To people the world over, Pilgrimage is a spiritual exercise...  Always it is a journey of risk and renewal.  For a journey without challenge has no meaning;  one without purpose has no soul.”    Philip Cousineau, in The Art of Pilgrimage. 


Welcome to our pilgrimage journal as we mindfully travel, meditate and study at Buddhist holy sites in the Ganges Basin. 

“Pilgrimage, a transformative journey to a sacred center...

What we are doing

  1. -12 sangha members from Sacramento Insight Meditation (SIM) are meditating and studying at Buddhist sacred sites in India, including the four recommended by the historical Buddha for dedicated practitioners.


Pilgrimage leadership

  1. -Dennis Warren of SIM as guiding teacher. 

  2. -Christy Tews of Dharma Zephyr Travels for all logistical details. 

  3. -Kathy Schwerin to offer psychological support as most of us pilgrims encounter all that is India for the first time.