Yoga & Meditation in the Himalayas
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Yoga & Meditation in the Himalayas
Nepal has always conjured up a mystic image of high mountains, monks and
mediation. This is still very much the case today and there are many meditation,
yoga and retreat centers. Why not compliment your trek with a few days learning
yoga and mediating in one of the unique centers, either as a part of your trek
or as an extension activity.
Since the 1960's, pop culture yoga & meditation have become subjects of
intrigue, soul-searching and sometimes of verve, in the western, industrialized
world. The frontiers of science have pushed the boundaries of materialism to the
edge where all matter is seen as nothing more than energy in concretised form
for a limited duration of time. Modern thought has met ancient wisdom head-on!
As an ancient Greek philosopher noted, "Panta Rhei" or "everything flows,"
nothing remains static in the universe, whereas ancient Indian thought intuited
that beyond all change there exists a "unified field." While material progress
has made our physical lives easier and many are caught up in their fascination
with technology, something within us cries out, "Is that all there is? Why are
we here? What is the secret to happiness? Where are we headed?" Now, more than
30 years after the 60's pop culture's flirtation with "exotic disciplines" of
body and mind, yoga and meditation have become mainstream, or at least a cursory
practice of them has.
The Himalayas are considered to be at the "top of the world,' a symbol of the
lofty and the remote, and a region inhabited by solitary sages seeking the
wisdom of life. What could be life's biggest adventure than to discover what
it's all about? Is what we call life nothing more than a result of a random
collision of atoms, or is it a "waking dream" of some unknown Dreamer? Are there
sacred places in the world that can aid in the transformation of our
consciousness? Someone once said, "Truth is only hearsay until it becomes your
own experience," in other words, no amount of reading and studying can
substitute for direct experience. The Himalayas beacons the truth-seeker, the
adventurer and the culturally curious toward new vistas of the mind and soul.
They are considered the original abode of yoga and meditation and legend has it
that great beings dwell there and they are also considered a natural point where
the energies of heaven and earth meet. If wisdom can be said to be located in a
particular locale, it is here in the intense silence of the Himalayan region, as
Emerson once remarked, "Let us be silent that we may hear the whispers of the
gods."
We primary intent is to facilitate an "adventure of a lifetime" whether one is
seeking a casual exploration of natural beauty and culture or a spiritually
transformational journey.
