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Sadhguru: There are many reasons why yoga is becoming popular. One thing is that it makes you realize some fundamental facts about yourself. Once in a kindergarten school, the teacher asked the students, “If I…

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once, there was a guy named Gus. and although Gus was without a passion, Gus's head liked to think that Gus was a passionate guy. Gus's head also liked to think that it was bright. in fact, Gus's head just liked to…

March went by so fast, and April already usually be entirely swing. The early Iris are beginning to bloom, the roses are growing leaves and vegetable bed is starting to show life again. But April in Charlotte could be tricky. The first of the month can be beautiful, but is usually followed the late frost about a second essential week of such month. A couple of some tasks that will help you in April.…

Being happy sounds like the easiest thing to be, but one of the most difficult in practice. How do you smile after a you spend a long day at work with stressful deadlines and then come back home to your children’s mess? Some days you might…

“We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if mankind is to survive.”  ~Albert Einstein

For well over 2000 years a competitive “dog-eat-dog” mindset has dominated the world’s most powerful human civilizations. The goals of…

It’s a paradox: Shouldn’t the most accomplished be well equipped to make choices that maximize life satisfaction?

There are three things, once one’s basic needs are satisfied, that academic literature points to as the ingredients for…

Warren Buffett has spent 80% of his career thinking. Here's why.

by Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati

Countless people across the world ask me : "Have you converted to Hinduism?" The question is…

Deep down inside, you know what you most love to do and how you can make your mark on the world. Get ready for some soul-searching. by Stephanie Wood

As a reader, you probably earn a good…

For the most social of creatures, the mammalian bee, there’s no such thing now as society. This will be our downfall.

What do we call this time? It’s not the information age: the collapse of popular education…

Sadhguru: The term and concept of Hinduism was coined only in recent times. Otherwise, there was really no such thing. The word “Hindu” essentially comes from the word Sindhu. Anyone who is born in the land of Sindhu is a Hindu. It is a cultural and geographic identity. It is…

Childhood is a time that we look back on with fondness – for the simple joys of life and freedom from responsibilities. But when we look at it deeply enough, are children really free? Or are they burdened by the expectations and impositions of the adults around them? Do we really have much to…

There is a lot of “yoga” happening in the world today that has very little to do with what yoga really is. Several myths about this ancient practice have long been masquerading as facts. It’s time we demystify yoga, in Sadhguru’s very own words.

Myth 1: Yoga comes from…

by Dr Janardhana Hebbar 

I am now 33 and a few health changes are more than evident already. High spicy foods have become less tolerable, so also the Sun, so also late night works. If…

1. Smile all throughout the day. 

2. Get in the sunshine, when possible, at least 15 minutes per day.

3. Surround yourself with loving, positive people – both in person and online.

4. Connect with Mother Earth – …

"The caste system in India seems unfair and uncalled for – why divide people based on profession or birth? But was it always so? And is abolishing the caste system the answer to solving the problems associated with it today."

Sadhguru: The Indian caste system can be…

The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation

"In this beautiful and lucid guide, Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh offers gentle anecdotes and practical…

If you’re a typical health-conscious Yoga International reader, you've probably already exercised today. Whether you went for a brisk walk, played some tennis, or worked out at the gym, you recognize the importance of keeping your physical body in shape. But have you exercised your subtle body yet? Or…

Be in the Center,

Be in the Spine,

There is Everything,

From Worldly to Divine,

Live with Detachment,

Live with Joy,

Everything is God's Leela…