The day starts with a sunrise meditation that grasps one's soul and leaves a part of it in the dry desert air of Arizona. Siva's monks spent the morning with Chelleppa and Banudevi Deva, a wonderful pair of church members that have the most delightful stories of their loving, powerful guru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami.

We visited two places that morning. One was a botanical garden and the other was a cactis nursery, which was surprisingly stunning. Follow the walk in our short slideshow.