Check out the awesome review of our resort partner in Tulum Mexico posted on Treehugger.com a great source for information for the green community from travel & nature to food, fashion and politics.
The author, a yogi traveller from Brooklyn NY also has this to say about participating in the Turtle conversation program which we also plan to take part in during our retreat in May…
“Watching the creatures leave land for their underwater destiny is like watching a piece of pre-historic history. It is beautiful–but overwhelmingly sad. We know that the fate of these baby turtles is grim but better then most. As we are reminded in our educational talk prior to the volunteer expedition, other less fortunate turtles born on more developed strips of hotel and resort beaches easily confuse the artificial lights dotting the developed strips for the moon. They end up walking away from the natural home they’re evolutionarily designed for, the ocean, thus making them more likely to be caught and killed by either a poacher or predator. Or killed even wandering onto nearby roads…
I had never known how much forming a personal relationship with a green-shelled reptile could re-ignite, inspire and motivate my take-action-ness. Not only for the turtles–for this entire environmental movement.”
I am so excited to spend time off the grid in the biosphere in a place and time when I can get away from our mechanized world and soak in the pure power of our natural world.
Check out the blog here:
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/10/beyond_cancun_d.php
Earlier in the year when we began planning our March yoga retreat to the Haadson Resort on Khao Lak, Thailand with Shanghai-based teacher Pablo Alvarez there was only one problem – no yoga shala! However, our friends at Haadson were more than happy to accommodate our retreat and offered to build a customized yoga shala for Leela Travel and other yoga retreats to their property! Truly amazing work! Adele and I spent some time imagining the perfect shala, thinking about available and affordable materials in Thailand and of course conferring with my husband Simon on the proper translation of our measurements into the metric system. Amazingly, the shala is done and already in use. Check out the photos and stories on Haadson’s blog:
http://haadsonhappening.com/?tag=yoga-sala
Beautiful! I can’t wait to test it out.
Khub-Kun-Ka Haadson!
blessings, Whitney
Haadson Yoga Sala
Greetings Yogi Travelers!
We are pleased to announce the details for six amazing yoga retreats for 2010. We have a Yoga and Surfing retreat in Nicaragua with Pete Guinosso, a Hatha Yoga and Nature Immersion in Tulum Mexico with Michelle Andersen, and a Greenpath Yoga and Adventure retreat on a private island in Thailand with Clayton Horton and David Lurey – just to name a few of our fabulous offerings!
Leela Travel and our partners are working hard to offer great value to our clients with competitive prices for our weeklong vacations including accommodations at ecologically sustainable boutique resorts, daily yoga sessions with world class teachers, gourmet meals, cultural tours, activities, spa services, airport transportation, signature Leela Travel gifts and volunteer opportunities with the local communities we visit.
Leela Travel personally contacts and connects with every traveler to answer your questions, get you prepared and offer vital travel tips. Feel free to ask us any questions here on our blog or offer comments on our services!
We’re hoping to see the clouds of this gloomy economic recession begin to burn away for sunny skies full of travel and adventure for a fabulous 2010!
Blessings,
Whitney
After many years in the making Leela Travel has become a reality! We’ve managed to launch our website, set up seven fabulous trips and develop lasting relationships with all sorts of service providers. So come help us celebrate!
Yoga students and yoga teachers welcome! Find out more about us and mix and mingle with the wonderful Leela Travel yoga teachers, guides, web designers, lawyers, business consultants, graphic designers, PR & Marketing consultants and more who made it happen.
Wednesday September 23rd, 2009 from 7pm – 10pm
Morac Restaurant & Lounge
3122 16th St. (at Valencia), in the Mission
Middle Eastern Nibbles, Travel Slideshow in the Garden by Pilarwoodmanphoto.com and DJs from Sleevin Records!
I look forward to having a toast with all of you. Thanks for your support!
Please RSVP here.
Peace,
Whitney
Launch Party
San Francisco
Last weekends Wanderlust Festival was a one-of-a-kind event successfully merging majestic scenery with music and heart-expanding yoga. Everyone was all smiles going up and down the mountain, shopping for eco goods and tie-dye stretchy yoga pants, and snuggling mat to mat for a chance to practice with some of yoga’s current superstars. As my friend put it, it was kind of a Yoga Burning Man, definately attracting the contingent of yogis that frequent that other festival in the desert.
Leela Travel was there soaking in the energy and churning it into inspiration for our future! The idea of wanderlust – or a lust for travel and adventure fits perfectly with the Leela Travel mission of helping people find their bliss through travel, nature, community, yoga and play! Play on Wanderlust, we’ll see you at the next one… if you don’t come away with us first.
