{"id":628,"date":"2009-10-19T08:45:53","date_gmt":"2009-10-19T08:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shekharkapur.com\/newblog\/?p=628"},"modified":"2009-10-19T08:45:53","modified_gmt":"2009-10-19T08:45:53","slug":"isha-and-disneyland-what-a-contrast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shekharkapur.com\/blog\/2009\/10\/isha-and-disneyland-what-a-contrast\/","title":{"rendered":"Isha and Disneyland, what a contrast !"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Having spent a fascinating week of yoga, meditation and ayurveda at Isha ( Sadhguru&#8217;s fabulous centre), which I need to write in more detail about, I flew off to Hong Kong with my 9 year old daughter the day I finished at Isha.  A greater contrast I could not have !<br \/>\nIn any case for those of you contemplating going to learn yoga more seriously, and provided your golas are highe than just being healthy, I have one suggestion.  Do it now.  I am amazed I did not do it before.  There may be many places in India to do Yoga, and each one of us is destined to go where we do, I went to Isha at the invitation of Sadhguru, and am hooked.  There was not a single morning or evening session of Yoga that I did not hope would get cancelled, but then there was not a single session that I did not come out a different nd more compassionate human being.  Yoga, if done with goals that are higher than health, is a life changing experience. I know most of you have done it already and am probably preaching to the converted, but for me this was a first.   I am going back.<br \/>\nAnd Disneyland ? If anyone plans to come here, a warning. There is not that much in Disneyland to do. Kaveri and I finished the whole theme park in one straight 9 hour session.  Thankfully the next day I explored Hong Kong through the eyes of a none year old. That was beautiful.<br \/>\nThe real pleasure for kids though (and for adults too) is Ocean Park. If you are here, do not forget to atke your kids there. The rides are better (read frightening), and there is a wonderful accent on the sea, it&#8217;s beautiful life and how we must preserve it&#8217;s beauty.<br \/>\nAnd they do NOT sell you blonde american fairy princesses as a concept of beauty like Disney does.  How do they get away with that ?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having spent a fascinating week of yoga, meditation and ayurveda at Isha ( Sadhguru&#8217;s fabulous centre), which I need to write in more detail about, I flew off to Hong Kong with my 9 year old daughter the day I finished at Isha. A greater contrast I could not have ! 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