by Priyanka | Jan 20, 2021 | In Spirituality, India, South India
Auroville can be a surreal experience on our first visit. It is a mix of forest and urban living. There are many different communities within the ashram which feel disjointed until we understand how it all works. Many first-time visitors may have a tough time in...
by Priyanka | Oct 6, 2020 | In Spirituality, India, Pilgrimage (Yatras), South India, Temples, Top Reads
Most of us Isha Yoga meditators are always eager to visit Sadhguru SriBrahma spots and usually find them to be palpably powerful. Not surprising given SadhguruJV’s connection with him. “Sadhguru Sri Brahma is a reminder for me because I am also full of...
by Priyanka | Jun 24, 2020 | In Spirituality, India, South India, Temples
As an avid blogger, it sometimes happens that I have powerful experiences and I blog it out as a way to be able to grasp it. For example, when I got lost on a hike in the wild and had to be rescued. However, this does not mean that all my powerful and impactful...
by Priyanka | Jun 18, 2020 | Cycling, South India
Tamil Nadu recently changed the names of 1018 areas as per their phonetic pronunciations in Tamil (Thamizh?). This phonetic renaming of places reminded me of a related incident that happened a few years back on my first solo cycle tour in India. It was a short tour of...
by Priyanka | Feb 15, 2020 | In Spirituality, India, Jain, South India
In 2016, I went on a crazy solo cycle ride from Chennai to Kanchipuram and the next day to Tiruvannamalai. When I reached Tiruvannamalai, my adventure with Ramana Ashram and Arunachalam began – at least in this physical life. This place resonated deeply within...
by Priyanka | Jan 29, 2020 | In Spirituality, India, South India
This blog post has been updated in October 2022 to help people planning early for the 2023 Mahashivratri event. For ticket prices and other such details you can refer to this blog: https://maproute.in/isha-mahashivratri-2023-what-we-know-so-far/ COVID seems to be gone...