It is only in the recent times, that the world is awakening to India's immense wealth of science and beauty. Now the western world is opened up to the beneficial effects emanating from the gifts of ayurveda, yoga and meditation. But in India they have been disciplines, revered through the ages.

As part of our endeavor to let you experience the 'soul of India', we at Network Tours are organizing tours that enable you to tap into this soul.

'Yoga' means, 'the yoking of all the powers of body, mind and soul to God; it means the disciplining of the intellect, the mind, the emotions, the will, which that Yoga presupposes; it means a poise of the soul which enables one to look at life in all its aspects evenly.

It was collated, coordinated and systematized by Patanjali in his classical work, the Yoga Sutras, which consists of 185 terse aphorisms. In Indian thought, everything is permeated by the Supreme Universal Spirit (Paramatma or God) of which the individual human spirit (jivatma) is a part. The system of yoga is so called because it teaches the means by which the jivatma can be united to, or be in communion with the  Paramatma, and so secure liberation (moksha).

Yoga has also been described as wisdom in work or skillful living amongst activities, harmony and moderation.

It is not for him who sleeps too much, nor for him who stays awake. By moderation in eating and in resting, by regulation in working and by concordance in sleeping and waking, Yoga destroys all pain and sorrow.

We organize "Yoga Weeks" at Rishikesh in the month of February with stay in one of the Aashrams on the Banks of River Ganga.

It is only in the recent times, that the world is awakening to India's immense wealth of science and beauty. Now the western world is opened up to the beneficial effects emanating from the gifts of ayurveda, yoga and meditation. But in India they have been disciplines, revered through the ages.

As part of our endeavour to let you experience the 'soul of India', we at Network Tours are organizing tours that enable you to tap into this soul.

Ayurveda is a Sanskrit word that means "the science of life." Ayurveda is probably the oldest authentically recorded healing science in existence today, about 5,000 years old and includes yoga philosophy and integration of the body, mind and consciousness.

The principles of many natural healing systems now familiar in the West, such as Homeopathy and Polarity Therapy, have their roots in Ayurveda. It seeks to understand and to correct imbalances and to restore the innate intelligence and harmony of the person.

Ayurveda places great emphasis on prevention and encourages the maintenance of health through close attention to balance in one’s life, right thinking, diet, lifestyle and the use of herbs.

The best time for Ayurveda in India is during the monssons June to Sepetember in Kerala- God's Own Country

The Hindu philosophical school of Yoga prescribes a highly elaborated process for the purification of body, mind, and soul. One aspect of Yoga practice is 'dhyana' (Sanskrit: "concentrated meditation").

Mediation could be private devotion or mental exercise consisting in any of innumerable techniques of concentration, contemplation, and abstraction, regarded as conducive to heightened spiritual awareness or somatic calm.

In recent medical and psychological studies, meditational techniques have proved effective in skilled practitioners in controlling pulse and respiratory rates and effective to varying degrees in the symptomatic control of migraine headache, hypertension, and hemophilia, among other conditions.

Note: We'll be pleased to organise a detailed Ayurveda Therapy tour for you.

For details, please contact sandhyapande@nettoursindia.com