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Experience the beauty of the ancient culture of India. Once again, Gloria Goldberg and Christine Stein are hosting their annual yoga retreat to India.
Gloria and Chris have been dedicated students of BKS Iyengar for over 25 years, and this yoga tour includes yoga classes and pranayama every day.
The Yoga Retreat is a beautiful journey to many of the most sacred places of India, as the practice of yoga has its roots there.
ITINERARY:
The tour will begin, January 23rd, 2010, flying Singapore Airline, one of the safest and top airlines of the world. We arrive in Delhi, the capital of India, and drive to Agra, the home of the mesmerizing Taj Mahal. Staying here two days, we can visit the Taj at sunrise and sunset.
From here, we take a classic train ride to Varanasi, the ancient city on the banks of the river Ganges, and the home of Lord Shiva. There are beautiful boat rides on the river. Attending the “arotik” ceremony at dusk of the sacred Ganga is a must. Temples to visit, and of course, awesome shopping!
We keep ourselves healthy and full of energy, by practicing yoga daily with classes taught by Chris and Gloria. The yoga classes are not compulsory, and we only want that you feel completely comfortable and well rested.
From Varanasi, we travel to the state of Orissa. This are of India is still very in touch with the ancient culture. Bhubaneshwara is the capital, and here we stay in the beautiful 5 star, Mayfair Lagoon Hotel. (mayfairhotels.com)
In Bhubaneshwara, the tour includes day visits to Buddhist temples, Shiva temples, which are a complete course in the architecture of India. We also do a beautiful yoga practice at dawn at the 6th century Parvati Temple....there are 64 forms of Parvati here, who is the wife of Lord Shiva. Meeting and interacting with the locals of these places is one of the beautiful aspects of our tour.
After a few days in Bhubaneshwara, we take the scenic drive to Puri. Puri is on the sea, and is the home of Lord Jagannath, one of the forms of Lord Krishna. The air and sea are healing, and it is well known that during that 1920’s, Europeans began to visit Puri for it’s healing properties. Here we stay in the Mayfair Hotel, on the sea for several days. (mayfairhotels.com) Each day we take a visit to the artist’s villages, weaver’s villages, the famous Konark Sun Temple in Konark. And again, yoga practice is a priority. The hotels are beautiful, and if one needs to rest, relax, the atmosphere in each hotel is such that one can always take a day off and relax, read, by the pools or beach!
We end our tour in Kolkata, staying at the famous Oberoi Hotel. (oberoihotels.com) For two days we take a sweet tour of the flower markets of Kolkata, a serence boat ride on the river Ganges to view the city from the river. This is a time also to take massages, rest, shop, before going home.
The cost of the retreat is: sharing a room: $3,650. This includes the three domestic flights and all tours, yoga classes and hotels. It does not include the international flight, which is around $1,700. All breakfasts in the hotels are included and most dinners. Otherwise, the meals are not included, but they are not expensive.
A single room is $4,585, and also includes everything except the international airfare.
Gloria and Chris are experienced travelers in India, and this will surely be the tour of a lifetime! Once you have traveled with them, you will want to come back to India again and again, to experience the culture and to experience your own positive spiritual growth.
For more information, please feel free to write or call us:
Gloria Goldberg. Yogagold2@gmail.com (619) 871 - 8380
www.iyclm.com
Chris Stein. Shamani108@mac.com. (310) 621 - 0447
www.108yoga.com
The tour is also contingent upon having 10 people. A $500 deposit is required by November 15th. There is an administrative fee of $100, (included in the deposit), that will not be returned if you cancel the tour. If the tour is cancelled, all deposits, will be returned to you.
Our tour is very personal, we are very hands on with all of our students. The Heritage Tours of Puri provide us with one of the best tours ever imaginable!
