RISHIKESH, India (AFP) — The Himalayan town of Rishikesh in northern India is welcoming hundreds of foreign tourists for its annual yoga festival, with visitors keen to learn the ancient art by the sacred River Ganges. "Yoga doesn't flow in our veins like it does in Indians so I came here to go back to basics," said French yoga teacher Juliette Allard, 38, who lives in Barcelona and has been coming to the festival for the last three years. "Rishikesh is yoga paradise," she told AFP. More>>
- Dude, is snowboarding spiritual?
A snowboarding priest from British Columbia has earned what could well be the first-ever Ph.D. in the sport for his exploration of spirituality on the slopes. About 10 years ago, Rev. Neil Elliot, the minister of St. Andrew’s Anglican Church in Trail, B.C., discovered the term “soulriding” to describe the sport. With its overt spiritual connotations, the concept piqued his interest, so much so that Elliot decided to pursue the idea for his degree. “It’s the first PhD in snowboarding at all, so it’s...unique,” said Elliot.
