in 2001, the population of India was at 1 billion and now it is at 1.2 billion! Soon it will surpass the population of [...]
We had the most delightful group for the tour and yoga sessions! Here is Arvind, our erudite tour guide. He holds an MA in Indian History & Culture, MA in Indian Philosophy & Religion, and a PhD in Archaeology. Like a mother hen gathering her chicks, he protectively led us [...]