Rishikesh - Pilgrimage to the source
More than 30 years after discovering the Swami Sivananda’s fabulous Rishikesh series and the lineage which gave us the Bihar School of Yoga, Tadhg Ferriter finally made it to the place where it all began - Rishikesh. Tadhg makes regular visits to the ashrams of the Bihar School of Yoga.
The Ganges
Once out of the Himalayas the Ganges sparkles as hits the plains of northern India at Rishikesh.
Shiva Statue
Rishikesh is the capital of Yoga and there are signs everywhere for classes and teacher raining courses and ashrams and there are lots of yogis hanging out on the streets. The even have a huge statue near the river of Shiva the inventor of yoga and the first yogi.
Sw. Sivananda’s Rooms on the Ganges
For me a visit to Sw Sivananda’s ashram was a must and we met a swami there who showed us Swami Sivananda’s apartment and the place where he would have done his yoga practice.
Puja
Every night there is a large gathering performing puja to the sacred river.
‘Atmaseva’ Charity Work
We met up with Atma, who devotes her time to helping the poorest of the poor in the countryside around Rishikesh. YogaOnTrack is happy to be able to make regular donations to her Charity ‘Atmaseva’.
Kashamasagar, Mahatmananda and Atma (seated on the bike she uses to bring supplies to the outlying villages)