From Pai to Boracay via Manila

Instead of taking the tedious minibus from Chiang Mai to Pai and viceversa, this time the teenager in me decided to put to test my forgotten motorbike driving skills and drive the 140-km long windy road with awesome scenery between both cities. My in-laws, initially worried with such decision, soon forgot us to worry about [...]

Past, Present, Future and Happy New Year!

Hello??? Is anyone there?
We are terribly sorry for giving an unauthorized break to Earthconnection. These last 3 weeks without posting (time flies!) have been more than hectic, superhectic! As a brief summary, our recent past weeks have been something like this:
15/12: Finished the colon cleansing treatment.
17-21/12: Workshop given by the Agama school about Kashmir Shaivism [...]

Loy Krathong

The night of the November full moon (Saturday 24th) a very special ceremony is held in the whole of Thailand, the Loy Krathong. This most romantic festival pays homage to the water spirits and marks the end of the rainy season.
Thousands of Krathongs, banana leaf or paper floats beautifully decorated with flowers, lit candles and [...]

Agama Yoga

Our daily routine during this first month of the Agama Yoga course has been something like this:
Wake up time is sometime around 6:00 (when we manage to hear the alarm as we’re still sleeping with ear plugs as there is a very loud mating couple of frogs right under our bungalow), meditation and consecration of [...]

Golden Rock

The first week in Kho Phangan, we stayed in Ananda Resort, recommended by the Agama Yoga website. The accommodation here was very good, comfortable rooms with hot shower (which is very unusual), swimming pool, sauna, internet, good food… Our room was only 10 metres away from the Yoga hall where the Tantra 1 workshop was [...]