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Why Dance Makes Brains Better
How an effort to help people with Parkinson's disease now helps everyone keep a healthier brain, mind, and body
4 Steps to Becoming Carefree
Victor Kannan explores the concept of carefreeness and what that means. He also offers us 4 simple steps to regaining lightness and carefree happiness.
GETTING BETTER Sleep
GHAZAL YADAV asks if we have been sleeping long enough and soundly enough. She explores the relationships between work-life balance, toxic productivity, FOMO, social media, and declining sleep quality around the world.
PRINCIPLE 2: Be Guided by Wisdom.Seek It.Cultivate It.Share It.
In September 2022, DAAJI released his latest book, The Wisdom Bridge, which is a bestseller. Throughout 2023, we'll be sharing excerpts from the various chapters of this insightful book to give you a taste of the wisdom it offers. This month, Daaji focuses on Principle 2 - Be guided by wisdom. Seek it. Cultivate it. Share it.
The Effects of Electromagnetic Pollution
TERRAN DAILY explores the effects of electromagnetic radiation on our lives, and offers us ways we can protect ourselves and our children by eliminating or minimizing our exposure. She also suggests how important it is that we relax into the natural frequency of the Earth to regain health and happiness.
When Needs Must
Nonviolent Communication, now also known as Compassionate Communication and Needs-based Relating, was developed by Dr. Marshall Rosenberg, who firmly believed that people enjoy contributing to one another’s well-being more than anything else. Through an emphasis on deep listening, NVC helps us to learn to hear our own deeper needs and those of others, and discover the depth of our compassion. It brings an awareness that all of us are trying to honor universal values and needs, every minute, every day.
Interest, Intention, and a Yummy Breakfast
POOJA KINI shares her experience and tips for setting intentions and caring for your health on a daily basis. She also shares a great recipe for a quick, healthy and very tasty breakfast.
HEALTHY DIETARY PRINCIPLES
DR. PRASAD VELUTHANAR from the Wellness Center at Kanha Shanti Vanam shares some simple dietary principles from the ayurvedic perspective to bring about better nutrition and well-being.
Who Are the Clients?
DR. ICHAK ADIZES explores the needs of customers, clients, shareholders, and management, and raises a few realistic questions that will bring focus and purpose to any organization.
WHAT DO YOU NEED?
KALYANI ADUSUMILLI compares wants and needs, and explores how the simple life helps us keep a check on needs and wants, leading to contentment and happiness.
5 Benefits of Virtual Yoga
In an ideal world, practicing yoga among others would always be better. But in reality, virtual practice may be best.
Become a Connoisseur of Time
We know we’re only here for a short time. So, we don’t really want to get more efficient at spending our time. And we don’t really want to cram it with more distractions. What we really want is to experience our lives in ever-richer ways. And that means getting off the clock. Here, a master outlines how to do just that. Here, a master oulines how to do just that. An interview with Joel Bennett, PhD
A Surgeon's Long Night's Journey into PTSD
As a neurosurgeon, the Intensive Care Unit used to be my safe place. Over the past few decades, I have consigned thousands of individuals to be intubated and placed on ventilators. As a veteran of Desert Storm, have participated in research studies to evaluate brain function among my fellow veterans afflicted with PTSD. It never crossed my mind that I might experience PTSD myself as a result of being intubated inside my own ICU.
Kindness to the Planet
RICKY KEJ is a 3-time Grammy award-winning composer, an environmentalist, UNESCO-MGIEP Ambassador for Kindness, UNICEF Celebrity Supporter, UNCCD Land Ambassador, and an Ambassador for the Earth Day Network. He performed and spoke to the crowd at the International Rising with Kindness Youth Conference at Kanha Shanti Vanam in August 2022. Here are some excerpts from his message.
THE WISDOM BRIDGE SERIES - PRINCIPLE 1: Raising a Child Still Takes a Village
In September 2022, DAAJI released his latest book, The Wisdom Bridge, which is already a national bestseller. Throughout 2023, we'll be sharing excerpts from the various chapters of this insightful book to give you a taste of the wisdom it offers. This month, Daaji focuses on Principle 1 it takes a village to raise a child.
JUMP START YOUR BRAIN
VIVAN PATEL decided it was time to build cognitive reserve in his brain by doing a few simple tasks. The results speak for themselves: he became much more aware instead of functioning on autopilot.
What Makes Us Human?
DR. ICHAK ADIZES deals with change in the corporate world every day. It is his raison d'étre! With a shift in focus, here he describes the interplay of dynamics between love and change at the personal level, how pain is a necessary accompaniment to love, and how we can allow both to coexist in a healthy way.
Step into the Future of Emotions
STANISLAS LAJUGIE explores modern psychological theories of managing emotions, and even better, how to let go of our past emotional patterns and step into a simpler, happier future through meditative practices.
LIVING WITH NATURE'S RHYTHMS
DR. PRASAD VELUTHANAR writes about the day's routine from the ayurvedic perspective. He explains how doing specific activities at specific times of the day will help you derive maximum benefits and improve your well-being.
Many to Many
In December 2022, NIPUN MEHTA of ServiceSpace met with 3 generations of women in one family in Baroda, Gujarat JYOTI, VANESSA, and ANANYA PATEL. Jyoti is the grandma, Vanessa is the mother, and Ananya the daughter. This is a spontaneous conversation they had together in their beautiful garden after meeting at an event with Mahendradada.
How to Meditate
Though most people these days are aware of the immense benefits and feeling of connectedness that result from a regular meditation practice, it is also easy to find excuses to avoid it: I’m too tired, I can always meditate tomorrow, I have no time, I woke up late, etc.
The Role of the Intellect
VICTOR KANNAN explores the components of our mental well-being, and how the refinement of intellect helps our consciousness to evolve.
JOY
ALANDA GREENE celebrates the lives of those among us who have had the resilience to discover joy in times of suffering and uncertainty, and gives us a hint of how we can do the same.
put your wisdom to work
PEOPLE ARE FINDING THEIR HIGHER PURPOSE BY SHARING THEIR SPIRITUAL GIFTS, INTERESTS, AND SKILLS.
NAKED TRUTH AND THE STORYTELLING ANIMAL
Evolutionary Neuroscientist PEGGY LA CERRA tells us why it’s time to take a deep dive into the ultimate story: Reality.
The Source of the Declaration of Independence
FREEDOM IS WHAT MAKES AMERICA AMERICA. AS WE APPROACH OUR NATION’S 250TH BIRTHDAY, WE SHOULD TAKE A RESPECTFUL LOOK AT WHERE THIS IDEAL OF FREEDOM CAME FROM.
HAWAII WAS HELL UNTIL HOOPONOPONO KE ALA
When Olympic gold medalist OLIVER FIX moved to Hawaii, the way he had learned to do things did NOT work.
THE PREIDLHOF WAY
Spa aficionado MARY BEMIS visits a magical retreat in Italy's South Tyrol.
THE ANCIENT SCIENCE OF HONEST PROPHESY
Archaeologist BRADY KIESLING explains how Greeks dealt with bribed gods using perhaps the world's first double-blind experiment.
How to Become the Person You Were Meant to Be
Just who is the real you? If yow’re not 100 percent sure, take anumber and turn the page. We’ve got some key advice to help you figure it out.