The air smells like smoking meat and roasting chestnuts. From my hotel room, the rooftops never end. I strain to see the Bosphorous, but the rooftops just go on and on. The landscape is dotted with mosques – each with a skinny rocket tower from which the call to prayer comes five times a day. […]
As the plane lands in Marrakesh, there is only one color visible below: terra cotta. From the sky, everything looks faded rusty red. Passport control takes nearly two hours; the wait is unbearable. I head to the exit, wade through the sea of drivers with signs, and find mine. Small scooters and motorcycles congest the highway: […]
Isvara Pranidhana represents self-surrender. It’s the idea of deferring to something greater than ourselves. Whether you believe in God or simply the universe, it’s about letting go of your own ego and acknowledging an outside, guiding force. I woke up one last morning to the fog surrounding the mountains, and as I practiced yoga looking […]