Oh hey! The Shanti family has just spent the last week as members of the Dharmalaya Institute for Compassionate Living, in the state of Himachal Pradesh. Alessandra here writing to you from an internet cafe in McLeod Ganj; what Dharmalaya lacked in internet, it more than made up for in spectacular mountain views. Under the wisdom of our new friend, Mark Ji, we learned about the incredible institute he founded… Read More

Writing to you from an internet cafe on the busy streets of Rishikesh. We have made it back safely from our 3 day trek in the Himalayas! We are sad to say goodbye to Kiran, Ankit, and all of the Red Chili crew from our trek. The past three days have been incredible. We began our journey with a two hour hike straight up the mountain. When we arrived at… Read More

Shanti has arrived in India!!!! After many hours of travel, exploring Hong Kong, losing bags at the airport, and an interesting taxi ride talking about why cows are sacred… We made it to our hostel. In the past two days of orientation we got to learn the “do’s and donuts” of India as well as a LOT about each other! We drew an audience while playing frisbee on the beautiful… Read More