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 September 2014 Blogs
 Big Top Circus at Battambang (Sep 29, 2014) The Phare Ponleu Selpak circus is one of the biggest drawers in Battambang. The entire show is woven into a play-skit with a cultural storyline sprinkled with lots of acrobatics, parkour, bone-breaking balancing act and humour.....more »» 
Riding the Bamboo Train (Sep 28, 2014) Riding the bamboo train with Vipassana friends....more »» 
The Mountain Temples of Phnom Sampeuv (Sep 28, 2014) Phnom Sampeuv is located just a kilometer from the Vipassana Center. It's a mountain temple adorning Buddha with numerous caves that bear witness to the cruelty of the Khmer Rouge.....more »» 
 Vipassana 6: Serving at Battambang, Cambodia (Sep 17-28, 2014) Serving in a 10-day Vipassana silent meditation retreat in Dhamma Latthika, Battambang, Cambodia....more »» 
Overnight in Siem Reap (Sep 16-17, 2014) Landing at 11pm in Siem Reap (Cambodia) with no hotel booking and no one to welcome me, I plannned on just sleeping in the airport pretending I'm awaiting a connecting flight, and then resume my journey in the morning - saves me one night in a hotel. But we were ushered out of the airport upon landing. Where do I go now? Oh shit...what a way to start on a new country with a language so foreign to me...more »» 
16 Days in Quezon City (Sep 1-16, 2014) Coming out of my 10-day meditation course, I defaulted back to Quezon City to hook up with friends again, see what's up with the city, and wrap things up for my scheduled trip to Cambodia....more »» 
 Manila Blues Scene (Sep 10, 2014) Only in Manila can you find the blues in the Philippines - and it doesn't even happen everyday. With this visit, I get a rare chance to take ringside seat and soak it all in at Black King's Bar's Monday blues jam and H & J's for the Ian Lofamia Band featuring harmonica wizard, Ian and his unbridled huffing and puffinng.....more »» 
Adhitthana Yoga (Yoga of Strong Determination) (Sept 4, 2014) Adhitthana means 'strong determination'. I first encountered this word while doing Vipassana meditation where we hold our sit without moving our hands and feet for about an hour, enduring pain while keeping the mind equanimous. I saw how this can apply to yoga. I developed a sequence where asanas are held longer, increasing the difficulty while keeping the awareness on the breath and body sensation with a quiet and calm mind.....more »»
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 Garden Village Guesthouse $4 Dorm Rooms  Garden Village Villa A/C Private Rooms starting at $17  Garden Village Hostel PUB St location $7 Dorm Rooms  Bliss Villa short walk to PUB St Dorm Beds fr $6 Private Rm fr $25  Ahimsa Yoga Academy yoga | tai-chi Siem Reap 
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