4 Jan 2020 HYN Himalayan Yoga Academy
Here is a yoga teacher blog. Being a professional yoga teacher and practitioner gave wings to my passion and dedication, I could feel a sense of dignity for the work. I did and made a path that I chose; from then, I have never thought to look back or take a twist. My life has become a full-on yogic path, and I feel oneness. Trekking is full of adventures and memories, yet yoga treks are more of it. Yoga trekking as a yoga teacher is more exciting. 6-8 hours of walking to mountain trails was extremely fun, and I felt it more intense to walk with my guest. I had to be in full-on energy to send better vibes on the tough roads of mountains. Further about Ghorepani Poon Hill Trek Blog.
Poon hill is a magnetic and magnificent place and a must-go place to see the beauty of “Brahmamuhurta” at the dawn of the day and the intense beauty of sunrise from an altitude of 3210 m. The Annapurna range is worth watching from here. And the early yoga practice here in touch with the purest form of nature is intense and progressive. The mind simply gets meditative, and in asana practice, body and mind perfectly coordinate and blend with nature; a sense of stillness simply happens.
Our trekking began from Nayapul and then lasted 6 days, we covered Hile, Ulleri, Ghorepani, Poon hill sunrise, Tadapani, Ghandruk finally Pokhara where we stayed in Visitors Inn. Around 136 km of walking, the longest yoga trek I have been to, and there were a few challenges and lots of fun to keep in my memory pocket. Being a yoga teacher, what I learned was intense cold temperatures and an average walk of 6 hours, early morning or in the evening, facilitating yoga guests involving them in yoga sessions; especially in winter might be tough. The only thing that works in that situation is your passion and dedication to teaching yoga in the cold of the Mountains and Himalayas; wake up, take a cold shower and wake your yoga children up, pamper them with love, and drag them to yoga sessions. This was how I managed yoga sessions during a tiresome trek, long and steep walks, and ups and downs.
Yoga was my fuel. As a yoga teacher, it was a great learning experience for me, and I would love to have more of it. Yoga sessions were part of my job, and I would be dedicated to it for I had consciously decided to be one. I say it again: no looking back, even if I freeze, because after fun sessions whole day feels warmer, and even a cold shower becomes your buddy. The yoga Nindra session in the evening at our 1 day-stay guest home was fun, It would release restlessness and physical pain, meditation-fueled enthusiasm, and feeling of self within us.
Ghorepani 2874 m is simply magical. I would like to be lost in this kind of place for a month, like a “lost in the mountains” kind of vibe. The mountains were so near to my eyes, it felt like I wanted to introduce myself to them and ask for their introduction. They seem overwhelmingly beautiful; maybe I was too emotional or whatnot because I openly say I am one of ‘them’. Annapurna (8091 m), Fishtail (6993 m), Dhaulagiri range, the hills, pine forest, sky, eagles, spring, grasses, rocks everything seemed beautiful and beautiful humans too. “Snow View Lodge and Restaurant” This place is so memorable to us.
3rd day of our walk, the tough uphill trek, well, the pain released as we had wonderful hot shower service, and also their apple pie, americano, and vegetable soup is simply awesome. The taste was marvelous, I could only say so because the moment and weather, and mountains brought the taste to it.
Day 4 Tadapani, a Chill place to perform yoga sessions, a very meditative place. If someone misses the sunrise from Poon Hill (3210 m), they can see the same canvas of mountains and sunrise, so chill and if overslept at Ghorepani you will still catch it on Mattapan.
Ghandruk was downhill and an easy walk, the tea garden was eye-catching, and food was always full of love everywhere. We were in lots of fun because mission poon hill felt easily accomplished, yoga and meditation and walk and treks and pains and funs started and we were beautifully ending it at Pokhara.
Day 6 Pokhara, back to the hotel. Cleaning up some left tiredness but as far as I feel we were cool, me, our guide, guest everyone. Less tiring than yoga nidra, meditation, and asana, make a great friend when you are trekking; they recharge us spiritually, mentally, and physically to stick on the trekking journey with positive and tireless enthusiasm. “The journey begins and the journey ends, some continue for the next second, some for the next minute, the next hour, the next day, maybe the next life eventually every journey ends only to begin again; being conscious about the journey as a whole is one big realization about self”.
