Energy vortexes and a focus on holistic well-being are just two of the characteristics shared by Asheville and Sedona.
On the surface, Asheville and Sedona are nothing alike.
I would think of ley lines as energy lines, Harton tellsTravel + Leisure.
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Where the ley lines intersect is said to be like a vortex.
Harton shares shes not an expert in vortexes, per se, but has doneextensive research on Ashevilles vortex.
She has also felt it herself.
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Like many towns and cities, Asheville was heavily affected by railroad expansion in the 1880s.
With more accessible travel, Asheville underwent a rapid transformation; its populationgrew 291 percentfrom 1880 to 1890.
That mountain air was especially appealing for those suffering from tuberculosis.
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One of those visitors was a man named George Vanderbilt.
Vanderbilt brought his mother to Asheville to aid in her recovery from a chronic case of malaria.
That, of course, became theBiltmore Estate.
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Coincidentally, several of those activities are also commonly practiced in Sedona.
