Like many people, I'm sometimes torn between dharma and maya, the pleasures of the spirit and those of the flesh. So after finishing a large, stressful work project, I dreamed up a restorative vacation to blend the two.
The idea: For 10 days I'd practice yoga and learn to surf in the far south of Brazil. First yoga for a little nirvana, then surfing lessons for earthly thrills.
But I was in for a surprise when I arrived at the Enchanted Mountain yoga center near Garopaba, Brazil. I'd expected something like the Retreat and Renewal weekend I'd done at the Kripalu yoga institute in western Massachusetts, with its "easy yoga" classes and bubbling hot tubs. What I found instead was an exacting, ashram-style daily routine. (More)
Source: Washington Post
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