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World Yoga Day

World Yoga Day

Sunday in Lisbon was World Yoga Day and it lived up to its name. Our Portuguese Yoga Confederation hosts took us to a small sports stadium in Lisbon for the festivities, which were webcast live. The stage was set up for short talks, skits,  demonstrations and more. In fact, we...

Hiking in Waimea Canyon

Hiking in Waimea Canyon

Over the retreat Saravananathaswami, Sadhaka Jayanatha and Cody traveled to the other side of the island for a hike in Waimea. Waimea Canyon is known as the Grand Canyon of the Pacific and is quite extraordinary to behold. The group hiked along a cliffside trail which follows the rim of...

Yoga: Promise & Peril

Yoga: Promise & Peril

On the first day of the Lisbon event, Paramacharya took the stage to present a 25-minute look at yoga's history and future, its trends and its troubles. The presenttion was both artistic and content-rich and he was accused of waking up the audience. He hopes to narrate it for posting...

From Portugal

From Portugal

Before our departure from Kauai, we summarized our journey for Bodhinatha as having four central goals. First, to give our presentations at the World Yoga Day in Lisbon. Second, to meet with communities in seven nations in order to write a major article for Hinduism Today surveying the status of Hinduism...

June 25th Homa

June 25th Homa

This morning Kaduval temple was filled with the sweet, smoky fragrance of the sacred fire. Monks chanted Sri Rudram as Bodhinatha burned notes to the devas. After the Homa Bodhinatha gave an inspired talk about the power of affirmation. Pointing out that the things that happen to us, are byproducts...

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