Thich Nhat Hanh writes, “Our true home is not in the past. Our true home is not in the future. Our true home is in the here and the now. Life is available only in the here and the now, and it is our true home. Mindfulness is the energy that helps us recognize the…
Dacher Keltner writes, “We are all naturally endowed with a set of passions that enable us to find our purpose, increase our well-being, and navigate our place in the social world. These passions include gratitude, compassion, mirth, and our focus here, awe. Awe is the experience we have when we encounter things that are vast…
Tapping into a 5,000 Year Old Tradition Deva Premal and Miten are world-renowned exponents of sacred chants and devotees of the ancient tradition of kirtan. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST FROM UPLIFT CONNECT.
When we find ourselves in a situation in which our buttons are being pushed, we can choose to repress or act out, or we can choose to practice. If we can start to do the exchange, breathing in with the intention of keeping our hearts open to the embarrassment or fear or anger that we…
11 simple ways to bond with the people in your life. Elisha Goldstein and Stefanie Goldstein write, “We are social beings by nature. Connecting with others is what provides richness in life, makes us feel safe, and has us recognize that we’re part of something greater than ourselves. Yet we sometimes choose to stay behind…
The neuroscience of singing shows that when we sing our neurotransmitters connect in new and different ways. It fires up the right temporal lobe of our brain, releasing endorphins that make us smarter, healthier, happier and more creative. When we sing with other people this effect is amplified. — Cassandra Sheppard
Zamir Dhanji writes, “The growth of yoga is actually a forerunner in what appears to be a global phenomenon involving the return and appreciation of indigenous ways of knowing. How we treat yoga now can set a tone for our ability to recognize the roots and fruits of indigenous wisdom traditions and incorporate them with…
When we answer the call of our own heart, we help awaken the heart of the world. — Marianne Williamson
In South Africa, Ubuntu is our way of making sense of the world. The word literally means “humanity”. It is the philosophy and belief that a person is only a person through other people. In other words, we are human only in relation to other humans. Our humanity is bound up in one another, and…
Omid Safi writes, “I saw a dear friend a few days ago. I stopped by to ask her how she was doing, how her family was. She looked up, voice lowered, and just whimpered: “I’m so busy… I am so busy… have so much going on.” Almost immediately after, I ran into another friend and…
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