From Here to Nirvana: The Yoga Journal Guide to Spiritual India

by Anne Cushman

Book Overview

The be-all, end-all guide to yogis and gurus, ashrams and temples -- the lowdown on food, facilities, and bringing your own mosquito net, as well as when to go, what to pack, and how to get there --... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1573220868
• ISBN13: 9781573220866
• Release Date: April 1998
• Publisher: Riverhead Books
• Length: 399 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Amazing, one of a kind, should be updated!

This book is a godsend (pun unavoidable) for anyone with a spiritual bent traveling to India. I used it in 2005 to find some amazing places, and will take it with me this year again because it's so useful. The only issue is that now it is 10 years old and so naturally it may not be up to date. it doesn't have websites. But it's still worth gold to have the ashrams and their specifics-- programs, residential opportunities, spiritual traditions followed-- identified and the contact information there.

definitely useful!

Thanks to this book, I was able to arrive in Delhi at midnite, go to the taxi stand at the airport and not wonder where I would end up for the night. I had already made arrangements to stay in an ashram in Delhi that night. And taxi drivers don't give you the hotel runaround when you tell them to take you directly to a particular ashram. For that alone, this book was worth every penny to me.I would recommend reading it before you go because some of the places/people to be contacted must be done ahead of time. and you may find that contact information can change sporadically in India (one of the many beautiful challenges you'll find on your travels there).

Very Useful

This is a great book.It was written for those of us who want to travel to India and learn more yoga, meditation etc.Not all places are described in equal length and depth but you will always find useful information about yoga schools, ashrams and monasteries in all the parts of India.In a lot of cases, the writers have been there and they took the classes for you, sat through the satsangs and tried the food and water.The book talks about each place separately and gives you info on "Teachers & Teachings", "Facilities and Food", "Schedule","Fees","Contact Information","How To Get There",etc.A very helpful guide for spiritual seekers who intend to travel to India.