The City Of Yoga
Rishikesh, a small town nestled at the foot of the Himalayas, became famous in the West after the holidays Beatles, Mia Farrow and other big stars. Located 200 km from Delhi, Rishikesh, yoga capital is known as the "gateway to the land of the Gods." According to Hindu mythology, it is here that we find the passage that leads to Paradise; this is certainly the entrance in the heart of Spiritual India.
The city is very beautiful with the Ganges as a goddess who rules the center of the landscape, its emerald color in harmony with the green trees around the surrounding mountains. It flows gently turn or strongly with the seasons. Always majestic, cleans and takes away everything in its path.
This is the starting point for pilgrimages to sacred India, Badrinath, Kedarnath, Uttarkashi, Gangotri, Gomukh sites. In India, since time immemorial, yogis practice meditation along the sacred rivers. It is said that the great yogi Rabhya made ?? an intense yoga practice the Ganges in Rishikesh and was rewarded by the appearance of the God Vishnu. Since then, the city has become one of the favorite places for spiritual struggle. The history of the city is full of legends of the sages, yogis and Sannyasins who have given up everything to attain the highest state of yoga.
Today, spiritual seekers from around the world flock to the city, hoping to find that inner grail. It has also become a tourist destination of great importance for students in Yoga that add to the pleasure of being on holiday happiness to practice yoga and relax in a welcoming place.
Whatever their nationality, visitors can make a pilgrimage to the temple of Nilkanth, rafting in Brahmapuri, relaxing at Ananda Spa Resort, or meditation in the cave of the sage Vashishta. There's something for every budget: ashrams, hotels or guest houses. The orange robes of Sannyasins (renunciants ...) remind visitors that they are in a holy place. Between spiritual bookstores, clothing stores, sellers of chai (tea) or restaurants, just remember that in this place there is no real separation between the sacred and the profane, and again, stroll along ashrams on the stroll along the Ganges has a side "walk by the sea" quite surprising.
The Tourist Office of Uttaranchal organizes Parmath Niketan Ashram with each year in March the International Festival of Yoga. Rishikesh is the appropriate forum for this demonstration of the various branches of yoga. This festival always attracts great yoga masters from around the world who come to present and explore the major traditions of the various yogas (hatha, raja, karma, bhakti, mantra, laya and jnana). The rest of the year the city boasts many schools of yoga for all levels and budget. Apart from yoga, many ashrams in Rishikesh offering courses on meditation, Indian music and Hindu philosophy. The Hatha Yoga and pranayama meditation classes at Sivananda Ashram, opposite the Ram Jhula (suspension bridge), are renowned.
The city is very beautiful with the Ganges as a goddess who rules the center of the landscape, its emerald color in harmony with the green trees around the surrounding mountains. It flows gently turn or strongly with the seasons. Always majestic, cleans and takes away everything in its path.
This is the starting point for pilgrimages to sacred India, Badrinath, Kedarnath, Uttarkashi, Gangotri, Gomukh sites. In India, since time immemorial, yogis practice meditation along the sacred rivers. It is said that the great yogi Rabhya made ?? an intense yoga practice the Ganges in Rishikesh and was rewarded by the appearance of the God Vishnu. Since then, the city has become one of the favorite places for spiritual struggle. The history of the city is full of legends of the sages, yogis and Sannyasins who have given up everything to attain the highest state of yoga.
Today, spiritual seekers from around the world flock to the city, hoping to find that inner grail. It has also become a tourist destination of great importance for students in Yoga that add to the pleasure of being on holiday happiness to practice yoga and relax in a welcoming place.
Whatever their nationality, visitors can make a pilgrimage to the temple of Nilkanth, rafting in Brahmapuri, relaxing at Ananda Spa Resort, or meditation in the cave of the sage Vashishta. There's something for every budget: ashrams, hotels or guest houses. The orange robes of Sannyasins (renunciants ...) remind visitors that they are in a holy place. Between spiritual bookstores, clothing stores, sellers of chai (tea) or restaurants, just remember that in this place there is no real separation between the sacred and the profane, and again, stroll along ashrams on the stroll along the Ganges has a side "walk by the sea" quite surprising.
The Tourist Office of Uttaranchal organizes Parmath Niketan Ashram with each year in March the International Festival of Yoga. Rishikesh is the appropriate forum for this demonstration of the various branches of yoga. This festival always attracts great yoga masters from around the world who come to present and explore the major traditions of the various yogas (hatha, raja, karma, bhakti, mantra, laya and jnana). The rest of the year the city boasts many schools of yoga for all levels and budget. Apart from yoga, many ashrams in Rishikesh offering courses on meditation, Indian music and Hindu philosophy. The Hatha Yoga and pranayama meditation classes at Sivananda Ashram, opposite the Ram Jhula (suspension bridge), are renowned.
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