Indian yoga saves souls

What is spirituality? Perhaps not everyone can understand this very mysterious word. After going to Rishikeshi, I understand-spirituality is intuition. In modern society, people's intuition is largely blocked by busy life and utilitarian desires, while travel can awaken lost intuitions, especially in places where everyone advocates intuition.

Rishikesh is one such place. Here, you will feel that everyone is as simple as an infant child, full of and trusting intuition. Traveling north from New Delhi

The fifth anniversary of the Le Tu Traveller Tribe 2007 White Paper on Wedding Air Travel in Xizang Holy Land 2007 Golden Week Travel Guide A full tour of more than 00 kilometers to reach Rishikeshi, but it takes more than 6 hours. Along the way, there are dense towns, motorcycles that cross at any time, fruit grocery stalls that are picking in time, horns that sound so much as the hair goes on the ears... all the restlessness above the dust may appear on the roads. This is the order of life in India. When the Ganges River and the Himalayas appeared by the car window, everything fell silent. It's like seeing the sun after heavy rain, the tranquility after chaos is the most memorable one.

Find a retreat center next to the Ganges River and stay in it. Under the balcony is the Ganges River. It was dusk when I arrived, and evening classes had just ended here. Every morning and evening, there are prayer ceremonies along the Heng River. People use music and dance to thank the Ganges mother for her upbringing. The only common language here is "Om Shanti", which means "peaceful soul" and represents the first voice and origin of the universe. The reason why Rishikeshi has become the "capital of yoga" is not unrelated to its unique geographical location. The small city is located at the foot of the Himalayas, on the banks of the Holy River Ganges. In the minds of Indians, the Himalayas are the place where Shiva lives and cultivates. For thousands of years, people who hope to get rid of the reincarnation of life and death through cultivation have gathered here to meditate on the world's philosophy and reflect on their attitude towards life, and yoga culture was born.

Rishikeshi is surrounded by an atmosphere of sacredness and mystery. Throughout the year, millions of Indians come here with their families and use their vacations to complete spiritual cultivation. The holy town, with a population of only 50,000, is home to tens of thousands of pilgrims. From taxi drivers to tour guides to restaurant waiters, you can tell stories related to yoga endlessly. Westerners dressed in Indian national costumes are often seen carrying yoga mats and shuttling through the streets with firm expressions like ascetic monks. Shengzhen is divided into two by the Ganges River. Walking over a bridge deck of more than 60 meters, you will find the "Yoga Street" with a total length of about 1 kilometers. It is built along the river and is densely packed with various yoga schools.

Yoga schools are different in size and characteristics. Some are integrated with Hindu temples, while others are no different from ordinary youth hotels. A spacious and ventilated hall is where students practice yoga. In addition to both sides of the Ganges River, there are also many retreat centers on the mountain, totaling hundreds; however, regardless of the sect, the common rule is to return to your residence at 10 p.m.

I respect every place that can give other creatures a place to live in happiness. There are many monkeys in the school. On the way to meditation class at four o'clock in the morning, we are not the first creatures to wake up. The monkeys are already watching us on the steps. Not to mention cows. India has always regarded cows as gods, let alone in the holy city. One afternoon, a friend and I bought cucumbers and ate them while walking. My friend instinctively felt that something was touching her cucumber behind him. Looking back, a divine cow had been following her for an unknown amount of time.

When practicing yoga in Rishikeshi, your senses and intuitions are much clearer and more sensitive than before you came. The yoga classroom is a big empty room. It is different from the domestic yoga studio in two ways: first, there is no background music, but you can hear the breathing of the mountains and the flowing of the river; second, the classroom windows are wide open, and the breeze floating in the Himalayas passes through the hall, and you feel that you are one with heaven and earth. There are more than 30 students in the classroom, most of whom are from Europe, Japan and South Korea. Different from me, they have been stationed here for a long time and their clothes have been localized. As for the content taught by the teacher, there are no difficult actions, but when disassembled one by one, it is definitely well-organized and eye-catching, and magic can be seen in the plain. If you want, you can sit cross-legged under a certain towering tree, a certain mountain rock, or a certain section of the river bank to relax. Regarding yoga, it is equivalent to intuition here. With intuition, you will be as fascinated and unrestrained as the water of the Ganges River. (Internship Editor: Wu Jinyu)