Bali Silent Retreat is located in Penebel Tabanan, Bali, Indonesia, about a two-hour drive from the Denpasar airport and a little over an hour drive from Ubud. The retreat has…
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I have officially made it three weeks into my stay at Bali Silent Retreat, the halfway point. I am just now beginning to blog about my experience because the first…
For the first time since I was 16 years old, I have found myself with no keys. No house key, no car key, no mail key, no work key. It…
I am often approached by current yoga teachers or students interested in teacher training about whether I would recommend doing yoga teacher training in India based on my experience. A…
Cusco (pronounced “Costco” we later learned) was by far a more authentic experience than Lima, although still very touristy because of Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley. Luckily we weren’t…
Lima, Peru is the third largest city in South America with a population of around 10 million people. It is not exactly a tourist destination as it is not the…
I had a few unforgettable experiences in Rishikesh. As much as I enjoyed all of the yoga and the training, some of my best experiences were outside of the ashram….
Shatkarma is a detoxification process performed by yogis to purify the body and mind and includes six parts, three of which we participated in. The first part of the process…
We begin our day at 6:30am with a meditation and pranayama breathing class. As much as it sucks to get up that early, the pranayama and meditation exercises are a…
We have our own cook who prepares for us three meals a day of traditional vegetarian Indian cuisine. Breakfasts are generally light; fruit, yogurt, oatmeal with bananas, or Puja, a…
