Arpora, Goa, India

After a couple of recommendations by friends and acquaintances, I finally found an Ayurvedic practitioner in Goa that I decided to study with. I went to observe a patient undergo panchakarma, an intense cleansing process that takes anywhere from 4-5 weeks. ...

The last few weeks in India have been really good. I have settled into a routine of working 6 days a week, waking up to the sound of the cockerals crowing outside, the coconut palms swaying outside my balcony. I work about 8-10 hours a day, but the ...

... . Cost? £123.00 per month! In the evening I walked down through the trees to the river and then along to the Saturday night Arpora market. I never saw a soul on my journey and the market was quiet when I arrived. The whole set up is much the same as ...

... had to be a but - our good luck ran out on us. June is supposed to be the rain season and the start of the monsoon in India, which we were spared with until then, but once arriving in Goa it hit in with all its force. If it is rain season over there it ...