Heartfulness eMagazine - July 2023

In this issue

In July our authors focus on various dimensions of health and healing – for individuals, communities, organizations, and the environment. Each one challenges the status quo, whether that is by addressing the role of love in healing, identifying vital issues for the health of the environment, understanding what yoga and meditation can do to heal us, and what will bring reconciliation in war-ravaged poor communities. They offer us a feast of thought-provoking insights.

Dealing with Thoughts

DAAJI dispels the myth that thoughts in meditation are bad, and helps us understand how to accept our thoughts in a constructive way, eventually leading to periods of thoughtlessness.

3 mins

Yoga and Ayurveda for Health

VALENTINA TSAREV, SRIVIDYA VARADARAJAN, UTTARA VENUGOPAL, and UMA NATARAJAN are all yoga teachers who have experienced the benefits of yoga and Ayurveda at a young age. Here they share some key features of their use for health.

7 mins

The Miracle of life

Six years ago, A. PADMAJI found herself confronting a frightening health diagnosis. Today she is in remission, and she shares her journey and her gratitude for the role allopathic and complementary medicine and Heartfulness played in her recovery. This uplifting story is a testament to her faith.

1 min

THE JOURNEY OF Total Health

DAAJI speaks about the role of the heart in healing, and the important aspects of a healthy life. He explains the concept of total health and how we can attain it through yoga.

6 mins

Yoga and Mental Health

HIS HOLINESS the 14th DALAI LAMA met with UNESCO Artist for Peace, Dr. GUILA CLARA KESSOUS, on May 8, 2023. Evoking her commitments to UNESCO, Dr. Kessous asked about issues such as equality and women’s rights, intercultural dialogue, the societal role of art and the importance of yoga for mental health. Here is an excerpt from the conversation.

2 mins

Love & Prayer

LLEWELLYN VAUGHAN-LEE looks back on a life of learning about love in its many forms and faces, from the most human to the most esoteric, and what it means to him that love is the source of all that exists.

7 mins

Organizational Health

DR. ICHAK ADIZES pulls together more than 40 years of experience and knowledge in organizational consulting to give us a simple overview of what is needed to create and maintain a healthy organization that can weather the ups and downs of any marketplace.

5 mins

The Heart's Wisdom

KARISHMA DESAI shares her unique perspective on the integration of HeartMath and Heartfulness practices and research, and how this collaboration leads us to a bright future.

5 mins

Yoga for Reconciliation

George Okurut is a yoga teacher in vulnerable communities. He works with poor children in Kampala, Uganda. These projects have created yoga awareness, and mental health awareness, improving the livelihoods of people. George is a certified yoga teacher from S-VYASA Yoga University in India, and Satyananda Children's Yoga at Yoga Pura Vida in Tanzania.

4 mins

HOW THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT CAN FIND ITS WAY AGAIN

CHARLES EISENSTEIN challenges our current understanding of environmental sustainability, and asks us to reconsider our approaches and practices to environmentalism. He also dares us to realize that it will only work once we become nature lovers.

6 mins

PERSPECTIVE

SRIRAM RAGHAVENDRAN story of crisis, courage, and the clarity that gave him a solution in a life and death situation shares a personal

3 mins

Case of the Weekday Blues? EAT SOME BLUEBERRIES

POOJA KINI shares one of her simple superfood salads to brighten up your Monday and give you a burst of nutrients.

1 min

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Heartfulness eMagazine Description:

Welcome to Heartfulness eMagazine, a monthly magazine in which we explore everything from self-development and health, relationships with family and friends, how to thrive in the workplace, to living in tune with nature. We also bring you inspiration from the lives of people who have made a difference to humanity over the ages. This magazine is brought to you by Sahaj Marg Spirituality Foundation, a non-profit organization.

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