Category: In Spirituality
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A Full Moon Night With the Adiyogi [& Pondering on Bharat’s Lunar Culture]
I had earlier written a post about ways to make your Adiyogi visit really memorable. I love that place. So, you can imagine how excited I would be to spend the entire night out at the Adiyogi! Last year, I was staying at the adjoining Isha Yoga Center during a full moon night, the Sharad…
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Scared to Travel Solo? [Podcast]
Don’t you get scared to travel solo? Is it safe? How do you tackle your fears? I face a plethora of questions around this theme quite often. Especially after I talk about my solo cycling adventures or getting lost on a solo hike. So on the first episode of my travel podcast, I speak about…
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The Feeling of ‘Home’
I remember talking to a German traveller in Australia. We were both staying in the same Melbourne AirBnb. I was cleaning my cycle in the backyard for my upcoming flight to Taiwan in a few days. While she was thinking about her trip back to Germany in a month or so. She had spent a…
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All My Solo Travel Stories Will Never Be Told: Feeling Sober
As a trend solo travel seems cool and liberating. An ingrained aspiration of every modern woman. However, in reality it’s a lot more. Deep and ongoing solo travelling is formative. It forms your very fundamentals. It’s not everyone’s cup of tea but if it clicks for you, you become a certain way. There was a…
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10 Ways To Make Your Adiyogi Visit More Memorable
The Adiyogi visit is powerful for many devotees. This post is an attempt to help you make it even better…
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Jain Temples Of Puzhal, Chennai
Earlier, in April, came the auspicious day of Chaitri Poonam or the Full moon of the Chaitra month for Jains. It is the day the first disciple of Adinath, Pundrik Swami got enlightened. And along with him crores of other swamis. Adinath (or Rushabhnath) is the first Jain tirthankar in this half yuga cycle, so…
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Why Learn Kalaripayattu?
“I am going to learn kalaripayattu in Kerala.” What’s that? was the first response from most people. After explaining that it is the world’s oldest martial artform, people thought it was a cool thing to do. It is also unusual of course, but nothing new in that for me 😉 As travellers and also as…
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Day to Day Notes with Kalaripayattu in Kozhikode, Kerala
Here I am in Kozhikode (pronounced Co-Li-co-Day), Kerala for a week of Kalaripayattu. As with Kalari, this is also my first experience with Kerala – I am staying at my teacher’s (respectfully called Gurakkal) homestay, getting vegetarian Malabar food (without onion and garlic) and everyone typically speaks only Malayalam sometimes with a smattering of Hindi…
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Isha Mahashivratri Celebrations at Adiyogi Coimbatore & Bangalore: A Complete Guide
A detailed guide to attend the MOST WATCHED live webcast in the world – Isha Mahashivratri Celebrations!