Australian Yoga Journal – July 2019

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july

2019

yogajournal.com.au

29.DWARIKA’SRESORT,

NEPAL

If replenishmentis whatyou’reafter,

thenDwarika’sResort—tuckedintothe

hillsidejust 30 milesfromtheTibetan

border—shouldtopyourshortlist.

AfteraconsultationwithanAyurvedic

healthcareprovider,youwillbe

prescribedsoothingappointmentson

yourcustomitinerary:timeinthe

respiratory-cleansingsalthouse,a visit

withtheretreat’sresidentnaturopath,a

walkthroughthemeditationmaze,

sessionsinsound-andcolor-therapy

chambers,andstargazingwithan

astrologymaster.Yogaclassesofferthe

ultimateview—distantsnow-capped

mountainsoftheHimalayanrange.

28.BALI

WhileBaliis fullofcelebratedsitesand

crawlingwithsoul-seekers,Ayurvedic

teacherSaharaRoseprefersthe

lesser-knownOmUnityBali,tucked

awayfromtouristtrafficinthe

northernvillageofSudaji.Atthis

super-sustainableeco-homestay

foundedbyIndonesianyogiZanzan,

healingjourneysandyogapackages

incorporatelocalexperiencessuch

astempleceremoniesandvisitsto

artisanworkshops.Inthejunglesof

Ubud,musicianMichaelFrantiinvites

guestperformerstoenliventheasana

practicesathisSoulshineBaliHotel

&YogaRetreatOasis.Ofcourse,

theisland’sbiggestpartyhappens

duringBaliSpiritFestival,a week-long

celebrationthatdrawsbignameslike

ShivaReaandTymiHoward,pluslocal

IndonesianpresenterssuchasAikikdo,

MadeJanur,andmusicianKrisna

Floop.

30. BHUTANSPIRITSANCTUARY,
    BHUTAN

Enjoy dailyyogaandacupuncturesessionsat

this all-inclusiveretreatcenterinParo,

Bhutan—ahistoricvalleytownsurroundedby

sacredBuddhistsites.Eachroomhasviewsof

the EutokSamdrupcholinggoenpamonastery,

whereresidentmonkswelcomeguestsfor

morningmeditation.Bhutanis knownforits

medicinalherbs,andguestsareencouragedto

join spatherapistsonforagingexcursionsin

nearbyhillsides.

31.INDIA

Rishikesh,nestledalongthesacredGangesRiverinnorthernIndia,is a

preferredjumping-offpointformanyteachersandtravellersmakingthe

pilgrimagetothebirthplaceofyoga.Hindusbelievethata saintcametothe

rivertoofferpenanceandwasforgivenbythegodVishnu.Thespiritual

townhasanashramforeverysensibility,fromsuper-traditional(and

affordable)PhoolChattitopriceyAnanda,a luxeresortknownforits

Ayurvedictreatments.EachMarch,thecity’slargestashram,Parmarth

Niketan,playshosttosomeofIndia’smostrespectedspiritualleaders

(PujyaSwamiRamdevjiandAcharyaBalkrishna)duringtheweek-long,

world-famousannualInternationalYogaFestival.Meanwhile,theYoga

InstituteinSantacruz,Mumbai,is theoldestorganizedyogacentreinthe

world.Thenon-profitrecentlycelebratedits100thbirthdayandhas

certifiedmorethan50,000teachersinthepastcentury.Today,roughly

2,000peoplevisittheinstitutedailyfortraining,wellnessservices,andto

payhomagetothehistoricsite.

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