sharing afew of the beautiful folk, books, music, places that inspire and nourish my life
Inspirational People
swami sivananda
dlshq.org
mata amritananda mayi
www.amma.org
sri ramana maharshi
www.sriramanamaharshi.org
thich nhat hanh and sister chan khong
plumvillage.org
rosemary and steve weissman
www.rosemary-steve.org
lama zopa rinpoche and community at kopan monastery, kathmandu
kopanmonastery.com
devon school of yoga
www.devonyoga.com
andrew cohen
andrewcohen.com
Inspirational Books
Lovely yoga texts
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali – many translations available
Bhagavad Gita – many translations and commentaries available
Awakening the Spine by Vanda Scaravelli
The Spirit and Practice of Coming into Stillness by Eric Schiffman
Hatha Yoga The Hidden Language by Swami Sivananda Radha
The Book of Yoga by Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres
Lovely spiritual texts
With Compassionate Understanding by Steve/Rosemary Weissman
The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
Present Moment, Wonderful Moment by Thich Nhat Hanh
Walking on Lotus Flowers by Martine Batchelor
Be Here Now by Ram Dass
The Yoga of Discipline by Guru Mai
The four beautiful books that started my journey:-
Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman
The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho
The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield
Bringers of the Dawn by Barbara Marciniak
Inspirational Music, Theatre, Art
Krishna Das bhajans and kirtan
Wah bhajans and kirtan
Deva Prem and Mitel bhajans and kirtan
Mooji bhajans and kirtan – wonderful singing from the heart by Mooji’s community
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden – for magical opera and ballet, live or via Cinema Encore transmissions
Inspirational Places
Rishikesh – home of yoga, home of Swami Sivananda’s ashram, home of my spiritual heart “by the river ganga i sat down and wept…”
Arunachala – home of Sri Ramana Maharshi, guru of ultimate Advaita xx
Dartmoor, Devon – my current resting place, wild raw landscape of beauty, peace, freedom
Plum Village, France – home of Thich Nhat Hanh’s Buddhist community
Isle of Iona – home of Wilderness and Iona Community – beautiful open-hearted Christian community