asvanara horse academy / toscana / st. francis part five

the added bonus of visiting asvanara (which i recommend to all of you – horse lovers or not) is the close proximity to the st. francis monastery.

yes, this is the very land over which he wandered...

...in the shady forests...

and rolling hills...

pondering the clouds...

and eventually we arrived at the monastery – the cross gave it away (or deva’s new head gear?).

the hill was his favourite meditation spot

chanting monks entering the sanctuary

after the service things seem to loosen up a bit...

the view from the monastery was stunning

and this, apparently, is the very robe st. francis wore

there’s a saying – why talk to a guru when you can whisper to a horse.

so, don’t delay – check out asvanara and book a week.
you will love it!

happy trails

Comments

[Allison Smith]

Hi Deva and Miten
I loved the Blog about the horse academy.
I thought I would let you know here in Melbourne (Victoria Australia) we have an organisation called 'Riding for the Disabled'. What it is is an organisation who provide horseriding for people with disabilities the horseriding is assisted by volounteers, more information about this organisation can be found on their website which is: www.rda.org.au
There is also a book that is just out I don't know the title but it is written by a father whose son has autism and he writes how horseriding has helped his son with his disability.
Hope to see you both in February happy travelling
Namaste
Allison

[Arun]

Kisses from Brazil :-)