NAVASANA Lie flat on your back with your legs straight and together. Keep you arms by the side of your body with palms facing downwards. Breathe in deeply and retain the breath inside. Simultaneously raise your legs, arms and shoulders off the ground. Ensure that your arms and legs remain straight. Point your arms towards your feet. Stretch and tense your whole body, and feel the tensing of every muscle. Try to hold this raised position for as long as possible, while retaining your breath. Come back to the floor. Relax in......
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A safe future for our children
KATHLEEN SCARBORO tells her own personal story about being the best grandma she can be. Becoming a grandmother revolutionized my existence. It was a chance to be the loving parent I wish I had...
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Once upon a time …
… THERE WAS A STORYTELLER VIKRAM SRIDHAR is a modern day storyteller from Bangalore, India. Here he shares with MEGHANA ANAND some insights about the art of storytelling and how it is an enabler...
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Prayer in color
AN ART ESSAY SYBIL MACBETH can’t remember a time she didn’t pray, but she also can’t remember a time she prayed ‘well’. The practice of ‘Praying in Color’ was born when her desperation to...
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Agents of change
LESSONS FROM THE GARDEN ALANDA GREENE explores the topic of perception. Her experience of picking raspberries in the garden becomes the catalyst for understanding the importance of looking at life and situations from many...
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Heartfulness Yogasanas
SUPINE POSES CHAKRASANA Lie flat on your back. Bend your legs and place your heels near your buttocks, feet apart. Bend your arms and place your hands on the ground beside the back of...
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Walking with trees
ALDER In Walking with Trees, GLENNIE KINDRED takes us on an intimate and profoundly connecting walk with thirteen of the UK’s native trees. She leads us into their world and opens our hearts to...
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Heartfulness Yogasanas
SUPINE POSES SETHUBANDASANA Bend your knees and place your feet flat on the ground, slightly apart. Lift your hips up as much as possible, giving a good arch to the upper back. Keep your...
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Cultural identity
An Art Essay by the Joliet Mural Artists KATHLEEN SCARBORO is one of a school of artists who have developed the ‘Joliet style’ of mural painting in Joliet, Illinois, near Chicago. Here she shares...
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Potato treasure
Lessons from the Garden ALANDA GREENE continues her personal understanding of life from her experiences in the garden. This time, potatoes shed light on consciousness and the ever-expanding need for authenticity and self-acceptance in...
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