YES, YOU CAN DO IT!As 2023 draws to a close, DAAJI invites you to take stock of the gifts the year has brought, and treat yourself to a simple gratitu

Time to take stock

DAAJI’s latest book, Spiritual Anatomy: Meditation, Chakras, and the Journey to the Center, was released in the U.S. in October 2023, and will be rele

The secret ingredient

LIZ KINGSNORTH, Director of the Heartful Communication program, shares 10 tips we can apply to improve our relationships with others at home, at work 

10 tips for effective communication

Back in 2015, while a college student, SURAJ SEHGAL explored friendship, and came up with 4 ways to be a better friend. They are timeless in their wis

4 ways to be a better friend

The greatest gift

How much love

Enriching life

Giving

The enemy of creativity

Nature's business

PAPIGUY from Montpellier reminds us that we have a lot to learn about generosity from the natural world around us, in this case from a very beloved el

Mana the elephant

JOSH BULRISS is a traveling photographer. Before heading to Thailand for the Buddha Project, he had no idea that he would find a soul mate for his tra

How the Buddha brought us together

6 Questions with Tanya ManiktalaTANYA MANIKTALA is an award-winning Indian actress. We asked Tanya about the people, places, and things that help her 

Access your full potential

ISHU SHIVA is revolutionizing daily life for many women by giving them access to menstrual health using safe and sustainable practices and products. K

From period poverty to period dignity

SRAVAN BANDA is an architect with a strong awareness of Nature and its role in building. He shares some thoughts on the importance of indigenous plant

Biophilia: Indigenous and indoor plants

KALYANI ADUSUMILLI shares her personal experiences of remembrance, and the relationship between the past and the present. Through some painful experie

Remembrance

YES, YOU CAN DO IT!DAAJI shares some simple practices to cultivate acceptance – of self and others. They will change your life as you are able to let 

Accept yourself and others

DR. PRASAD VELUTHANAR shares some simple Ayurvedic tips for beautiful skin, focusing on the oils and herbs Ayurveda uses to promote healthy skin.Oils 

Skin health

ACHARYA SHREE VARMA comes from a lineage of Ayurvedic doctors who have been practicing for over four centuries. In part 2 of an interview by MARION MA

Inner flowering

DAAJI explains a simple way to bring the states of consciousness received in meditation into daily life, creating a state of inner remembrance, which 

Remembrance made simple

PIERRE RAVAN is interviewed by ELIZABETH DENLEY about the launch of his new brand, Eternal Journey, starting with 3 exquisite perfumes designed to kee

Eternal journey

ROSALIND PEARMAIN explores the reasons we meditate, and how they evolve over time. As we expand our awareness, we move from the mundane to the sublime

How does meditation help?

TREVOR WELTMAN and his wife take on the video addiction of their young daughters, as they find their way through the digital maze, and successfully cr

Breaking the habit of screen time with our kids

MIA BARNES shares some tips on intention setting to create positive affirmations for mental health and well-being.How do you use affirmations in your 

Positive affirmations

JUST THINKING AND FEELINGDR. ICHAK ADIZES explores the benefits of mutual trust and respect in creating a conducive environment at work for encouragin

Innovation and talent

Unplug

Never forgotten

What you can create

Love unsought

Everybody needs beauty

Fascinating life

SIDDHARTHA V. SHAH has been promoting art as a means of community engagement and social responsibility throughout his professional career. Recently he

Art, healing, and slowing down

HOW DO YOU CONNECT WITH YOUR BELONGINGS?THOMAS STANLEY is a psychology master’s student based in Bristol, UK. He shares his awakening to the value of 

From clutter to clarity  

ACHARYA SHREE VARMA comes from a lineage of Ayurvedic doctors who have been practicing for over four centuries. With a vision to share this wisdom wit

Mental well-being and Ayurveda

KAJAL GUPTA shares her experience of first-time parenting, and how it has opened her awareness and helped her grow.To me, mindfulness is tuning in and

5 easy tips for mindful parenting

OVERCOMING LONELINESSMARY KERRIGAN is a Vital Space Maker. She creates vital spaces full of light, where everyone belongs. An architect-placemaker and

It’s all different now

DAAJI shares some simple guidance on how to integrate ourselves and refine ourselves to become the best we can be and improve our potential for succes

Becoming whole

MALLIKA REDDY is the Founder of Canceled Plans, a sustainable clothing line and top podcast in India. In one episode with MAMATA SUBRAMANYAM, the two 

Shining your inner light

RIFA is a Year 12 student based in London. Here, she talks about the struggles of insomnia, how it impacts her mental health, and the importance of as

Insomnia

VEDO CHATTERJEE is on a journey to experience what it means to be truly present in the moment. He shares the pitfalls and triumphs along the way, and 

Being present

JUST THINKING AND FEELINGDR ICHAK ADIZES does some deep digging into the past to understand his behaviour. The results are life-changing and very touc

On being a narcissist

PARIDHI SINGH is a lawyer and freelance writer living in London. After years of letting ambition drive her, she shares the burn-out moment that made h

When success fails

You already belong

Treating emotional challenges

Fate

Loneliness

The last limit of experience

Try slowing down

MADHUSUDAN REDDY is passionate about the future of the children of India, and urges parents to take the time to love and shape them so that the whole 

Our children’s future

BABUJI’S NATURAL REMEDIESDuring his lifetime, BABUJI shared a wealth of knowledge to his associates about the simple natural remedies that he learned 

Garlic and sandalwood

DAAJI shares some simple practices that allow peace to manifest in daily life. The ripple effect as more of us do this is already building momentum.Pe

How to manifest peace

LYNN GEDDES explores the importance of what we think and how our thoughts create our own unique reality. She also shares a way to change that reality 

What we think

This is an invitation from TRACIE PAPE to practice Peacefulness and see what the simple and powerful intentions can create within you and in others.“L

My fellow travelers

DEEPAK CHOPRA was interviewed in Kanha Shanti Vanam on July 2, 2023, by EKTA BOUDERLIQUE. After an illustrious career bridging health, science, and sp

Are we asking the right questions?

DEVELOPING PEACE INSIDE OUTDR. RANJANI IYER, SYLVIE BERTI-ROSSI, and SHARAT HEGDE from the Peacefulness Movement explore the need for peace with globa

TAP into Peacefulness  

DR. ICHAK ADIZES is nostalgic for a time when he could be in tune with the natural world, at peace with himself, and unrushed by modern life.Over thir

Searching for peace

MANILAL ROOPA lives in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa. He is retired after a career as an educator and facilitator for over 50 years, and 

May peace be upon you

JOHANNA VILHJALMSDOTTIR and SYLVIE BERTI ROSSI offer us a glimpse of this year’s Spirit of Humanity Forum’s retreat in Iceland. They also share insigh

The language of peace

CHARLES EISENSTEIN challenges our reliance on money to cater to all our needs, and asks, “What is the corollary to such a life?”A privileged person is

True wealth for one and all

LIAA KUMAR and LAYA IYER explore the relationship between peace and our connection with the natural world.It’s an unlikely story: a lush, ecological p

Sustaining the soul, nurturing the earth

PATH TO A SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLESRAVAN BANDA is an architect with a strong awareness of Nature and its role in building. He shares some basic principle

Biophilia 

LIU JIANMIN is a Heartfulness practitioner and calligrapher. He has taken a quote of FEI XIAO TONG (1910-2005), one of the founders of Chinese sociolo

The beauty of nature and spirituality

Interdependence

Rhythm and harmony

How character is built

Planting trees

The light in the heart

Three rules of work

Students' Contributions From The Heartfulness Learning CenterArtwork by AVIYUKTArtwork by HARSHA R

Peace - students' contributions

THE WISDOM BRIDGE SERIESIn September 2022, DAAJI released his latest bestseller, The Wisdom Bridge, and throughout 2023 we are sharing highlights from

The art of relaxed efforts

Could public health guidelines help stop loneliness?KIFFER GEORGE CARD shares both research and his perspective on how we can address the pandemic of 

7 tips that show how crucial social connection is to well-being

YES, YOU CAN DO IT!DAAJI shares 4 simple practices to tune into the present moment and bring about a joyful, contented lifestyle. Doing these regularl

Tune in to the present moment

DR. PRASAD VELUTHANAR describes the roles of the three doshas – the natural elements in our system – in our health and well-being. He also shares what

Vibrant health

RUBY CARMEN explores the often repressed emotion of grief, and shares some ways we can accept it, value the meaning behind it, and integrate it into o

Talking with my grief

JUST THINKING AND FEELINGDR. ICHAK ADIZES challenges the notion that smarter is always better. What is able to surface when we move beyond the intelle

The perils of being “too smart”

RAVI VENKATESAN takes us on a journey through the world of Artificial Intelligence, charting its history and developments, and also exploring where we

ChatGPT – gamechanger or hype?

The present moment

Beautiful questions

Presencing an emerging future

The most precious gift

Behold the ocean

Thoughtless presence

CHARLES EISENSTEIN challenges our current understanding of environmental sustainability, and asks us to reconsider our approaches and practices to env

Three priorities for environmental healing

ELIZABETH DENLEY shares some insights on reducing wants, cutting costs, and in the process living more sustainably on the planet. Even if you choose o

Take the consumer challenge

KAJ HAMMARGREN is an athlete who turned his life around from a very dark place in his twenties to serving others and bringing joy, thanks to a spiritu

Finding purpose

GUY SHAHAR embarked on a career in energy healing with little understanding of what it entailed, after experiencing Dr. Bradley Nelson’s method, The E

Energy healing

The Womanifesto collective came together in Bangkok in the late 1990s to fulfill the need for an inclusive, creative, and open-ended art platform for 

Womanifesto

How the environmental movement can find its way again

POOJA KINI shares one of her simple superfood salads to brighten up your Monday and give you a burst of nutrients.Sometimes, ordering delivery can see

Case of the weekday blues? Eat some blueberries

Align, execute, renew

Reconciliation

Water

Value food and cheer

A great thing

Our next evolution

Six years ago, A. PADMAJI found herself confronting a frightening health diagnosis. Today she is in remission, and here shares her journey and her gra

The miracle of life

SRIRAM RAGHAVENDRAN shares a personal story of crisis, courage, and the clarity that gave him a solution in a life and death situation.My career took 

Perspective

JUST THINKING AND FEELINGDR. ICHAK ADIZES pulls together more than 40 years of experience and knowledge in organizational consulting to give us a simp

Organizational  health

Babuji’s Natural RemediesDuring his lifetime, BABUJI shared a wealth of knowledge to his associates about the simple natural remedies that he learned 

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