ISKCON is the place to be for the devotees of Lord Krishna. It is the place to let go of all worldly feelings and join a movement which allows you to give your life to the service of God, to attain the peace that you desire in life and to be the spiritual person you were destined to be.

ISKCON was founded in New York when Sri Prabhupada went there. It later shifted its headquarters to Mayapur, in West Bengal. The earliest of those who joined were a lot of Americans.

Today there are a total of 53 ISKCON temples across the United States of America. There are centres all over the world as well, for which anybody willing to join can do so without having to come to India to celebrate the Hindu God Krishna.

There are Reiki, colour and crystal therapies and yoga for the bodily platform to aid the physical aspect of one. It is meditation, dream interpretation and astral travel which work to help on the mental platform and incite one’s spiritual or philosophical interest.

The enchantments of the east have definitely interested people to come here to imbibe the culture and attain mental peace. It is not known to them that they can achieve it in their own countries as well since there are a large number of places of meditation in the USA as well.

Travaasa in Hana, Maui, and Austin, Texas is one of those places which has a tropical setting and is luxurious. You get the facilities for guided meditation, yoga, spa services and accommodation here as well. What’s more is that there are gourmet meals and the setting gives you a chance to explore your adventurous side as well.

The Standard Spa in Miami Beach, Florida is a spa hotel that offers services like meditation workshops, crystal sonic-sound bath meditations, healing through chakras, breathwork, and kundalini and yoga workshops. The menu is so fresh and organic, that at the end of the day you will feel both mentally and physically refreshed.

The Rolling Meadows Retreat in Brooks, Maine hosts only 11 people at a time and is a silent meditation and yoga retreat. The main conception is to help one slow down, for which there is no small talk or distractions and only an everyday routine that includes multiple meditation sessions, yoga and contemplative processes about healing and connection in the free time.

Other such places to check out would be Miraval Resort and Spa at Tuscon, Arizona, Stillpoint Lodge at Halibut Cove, Alaska, Canyon Ranch at Lenox, Massachusetts, The Raj Ayurveda Health Spa at Fairfield, Iowa and Shambhala Mountain Center at Red Feather Lakes, Colorado.

If you don’t want to go at Eat Pray Love, or even if you do want to reverse the situation and go to America instead, you now know where to start!