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India
offers authentic new experience to the first time visitor.
Absorbing the amazing beauty and cultural richness of the
vast subcontinent can help us to snap out of our "seen it
all before" attitude. Walking through tight bustling streets
we will make room for this year's Mercedes as it competes
for right of way with unruly cows and cycle rickshaws. Be
delighted by the exquisite colour of saris worn by women
selling magnolias in endless markets crammed with an infinite
variety of goods. Witnessing a developing country first
hand helps us to step out of our TV closeted world. India
offers much more than just another tourist destination.
Nothing is predictable in a land where new and old clash
and blend together in ways which never fail to surprise.
Yoga
Although India just like Europe has many incredible historical
monuments which conjure up images of lost civilisations,
unlike Europe, India has been able to keep alive many elements
of its ancient culture. Yoga is the result of thousands
of years of study into the very nature of mankind and has
been constantly redefined and developed over millennia.
Yoga unlike many health programmes in the West has been
tried and tested again and again and has proven its worth
as a system promoting well being and health. Now widely
recognised, the benefits of yoga are almost universally
accepted in the West and practised by millions of people
including celebrities such as Sting and Madonna and more
recently Hillary Clinton.
Yoga teachers believe that yoga promotes suppleness, longevity
and youthful vitality. With continued practise over an extended
period of time a person will become more balanced and mentally
focused. In yoga there is never any pressure to strive or
achieve, the emphasis is on relaxation and all that is asked
is that people participate to their own capacity. Yoga is
very student centred, in that it is done for the benefit
of the student and she/he remains in control at all times.
Yoga uplifts and nourishes us as it replenishes our store
of energy by allowing us to profoundly relax. Whether you
are new to yoga or a long term practitioner, Yoga In India
offers a fantastic opportunity to experience yoga in the
land of its birth.
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