The Nile Try to imagine …
Why not combine your vacation with the opportunity to gain CEU credits? This journey on the Nile is a wonderful way to experience the wonders and mysteries, as well as the archetectural splendor and beauty of Egypt. The tour alone is a phenmonal experience but with the Yoga, presented by Lou Ellen Sherrill, makes this tour a dream come true.
Tour Itinerary Day 1 – Arrive in Cairo!
Day 2 – Visit Sakkara, Zoser, Memphis, the Pyramids and the Sphinx, and other local sites around Cairo
Day 3 – Visit the Egyptian Museum, the Citadel and the Khan El Kahalili Bazaar
Day 4 – Travel to Aswan, visit the Nubian Museum, Temple of Isis on the Isle of Phillae experience the Light and Sound show. Day 5 – Back to the Isle of Phillae and the Temple of Isis for inner work, journaling, contemplation and group sharing.
Day 6 – Transfer to cruise ship, visit Aswan High Dam, and the rose granite quarries and take a leisurely felucca ride on the Nile. Day 7 – The Cruise down the Nile begins. Stop at Esna to visit the temple and to shop for a Galabaya for the evening aboard ship.
Day 8 – The cruise continues with a stop at Edfu to visit the temple, through the locks and a stop at Kom Ombo to visit the temple and finally to arrive in Luxor.
Day 9 – Luxor, visit the Valley of the Kings, Valley of the Queens, the temples of Luxor and Karnak.
Day 10 – Depart ship early for flight to Cairo – and freeway.
Day 11 – Group closure, discussion. Remainder of day is free. Depart hotel for airport late evening.
Day 12 – Depart Cairo for New York
The 26-posture, Hatha Yoga, Bikram-Yoga series was put together by Bikram Choudhury, whose first book was published in 1978. Dr. Sherrill practiced with Bikram in Beverly Hills, six days a week for six years. During that time, she has researched and presents to physicians and psychologists all over America, the medical and psychological benefits of Yoga that have been published in scientific journals (including the Journal of the American Medical Association, JAMA). The results published in scientific journals from around the world include: the positive impact yoga has on carpal tunnel syndrome; tightened, knotted muscles; hypertension; Dysthymia; Anxiety; Obsessive Compulsive Disorder; Substance Abuse; and many other physical and psychological disorders. The journals also report that it improves cognitive capabilities and academic performance. Bikram’s guru was Bishnu Ghosh’s brother, Yogananda, author of the world-famous book, Autobiography of A Yogi. As reported in the Yoga Journal, March/April 2000, “What makes his {Bikram’s} series unique…is the sequence in which the postures are done. According to Bikram, each posture in his series forms the perfect basis for the next, warming and stretching of the appropriate muscles, ligaments, and tendons. Although rigorous and challenging, it is renowned as a profound workout for the mind and body. If you want to know more about this series of postures to read on the plane, order Bikram’s Beginning Yoga Class, published by Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam, New York, NY, 2000. Yoga involves physical activity of stretching and moving. The facilities we use will require that you sign a waiver asking you to accept sole responsibility for the experiential activities.
