by Kelley Amrein | Mar 30, 2015 | India, India 2015, Road trip India, Sights along the way, Travel, Travel in India, Uncategorized
I find it a bit tough to nap when I am traveling by car in India. There is too much to see and even if I close my eyes for a moment, a sudden lurch or rapid swerve of the automobile, and I’m wide awake, curious, and sometimes alarmed, about what is going on...
by Kelley Amrein | Mar 26, 2015 | India, India 2015, Palaces in India, Shopping in India, The Lalitha Mahal, The Mysore Palace, Travel, Travel in India, Uncategorized
Mysore is one of the loveliest cities in south India, known for it palaces, gardens, and temples. While I love Bangalore, and it is my home base in India, I love spending time in Mysore to enjoy the peaceful vibe the city has to offer. March in Mysore is hot, usually...
by Kelley Amrein | Mar 23, 2015 | India 2015, Masterji Viswantha, Mysore, Spirit Guided Journeys, Spiritual Retreat, Spiritual Workshops, Travel, Travel in India, Yoga, Yoga in India
Mysore, in southern India, is a well-known yoga town. The most famous yoga school in Mysore is undoubtedly the Sri K Pattabhi Jois Institute,teaching students in the Astanga Vinyasa yoga tradition. If you are not an astanga yoga student, however, there are other...
by Kelley Amrein | Mar 20, 2015 | Food in India, India 2015, Mysore, Silkworm cocoons, Temples, Things to see in India, Travel, Travel in India
I recently returned from a personal journey to India and while I was there, I headed 140 kilometers southwest of Bangalore to the city of Mysore. Mysore is a beautiful city and one of the stops for the next Spirit Guided Journeys trip in the fall of 2015. I...
by Kelley Amrein | Feb 5, 2015 | My Real Work, Personal writing, Refelction
A poem by Wendell Berry was presented as a writing prompt at a class I attended recently. The instructor asked us to choose what spoke to us, whether a line from the work, the whole work, any part or just the idea of the work, and then write for ten minutes. I...
