LEAH RICH shares her experiences of an intercultural marriage, and the richness it brings to the various communications that happen day-to-day among her husband, son, and herself. I want to share a fond memory of something that started when my husband, Jayendran Muthushankar, and I first met. He is from Chennai in India, and his... View Article

ANIMESH ANAND explores the nature of cultural differences, how we perceive them, how we transcend them, and how a meditative mind can perceive from a deeper level, avoiding prejudice and bias. This leads to unity amidst the diversity. Around the time I started meditating, I was studying a particular culture. After I was done with... View Article

CHARLOTTE DUFOUR is a veteran in the fields of international cooperation and sustainable food systems. In part 3 of her interview with KALPANA SAI of the Heartfulness Institute, she focuses on our relationship with the outside world and the environment. Q: When we open our hearts, being sensitive to what’s really working for us and... View Article

KASHISH KALWANI breaks her goals into smaller chunks and finds more in doing less. She suggests how this can help us all accomplish goals without pushing ourselves to the point of burn out. As common thinking-problem types go, I’m type 1,“all-or-nothing” thinking. Everyday I juggle many roles. I am a wife, a full-time graduate student,... View Article

DR. ABHAY NENE is a spinal surgeon from Mumbai, India, who has been the recipient of various international awards throughout his career. He is interviewed here by DR. SNEHAL DESHPANDE of the Heartfulness Institute about back pain – why, how, and what to do? What Causes Back Pain? Q: Dr. Nene, tell us about back... View Article

THOMAS BRUHN is a physicist at the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, Potsdam, Germany. He is a researcher and a bridge builder, helping experts and change-makers from all sectors of society to come together to explore the topic of sustainability, listen to each other, and develop solutions. In part 2 of his conversation with JUDITH... View Article