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Yoga in India: Cultural immersion, self-knowledge

November 9, 2009 By The Associated Press ILANA D. ARAZIE (For The Associated Press)

JAIPUR, India (AP) — I needed an escape, a vacation that would shake me out of my routine, and leave me with more than souvenirs and digital photos. So when the yoga center in New York where I'm learning to meditate organized a two-week yoga trip to India, I decided to go.

We flew to New Delhi and the next day traveled several hours by bus to Rajasthan, in northern India. The dilapidated cobblestone...

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