Interviews
- The Art of LivingYou are important, you are loved, you matter! A conversation with Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, spiritual teacher and founder of the Art of Living Foundation, about the need for peace, the power of a smile, and the comfort that breath and meditation can bring.
- Power PointsAll it takes is a ten-second gentle touch to set off or cure ailments like headaches. A conversation with Ayurvedic doctor Nisha Manikantan about the marma method.
- The Ways of Kriya YogaHow can the world become a better place? A conversation with Kriya Yoga master Marshall Govindan about simple living, high thinking, the wizard Salvador Dalí, and a visit to an Arabian horse stud farm in communist Poland.
- The Path of JoyThe way to realizing your greatest joy is through yoga. Yoga and meditation teacher Mayur Karthik explains how to regain contact with yourself.
Reflections
- Organization of Imaginary NationsThe last day of September 2023. The congressmen on the Capitol hill were clashing over the national public debt. The threat of bankruptcy was hovering over the USA. Meanwhile, on the nearby lawn, almost a million smiling people were plunged in serene meditation. A report from the World Culture Festival.
- Three exercises for focusing focusing the mindHow to practice focusing the mind? You can start by imagining that you’re in a garden — one where you feel your best. Is it pleasant? Come for more.
- Yogic SleepYoga nidra is an ancient practice. Classical texts describe the state after yoga nidra as “a peace that cannot be described in words.”
- Slowly, Through the NoseThrough breath, we can influence systems in the body that are not directly under our control.