AN ART ESSAY SUKRITI VADHERA KOHLI is the founder of Doctor of Happiness, helping young people with depression and other mental conditions through her art and online platform. Here she speaks with VANESSA PATEL about what inspired her to open up this forum, and what a difference art can make to our well-being. Q: Hullo Sukriti, can you please tell us about yourself and your organization, Doctor of Happiness? SVK: When I started teaching, about 10 years back, I was interacting with a lot of young people. My students were aged 18......
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Being with berries
LESSONS FROM THE GARDEN ALANDA GREENE is picking blackcurrants in her garden. Reflecting on the nature of these tiny fruit helps her see the importance of valuing everyone and everything, of being in tune...
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Inner dimensions
AN ART ESSAY Artist BRONWYN CALEY speaks with ROSALIND PEARMAIN about her art and her philosophy of life, and shares some of her paintings. Q: What is the inspiration for your art? BC: A drawing...
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Heartfulness Yogasanas
NAUKASANA STEPS Lie flat on your stomach with your legs straight and your soles pointing upwards. Bring your legs and feet together and stretch your hands straight in front of your head. While inhaling,...
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Fall eating
MEREDITH KLEIN gives us an Ayurvedic perspective on how to balance both the mind and body through the foods we eat. In particular, she focuses on the nature of vata, which is particularly susceptible...
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On the go
From the Travel Bag of a Solo Biker SUHAS RAMAKRISHNAN is a quintessential biker, who loves to venture on his beloved Harley. In one of his recent expeditions, he finds inspiration at the famous...
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The secret of trees
DAAJI shares some thoughts on the benefits we receive from trees, and how important they are to our life on Earth. Once upon a time, it so happened that a great sage from the...
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Walking with trees
GLENNIE KINDRED loves trees. Here she inspires us to experience for ourselves how trees teach us, help us expand our consciousness, and evoke a sense of wonder for all life on Earth. I went...
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The tree
ANNA PEARSE tells a beautiful story about the healing properties of trees, and encourages us all to find our relationships with the natural world that will bring us back to being in tune with...
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Tangles
LESSONS FROM THE GARDEN ALANDA GREENE writes about likes and dislikes, annoyance and irritation, and how a simple shift in attitude can make all the difference in the world. I’ve been weeding in the...
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