The holy town of Rishikesh observes the now-famous International Yoga Festival every year. The one-week festival aims at spreading awareness about the multifarious benefits of Yoga and to help the common people to embrace holistic living. The festival takes place during the spring and is attended by a legion of Yoga practitioners and meditation teachers from around the world. In this context, one may also say that the festival marks the coming-together of holistic cultures from different parts of the planet.
The International Yoga Festival 2014 shall take place in the first week of March from March 1st-7th at the venue of Ganga Resort (Tourist Rest House). The festival has been organized by Uttarakhand Tourism in association with GMVN (Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam). This festival can be attended by people from all parts of the country. The event is growing in popularity with each edition. The festival, in fact, has several shades to it. It is not just about random lectures of yoga and meditation. This odyssey will work in the form of a philosophical and spiritual awakening for every participant. It offers a silent doorway to the path of divinity, of nature, of health, prosperity and well-being.
The International Yoga Festival should be attended by those people who seek mental, physical or spiritual bliss. Most people these days are so busy in their mundane work that they often lose out in true happiness and their body and mind suffer owing to negligence. This festival is one way to rid yourself off all the negativities that have congested your mind. At this event, the participants and attendants can learn, practice and imbibe various beneficial Yoga forms including the likes of Power Vinyasa Yoga, Kriya Yoga, Iyengar Yoga and Kundalini Yoga.
The participants can gain a lot through several hours of Yoga classes. One can participate in over 15 hours of Yoga classes. Over the week, over 60 hours of Yoga and meditation sessions will be conducted. The various asanas are explained in vivid details so that the learner can understand their true benefits. The explanations are given in lucid language and in a way that the listener would be able to truly appreciate their presence in the day-to-day life.
There are several benefits of practicing Yoga. Yoga, together with meditation, can help you to lead a simpler and happier life. It allows the mind to rejuvenate itself and to detoxify itself from the negativities that surround us. Yoga also strengthens the mind so as to better prepare it to combat the everyday difficulties and challenges that life imposes on us. Yoga asanas and meditative lectures also help a person to come out of the realm of mundane sins, of greed and of materialistic attachment.
With the 2014 edition round the corner, the registrations have begun. Rishikesh is a spiritual town which offers cheap accommodations for its visitors. Besides, accommodations at the ashram itself are also up for grabs at very nominal rates. This is an opportunity to not just cure your mind and soul but also to meet new people, make lifelong friends and to soak in the positivity of the holistic ambiance.
