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Yoga and Mother Nature

Yoga is an ancient Hindu spiritual and ascetic discipline that includes meditation, breath control and specific body postures, and is widely practiced for health and relaxation. Yoga teaches you how to harmonize the body with both the mind and your breathing techniques by means of a series of body positions called asanas, and by meditation. The origins of Yoga probably date back some 6,000 years, but the discipline was not introduced into the West until the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. It has only become really popular as a system of physical exercise since the 1980’s.  This popularity followed […]

Victoria Falls Mountain Bike Challenge 14 -16 June 2012

by Sean Drayton
This tough 3-day event is going into its third year and operated by the same Victoria Falls Marathon, Zambezi-Man multi-event, and the Kilimanjaro Marathon. The Vic Falls Mtb Challenge have various travel packages one of which is highlighted below. Mountain Biking through some of the most scenic places in Africa, jam-packed with game,  has to be one of the most exciting events you can do, testing your skills against the terrain and keeping your senses sharpened for any encounters with the local wildlife !   It’s a unique event, with nights  being spent in comfortable hotels – but days are tough […]