no place like om.(Brief Article)

Publication: Vegetarian Times

Publication Date: 01-MAY-01

Bookmark this article Print this article Link to this article Email this article Digg It! Add to del.icio.us RSS

COPYRIGHT 2001 Vegetarian Times, Inc. All rights reserved.

Ever wonder how a yoga retreat looks through the eyes of a child?

For years, family vacations meant DisneyWorld or other popular destinations with kid-friendly attractions. But I wanted my kids to have an authentic experience--without cartoon characters or plastic props--so I decided to take them to one of my favorite places: a yoga retreat center in New York's Catskill Mountains. I'd been to retreats before, but never with my children. I suspected that certain things I'd come to take for granted might seem a bit odd to the kids, but I figured I'd show them the ropes, and, I secretly hoped, turn them into little yogis.

The first indication...

Read the full article for free courtesy of your local library.