Meditation is the journey from movement to stillness, from sound to silence. The need to meditate is present in every human being because it is a natural tendency of human life to look for a joy that doesn’t diminish, a love that doesn’t distort or turn into negative emotions. Is meditation foreign to you? Absolutely …
Health is not merely an absence of disease. Health is being established in the Self. It is the dynamic expression of life. One can be said to be in a perfect state of health when one is physically fit, mentally calm, and emotionally steady. So how does one achieve this state of all-round health in …
Many Americans are stressed, anxious, and as a result, they aren’t getting good quality sleep. 50–70 million US adults have a sleep disorder. That’s a lot of sleep disorders! Almost 38% of those report unintentionally falling asleep during the day at least once in the past month. Help is desperately needed! And help is here, …
One of my favorite celebrities and actors, Jennifer Aniston won me over with a particularly powerful interview she gave Oprah Winfrey in 2005, a month after a very publicized separation, with tabloids filling up with irreverent stories on a matter that could not have been more personal. An epiphany that Aniston shared in the interview …
You have sales targets to meet and the job market is unforgiving as is. You are sitting in front of your computer, your body tense, breath shallow, mind full of worries and anxieties, and an endocrine system pumping stress hormones into the system. This increase in heart rate, dilating pupils, body flushed with cortisol and …
Have you ever had a thought that yoga is just not your cup of tea, as you don’t have a flexible body that can fold into a pretzel? Well, you’re not alone. I have been teaching yoga for many years now. One out of every three of my students and fellow practitioners has expressed their …
February is here, bringing with it the excitement and celebration of Valentine’s Day. Whether you are excited about it or not, it’s definitely a day to dive deeper into a real understanding of what love is and why the presence or lack of it creates such powerful reactions in people of all ages and cultures …
February has become the month of love—or for some, just a day—but what would happen if we made it part of our daily practice? To connect to a love that is not finite but infinite. To expand our awareness, unbound to the relational love, and discover a quiet deep love that resides in us, ever-bountiful …
Ayu in Sanskrit stands for life and longevity, and Veda is knowledge. But Ayurveda is not just herbs and concoctions for treating an ailment, it is an understanding of a holistic and interconnected way of life—of how unique each of us is and how each individual connects to the five elements that make up matter. …
This is part of a series of knowledge sheets based on Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s commentaries on Patanjali Yoga Sutras (a collection of yogic texts written by the sage, Patanjali). The moment is free, fresh, and full. Being here in this moment totally is abhyasa. The mind might try to go to the past, …
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