点评:Kaivalyadham is a place for learning serious yoga (but freshers are welcome!) and for healing naturally. It is located in a hilly resort outside Mumbai and we find ourselves in some comfortable rooms or cottages amidst green peaks, historical caves, waterfalls (in the rains) and pastoral scapes. Sometimes you may walk into a herd of brown Indian cows ambling down the road, their throat bells jingling. It is tempting to follow and feed them, but my goal for the visit is to unburden myself, to polish my yogic skills and upscale my lifestyle. The yoga practices at KD - twice a day, with the special pranayam, kriya (cleansing), tratak(for the eyes), chanting and meditation modules are among the best taught anywhere. You feel the difference in your over-wrought muscles, in your leaden steps and in the milked-dry head! The naturopathy treatments are relaxing and rejuvenating. (Don’t miss the mud bath or the mustard packs!) The ayurveda programmes are thoughtfully planned and executed by trained hands in small, clean cottages, set amidst old flowering trees, and paths splattered purple with ripe mulberries. Still, I am most partial to the uplifting yogic experiences and the daily flavourful introduction to ‘satvic’ food! The mindful eating is often broken by friendly chatter with new pals, punctuated with a warning bell rung by a mild-mannered, turbaned bhau, bro. Every time, I visit KD, with its many offerings, I also, quietly look forward to the free company of trees and hills, and their large-hearted gifts of energy and recharge. This time too, I felt effervescent on my way back to the city, having re-fuelled myself with generous tankers of pure, local, green energy.
翻译:凯瓦利亚达姆(Kaivalyadham)是学习正统瑜伽(当然也欢迎初学者!)和进行自然疗愈的理想之地。它坐落在孟买郊外的山间度假胜地,我们入住的舒适客房或小屋掩映在翠绿的山峰、历史悠久的洞穴、瀑布(雨季时节)和田园风光之中。有时,你或许会偶遇一群棕色的印度牛沿着小路悠闲漫步,喉咙上的铃铛叮当作响。你或许会忍不住想要追随它们并喂食,但我此行的目的是卸下重担,精进瑜伽技艺,提升生活品质。凯瓦利亚达姆的瑜伽课程——每天两次,包含特殊的呼吸控制法、洁净法、凝视法、吟唱和冥想模块——堪称一流。你会明显感受到肌肉的放松、步伐的沉重以及头脑的清醒!自然疗法也令人身心舒畅,焕发活力。 (千万别错过泥浴和芥末包!)阿育吠陀疗程由训练有素的技师精心策划,在古树环绕、绿荫掩映的干净小屋中执行,小径上点缀着紫色的成熟桑葚。不过,我最喜欢的还是令人精神振奋的瑜伽体验和每日美味的“萨特维克”食物!正念饮食时,常常会被与新朋友的友好交谈打断,偶尔还会被一位温文尔雅、头戴头巾的“兄弟”(bhau)摇响的铃声提醒。每次来到KD,除了享受这里丰富多彩的活动之外,我也会默默期待着与树木和山丘相伴,感受它们慷慨地给予的能量和活力。这一次,在返回城市的路上,我依然感觉神清气爽,仿佛被满满的、纯净的、当地的绿色能量填满了。