Around the haveli’s are several merchants of every kind selling turbans, opium, and beaded textiles. Life here feels very different in compared to the rest of India. There is a sense that the people and this town have stopped in time and that change and evolution is an unknown concept.
Read MoreWhen you typically walk into a yoga studio in North America, you see mats laid in unison throughout the room with blocks and straps strategically positioned on either side. Students eagerly await the instructor to articulate opening remarks while creating a self-designated personal space around their mat.
Read MoreWe found ourselves entirely alone with no one else around enjoying the last few minutes of the sun setting over the horizon. We sat in silence and absorbed the energy around us. It was magic.
Read MoreIt’s easy to jump to the conclusion of: “This is my situation and it is what it is and that’s that”. This could be our relationship with money or our relationship with our own happiness and fulfillment. Only when we think this way, is our potential limited and we stay where we are. Dream big and create your own reality. What’s stopping you?
Read MoreI have faith that these 9 girls are going to conquer the world and I’m going to be on the sidelines cheering them on.
Read MoreA line I use commonly these days while speaking to my clients: “Oh! That noise? That’s just a cow mooing and a monkey having a tantrum. Don’t worry, everyone is OK.”
Read MoreTo hold a mind of no impurities: anger, resentment, sadness, fear, worry, and guilt, but only of compassion, love, acceptance, strength, and gratitude – that to me is true freedom. If someone handed you the golden ticket to that freedom, would you take it?
Read MoreI’m choosing to surrender to the process and surrendering is hard for me. Perhaps it’s why I hold on to so much control in every aspect of my life.
Read MoreBefore arriving in Pondicherry, I had heard of an alternative community just outside of the town called Auroville. These types of communities are new to me and as a result of the unknown I find them fascinating.
Read MoreThe majority of nomads will tell you that traveling over Christmas and New Year’s is challenging and expensive.
Read MoreI was awoken by three Indian women standing beside my bed. Two of which I had never met before.
Read MoreVairāgya is a Sanskrit term used in Hindu philosophy that translates to: dispassion, detachment, or renunciation. In particular this renunciation is from the pains and pleasures in the material world (Maya).
Read MoreThe most powerful tool we have is our mind. What we can accomplish is truly limitless if we believe in it…
Read MoreWhen you travel to a country that has a culture that is completely different from what you are familiar with, trying and exploring new things is a must. If you don’t, you simply miss out on discovering something that you may love.
Read MoreThis experience is throwing everything at me at once and saying “go deal with it and find peace amongst the chaos”.
Read MoreWhat’s the most uncomfortable or difficult decision deep down you know you need to make but are simply putting it off because it’s easier to avoid it?
Read MoreOn my first morning, I woke to the sound of morning prayers coming from the speakers of the mosque that was up the street from the Christian homestay I was in.
Read MoreBefore the plane took off in Toronto I think it’s fair to say the journey began.
Read MoreIt’s only been a handful of days since I packed my life away in Toronto and boarded a plane destined for India. A 28L bag with all my possessions and yoga mat in tow is all I brought with me.
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