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October 2004 Newsletter
Yoga Bound Travel Adventures:
Bangkok to
India After 6
weeks in India, we left Delhi, at midnight, November 1st, headed
back to Bangkok. This trip we have climbed mountains in the northern
region where the distant views of the Himalayas were just
spectacular. We visited the majestic Taj Mahal. We spent 3 days on a
camel safari in the desert around Jaisalmer, sleeping under the vast
sky, with the stars twinkling above, feeling at once so small,
and insignificant, and yet so at one with the Universe. It's been a
blast, but now it's time to move on. This was
our second trip to India.
Our first trip was in 2001, where we stayed
in the south, in Mysore, which is in the state of Karnataka. This
year we arrived in India on September 15th, from Bali, Indonesia,
via Bangkok. No two experiences could be more extreme. India
is not an easy place to travel. And most of the travelers I talk to
agree that you need a holiday after visiting. India is crowded,
congested, noisy, and dirty. You are constantly being hounded by
touts, and in many places, beggars. You begin to feel like
nothing more than a dollar bill that everyone wants a piece of.
The bureaucracy turns a simple task like booking a ticket into a
half day's work. There are few creature comforts, even when you
travel first class. The poverty can get you down. As can the
lack of food choices outside the major cities. Which can make you feel weak,
and listless. No one seems to mean what they say, or say what
they mean. Bait, and switch schemes run rampant. It is a wearying
experience. So what's the appeal? As a country,
or as some refer to it, a Continent, India has a vast, and varied
landscape. There is featureless flat plains, deserts, the
spectacular Himalayas, forts, abandoned cities, ruins, battlefields,
monuments, and temples. There are different languages, customs, and
people. There are beaches, and trekking. If you are looking for
variety, India offers it. India is not a
clinical place, it's a total experience that assaults your senses,
changes your perspectives, strips away illusions, and delusions. It
creates shifts in your dimensions. If ever you were on a path of
self-discovery, India is the place to accelerate the process. For
whatever you were when you came, forever more the experience will
change who you are. Nothing is easy, or simple, or the
way you think it should be. Navigating, and dealing with all the
daily issues, and situations, provides an ever present mirror you
can't avoid looking into. This is where you come face-to- face with
all aspects of yourself, not just the conditioned you, you are all
to familiar with. You may think yourself patient, and
find yourself at your wits end by the end of the day. You may think
yourself flexible, and realize you have no true understanding of
just what this word means. But as with any experience, India is what
you make of it. It has provided me with more than I can express, as
I continue to be intrigued, and forever affected by the richness of
this land, its people, cultures, and customs.
Yoga Bound New Products:
Keep us in mind for your Holiday
Shopping. We have all new products that should arrive by
mid-November. Choose from beautiful one-of-a-kind hand crafted
pieces of jewelry, to yoga bags, eye pillows, sarongs, batik
sarongs, ethnic sarongs, native sarongs, eastern themed sarongs, beach wear,
casual wear, and more. We have really 'Cool Stuff to Buy'.
Visit our Yoga Bound Shopping
Boutiques for exquisite merchandise, retail and wholesale.
Yoga Bound Yoga Retreats:
The dates for our 2005 yoga retreats have been confirmed. Join us
for Yoga in Bali in June.
Yoga in Thailand in July. Whether you are looking for an adventure, a cultural
experience, relaxation, a growth experience, a chance to tone your
body, or learn relaxation techniques, our yoga retreats are truly a
once in a lifetime experience. We look forward to having you join
us. Yoga Bound Yoga
Teacher, and Studio Listings:
Marketing is a key component to success. Working together we can
raise the awareness of what we do, and who we are. If you are
interested in this free listing simply
provide us with your name,
address, phone number, email, and website URL. Along with the link
to the page on your site where you have added a reciprocal link for
us.
If you have a retail shop, we would appreciate the chance to work
with you by providing our stylish, functional, and unique products
to help accelerate your revenue.
Yoga Bound seeks your articles,
quotes, recipes, etc.:
We are always in the process of enhancing the site
through design, articles,
quotes, etc. I know we are all busy, but I invite you when you
can, to share any information you feel would be beneficial. Write an
article. Or, send us something that you found especially touching,
inspiring, or informative. Or, submit your
favorite healthy recipe.
Be happy!
Deb
Debra, and Roger Bobier
Certified, and Registered Yoga Teachers
YogaBound.com
debbobier@yogabound.com
www.yogabound.com
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