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Life and Yoga in Indian Ashrams
Three ashrams- three very different experiences. One Ashram and another Ashram can be 2 complete different things. If you plan to stay in one for a while in India, you should know exactly what to expect from an ashram stay in India and then make the right decision. I have published an article on the [...]Read Mo
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Moong Dal Bhajia (Pakora) with coriander mint chutney
– An Indian snack of green lentils and Indian spices Indians love snacking in between. The most popular snacks are probably Samosas (filled dough bags) and Pakora (mostly fried vegetables in dough). Almost every street corner in India there is at least one stand where the delicious little things are fried golden-brown. Today’s dish is [...]Read Mo
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Five days of yoga trekking and six-day mountain bike pilot tour from Dharamshala to Manali
Amelie and Marlies are not only two very ambitious sportswomen, but also very adventurous travellers. Together they have been travelling almost all over the world. While Marlies is active in outdoor sports such as trail running, mountaineering, mountain biking and climbing, Amelie is an active triathlete and trains almost every day. [...]Read Mo
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Partner Yoga Class to do Yourself (with a Partner)
I remember very well, that I myself have never really liked partner yoga. Whenever the yoga teacher announced in his class, that we would now continue in partner work, I would have preferred to sneak out of the studio quickly. [...]Read Mo
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New: Cooperation with non-profit organisation in Delhi
I myself came to India through a year of volunteering with a non-profit organisation in Delhi. Freshly graduated from high school as a 19-year-old, this year was an incisive experience and a very instructive but also enriching time for me. India is a beautiful country with wonderful people. But despite the emerging country’s increasing progress, [...]Read Mo
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Indian Vegetable Biryani
An Indian rice dish for special occasions Rice is eaten in India. As different as the regional Indian cuisine is, all Indians know rice. [...]Read Mo
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The Murderer with the biscuits
When I just came out the bank, I saw a car standing a few 100 meters away on the side of the road. The trunk was wide open and filled with all sorts of food items. From the side of the car hung a sheet written in Hindi. Curiously, I approached the car a little [...]Read Mo
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Self-made Muesli Bars for outdoor tours
They should not be too dry, after all, they have to be chewed during the activity. Of course, they should also be tasty. Good healthy ingredients that provide energy quickly, are easily available and not too expensive. Oh, yes: They should not require backing, since I do not have an oven. After one or two [...]Read Mo
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Goa- Hippy Oasis, Spiritual Training Area, Party Place and Long-Term Holidaymaker Paradise
A report about my three-week stay at Arambol beach Among the 50 beaches in Goa there is the right one for each of us : there are the beaches for package tourists in Baga and Calangute with large luxurious hotels. Then there are relatively natural fishermen beaches like Benaulim without big parties but with water [...]Read Mo
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Yoga in an Indian Ashram in the middle of Rajasthan
Why everyone must have been in the Shri Jasnath Ashram at least once in their life! Yoga anytime, anywhere You can do yoga anywhere: in the studio, at home, on holiday – you don’t need a lot of space and equipment. A yoga mat is enough and your own yoga practice can begin! That’s what’s [...]Read Mo
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My trip to India and to myself- advice from a spiritual seeker
“A guest post by Lisa, who started her trip to India with a trek in the Himalayas with Chalo! Travels. Lisa did a yoga teacher training at Shri Jasnath Ashram, a small ashram in Rajasthan where Chalo-Travels offers yoga and Ayurveda retreats and Sarah teaches as a yoga teacher. In addition, Sarah met Lisa again [...]Read Mo
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My Yoga Journey
How it all started “How did you come to yoga?” That is a question I have often been asked. At the time of 14, my mother took me to a yoga weekend for the first time. At that time I didn’t understand much about “yoga”, but I liked the acrobatic exercises, was proud to make [...]Read Mo
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Tourism as an economic factor in India
Around 6 million people spend their holidays in India every year. 140,000 holidaymakers are Germans. In comparison, around 12 million people fly to Thailand every year, and in Malaysia there are around 25 million tourists. Indian tourism accounts for just 1 percent of annual gross domestic product, or about 7 percent in Thailand. But if [...]Read Mo
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How I rediscovered my passion for mountain biking
I’m back: On the saddle of my sparkling UT Edge mountain bike almost every day and if not during a training trip or a race, then at least I’m mentally planning training rides, looking for races, developing suitable recipes… or, or, or. Since my life is about mountain biking in India, training in India, Indian [...]Read Mo
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Week 6 – Yoga teacher training in Rishikesh: Graduation
Yesterday, the end of the six incredible weeks at Anand Prakash Ashram was celebrated with a ceremonial closing ceremony. I can’t believe that this intense and instructive time is actually over. In addition to my further education as a yoga teacher, I was also able to develop as a yogini and to experience this in [...]Read Mo
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Yoga Teacher Training in India Week Number 5
While the demands of my yoga teacher training were intense in the last four weeks, this intensity was again doubled in the 5th week. [...]Read Mo
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A mountain bike Race Stage of a special kind
December Calendar Sheet No. 12 This photo was taken on the second day of a three-day mountain bike race last year in November. The race took place through the mountainous region around Dharamshala. Dharamshala is the place where the Dalai Lama and many other Tibetan refugees live. From here rise the high mountains of the [...]Read Mo
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Week Four: Yoga Teacher Training in Rishikesh
Oooooohhhhmmmmmm, that was a week! On Monday we went directly with “empty stomach” for meditation at 5:20 am and then to the yoga class. For breakfast we had the infamous Kichidi with an extra banana for one last time. This brings the intestinal cleansing cum fasting cure from last weekend to an end. The following [...]Read Mo
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Third Week of The Yoga Teacher Course in Rishikesh
About Kundalini Yoga, Kichidi, the Bhagavad Gita and Intestinal Restoration The days are passing very quickly. I can’t believe that the third week of the course is already done! Half of the training is over. The ashram has actually become my temporary home. I feel really comfortable and while I’ve been exhausted many times in [...]Read Mo
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About cleaning methods, rituals and biscuits with chai
Second week of the yoga teacher training in Rishikesh So much has happened since last Sunday. It is a small challenge to describe the last week in words. I was allowed to spend my twenty-eighth birthday in a completely yogic way, tried to choke down a metre-long cotton ribbon and stared into my counterpart’s eyes [...]Read Mo
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Report 1: 300 hours of yoga teacher training in Rishikesh
First week Today is Sunday, our day off and I actually have some time to reflect on the last week at the Anand Prakash Yoga Ashram and to share about my “Akhanda Yoga Teacher Training” while I sit in a nice café on the Ganges in Rishikesh. [...]Read Mo
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The Indian Himalayas
November Calendar Sheet No. 11 The Himalayas, the highest mountain range in the world. Snow-capped peaks, raging mountain rivers, deep forests, traditional mountain villages, herds of sheep, moon-like desert landscapes, furrowed glaciers, colourful flower meadows. All this are the Himalayas and so much more. [...]Read Mo
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MTB Arunachal
The First International Mountain Bike Race in the Northeast of India Arunachal Pradesh literally means “land of mountains in the dawn”. In fact, the day begins very early in the far eastern Indian Himalayan state. Already around five o’clock in the morning, the surrounding green-forested slopes are bathed in a gentle light – provided the [...]Read Mo
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Yoga in India
After a long time, but again a guest post from me. This time on the blog of Yoga Vidya. Have fun reading. [...]Read Mo
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Skyrunning in the Indian Himalayas
A “hell race”, this time on its feet Readers who are not interested in my personal background, but want to read directly via the Skyrun, can simply skip the colorfully colored texts :). I’ve probably made a bit of a go this time… Me and running Anyone who knows me knows that I ran quite [...]Read Mo
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Nine friends climb the Friendship summit at 5289 m
In the last three years I was lucky enough to eather take part in or organize mountain expeditions in the Indian Himalayas. Mostly there were traditional expeditions with load horses, kitchen team, loadferry and acclimatization days. Sometimes we climbed the summit in alpine style as a team of three or four and quickly reached our [...]Read Mo
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Climbing in Manali
Climbing fun for everyone!! Whether beginner or advanced: In Manali every climbing enthusiast finds his or her rock, whether for just one day or during a climbing course lasting several days!!! Here are some impressions of our climbing trip in Alleo yesterday, with perfect weather! In Manali we also offer 3 days Rock Climbing Courses. [...]Read Mo
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Bicycle tour from Shimla to Leh in August 2017
Christoph from Switzerland, a guest of Chalo Travels, tells of his experiences of his three-week and 1200 km long bike journey through the Indian Himalayas from Shimla to Leh with a crowning ascent of the Stok Kangri at the end. It hit me like a hammer.. When the sliding doors of Delhi airport opened, I [...]Read Mo
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Arranged Marriages- No Forced Marriages!!
Note: This Article is written from a very limited perspection. The above mentioned concept is only one way how marriages and the arrangements can work in India. Of course there are plenty of other cases, such like Love marriages, unhappy marriages, divorced marriages….all depending on the cast, the class, the region, education, family back ground [...]Read Mo
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(No) Rules on Indian roads
5 rules that allow you to survive on Indian roads If you land in India at the airport in one of the big Indian metropolises Delhi, Mumbai and Co., the first adventure will be the taxi ride to the hotel. In the taxi itself, at least in the rear seats, there are no belts and [...]Read Mo
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Indian superstitions
This morning I broke my mirror! An Indian-hand-made mirror, that I’ve been with for a few years. Now the glass is broken and I not only can no longer see myself, but now I have seven years of bad luck, right? Maybe I have to put some effort now and find some four-leaf clover or [...]Read Mo
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Meatless through India
Travelling around India as a vegetarian or vegan As a travelling vegetarian, india is a true paradise. Nearly 80% of the Indian population is vegetarian and abstain from meat. In some places it is even almost 100% and in a few places, such as Kerala or in the mountain states a little less. But no [...]Read Mo
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A village at 4200 meters kibber
In the Spiti Valley everything is high. The lowest point is at 3000 meters, everything else is higher: villages, passes, mountains, monasteries… [...]Read Mo
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Ascent of the Friendship Summit
Nature, adventure, effort, suffering, physical performance, community, tranquility…. all this and much more is an expedition in the Himalayas. Here is a report on the Guideboard blog about our three-day trip in alpine style up to the 5298 m high summit of the Friendship. [...]Read Mo
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Meals during an alpine mountain climb in the Indian Himalayas
You just eat what you like! Uhhhhhh- rather no! For an alpine-style expedition, different rules apply! [...]Read Mo
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Climbing mountains – Why do I do this?
Extreme weather conditions: It can storm, snow, become foggy and temperatures drop well below freezing. [...]Read Mo
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Emergency pharmacy for trekking tours and mountain expeditions in the Indian Himalayas
The Indian Himalayas are high, huge and not inhabited for large parts. On trekking or mountain tours, you often meet no human soul for days, except for a few shepherds. Villages can usually only be found at the start and end points of the trekking tours. And even here you will mostly not find a [...]Read Mo
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The complete technical equipment for a mountain ascent in the Indian Himalayas
In addition to great multi-day trekking tours, you can also climb mountains in India. In the Indian Himalayan region there are countless mountain peaks of every level, many of them are even unclimbed and nameless. The 5000 to 7000 metre high peaks range from easy trekking peaks to challenging technical climbing tours on rock and [...]Read Mo
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Traditional Indian martial arts
If you travel to Kerala, you not only have the opportunity to attend an impressive Kalari (Indian martial arts) show, but you can even learn this sport in an ashram. In the following guest article by Raphael Gorschlüter you can learn more about Kalari and that it is much more than just a martial art! [...]Read Mo
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