I LIVE CLOSE to the Tropical Spice Garden, but it had always just been somewhere I brought friends when they visited Penang. It was not until the middle of last year that I formed a distinct connection to the place. At the time, drained and yearning to recharge, I sought a space to escape the bustle of daily life and the intensity of work. So, when Tropical Spice Garden started offering yoga classes immersed in nature, I signed up.
The set-up of the garden is immediately conducive to quiet contemplation and reconnecting with oneself. Even as the bus I was taking lumbered along the winding road toward Teluk Bahang, my thoughts slowly quietened.
Tropical Spice Garden: A Sanctuary for Rediscovering Nature and Personal Space
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Pan Yi Chieh
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