I literally thought I landed on the moon when I flew into Leh, Northern India. Ladakh is situated at a height of 3505 meters and is towards the eastern parts of Jammu and Kashmir.  Ladakh is a cold desert laying in the rain shadow of the Great Himalayas and other smaller ranges. Little rain and snow reaches [...]

Title: Healthy DestinyLocation: Collingwood On -Blue Mountain Village Conference CentreDescription: Dr. Meschino will explain how nutrition supplementation and lifestyle factors play a dominant role in the prevention of degenerative conditions.Start Time: 7pmDate: 2009-07-21End Time: 830pm

After spending 3 weeks at the Aurovalley Ashram I decided to head to the area of India where the Dalai Lama resides. I was not aware if he would be at his home as he does alot of traveling promoting the Tibetan cause. The area was beautiful. Dharamsala has been connected with Hinduism and Buddhism [...]

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I decided to make a stop enroute to Dharamsala. Since there was not a train that went from Rishikesh to Dharamsala I went by car hire, which is very common in India. It took 10 hours to get to my destination, Pragpur. It is India’s first designated official Heritage Village. Set in the hymalian hills, [...]

This is a guest post by Dr. Henryk Skolimowski
Spirituality is a sublime subject. Great minds and souls have reflected on it and left behind many illuminating insights. Yet we need to reflect on it again, if only because we wish to prove that we are spirituality alive. Our circumstances and problems are unprecedented and they [...]

I did some research before I left home on what different ashrams provided. There are many and some provide only a safe, low cost hostel environment while other provide a place for deep reflection. I decided on Aurovalley because of the 2 main evolutionary founders; Sri Aurobindo and “The Mother”.  They wrote countless books on how [...]

This is a guest article by Andreas Moritz
 
The widespread economic crisis and political/social uncertainty we are currently experiencing seem to threaten our very survival on this planet. However, any attempt to fix the symptoms of our crumbling economy, our sickness industry, and our own lack of worthiness and security merely prolongs the hardship and, in [...]

I have been in India for 10 days and it has been intense. I recieved a gift right away when I arrived in Delhi, The second morning I awoke to read the newspaper headlines of the day. Hottest days in over 50 years! I then understood why my little walk of 8 blocks the day before was difficult. I felt [...]

Guest article by Dr. Leslie Van Romer
 
While the word fat is a three-letter word, it has the connotation of a “four-letter” word.  Fat has the power to sting, sadden, madden, irritate, frustrate, incite, shame, and scar. It’s a word we’d rather not read, talk, or hear about ever again, and especially not see. But it remains [...]