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Sanskrit for a home for devotional
meditation - is the organic manifestation of a dream rather than the
end result of a preconceived plan.
Accommodation:
22 back to nature cabanas, no two alike, fashioned from local
materials like rice straw, bamboo and mud. An eco friendly compost
toilet accompanies each cabana. Built to include trees, leaves and
the star spangled skies the living areas combine a rural feel with a
surprising degree of comfort for an alternative resort.
Attention !YOGA classes by Swami Yoganand
Saraswati:
This year Bhakti Kutir offers daily yoga classes by
a yogi who hails from the source of the holy Ganges.
Swami Yogananda Saraswati who has been practicing
yoga almost since his toddler years guides both
beginners and advanced practioners through: yogic
kriyas and cleansing; traditional yogasanas;
traditional pranayama and meditation. For those not
familiar with yoga terminology this implies a
holistic education in all aspects of yoga including
correct breathing which is an essential
pre-requisite for meditation. For those with an
interest in specific yoga styles the Swami
specializes in traditional ashtanga and patnajali
traditions amongst others.
How to Use the Resource:
Bhakti Kutir allows guests to make their own choices
in a completely informal non-commercial community
environment. It is not a puritanical ashram. Its
mainly vegetarian restaurant also serves fresh sea
food, wine and tribal liquors. Guests can
effortlessly participate in the night life on
Palolem beach and yet retire to a world of complete
quiet, security and privacy when they so desire. It
offers a wide, even if somewhat unpredictable, range
of healing programmes and guests themselves can
conduct workshops for other visitors at the drop of
a hat if they have the skills and inclination. The
Kutir offers a very spontaneous social space and its
restaurant is an excellent zone to meet interesting
creative and holistic professionals from different
parts of the globe. From time to time cultural
programmes animate its amphitheatre. For parents its
child friendly nature is a big bonus. Kids can
attend an informal school or just make themselves at
home. Baby sitters are available. Short trips to
wild life reserves ; heritage towns and homes; spice
gardens; little known islands, mountain lodges and
holistic healing centers are all easily undertaken
from Bhakti Kutir. Even a short stay may help
connect visitors with a network of holistic resorts
in the region.
Located:
200 m above Palolem beach - arguably Goa’s finest and
safest beach - on the terraces of a coconut grove it gives holistic
travelers a feeling for the rhythms and flavours of Goan village
life and provides simple earth friendly global luxuries such as:
genuine ayurvedic massages; top quality yoga classes; organic food
(including home made pasta, tofu and wheat grass juice); nature
trips and
anything else which is thrown up in the course of an
evening’s conversation with the retreat’s founders a Goan-German
couple. |
