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Haramara Retreat: Days-In-the-Life-Of

USA | Thursday, 16 Apr 2009 | Views [1097]

It is dark outside. Maybe 10 o’clock, maybe 11. Who knows? For all I could guess it might be 3AM or how ‘bout 9PM. There are no clocks around me, only a lace of mosquito netting cascading over the large bed like a whale’s mouth around a school of fish.... Read more >

Tags: cam2yogi, cameron karsten photography, haramara retreat, laura defreitas, lauranidra, mexico, sayulita, yogalife

Laura DeFreitas' Bali Yoga Retreat in full- August '08

INDONESIA | Friday, 6 Feb 2009 | Views [4844] | Comments [2]

Day 1: The Danu Tour I t is morning over the rice fields. Expected sounds of roosters crowing and crickets singing spread across this valley. Small birds chirp as they hover over the sawah’s (the field’s) green carpet. Geckos skitter along patio ... Read more >

Tags: bali, cam2yogi, cameron karsten photography, culture, indonesia, laura defreitas, lauranidra, yoga

Gallery: Bali Yoga Retreat

INDONESIA | Monday, 13 Oct 2008 | Photo Gallery

Balinese Hangovers & The Balian’s Cure

INDONESIA | Sunday, 31 Aug 2008 | Views [1989]

Day 9: Balinese Hangovers & The Balian’s Cure D awn arose with pain and discomfort. Classic hangover amidst tropic humidity: weighty, dank and stale with arak and puke on the breath. At the breakfast I chose not to attend, stories were told.... Read more >

Tags: bali, cam2yogi, cameron karsten photography, danu enterprises, danu tours, indonesia, laura defreitas, lauranidra, retreat, yoga

Continuing Thru Bali

INDONESIA | Wednesday, 27 Aug 2008 | Views [1664]

Burning & Yearning For The Beloved ...Continued having left you in Bali, Indo after a long delay. Welcome back to A Balinese Yoga Festival! Day 5: An Afternoon Continuation N ow, some 45 days later, something is rekindled. ... Read more >

Tags: bali, cam2yogi, cameron karsten, cameron karsten photography, danu tours, indonesia, laura defreitas, lauranidra

The Scree & Sunrise of Gunung Agung

INDONESIA | Monday, 25 Aug 2008 | Views [1728]

Day 5: Gunung Agung I t’s pitch black. My knees ache. My legs are loose, wobbling with each unstable step. This is not helping in the least bit. The scree beneath my feet, the chalky volcanic rock, crumbles with the slightest pressure. I grip ... Read more >

Tags: bali, cam2yogi, cameron karsten, gunung agung, indonesia, laura defreitas, lauranidra, mountain climbing, yoga

A Balinese Yoga Festival Part II

INDONESIA | Sunday, 24 Aug 2008 | Views [2217]

Day 3: Bargaining Into Retreat A hard bargain to beat—morning coffee, tea and breakfast in Bali. At the table there is an assortment of weary eyes detached from their bones. This is us—Laura’s retreat group—most still jetlagged, hovering above ... Read more >

Tags: bali, cam2yogi, cameron karsten, danu enterprises, danu tours, indonesia, laura defreitas, lauranidra, ubud, yoga

A Balinese Yoga Festival

INDONESIA | Friday, 22 Aug 2008 | Views [2066]

Day 1: The Yoga Retreat w/Laura DeFreitas (& Danu Enterprises) I t is morning over the rice fields. Expected sounds of roosters crowing and crickets singing spread across the valley. Small birds chirp as they hover over the green carpet ... Read more >

Tags: bali, cam2yogi, cameron karsten, danu enterprises, galungan, indonesia, jelatik esthetic, laura defreitas, ubud, ubud aura retreat centre

Rescuing Personal Mysticism Across a Balinese Island

INDONESIA | Tuesday, 19 Aug 2008 | Views [1576]

“ T wenty five years man. I’ve seen a lot of change.” I looked across at Jack, Jack the Hawaiian, Jack the man—my idol. “Bali is beautiful to this day, but 25 years ago it was a land of mystery. And before than… I can only imagine.” “So what’s ... Read more >

Tags: bali, cam2yogi, cameron karsten, indonesia, laura defreitas, lauranidra

Gallery: Bali is Sorga

INDONESIA | Friday, 8 Aug 2008 | Photo Gallery

Selamat Datang Sorga

INDONESIA | Friday, 8 Aug 2008 | Views [2493]

A ustralia ended with deliciousness. Give me a cone of organic frozen yogurt with blended mango along Mooloolaba’s esplanade and I’m more than happy. A mouthful of refreshment, tantalizing the salty tongue, and the sweetness from the sugars of the ... Read more >

Tags: bali, cam2yogi, cameron karsten, indonesia, laura defreitas

Bare Celebrations

AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 24 Jul 2008 | Views [1640]

T here was a blinding white light. Laura readjusted her sunglasses and pushed them higher up on her face. It was not a welcomed sight, nor was it a lethal image, but it was painful, raw and innocent. Like a child fresh from the womb, the light emanated ... Read more >

Tags: alexandria bay, australia, cameron karsten, laura defreitas, lauranidra, noosa heads, queensland, sunshine beach

Good Days, Sunshine

AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 13 Jul 2008 | Views [1124] | Comments [1]

Rains fell on dry lands.  Three days of clouds, wind and accompanying cold kept work to a minimum.  It first arrived as a fine mist, turning the invisible into the visible; the gossamer threads of geometric designs, the fine clear beads of moisture, the ... Read more >

Tags: australia, cam2yogi, cameron karsten, gympie, laura defreitas, queensland

The Dogs of the Bush

AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 2 Jul 2008 | Views [1121]

A steady machine came tumbling out of the forest.  Gears grinded shifting to a higher speed.  Eucalyptus branches crunched and disintegrated beneath the tires.  Birds scattered in flocks.  Wallabies bounced through the roughage.  And the smell of burning ... Read more >

Tags: australia, cam2yogi, cameron karsten, laura defreitas, queensland, wwoofing

Gallery: WWOOF, WWOOF

AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 2 Jul 2008 | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Australian Stretch

AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 25 Jun 2008 | Photo Gallery

Sydney in the Masses

AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 25 Jun 2008 | Views [966]

Australia is a bout of freedom—contemplative exploration amidst leisurely activities of reading, writing, studying, more exploring, dreaming, and the likes of a dynamic introspective lifestyle suited for a Seeker. It is holiday. It is an escapade, ... Read more >

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Destinations for the Spirit

USA | Friday, 4 Apr 2008 | Views [1266]

Traveling is a choice, and it is a choice to make traveling sacred.  Travel can be more than an eye-opening experience into a new culture of relics, ruins, history and tradition.  It can be more than a destination-oriented expedition from Point A to ... Read more >

Tags: costa rica, destinations, india, meditation, pura vida, spirituality, yoga

Finding Yourself in Solitude: 10 Lessons of Growing

USA | Wednesday, 26 Mar 2008 | Views [3986] | Comments [2]

F inding yourself in solitude. Everybody hears this time and time again. From the fruition of youth when sent on “timeout” to the isolation every individual needs in order to hibernate with one’s emotions. Even through days of work, locking the ... Read more >

Tags: adventures, growth, self-help, solitude, solo travel, travel

Your Perfect Yoga Retreat

USA | Monday, 25 Feb 2008 | Views [2897]

Y oga is the art of release. It is the study of one’s concentration upon the diverse layers of the body, exploring deeper with an advanced focus into the mind, until eventually delving and settling forever within the spirit. This ancient tradition ... Read more >

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