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february / march 2018yogajournal.com.sgMeditation And Sightseeing
After another round of morning yoga, my husband
and I met by the beach for a ‘Rainbow Breakfast’
where we devoured smoothies, muesli and
avocado toast as we watched the waves caress the
beautiful sandy beach in front. A couple sat next
to us, both in white spa robes, and we all watched
their toddler build a sand castle mindfully, oblivious
to anything but the connection to nature.We were lucky to have Ms. Van escort us for a
meditation session few minutes away at Son
Tra Peninsula, where stands the masterpiece
‘Lady Buddha’—a gigantic white statue of The
Buddha wearing a veil—standing tall at 67 metres,
overlooking Da Nang city and My Khe beach. The
story goes that the statue, which some believe is
the Goddess of Mercy, was built to watch over and
protect the locals against typhoons, and there has
never been a natural disaster in Da Nang since it
was erected in 2010. We spent 30 minutes doing
meditation with Ms. Van on a green patch next to
the statue—she lovingly calling it the “Lumbini
Gardens” after the place where The Buddha
achieved Nirvana.Author with her Fusionista, Ms. Van, outside the Son Tra Linh Ung Pagoda