Yoga Vacation in India
When everything else fails to calm your disturbed mind, a session of yoga can fill your mind with peace and serenity and can soothe your agitated nerves. Yoga has been India’s exclusive gif to the world. Yoga advocates the freedom of human mind from all sorts of negative energy and purification of soul.
India has always been a land of inherent spirituality and people have traveled from all around the world to search for true meaning of life and find solace in its ancient wisdom. Yoga was introduced by Maharishi Patanjali, the ancient Indian sage, in his search for the ultimate harmonious bonding of the mind, body and spirit with the divine. Yoga and Meditation are a combination of different exercises techniques that help the mind in focussing.
Some of the most popular Yoga Vacations in India include Kerala- the land of lush green forests, Bihar-the spiritual land of Gautam Buddha, the holy town of Rishikesh and Dharamshala on the banks of the Ganges.
Uttaranchal - The Yoga Capital of India :Utarranchal can easily be called the hub of mediataion and yoga practices. It has holy cities like Rishikesh, Haridwar, Badrinath, Kedarnath, which form an extremely important part of Hindu pilgrimage. Rishikesh is universally considered to be the Yoga capital of India. The International Yoga Week organized here attracts thousands of tourists and travelers each year. This peaceful town, nestled in the lap of the Himalayas is a center of attraction because of it serenity and numerous travelers come here to practice Yoga and meditation.
Bihar:Bihar is the home state of the Lord Gautam Buddha, and numerous other places such as Bodhgaya, Sarnath, Kushinagar, Gaya, Nalanda are associated with different stages of his life. Due to this, it forms another popular tourist destination for those who want to have a tour of rich cultural heritage combined with Yoga learning. Bihar School of Yoga at Munger in Bihar is extremely popular among tourists as it offers some of the best meditation and yoga sessions.
Kerala:Kerela does not have only the beautiful backwaters to boast of, but it also has a number of Ayurvedic Healing Centers which provide various alternate therapies. With its abundance of flora and dense forests, it has been home of innumerable types of medicinal and curative herbs which are used by expert physicians for restorative and rejuvenating treatments. Kerala, hence, invariably forms an integral part f Yoga vacation destination in India.
Besides these, there are some other places which you can include in your list of yoga vacation spots in India. Ananda Spa, located in the foothills of the Himalayas, Kairali Ayurvedic Health Resort located in lush green expanses of Chennai and the monasteries of Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh are some of the destinations that have a tradition of Yoga, Meditation and spirituality and attracts tourist in great numbers. Whichever the place is, all of them promise to give an extremely enriching experience of yoga combined with a good vacation.
A Yoga vacation in India is a good idea to enjoy a holistic vacation. It will help you relax and rejuvenate from your stressful and fast life.
