Discover how walking with nature can deepen conscious living, presence, and a meaningful life.

Nature's Gift

How Forests by Heartfulness is helping campuses across Andhra Pradesh become living classrooms for sustainability.BY VIJAYAKUMAR KIDAMBIOn World Envir

Carbon-neutral campuses, lifelong lessons

Rachel Carson on Nature, Ecology and Conservation

Attending to the World

At Kanha Shanti Vanam, ecological restoration puts inner transformation into action, restoring land, water, biodiversity, and agriculture while extend

Explore inner transformation, ecological restoration, biodiversity, and community renewal at Kanha.

The outer life of inner transformation

Working with Nature

At Kanha Shanti Vanam, a small hydroponic experiment with microgreens became OMG, a school-based initiative helping children reconnect with food, natu

Discover how microgreens, sustainability, nutrition, and education empower healthier children.

Growing Health, Sustainability, and Education 

At Kanha Shanti Vanam, the Black-winged Stilt becomes a graceful symbol of biodiversity, ecological balance, conscious living, and a deeper reverence 

Discover how the Black-winged Stilt reflects biodiversity, mindfulness, and ecological balance.

The Elegant Minimalist: A Morning with the Black-Winged Stilt

B. RATHINASABAPATHY shows how owls embody conscious living at Kanha Shanti Vanam, serving as silent nocturnal guardians whose precise hunting, cultura

The Eco-Guardians Nobody Sees

Common Ground

B. RATHINASABAPATHY and ANANTHENNI SREENATH explore the banana plant's remarkable range—from its sacred role in Indian tradition to its diverse variet

Peel, Eat, Repeat!

The Pace of Nature

B. RATHINASABAPATHY draws us into a living landscape where birds, butterflies, and moths become gentle guides to attentiveness, balance, and a more in

Nature’s Winged Messengers

We Belong to the Earth

Ecologist B. RATHINASABAPATHY reflects on how a humble grass carries stories of suffering, sustenance, beauty, and devotion.The Bead That RemembersAmo

Tears That Become Prayer

Nature's Secret

BHUVARAGASAMY RATHINASABAPATHY and ANANTHANENI SREENATH explore the hidden world of Ficus—keystone trees whose secret blooms, faithful wasps, and unwa

Where Flowers Hide: The Mystery Of The Fig

The Basis of Society

DR. ANANTHANENI SREENATH traces the botanical, medicinal, and mythological journey of Sanjeevini, the life-restoring herb of the Ramayana.Sanjeevini, 

Ramayana to Reality: The Continuous Search for Sanjeevini

Breath of the Earth

ECOLOGIST B. RATHINASABAPATHY connects the Indian chameleon’s way of being at Kanha Shanti Vanam to spiritual practice—cultivating harmony with place,

A Lightning-fast Tongue and the Art of Camouflage

Attention Is Devotion

B. RATHINASABAPATHY and VIJAYA NARESH JUTURU share how the Heartfulness Institute is preserving a tree steeped in legend and ecological significance.A

The Krishna Buttercup Tree

The Whole and Its Part

ALANDA GREENE reflects on beauty’s surprising power to shift perspective, open hearts, and call us into reciprocal relationship with the world, beginn

Beauty. Yes. Wow. Thanks.

They crawl, fly, wiggle, and buzz—but we barely notice them. Yet, without invertebrates, life on Earth would come to a standstill. As ecologist B. RAT

Invertebrates: The Silent Majority in Need of Conservation

Love of Nature

ASHRAF NEHAL speaks to the centuries of correlation between faith and climate, and how, now more than ever, it is critical to reconnect with the Earth

Reuniting Soul and Soil

Hope Versus Action

B. RATHINASABAPATHY and DR. ANANTHANENI SREENATH, Heartfulness Institute, Forests by Heartfulness.Planting a tree is not just about placing a sapling 

Greening the future: science, care, and sustainability

Changing lifestyle to design destiny

B. RATHINASABAPATHY, Ecologist at Forests by Heartfulness, describes the building of the Asana Mandala Garden, which blends Vedic wisdom, sacred geome

A sacred confluence of nature and spirituality: Asana Mandala Garden

Dr. SREENATH ANANTHANENI is a conservation scientist and taxonomist at Forests by Heartfulness. Here he introduces the Butterfly Ginger Lily, and some

War over a fragrant flower

The earth laughs

MIRA MADHAV is an inspired writer from Austin, Texas. Here, she writes about Kanha Shanti Vanam from a very different perspective, bringing new unders

Awakened soil

Soils make life possible

B. RATHINASABAPATHY, ecologist, Forests by Heartfulness (FBH), shares a heart-warming tale about a rare rainforest tree species that has been brought 

The Palani Hill Rudraksha's revival is a beacon of conservation.

A journey of conservation and hope

In his sight

B. RATHINASABAPATHY is an ecologist who works at Forests by Heartfulness at Kanha Shanti Vanam. He shares some information on the various endemic Indi

Jamun Health Benefits: A Superfood for Diabetes & Wellness

A rich legacy of taste and health

MONICA VERMA-VACHERY has worked with subtle energies for 20 years. Here she describes the experience of measuring the effects of a Heartfulness Medita

Measuring the Impact of Heartfulness Meditation on Energy

How heartfulness meditation shifts our biofield and the energies in a room

You are energy, made of love

ALAIN DESVIGNEGingko bilobaThis leaf from a tree in the East,Has been given to my garden.It reveals a certain secret,Which uplifts me and thoughtful p

Gingko

DR V. RAMAKANTHA, retired forest officer, who raised a family and worked in forests for most of his adult life, returns to our pages in 2025 to share 

Discover Saptaparni: Medicinal Tree with Spiritual Significance

The devil’s tree

SARAVANAN SUBRAMANIAM, Director of HeartyCulture Natural Products, India, introduces us to a new type of grafted mango at the nursery in Kanha Shanti 

5-in-1 Mango Tree: A Symbol of Unity and Sustainable Growth

The joy of unity

The meaning of life

LESSONS FROM THE DOLOMITESALAIN DESVIGNE explores the Dolomites, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2009. This stunning mountain range in the n

Lessons from the Dolomites: Nature's Spiritual Wisdom

The dance of light and shadow

REDISCOVERING AYURVEDA'S NATURAL SECRETSSRAVAN BANDA presents a natural herbal tooth powder, offering a holistic approach to oral hygiene, harnessing 

Herbal tooth powders

Perfection and imperfection

EDITOR’S BOOK AND FILM REVIEWELIZABETH DENLEY reviews the book, Amphibious Soul, and describes how Craig Foster’s experiences in the natural world, pa

Denley explores Amphibious Soul, where nature meets spirit.

Ropes to God

Circle of compassion

DAAJI explains why a plant-based diet is good for your health and well-being, and for the planet. Some of the reasons may surprise you. Yogic science 

A simple way to improve your health and the health of the planet

Allow nature to teach you stillness

KARUNA RAWAL is interviewed by AAVNI KUPUSAMY after they met at the SXSW Food Tank event in Austin Texas earlier this year. Karuna speaks about how he

Karuna Rawal discusses fungi-based foods for a sustainable future

Nature’s humble superfood

The grand recyclers

Unveiling the Power of Chyavanprash with AstavargaSRAVAN BANDA presents one of the most common household remedies used throughout India today, Chyavan

A spoonful of tradition

EMILIE MOGENSEN rekindles a correspondence with her father, THOMAS MOGENSEN, which she started in her youth. Years later, she now asks him about what 

Becoming Nature

Participating in Nature

CELEBRATING WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAYSRAVAN BANDA celebrates World Environment Day, June 5, with some activities we all can do to contribute to the regene

Healing our planet, one seed at a time

ZACH BUSH, MD, explores Nature’s role in our regenerative future, the fact that we can no longer see ourselves as separate from Nature, and what we ca

The living natural law

Natural law

SRAVAN BANDA reminds us of the importance of water in a peaceful world. He especially focuses on wetlands, often referred to as the Earth’s kidneys, a

Cultivating peace:  water, wetlands, and biophilia for a loving world

Water

CHRISTINE PRISLAND explores the special atmosphere of peace and healing in her local coastal rainforest in British Columbia, Canada, that heals visito

A walk in the woods

Loving others

SRAVAN BANDA is a Ph.D. scholar in Biophilia and Wetlands, and Commodore KAMLESH KUMAR is CMD of Hindustan Salts Ltd. Here, they share the history of 

Learn about the unique flavors & health benefits of Sambhar salt.

Salt: a culinary staple with a rich history in India

One touch of nature 

In December 2023, ten ceramicists and sculptors met to collectively express what it’s like to share a world in crisis, through their medium of clay, w

The Earth we share

This world is like our bodies

MICHAEL H. RICHARDSON explores the idea of caring—both caring “about” and caring “for” people and things. He challenges us to look to the heart for th

Learn how caring from the heart can heal personal & global issues

The heart can do amazing things

ERIN SHULTZ shares the experiment she has been doing to create a more sustainable lifestyle. It involves small, manageable changes that still make a d

How can one person make a difference?

Learning

Nature's business

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

Everybody needs beauty

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  

The last limit of experience

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

Challenge reliance on money and reconnect with true wealth.

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

Kanha shows the power of harmony between spirit and Earth.

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 

Planting trees

Behold the ocean

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

Three priorities to restore Earth’s health and soul

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

How the environmental movement can find its way again

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

Dr. SARA LAZAR is an Associate Researcher in the Psychiatry Department at Massachusetts General Hospital and Assistant Professor in Psychology at Harv

Science shows mindfulness lowers stress and pain.

The neuroscience of meditation

The present moment

ELIZABETH DENLEY is currently living in the Central Highlands of Victoria in Australia, surrounded by natural forest. Why is this experience of living

Wild  intelligence

Earth’s intelligence




  Last month,
    TERRAN DAILY
    explained how electromagnetic pollution can negatively impact us all.
    Here, she explore some practical measu

How to protect yourself from EMR

The balance of nature




  ALANDA
      GREENE
    explores how to bring balance into a polarized world, even the polarized
    nature of the environment, climate change an

Balance


  DR. PRASAD
    VELUTHANAR
  from the Wellness Center at Kanha Shanti Vanam shares some simple dietary
  principles from the ayurvedic perspective t

Healthy dietary principles

Needs not greed


  TERRAN DAILY
  explores the effects of electromagnetic radiation on our lives, and offers
  us ways we can protect ourselves and our children by el

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The effects of electromagnetic pollution


      
      RICKY KEJ
          is a 3-time Grammy award-winning composer, an environmentalist,
          UNESCO MGIEP Ambassador for Kindness, UNIC

Kindness to the planet


    DR. PRASAD
            VELUTHANAR
            writes about the day’s routine from the ayurvedic perspective. He
            explains how doing sp

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