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 – Disconnect to Reconnect

5. Talk with God /…

"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 understood this way. There are four basic castes in what is called…

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 exercise as a means of learning the skills of mindfulness--being awake and…

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 your causal body? According to the yoga tradition, every one of us…

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 ("play"),

Detach and Enjoy!…

During most of our waking life our minds are engaged in a continuous internal dialogue in which the meaning and emotional associations of one thought trigger the next. We hear a snippet of music and suddenly we’re thinking about the first time we heard that song with an old boyfriend or girlfriend and how that relationship ended. If we’re still holding emotional pain…

"In Thrive, Arianna Huffington makes an impassioned and compelling case for the need to redefine what it means to be successful in today's world."

 

"Arianna Huffington's personal wake-up call came in the form of a broken cheekbone and a nasty gash over her eye -- the result of a fall brought on by…

by Marc Chernoff

You know how you can hear something a hundred times in a hundred different ways before it finally gets through to you?  The ten truths listed below fall firmly into that category – life lessons that many of us likely learned years ago, and have been reminded of ever since, but for whatever reason, haven’t fully…

In modern business and government, leaders are expected to behave in a peculiar way. Success depends on adopting the model of warfare.

To describe someone as tough, ruthless, a winner in the battle for supremacy - these are compliments. We've become used to toughness as a desirable attribute for success. What's peculiar about this…

Try one. Try them all. They work. Science says so.

Most of us go through our lives generally thinking about the past or worried or anxious about what is to come in the future. In this we lose the very precious essence, which is, this very moment. Practice of Mindfulness basically teaches us how to live this moment and be aware of everything that is happening around us NOW.…

American journalist Horace Greeley, editor of the New-York Tribune, interviewed Brigham Young, the…

by Tim Kreider, from Opinionator - The New York Times

If you live in America in the 21st century you’ve probably had to listen to a lot of people tell you how busy they are. It’s become the default response when you ask anyone how they’re doing: “Busy!” “So busy.” “Crazy busy.” It is, pretty obviously, a boast disguised as a complaint.…

"Most people aren’t lucky enough to have a flexible schedule. I didn’t have one either for the first sixteen years of my corporate life. So I did the next best thing by going to bed early and getting up at 4: 00 A.M. to do my creative side projects. One of those projects became the sketches for Dilbert."

- Scott Adams

Energy, not…

Sanatan Dharma - the path to Wellness, Personal Growth, Spirituality, and Evolution.

"To align oneself to Dharma or try to know the true nature of it, is one of the ways of describing the Higher Goal in life."

"When God created the universe, He endowed it with order, with the laws to govern creation. Dharma is God’s divine law…

1.) Let go of negativity.

• Learn to forgive and forget.

• See every challenge as an opportunity for further growth.

• Express gratitude for what you have.

• Be more optimistic about…

by Deepak Chopra

by Deepak Chopra

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« Mother Of Pearl» was the last song written in the location where the music for the « The Abode Of The Blessed » EP was composed. Yet, arguably, considering the clear stylistic and thematic distinctions…