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AOL Yoga Studio: Making Yoga Accessible to Everyone All the Time
Well, it’s been a long time coming. Yoga has been around for thousands of years, and the jury is finally in. Everybody agrees... Yoga is good for you. The practice of yoga has been shown by hundreds of studies to offer tremendous benefits to your physi ... -
Deep Breathing Benefits for the Health of Your Mind and Body
We are a society of shallow breathers. Some of us are barely breathing at all. Forget about using all three lobes of our lungs, chest breathing has become the norm. And that isn’t ideal when it comes to our health. We are breathing just enough to stay al ... -
Green Pocket Forests: Growing a 100-Year-Old Forest in 10 Years
What’s better than attempting to grow a 100-year-old forest in 10 years? Elementary school students are taking the lead! This real-life experiment has great expectations. Neelam Patil is showing schoolchildren how to stop climate change with real, tangibl ... -
World Culture Festival: Celebrate at the Cultural Event of a Lifetime
Here’s a question for you. When was the last time you got out and really experienced the world? I know, things haven’t been easy lately. We’ve all had to manage challenges we never could have imagined just a few years back. But we can see the light at the ... -
Weekly Wisdom: Appreciating Trees During the Climate Crisis
In response to a question about trees and plants having feelings, Gurudev shared the following: Plants and trees do have emotions. They have life and can feel you. When you’re silent and happy, they absorb those vibes of happiness and peace. Plants and t ... -
How to Breathe Easy: Improve Your Lung Health With Breathwork
Did you know that one in seven middle-aged and older adults suffers from some form of lung disorder? Startling, but true. Breath is the basis of life, and when you're having trouble breathing it can cause a chain reaction of negative effects on your ... -
Weekly Wisdom: Moving Beyond Likes and Dislikes
In response to a question about likes and dislikes, Gurudev shared the following: Our small minds get into likes and dislikes. But God is present everywhere. That means God has accepted all that you’re disliking. Our dislike keeps the boundary, the ego, v ... -
How to Reduce Anxiety and Get Back to Being Your Best Self
When I was growing up, I witnessed a close friend having a panic attack. It looked terrible, but I never really understood the havoc that anxiety can wreak on a person’s life until it happened to me. About ten years ago, I visited another friend in a far ... -
Learn Deep Breathing and Feel Calm All Day Everyday
Breath is life. If you are reading this then you are breathing. But are you aware of the way you are breathing? Leading medical research has shown that how you breathe profoundly impacts your health. Many people just take short, shallow breaths. This ca ... -
Overcoming Social Anxiety: A Story About Breathing Meditation
I come from a family with a whole host of mental issues. My brother suffered from OCD, paranoia, and suicidal thoughts. My paternal grandfather was schizophrenic. But I got lucky and only had social anxiety issues. Emphasis on “had”. Today, I want to sha ...
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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