himalaya or kerala in june?

indigo blue

Hi Everyone,

I will be travelling to India in late May and for most of June. I would like to spend some time in an ashram and have found options in Kerala (Dhanwantari Ashram, Neyyar Dam) or in the Himalaya (Sivananda Kutir, Uttarkashi). What would your recommendation be? I'm concerned about weather. I arrive in Delhi and fly out of Mumbai. Has anyone been to either of these ashrams? What was your experience like?
Thanks

helper007

hi friend
if ur looking spend some time in ashram in himalays try rishikesh it is best for ashrams there are lots of ashrams like some famous asham like parmarth niketan ashram and shivananda ashrm is also good in uttarkashi what i say is better to spend ur time in himalays ashram

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anar

it will be uncomfortably hot and/or wet in kerala in may/june. definitely the himalayas.

realmacoy

hi there,
in the month of june the weather in kerela would be much too hot and humid to anyone's taste so anything in the himalayas would be much more to ur liking....best regds ajay

ramsblore

The monsoons hit the coast of Kerala in June and then all hell breaks loose. And its peak summer in the north. And Himalayas is the place to be during that time.
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Paleface

No contest, Garhwal Himalayas! I live down the road from Sivananda Kutir, are you going to sign up for a course there? What are you looking to do if you don't mind my asking?

Dom

Himalayas any day in that time of the year.

desitraveler

Go to the himalayas - Uttaranachal is awesome that time of the year. Kerala is probably best in the winter months (although it is still hot in "winter").

Paleface

Well what happened to you??

indigo blue

Thanks for all the replies! Sorry for my delayed response. I was hoping to sign up for a course at Sivananda Kutir but they are only running a teacher training course during the time I will be in India. This course runs for a month and I wasn't planning on staying that long. I would like to sign up for about a two week course at an ashram that explores the 5 points of yoga. A strict daily schedule quite appeals to me for some reason. If you have any suggestions of other ashrams that I could visit I'd really appreciate it.

Paleface

As others have pointed out South is quite hot so Himalayas is your only real option - Sivananda Kutir is out also - You could think of this option, coming to Uttarkashi and having your own teacher (I have someone in mind who used to teach at Sivananda & he is local, perfect English etc) regarding accomodation, food etc, well that is organisable - in fact we also have a small kutir next to Bhagirathi which might be possible - Much of the practice anyway is DIY thing and a regimen is up to you to maintain.

helper007

but if you think of other you can also contact at parmarth niketan in rishikesh

indigo blue

Thanks paleface. That sounds interesting. How can I find out more?

Paleface

Actually I met my friend Krishna who is the teacher (Pranayam specialist) also a Garhwali folk singer, today and mentioned this - so he is up for it. To be honest I don't agree that one has to be in an ashram or centre, it just so happens that way is easiest for most folks. If you really are into Yoga, apart from asana's etc, then this Uttarkashi area (Yogbhoomi - land of Yoga) is also a great opportunity to meet real Yogi's - i.e. men and women who live the Yog, whilst existing, as we all must, in the mundane - Geddit? Keep posting and we'll all get there!

BTW - Kangaroo Island was a fave location of mine, fond memories of camping & tooling around in a Kombi, decades ago mind you, Have you been?