Last night was a TOUGH LOSS. But damn, was it a good game. Despite the heaviness or disappointment we might be experiencing today, despite the crying sky here in Philly, we made it to game 7 of the SECOND round of the playoffs! Trust the Process! Although I run the risk of people x-ing out of their…
Author: Ashley Nicole
The fucking monkeys are back!!
Next morning, practicing yoga, lying in savasana on the rooftop deck and I hear a noise, what sounds like a human sitting next to me eating. I open my eyes and sitting right there are the fucking monkeys!!! They were back! Two monkeys just sitting on the balcony eating some of the spilled oats. (Read…
Go take a sound bath!
My feelings on this place have been a bit up and down – one day I love it and think it is the coolest place ever, the next day I feel like it is a strange community, and everyone is in their own world. I went into it thinking that everyone would be extremely nice,…
Found me unlimited yoga classes and a puppy
After day 2, I am starting to think this place is a dream come true. Basically, Auroville residents are a bunch of creative souls and spiritual thinkers who are all here for a specific purpose, contributing something to the society – either an alternative healing technique, eastern medicine practice, creative art form, café, homestay, eco-building,…
Indian markets to Indian train rides to Auroville
After Mysore, I went to the city of Bangalore for one night with a friend to do some market shopping. The markets in India are an experience in and of themselves. You go to the main busy street of the market, lined with shops, carts, vendors, crowds of people and rikshaws driving everywhere, and then,…
These are a few of my favorite things… yoga cafés, lights, inspo, cooking <3
Highlights from the month of November in Mysore, aside from the daily yoga schedule: YOGA CAFÉS. Hanging out in a café all day might just be one of my favorite things to do, especially while traveling! Thus, one of the highlights of my month was all the yoga cafés in Mysore: the Chakra House, Sayoga,…
Recap of teacher training in Mysore
The one month ashtanga teacher training in November was INTENSE. But amazing. The whole program was strategically designed to bring your entire body and mind into a balanced state by incorporating 3 hours of asana practice a day, 1 hour of pranayama, meditation, 30 minutes of chanting, and 1 hour of yoga philosophy. Even by…
Mysore, Indea Yoga
On Halloween day I left Mumbai for Mysore, India. While studying at The Yoga Institute, I got several recommendations from both teachers and students for this particular school in Mysore called Indea Yoga (http://indeayoga.com/). It is Mysore style ashtanga yoga, and it is highly regarded for the main teacher and founder, Bharath Shetty, who practiced…
From Chandon on Friday, to Chillin’ on Sunday (10/29)
On Friday, Ameera had the grand re-opening of her antique furniture store (Camelot. If you don’t know…you need to! Read about it on my last post), so she and Aditi had all of their friends over to the store that evening for a party. So much champagne (Chandon to be exact), appetizers, booze and lots…
Entrepreneurial Inspo <3 <3
Aditi and Ameera are both very inspiring and successful entrepreneurs. Ameera owns a colonial antique furniture store, Camelot. The furniture is gorgeous – unique pieces from all over the south of India. She has had the store for about 20 years, but for the past 3 years, she closed the “actual” store and was renting…
India Vibrations 