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Ayurveda and Trauma: How to Heal and Find Resilience
Natural disasters. Accidents. Ongoing childhood neglect or emotional abuse. Sexual assault. Witnessing a shooting. Trauma can come from many sources. Depending on our resilience quotient, we may overcome or struggle with trauma. Here’s where an ancient, s ... -
Weekly Wisdom: 3 Qualities Rule How You Express Yourself
The entire world is made up of five elements, each with three qualities: sattva, rajas, and tamas. At any given time, one of these qualities dominates our lives and our environment. When sattva is dominant, we feel light, happy, pleasant, joyful, alert, ... -
Movie Meditations: Digging a Little Deeper and Finding Meaning
Have you ever wondered why certain movies resonate so deeply with you? Or what about why certain stories seem to be retold in various forms over and over again, resonating with people across cultures and time? Well, I didn’t. I used to think it was really ... -
Teenage Anxiety: Use Our Guide to Help Your Child Find Calm
If it seems like your teen is experiencing more and more anxiety, you’re not alone. The National Institute of Mental Health says 25% of 13 to 18-year-olds have an anxiety disorder. Just under 6% have a severe anxiety disorder. This is not counting the tee ... -
Weekly Wisdom: Understand the 7 Levels of Your Existence
We have seven layers or seven aspects of our existence. Body, breath, and mind First is our body, second is our breath, third is our mind. It is the mind that experiences sound through the ears and sight through the eyes. The mind experiences the world ... -
Thoughts, Desires, and Manifestation: Q & A with Gurudev
Audience members discuss with Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar the topics of desire, manifesting one’s desires, and the impact different types of desires have in your life and on the world. Read some of their conversation here: Staying alert and present Q: Ho ... -
Want a Masterclass in Deep Meditation? Start Your Journey Here
I started my meditation journey in 1972 at just 13 years old. I have had some amazing experiences in deep meditation and have learned a lot along the way. I also trained to become a SKY Breath Meditation teacher in 2001. I’m here to share what I have lear ... -
Weekly Wisdom: 6 Expressions of Consciousness
Our consciousness expresses itself in six modes. Desire The first is desire. Many types of desires arise in the mind. When desires are fulfilled, other desires come. So, one after another, desires keep coming, and then we get caught up in the whole cyc ... -
Weekly Wisdom: What is True Love?
What type of love are you searching for? Nature loves you. That’s why your breath goes in, and out of you, even when you’re sleeping. You’re doing nothing, but your breath continues. Air loves you, so it goes into you, comes out of you, and keeps you aliv ... -
Weekly Wisdom: Your Spirit Can Never Be Destroyed
Who am I? What is this universe all about? What is spirit, life, and soul? The soul can never be cut, burned, or buried. It can never be made wet. Nothing happens to the soul, like nothing happens to space. You can’t wet space. It’s unbreakable. So is ou ...
Founded in 1981 by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, The Art of Living is an educational and humanitarian movement engaged in stress-management and service initiatives.
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