Rishekesh, on the Ganga.
Rishekesh is a beautiful place on the foothills of the Himalays where the Ganga flows through from the ice covered mountains. Just being here one can't help but feel blessed. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rishikesh
It is a very busy town sprawling up the side of three mountains. There are many Indian tourists on the weekends and also many come for pilgrimage. People stay in the numerous ashrams to receive teaching from their gurus but the majority come for a dip in the clean water of the Ganga to receive blessing and stay in the guest houses. I will take a dip in the water here when it gets warmer before I would take a dip in the Ganga in Varanasi. The water is frosty blue, clear and really cold just off the ice caps.
I came here to join a yoga peeth for 6 week teacher training in Hatha Yoga. It is only a few days in and every muscle is hurting. (All those weeks in meditation did not tone muscle for sure.) There are 50 people on the course and we are in 2 groups. I am lucky to be in the smaller group of 20 in the nicer accommodation. We have 2 teachers, one Indian, one from USA with very different style, so this will be interesting. The schedule starts at 6am and we have 4 hours of yoga asana per day, 1 hour of Philospohy, 1 hour of Anatomy and around 1 hour of breathing techniques (pranayama). So it is a full day but we do still manage a 3 hour break in the afternoon to study or see the sites. Since I got here though I have had a bad cold so I have been lazy in the breaks. Anyway I am sure this will be a very good learning experience and will keep you posted.
Rishekesh has also been made famous by the Fab Four who visited here in 1968. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles_in_India
Here is the happy rishekesh song written by the fab four when they were here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJfG8vWpK5k and a wee clip I found on You Tube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gXsJ1tBaTw
Rishekesh is a beautiful place on the foothills of the Himalays where the Ganga flows through from the ice covered mountains. Just being here one can't help but feel blessed. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rishikesh
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| Ramjulla bridge |
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| On the ghats |
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| Pilgram taking their purifying bath |
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| weekend job selling flowers |
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| Lord Zhiva statue by the water |
It is a very busy town sprawling up the side of three mountains. There are many Indian tourists on the weekends and also many come for pilgrimage. People stay in the numerous ashrams to receive teaching from their gurus but the majority come for a dip in the clean water of the Ganga to receive blessing and stay in the guest houses. I will take a dip in the water here when it gets warmer before I would take a dip in the Ganga in Varanasi. The water is frosty blue, clear and really cold just off the ice caps.
I came here to join a yoga peeth for 6 week teacher training in Hatha Yoga. It is only a few days in and every muscle is hurting. (All those weeks in meditation did not tone muscle for sure.) There are 50 people on the course and we are in 2 groups. I am lucky to be in the smaller group of 20 in the nicer accommodation. We have 2 teachers, one Indian, one from USA with very different style, so this will be interesting. The schedule starts at 6am and we have 4 hours of yoga asana per day, 1 hour of Philospohy, 1 hour of Anatomy and around 1 hour of breathing techniques (pranayama). So it is a full day but we do still manage a 3 hour break in the afternoon to study or see the sites. Since I got here though I have had a bad cold so I have been lazy in the breaks. Anyway I am sure this will be a very good learning experience and will keep you posted.
Rishekesh has also been made famous by the Fab Four who visited here in 1968. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles_in_India
Here is the happy rishekesh song written by the fab four when they were here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJfG8vWpK5k and a wee clip I found on You Tube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gXsJ1tBaTw
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| with the Guru |
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