December 1, 2019The dualities of existenceThe first of the kleshas, avidya, which we explored in the last article, is the basis of theDecember 1, 2019

Kleshas

December 1, 2019Guilt and shameThere is one more vikshepathat I have added to Patanjali’s list, as it is often aDecember 1, 2019Fear of missing out (F

Use Heartfulness Meditation to overcome vikshepas & gain balance.

Vikshepas

December 2, 2019True knowledge and inaccurate knowledgeHere we will explore the first two of the vrittis – pramana and viparyaya. The definitionsDecem

Calm your vrittis with Heartfulness Meditation for true peace.

Vrittis

Remember for a moment that the base of your consciousness is pure and still. When you have some time, perhaps this evening when you have wound down fr

Learn how meditation and Heartfulness techniques ease anxiety.

Vighnas

Our journey in Yoga is to return to the purity and simplicity of consciousness at the center of our being. As we divest more and more layers, our ment

Elevate your consciousness through Heartfulness yoga practices.

Solutions

December 3, 2019SolutionsOur journey in Yoga is to return to the purity and simplicity of consciousness at the centerDecember 3, 2019VighnasRemember f

Learn how Yoga refines the mind and emotions

Yogic psychology - introduction

Here we will explore the first two of the vrittis – pramana and
    viparyaya. The definitions “right or accurate knowledge” and “wrong or inaccurate 

True knowledge and inaccurate knowledge

Now let’s explore the third vritti, vikalpa, which means “imagination” or “fantasy.” Imagination is a very important mental faculty with which we form

Imagination

All manifest life seems to requirea period of sleep, of calm, in which to gain added strength,renewed vigor, for the next manifestation, or awakening 

Learn how sleep and meditation nourish the soul and mind.

Sleep

Try to imagine life without memory. How would you learn from your mistakes? You would not remember how to do those things that make up your daily rout

Learn how Yoga helps purify memory for a clear mind.

Memory

The first of the kleshas, avidya, which we explored in the last
    article, is the basis of the other four afflictions – ashmita, raga, dvesha and
  

The dualities of existence

In Yoga, avidya is crucial to understanding mental well-being. It is considered to be the core affliction that is the foundation for all other afflict

Lack of awareness

The first of the vikshepas is vyadhi or disease. Here Patanjali means physical disease, where the system is unbalanced and away from ease. Where does 

Disease

The second of the vikshepas is styana, meaning languor, apathy and mental dullness. Apathy is one of the greatest obstacles to any endeavor, as it is 

Apathy and mental dullness

The third vikshepa is samsaya, which is usually translated as “doubt,” but there are many words for “doubt” in Sanskrit, shanka being the most common.

Dilemma and indecision

The fourth vikshepa is pramada, which translates as carelessness,
    haste and indifference. When do we become careless? When do we do things hastily

Carelessness, haste and indifference

The fifth vikshepa is alasya, which translates as laziness and sloth. There are different types of laziness. One type is the laziness that arises beca

Laziness

The seventh vikshepa is bhrantidarsana, meaning false perception, delusion or blindness. It is the opposite to another one of the four main sadhanas o

False perception

The sixth vikshepa is avirati, which translates as “absence of
    renunciation,” or “absence of non-attachment.” Avirati is the result of indulging, 

Absence of non-attachment

I have added these two vikshepas to Patanjali’s list, as they have only
    surfaced as serious obstacles to progress in the modern era.
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Fear of missing out (FOMO) & digital distraction

DAAJI adds one morevikshepato Patanjali’s list, as it is often a crippling obstacle to progress, and indeed to every aspect of living, and that is the

Guilt and shame

Alabdha-bhumikatva is the vikshepa where we are not able to attain the next stage or level in the spiritual journey, and anavasthitatvani is the failu

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Failure to attain the next stage & failure to retain a stage

Dreaming

Things to be grateful for

Oneness

Food is love

In this article, LLEWELLYN VAUGHAN-LEE ignites our sense aligncenter of wonder with his personal experiences of a deepening relationship with food ove

Cooking with love

NAUKASANASTEPSLie flat on your stomach with your legs straight and your soles pointing upwards.Bring your legs and feet together and stretch your hand

Heartfulness Yogasanas

DAAJI brings another angle to our relationship with food. It is not only for physical and mental health and well-being; it can also nurture our spirit

Food as prana

Follow your bliss

Winner of the Irish Tourism Industry Award for Best Food and Beverage Experience in 2017, the Airfield Estate in Dublin, Ireland, tries to connect vis

Connect with land and food

ASHWIN SANGHI is an Indian author in the intersecting genre of mythology, fiction and thriller. Here he is interviewed by RUDY SINGH at Kanha Shanti V

Ashwin Sanghi shares insights on mythology, fiction, and history.

Where history intersects with myth - part 1

MEREDITH KLEIN gives us an Ayurvedic perspective on how to balance both the
    mind and body through the foods we eat. In particular, she focuses on 

Fall eating

From the Travel Bag of a Solo Biker
SUHAS RAMAKRISHNAN is a quintessential biker, who
    loves to venture on his beloved Harley. In one of his recent

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On the go

LUKE COUTINHO is a holistic lifestyle coach, practicing in the field of Integrative Medicine. Here he shares his experiences and knowledge of how what

Explore how food influences health, mood, and immunity.

We are what we eat

MELANIE PHILIPPIDES inspires us to listen to our hearts and follow the body’s innate wisdom about what foods it needs and what it doesn’t need.There i

Learn how to listen to your body and nourish yourself.

Which foods are right for you?

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Higher dimensions of consciousness

Our wise teachers

How you made them feel

The unexamined life

LLEWELLYN VAUGHAN-LEE explores the beauty of silence, and the need of the hour for love and compassion. He invites us to listen to the song of unity, 

Explore love and compassion for a connected, healed world.

Silence and compassion

Real change

DAAJI shares some thoughts on the benefits we receive from trees, and how
    important they are to our life on Earth.
Once upon a time, it so happene

The secret of trees

GLENNIE KINDRED loves trees. Here she inspires us to experience for ourselves how trees teach us, help us expand our consciousness, and evoke a sense 

Walk with trees and learn how they expand your consciousness.

Walking with trees

The law of love

ANNA PEARSE tells a beautiful story about the healing properties of trees, and encourages us all to find our relationships with the natural world that

A story of healing through connection with nature

The tree

In 2014, ANIL KUMAR left a successful career in banking to become the founder and CEO of Samunnati. Inspired by ancient Indian principles, the Bhoodan

Innovative solutions for empowering smallholder farmers in India.

Samunnati

A PHOTO ESSAY IN RURAL TELANGANAMembers of the Heartfulness Media Team traveled with DAAJI to rural Telangana on the Deccan Plateau, to document the m

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A silent revolution in the heartland of India

BOB BOISTURE speaks with JUDITH NELSON at the Spirit of Humanity Forum, held in Reykjavík, Iceland on the 1 June 2019. In part 1, he shared with us th

Explore how love and inner work can drive global change.

Spirit is the foundation for everything - part 2

ALAIN DESVIGNE asks why we have been so unsuccessful in implementing the 17 Sustainable Development Goals that officially came into force in 2016, and

Consciousness evolution is key to fulfilling the SDGs.

The 18th sustainable development goal

AN ART ESSAYAbstract art is an ideal way to express matters of the spirit that can’t be easily verbalized. It transcends the boundaries of language, d

Dive into the colorful world of abstract art and its mystery.

Orderly chaos

LESSONS FROM THE GARDEN
ALANDA GREENE writes about likes and dislikes,
    annoyance and irritation, and how a simple shift in attitude can make all t

Tangles

Across the universe

The greatest mystery

Forgiveness

SHALABHASANA
Stage I
Lie flat on your stomach with legs straight, feet together, and your soles facing upwards.
Bend both your arms, place your right 

JOANNE LAM is a personal health coach by day and thought-provoker by night.
    Born and raised in Hong Kong, she has since lived in the United States

The power of rest

DR NATWAR SHARMA shares some thoughts on our current sleep crisis, and why it
    is a good idea to get a good night’s sleep.
Sleep is defined as an a

The science of sleep

From the 1 to 3 August 2019, an international group of academics, thought leaders, Yoga and meditation
  practitioners, and corporate consultants and 

Consciousness in management

DR DAMON ASHWORTH is a clinical psychologist and sleep researcher. Here he describes the benefits of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for overcoming insom

Explore CBT-I and tips for better sleep and mental health.

Sleep and good mental health

We continue SAKI SANTORELLI’s interview with AMIR IMANI as part of a webinar series about
  mindfulness, love, compassion and the way of the heart.
Q:

Insight of the heart – part 2

BOB BOISTURE speaks with JUDITH NELSON at the Spirit of Humanity Forum, held in Reykjavík, Iceland, on 1 June 2019. He shares with us the vision of th

Explore the power of love in transforming individuals & society.

Spirit is the foundation for everything - part 1

ROSALIND PEARMAIN has been a Heartfulness practitioner for over 40 years. Here
    she shares some tips from her own experience that can help deepen m

The steady work of evolution

Listening

How does prejudice arise? How to live a life so that prejudice does not arise? Here DAAJI explores these questions and offers some practical antidotes

Antidotes to prejudice

Natural scheme of things

AN ART ESSAYJONAS JÖDICKE has been creating and imagining fantastic worlds ever since he can remember. What started as a hobby has now become his prof

Discover the balance of light, dark, and creation.

Symbols of life

Symbols

Teachers

Darkness

DEVI SEKAR, SHARON GRAFFAGNINO, MIKE McCLEARY and
  MARK DAUGHTRIDGE from North Carolina, USA, traveled to the Himalayas for a
  Family &amp; Friends 

A Himalayan retreat

Is there a survival value to prejudice? ELIZABETH DENLEY explores how this
  destructive human behavior may have arisen, why it is so hard for us to l

The minefield of prejudice

Overcoming prejudice

LLEWELLYN VAUGHAN-LEE&amp; HILARY HART celebrate the
  sacredness and beauty of all life, challenging us to reconnect with that source of meaning and 

Meaning and the sacred

PETER KATER experiences the essence of true freedom while on his paddle board in the early morning off the island of Maui. His first of many encounter

Peter Kater’s paddleboard journey with a humpback whale.

Something sacred, something free

Prone Postures
Initial Prone Posture
Lie on your abdomen with legs together, toes point outward and soles of the feet facing up, chin or forehead touc

SAKI SANTORELLI is interviewed by AMIR IMANI as part of a webinar series about mindfulness, love,
  compassion and the way of the heart.
Q: Today we a

Insight of the heart – part 1

The beginning of wisdom

Into nowhere

Nature heals

Storytelling

Your work

Being human

KATHLEEN SCARBORO tells her own personal story about being the best grandma
    she can be.
Becoming a grandmother revolutionized my existence. It was

A safe future for our children

NAVASANA
Lie flat on your back with your legs straight and together.
Keep you arms by the side of your body with palms facing downwards.
Breathe in de

… THERE WAS A STORYTELLERVIKRAM SRIDHAR is a modern day storyteller from Bangalore, India. Here he shares with MEGHANA ANAND some insights about the a

Once upon a time ...

ROBERT WELTON is a metaphysician living in Santa Barbara, California. In this
    article from his book, Be Your Own Light, he shares his insights on 

A flame without smoke

ROBERT CHILTON has spent most of his adult life working with traditions of
  Buddhism in the Tibetan language. In Part 1, he shared the significance o

A Tibetan journey - part 2

RESETTING THE COMPASS TOWARDS CORE HUMAN VALUES

Reykjavik, Iceland, 30 May to 1 June 2019
Heartfulness was a partner in the fourth Spirit of Humanity

Spirit of humanity forum

DAAJI shares his views and personal experience with ELIZABETH DENLEY, about the transfer of wisdom between generations, between
friends, and between o

The wisdom bridge

FAUSTO RUSSO was an Italian seeker who arrived at the feet of Ram Chandra of
  Shahjahanpur (Babuji) in Rome in 1976, and who left this world in Decem

Silence

You are what you do.

Change

Love

Prayer

Gratitude

Our Outer reality

LESSONS FROM THE GARDEN
ALANDA GREENE explores the topic of perception. Her experience of picking
    raspberries in the garden becomes the catalyst f

Agents of change

SUPINE POSES
CHAKRASANA



Lie flat on your back.
Bend your legs and place your heels near your buttocks, feet apart.
Bend your arms and place your ha

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