

Experiences and reflections of the Vedanta Camp
Read on for student reflections of this year's Vedanta Camp trip to Rishikesh, organised by the charity behind World Yoga Festival, the Arsha Kula Foundation. The Arsha Kula Foundation has the key aim of promoting traditional yoga and vedanta to westerners. Learn more at this year’s World Yoga Festival, 19th-21st July 2019. Roni Conyers Chaos on the road performed in a very orderly and polite, stress free manner. Both mind blowing and amazing. Enhanced senses, smell, sights,


Rishikesh
Returned from India a little over two weeks ago now and the impression the experience has provided me is as strong as ever. It was a fabulous trip made so by my interaction with each and everyone of you and all that you brought set against the mesmerising diversity that India encapsulates. I thank each and every one of you for this shared experience and look forward to the next venture to Rishikesh. For those of you who make up our weekly vedanta group, I am always grateful f


Vedanta Experience - Rishikesh
When I saw in the brochure of last year's yoga festival that there was the possibility the attend a vedanta camp in Rishikesh and that 15 places had been reserved for yoga festival participants, I reacted immediately as I did not want to miss this unique opportunity. In all respects, my high expectations have been met. Swami Paramarthananda, probably today's leading authority on advaita vedanta, guided us step to by step through the Rama Gita, an advanced vedanta text. Althou


Incredible India…The land of the Buddha.The land of Yogis, Sages and Mystics.
Ever since I was a little child, I’ve always wanted to go there. I have this childhood memory, which has over the years become so vague, that it almost feels like it belongs to someone else. My paternal grandmother, Maria, had been to India a long time before I or even my father was born. I remember seeing pictures of her standing next to an elephant. She had a passion for elephants – big and small, intricate and plain, ceramic, wooden, glass and metal – there were dozens of