Just back from the four day Sameeksha retreat in the Kottagiri Hills in South India.
What can one say? It was one of the most enjoyable and enlightening experiences in a long time.
Sameeksha( the brain child of Dr Vijayalakshmi Subramanian, Aruna Ranganathan, Dr Sunder and Mannarkoil Balaji) has been conceived as a retreat for music aficionados and practitioners. One gets to learn from experts who are at the zenith of their skill and expertise, while they explore the hills and valleys, forests and water falls in these pristine surroundings. Day long music sessions, yoga, treks, listening sessions accompanied by Kodagu food in the incredibly energising mountain air.... is it a surprise that everyone of us was tempted to abuse Aruna's incredibly overwhelming hospitality and linger in those surroundings a while longer?
Since it was the first ever such retreat, it was limited to a small group of about ten people so there was sufficient one-on-one interaction. Feel really lucky to have been present at the very birth of a whole new concept.
Like I told Aruna on the last day, I was tempted to switch genres for a minute and sing like Julie Andrews " The hills are alive with sound of music..."
A heart felt thanks to all the four principals and my wonderful co-participants.
What can one say? It was one of the most enjoyable and enlightening experiences in a long time.
Sameeksha( the brain child of Dr Vijayalakshmi Subramanian, Aruna Ranganathan, Dr Sunder and Mannarkoil Balaji) has been conceived as a retreat for music aficionados and practitioners. One gets to learn from experts who are at the zenith of their skill and expertise, while they explore the hills and valleys, forests and water falls in these pristine surroundings. Day long music sessions, yoga, treks, listening sessions accompanied by Kodagu food in the incredibly energising mountain air.... is it a surprise that everyone of us was tempted to abuse Aruna's incredibly overwhelming hospitality and linger in those surroundings a while longer?
Since it was the first ever such retreat, it was limited to a small group of about ten people so there was sufficient one-on-one interaction. Feel really lucky to have been present at the very birth of a whole new concept.
Like I told Aruna on the last day, I was tempted to switch genres for a minute and sing like Julie Andrews " The hills are alive with sound of music..."
A heart felt thanks to all the four principals and my wonderful co-participants.
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