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Anna’s clarion call against corruption and the Nirbhaya tragedy in Delhi last year, pointed significantly towards the way the wind was blowing in India.
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Gulmohar Hall of the grand India Habitat Centre was packed to the gills on 16 February as people flocked to the launch of Milk: A Silent Killer, published by Life Positive Publications. More...

The word cancer spells terror to the listeners, not only for the dreaded nature of the disease, but also for the fearsome line of treatment. More...

Freed women enjoying the comforting touch of the holy river Without the right spirit, religion is like a mannequin adorning a beautiful garment.
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The challenges of modern-day parenting is giving rise to introspection among parents like never before. No wonder many are taking it as an exercise in self-improvement, in order to be the change they More...

Love and persuasion can often do what force and coercion cannot.
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As children, we hung on to every word of the stories told by our grandmothers; and subconsciously internalised many moral and spiritual values through it.
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The Life Positive Expo is back where it all began, in New Delhi, after notching up massive successes in Rishikesh and Mumbai. Come to the most exciting body-mind-spirit festival in the country More...

As the world gets smaller and smaller, perhaps it makes sense to arrive at mutually agreed upon tenets of global dharma for everyone, regardless of religious affiliations.
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The two-day Life Positive Expo in Mumbai on December 22 and 23, was the perfect entry point to the endless possibilities of the New Age!
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A true seeker shuns publicity, but like the bees following the fragrance of a flower, word gets around of acts of beauty.
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Nestled in the gentle undulating hills of Lonavala, Kaivalyadham is a laidback retreat 120 kms from Mumbai.
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Bedwetting is a common problem for children in their early years. Most, however, outgrow it.
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Soul has no gender, but an identity,” said Ms. Farida Vahedi, while delivering a talk on the topic of ‘Women on the Path - Insights into Contemporary Feminine Spirituality.’
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In order to free ourselves of suffering, balance of the five elements within the body is vital, and Pulse Balancing technique plays a key role in it.
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A beacon of light, Guru Krishnananda, founder of the Bangalore-based Manasa Foundation, passed away on November 23, 2012, due to pancreatic cancer.
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On January 12, 2013, it will be 150 years since Swami Vivekananda was born. He emerged at a time when the British colonial masters had managed to destroy the self-esteem of Indians by skilfully More...

Birthing a child is similar to God birthing the universe, but very few experience this ecstasy while giving birth. The pain and anxiety involved in it takes away the joy.
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Finding a woman who is as concerned about her health as she is of her family’s, is a tough task. For a woman, her health ranks way below in her priority list than that of her husband, children and More...

Mudra Vigyan is an ancient healing science of India. It is based on the philosophy of panch-tatva or five elements (fire, air, space, earth and water) which as most of us are aware constitute More...

Rishis have been advocating meditation as tool to gaining unconditional happiness for centuries, but Western scientists realised it only lately, that too through the help of a devise.
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Worried with the spurt in violence and negativity in American society as a result of negative news being focussed upon and circulated by the media, a clutch of journalists have come together to More...

Life Positive Foundation feels happy to welcome Ms Ameeta Mehra, our new advisory member on board.  More...

Allow your heart to lead you to solutions that are wise, inclusive and that reduce your tensions and increase your health, says Irma Battig
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We mostly fail to achieve what we desire because we act from thoughts, conditionings and beliefs. Whereas the path to happiness and fulfilment lies in acting from consciousness. More...

When it comes to healing people swear by Heal your Life workshops, which have been designed by Louise L Hay, the world’s foremost healer and bestselling author of Heal your Life series from USA.
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The recently concluded Life Positive residential Expo in Rishikesh was a life- transforming experience
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Meera, a housewife from Mumbai was suffering from scoliosis, a kind of debilitating back pain.  More...

A weeklong festival on Auroville in the capital city celebrated the Utopian ideal of unity and holistic thought that make it the prototype of the New World, says Nipun Augustin Jacob
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At a time when major religions of the world are still tussling for superiority and authority over others, the Global Foundation for Civilisational Harmony in Noida has taken up the onerous task of More...

Wellness is not just an idea or a concept of the New Age. It has become a brand and consumable commodity, on which billions of rupees are riding in the market.
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When Sharada Parashar’s father-in-law began to behave irrationally and confined himself to his house for four years, his psychotherapist suggested that he may be possessed by an evil spirit.  More...

The Chinmaya Mission unfurled a three-year spiritual movement called Transforming Indians to Transform India (TITI) on August 15 from their Himachal branch as a build-up to the birth centenary More...

Though people are increasingly turning to homeopathy for safe and assured treatment, mainstream medicine has never really acknowledged its validity.
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DR Kaarthikeyan, President, Life Positive, paid homage to his late wife, Mrs Kala Kaarthikeyan, on the occasion of her third death anniversary on August 2, 2012, at a function held in India Habitat More...

Stephen Covey, one of the world’s leading self-help pioneers whose powerful books have influenced millions across the world, passed away on July 16, 2012.
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Most of us know that physical ailments manifest when the imbalance travels from the mental to the physical level.
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Modern living is complex. We are burdened by expectations from ourselves as well as society. No wonder we stumble, fall, fail, develop self-doubt and begin to suffer from emotional and mental More...

Almost half a century after its existence was predicted, the combined findings of two teams ATLAS and CMS, in the world's largest and highest-energy particle accelerator, the $110 billion Large More...

Anteras is the 15th brightest star in the sky, but the Aryans called it ‘Jyeshtha’ or the eldest star, thousands of year ago.  More...

At 29, when other women are thinking of attaining domestic bliss, Sonia Mackwani has traversed a journey which others may take decades to complete.  More...

Most of us find it hard to comprehend the scriptures and those who grasp a little are conferred with the title of pundit or master. But there are a few chosen ones through whom the Almighty More...

Wesak Purnima, or Buddha Purnima, is considered to be the holiest and most auspicious full moon of the year. All spiritual aspirants strive to do some spiritual practice during that time for it is More...

The Inner Path, an international New Delhi-based Buddhist festival of films, exhibitions, philosophy, performing arts, discourses, and discussions was the first ever festival of Buddhism in India. More...

A spa is where you go to relax and detoxify. But if the worm is in the mind then a spa can only half -heal you. More...

Youth is the best time. The way in which you utilise this period will decide the nature of the years that lie ahead of you. More...

Dev Mehta’s paintings are mystical. They exude a subtle haunting quality that recalls a metaphysical reality throbbing beyond this material projection. More...

Over 100 spiritual leaders from Hindu, Jain, Buddhist, Sikh and other traditions congregated on a common platform created by the leading spiritual gurus of India at Guru Sangamam in New Delhi More...

The MCKS Yoga Vidya Pranic Healing Trust commemorated the Mahasamadhi day of its founder, Master Choa Kok Sui on March, 19, 2012, at Sathya Sai Auditorium in New Delhi. More...

If you've ever been in a crowded train or a party, and came back home feeling sick, angry, cranky, or depressed for no good reason, you were probably subjected to negative attack from your More...

If a TV show or serial is getting on your nerves consider the possibility that the culprit is not the script, cast or director.  More...

Do you suffer from depression, feel victimised, consider yourself a failure and feel largely unappreciated by others? Marita Nazareth, a soft-skills facilitator from Mumbai, has just the right remedy More...

Though free trade among nations may have led to the coinage of the word globalisation, it is spirituality alone that can truly imbibe and disseminate the true spirit of this term. More...

All of us carry the emotions of guilt, heartbreak, disappointment, anger, violence, or pain in various degrees which eventually affect our mental equilibrium. More...

All those who constantly face flack for being slack can now heave a sigh of relief. More...

Even as more and more are moving from allopathy to natural healing through alternative measures, the Government of India too is finally taking steps to give healing therapies such as yoga and More...

Who am I? What is the meaning of life? Does God exist? How can I be happy?  More...

With 2012 actually here, spiritual organisations are pulling out all the stops to make sure that the word filters down to the last man standing. More...

God, please make us beautiful, holy, pure, and successful. Oh God, please bless all the souls. God, please help us walk on the path of truth. More...

Homeopathy has heralded a promise of cure without any side-effects. The public health experts look at homoeopathy to provide solutions to day-to-day illnesses. More...

The Bliss Medi-Spa (BMS) in Delhi, promises long-term happiness and sound spiritual and physical health to its clients. More...

Azim Jamal, international inspirational speaker and bestselling author of books like Seven Steps to Lasting Happiness and The Corporate Sufi, was in India recently. More...

The Vedas are so potent in systemising your life that it should not be limited to only one community.  More...

Tarun and Celia make an inscrutable pair. Both come from an advertising background. Tarun, dangling ponytail and all, More...

Tony Blair, the former Prime Minister of UK, recently met with some of India's top leaders of different religions. More...

The concept of the hundredth monkey phenomenon is well-known among New Age circles. In effect the story goes that if a certain percentage of humanity raises its consciousness levels, all of humanity More...

If there is any doubt that consciousness levels are rising, one only has to look at the enormous popularity yoga is enjoying all over the world. More...

The Vice President of Life Positive, Mr V Venkat, was recently conferred with the Sri Pathanjali Maharishi International award of excellence at the World Congress on Holistic Medicine held at Salem More...

The world is still mourning the loss of the master of technology, Steve Jobs. But Steve Jobs was first and foremost a yogi and a spiritual being. More...

Spirituality is not accepted in B-schools and the corporate world. It is high time we merged spiritual practices with business practices to develop conscience in individuals.  More...

Oorvazi Irani, an acting trainer, film educationist, film-maker and a pioneer in the Michael Chekhov acting technique in India, recently introduced this highly expressive art form in India. More...

Successful chartered accountant turned reiki teacher turned spiritual guru, Naushir Engineer is conducting seminars and workshops in a key area of human life: relationships. More...

Hailed by Time magazine as the YouTube guru, Dr Baskaran Pillai’s first public talk in New Delhi, More...

Shishuvan, an ICSE school in the heart of Mumbai city, is borrowing a few leaves from the Mahatma’s book in order to forge an Indian identity.  More...

A commemorative postage stamp was released in honour of Late Surendra Nath Jauhar, illustrious freedom fighter, social worker, industrialist and philanthropist.  More...

The 4th Global Congress of Spirtual Scientists 2011 will be held from October 1-4 2011, at Pyramid Valley International in Bangalore. The four-day spiritual event is organised by Indian Federation More...

At last, education with a human touch. And oddly enough, the initiative comes not from a school or a college but from one of Mumbai’s largest private tutorial houses: Mahesh Tutorial Educare (MT).More...

Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some move our souls to dance. They awaken us to a new understanding. With the passing whisper of their wisdom they make the sky more beautiful to gaze More...

Craniosacral therapy, immensely popular in USA, is now gaining recognition in India. Irma Battig, a Swiss by birth, with 12 years of experience having trained with the best healers in USA, has More...

Ask anyone to list their own ten weaknesses and it would be promptly done. More...

The manufacturers of the popular tulsi and green tea, Organic India, which had a modest beginning in Lucknow, UP, have risen to become a global leader in promoting organic products. More...

The therapeutic benefits of dance and movement have long been established. Dilshaad Patel, a trained dancer and now also a trained dance therapist from USA, has gone a step further and formalised the More...

Veteran Doordarshan producer, Manju Singh, who had produced the immensely popular, Ek Kahani, series on DD, based on regional literature, is now using the same value-based ideology to bring More...

It is appropriate that the enlightenment of Gautama Buddha 2,600 years ago, a teacher who preached non-violence, tolerance, understanding and self-realisation, should be celebrated by the UN. More...

The buildings in which we live and work are now a growing concern of environmentalists since these concrete structures contribute heavily to global warming. More...

Kalimpong, a small but picturesque hill station in West Bengal, played host this year for a spiritual three-day Buddha Purnima celebration. More...

Love for all and hatred for none’ was the key message disseminated at the Peace symposium organised by the Ahmadiya Muslim Youth Association in New Delhi recently. More...

Mahatma Gandhi described the human body as the living temple of God. He believed that it was equipped to maintain its health on its own, and it is this belief that has been the guiding principle for More...

Swami Nigamananda Saraswati, a member of Matri Sadan, an ashram on the banks of Ganga in Haridwar, had been on a fast since February 19, 2011, to protest the illegal mining that is adding to the More...

I PaidABribe.com (IPAB) is an initiative to tackle corruption in India – a country currently ranked as 70th on the list of the least corrupt countries in the world. More...

VLCC Health Care Ltd partners with Pritikin Longevity Center, Miami (USA) to introduce a unique food, fitness, and healthy living programme in New Delhi called Pritikin. More...

On April 24, Easter Sunday, while Christians across the globe were celebrating the miracle of the risen Christ, Sri Sathya Sai Baba, considered to be an avatar and a living God for millions, quietly More...

Worshippers of the divine feminine met at the International Festival of Sacred Arts recently at the Crafts Museum in Delhi to explore goddess worship in all its aspects. More...

Charu Goel, a creative artist and textile designer with a diploma in History of Art from London Art College presented a paper on Creative Intuition, in an international conference on Science, More...

Life Positive was feted at a national conference on Naturopathy and Yoga in Chennai recently. More...

I walk in joy through a holy and peaceful place. More...

The Integrated Healing Forum (IHF) organised a global conference on the theme Healing of Mind More...

It is important to give a structured approach to something as profound as shamanism, says Dr Cosima Klinger-Paul More...

“Take care of your body. It`s the only place you have to live”. More...

A group of Mumbai vegans comprising professionals from all walks of life meets monthly for potluck lunches, where each one gets a yummy dish along. There`s great conversation and great food – all More...

Toybank, an organisation whose mission is to deliver happiness through toys to underprivileged street kids, works with the belief that play is essential to development as it contributes to the More...

If you thought meditation was an Indian monopoly, think again. Acem Meditation was founded by Scandinavian psychiatrist and professor Are Holen in 1966, as an antidote for stress. More...

Sant Kabir, one of India’s most revered saints, has the unique capacity to appeal to both Hindu and Muslim sensibilities. More...

Cancer survivor and yoga teacher Shirly Ecker agrees with her guru, Yogacharya BKS Iyengar’s assertion that regular practice of yoga gives one physical, physiological, mental, emotional, More...

Sri Daya Mata, one of the first women in modern history to head a worldwide religious movement, a position she held for more than half a century, passed away on November 30 at the age of 96. More...

Every year, almost 1,000 groups in 120 countries celebrate Terra Madre Day over the weekend of 10 to 12 December. More...

Bapu, the champion of localised, self-sufficient economies is going global. More...

The Arya Vaidya Sala Kottakkal (AVS), a century-old charitable institution engaged in the practice and propagation of Ayurveda,the ancient health care system of India, completed 30 years in New More...

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When Yugratna Srivastava, all of 14 years, rose to speak at a five–star hotel in Mumbai recently, the audience appeared unsure about what would follow. More...

Arvind Gangaram Talekar, a representative of the Nutan Mumbai Tiffin Box Suppliers Charity Trust of Mumbai, better known as the dabbawalas of Mumbai, set the stage on fire at TEDX Gateway in Mumbai More...

A high-school drop-out, Mansukhhbai Prajapati, is the envy of many an inventor. More...

Recently Mumbaites were treated to a feast of reason and ideas when a TED-like experience called TEDx was created for them. More...

On 11-11, 2010, one million people across the globe mentally projected a unified vision of a new paradigm for our species – a new reality. More...

It has been said that there is no fanatic like the convert. More...

Metropolitan cities are the greatest consumers of electricity, with commercial buildings utilising a majority of it. More...

Spirituality is expanding to a common household activity from its earlier persona of an elitist de-stressing mantra. More...

While politics may thrive on the communal divide, a remote village in Karnataka’s Gadag district has shown otherwise. More...

An usual couple, but destined to meet, Daniel Uppendahl, an American artist, and Karen, a British environmental consultant, met in Ganeshpuri, fell in love, got married and started the Saha Astitva More...

In a wonderful initiative to connect the farmer with the consumer and in response to the demand for fresh organic produce in Mumbai, Mumbai Organic Farmers and Consumers Association (MOFCA) has More...

For all those who knew and revered Thathvagnani Vethathiri Maharishi, August 14 will always be a special date. More...

Integrated medicine as a concept is becoming more and more mainstream. More...

Enemies turned allies, the scientific world and the spiritual world are finding their search leading them to similar answers. More...

Do actors get influenced by the roles they play? More...

The medical fraternity is opening up to the fact that healing isn’t just a process of pill-popping and that prayer plays a key part in the recovery. More...

Rahul Gandhi put his newly-elected Youth Congress through a four-day intense leadership course. More...

Driven by the success of the Global Congress of Spiritual Scientists (GCSS) last year, Pyramid Valley International is organising the same this year from September 30 to October 3. More...

Residents of Bandra, a suburb of Mumbai, have taken waste management matters into their own hands. More...

A list of shops which sell spiritual artefacts and charms More...

Happiness is contagious, spreading among friends, neighbours, siblings and spouses like the flu More...

Staying well, physically mentally, and emotionally is more and more of a challenge given the volatile nature of modern life. More...

More and more parts of the world are now seriously waking up to the need for a sustainable and holistic solution to the planet’s problems. More...

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The country is shifting in its axis and moving towards a more positive culture More...

How come we didn’t think of this before? More...

How many bookshops are there in india that cater exclusively to the seeker?  More...

Acharya Mahapragya, the 10th head of Jain Shwetamber Terapanth group left for his heavenly abode on May 9, 2010 at Sardar Shahar, where he was spending his pre-chaturmas time. More...

The fact is, nothing can ever be resolved through violence as we see all around us. It is only when we begin to understand the issues through dialogue that a solution can be found. More...

Aum is the mool mantra, it is a prayer in itself, and is chanted at the beginning and the end of all other mantras. More...

I did not know what to expect when I went to the workshop on Soul Healing on a Sunday morning in Mumbai. From what I read, it resembled a type of energy healing but yet it did not come under that More...

How do you retrain your brain from left to right to fit into the new economy? More...

Wouldn’t you like to print your own book without hunting for a publisher who is willing to publish it? Ajay Aggarwal offers just that. More...

Summer may be coming to an end in the south and the west which will hopefully be soon veiled in a welcome sheath of rain, but it is gathering strength in the north. More...

The country is busy celebrating the 150th birth year of one of its finest creative geniuses and a towering renaissance man: Rabindranath Tagore. More...

Can we tempt you to try a date bar or an apple and cinnamon bar or how about an apricot bar?  More...

India will be hit by a pulp fiction fever of a new kind. In an interesting development L Ron Hubbard, who is better known for founding the controversial Scientology will have his novels speak more More...

DR Kaarthikeyan, president of Life Positive, was awarded the Padma Shri earlier this year, by President Srimati Pratibha Patil, for his outstanding contribution to the field of civil service. More...

On April 3, at the Maha Kumbh in Haridwar, a grand event took place in one of the camps– the preview and blessings ceremony for the Encyclopedia of Hinduism. More...

Amit Kataria has successfully transformed the lives of many in his village Choma, in Gurgaon, by imparting computer literacy More...

The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him, and every day he scanned the horizon for help More...

Soukya International Holistic Centre in Bangalore, has introduced their new venture Sahaya, an inpatient facility which uses plant extracts and herbs from the Soukya medical garden to prepare oils More...

To celebrate Holi, a festival that celebrates the spirit of oneness and peace among class, caste, culture and community, the Krishna Prerna Charitable Trust in Delhi, organised a musical programme, More...

While several countries were busy battling out at the United Nations Climate Change Conference at Copenhagen, back home, a group of school students from various schools situated in Whitefield, a More...

Technocrats who invent and innovate in pursuit of a huge market potential and a fortune, are par to the course, but far more commendable surely are those driven by the mission of uplifting and More...

When we hear about meditation, we picture someone sitting calmly on a cushion, hands held just so. Well, that is one form of meditation, but there are many, many others, some of which are a lot More...

Here are some uses of cucumber that you probably didn’t know of: More...

We mustn’t forget the animal kingdom whom we share the city with,” says Varsha Kulkarni, a reiki therapist from Mumbai. More...

India is home to a billion people. Our motherland has lovingly taken care of us and it is our duty to take care of her as well. More...

Dealing with an angry father and husband helped unfold a profound understanding of anger as an emotion More...

I wish I were a lovely hardy colt...... More...

Imagine dipping your feet into sparkling, clean water and having them cleaned and healed by a shoal of doctor fish! Yes, you read it right. Get your feet cleaned by a special species of fish known as More...

Fashion isn’t an industry typically known for its commitment to selflessness. More...

On the path to spirituality many a novice makes the mistake of playing down or suppressing these ‘negative’ emotions and consciously trying to focus only on happiness. More...

Karen Armstrong, author of The Case for God and winner of the 2008 TED prize, along with religious leaders from around the world, gathered on November 12, 2009, at the National Press Club, More...

It is unlucky to spill salt as it brings bad luck but throwing a pinch of salt over your left shoulder can rid you of the Devil’s hold. More...

It is not often that we hear about successful professionals giving up a life in the lap of luxury in order to serve humanity. More...

Guru Nanak wanted to unite the Muslims and Hindus and went to Mecca. More...

William Kamkwamba is from Malawi, a country in south-east Africa, and he was just 14 when he built a windmill to provide his parents’ house with enough electricity to light it up and listen to radio. More...

Remember, God has selected you because you are special parents,” said Mrs Fatima D’Souza, addressing the children at the Reach Out camp in the Yoga Institute in Mumbai, held on October 14 and 15. More...

Reconnective Healing is a form of healing that reconnects us to the fullness of the universe even as it reconnects us to the fullness of our being and who we are. More...

Youth Leader is a dynamic online magazine focusing on groundbreaking positive change initiatives, portraits, tools and more. More...

Have you heard of the fun children’s festival of Halloween, where kids dress up as witches, wizards and demons? More...

Esogetic Holistic Medicine according to its founder, Peter Mandel, is a self-contained complementary healing system, which originated from new ways of thinking and associating. More...

The Psychic Fair – Mystic Musings – held at the World Trade Center in Mumbai on September 5 and 6, was a great energy exchange for the city’s occult-minded. More...

Vinodini Lulla, of Children’s Movement for Civic Awareness (CMCA), is currently beginning her Silent Diwali campaign where she brings about awareness in children on how to celebrate a pollution-free More...

What better way to celebrate the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi than by making it the most creative and enjoyable event of the year? That’s what Aruna and Santosh Joshi, avid readers of Life Positive, More...

The week beginning September 27, Indians will be participating in the Joy of Giving Week, an initiative for us to open our hearts and give back to society. More...

At the tender age of nine, Javier Fernández-Han found his calling – design for the other 90 per cent – help the world’s poor meet their basic needs sustainably. More...

Helene Hadsell doesn’t believe in luck, chance or accidents. It’s all about the right thought. More...

August 3 was a tragic day for the Life Positive family for it saw the passing over of our patron saint, Mrs Kala Kaarthikeyan, wife of our president, Shri DR Kaarthikeyan. More...

Small steps can lead to large savings. More...

I was clear I definitely wanted to work with the disabled,” says Dhruv Lakra, who flagged off Mirakle Couriers with its tagline ‘Delivering Possibilities’ with a single employee in November 2008. In More...

Any attempt to reduce or rid the pain of childbirth, easily one of the most traumatic experiences in a woman’s life, is a Godsend. More...

We may know there’s a scientific explanation for them, but solar eclipses continue to exert an almost magical power over us. More...

The Bible says that the son inherits the sins of the father. More...

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At age 11, Zach Bonner, came up with the idea to walk for charity in 2007, and has hiked nearly 300 miles from his home near Tampa to the state capital, Tallahassee.  More...

The Indian Forum for Alternative Medicine and Holistic Health Sciences (IFAMHHS) held their first International Conference on Alternative Medicine and Holistic Health Sciences on May 23-24, 2009, at More...

At a time when the world is undergoing a transformation from belief in the material to belief in the spiritual, Cosmic Rhythm helps us straddle the two. A spiritual retreat centre in Indore, which More...

Yoga guru Pattabhi Jois, who taught celebrities such as Madonna, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Sting, passed away on May 18, 2009 at the age of 93. Although ashtanga yoga has been in India since thousands of More...

The happy ‘wedlock’ of medicine and spirituality is the goal of NADA (New Age Doctors’ Association), a division of The World United founded by Dr G R Yugandhar, a surgeon from Hyderabad.  More...

Unable to establish a concrete relation between the brain and the mind, we continue to be amazed at seemingly surreal phenomenon. One such happening was when Alan Brown awoke from a gruelling More...

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In Japan, the crane has been recognised as a symbol of health and longevity. More...

Delhiites were in for an unexpected treat recently when the world-renowned Sogyal Rinpoche, author of the highly acclaimed The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, spoke about the profound nature of the More...

Diabetes is a dreaded disease which can prove to be fatal unless regular care is stringently followed by the patient and his or her caretakers. India, unfortunately, is amongst the top three More...

Enough proof now exists of the power of affirmation. To make the practice easier, Jasmine Bharathan, EFT practitioner and Energy Psychologist, has recently launched a set of affirmation cards called More...

Seeds of Change: The Earth Charter & Human Potential - an exhibition created by the international NGO Bharat Soka Gakkai (BSG) has been drawing appreciative crowds in 16 cities in India, not to More...

We have believers in religion and seekers in spirituality. This itself shows the difference – one group is confident without complete clarity whereas the other admits to an inner quest,” said More...

Although a reticent and understated healer, Dr M M Alex of the Institute of Ancient Integrative Therapies in Chennai has a reputation that precedes him. It was therefore a rare privilege to be More...

Swami Bhakti Gaurava Narasingha paddles hard and drops into a 6-foot wave off the coast of Mangalore in South India.  More...

Praveen is an artist, learning from professional artists and teaching beginners. Nothing exceptional about this, except for the fact that Praveen is an inmate of Jail No.2, Central Prison, Tihar! He More...

The Mount Abu-based reclusive spiritual thinker and activist, Vimla Thakar, highly regarded the world over for her profound insight into life, passed away on March 11, 2009.  More...

One is never quite the same after a brush with spirituality. Samira Amin’s domain changed after reading The Celestine Prophecy a few years ago, and so did her business. She gave up her successful More...

In the race towards progress, humanity has left behind much of what was good and beneficial. We are now retrieving all that and returning to nature with a vengeance. This return is most apt in the More...

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As children, most of us remember evenings spent in our hometown. Good times with cousins, aunts and uncles and the return to a traditional culture so different from the city lives we escaped from.< More...

If you want to beat cancer, eliminate sugar and do pranayama. Natural hygiene practitioners and yogis have always known this, but now science is actually backing them up. More...

David Harshada Wagner, an occasional Life Positive contributor, writer and meditation teacher who has trained under Siddha Yoga Guru Gurumayi Chidvilasananda, is now going places. More...

Most people think of the sleeping brain as similar to a computer that has "gone to sleep" – they believe that it does nothing productive. But this is incorrect.  More...

Perhaps the most complete way of living in the moment is the state of total absorption psychologists call flow. Flow occurs when you're so engrossed in a task that you lose track of everything else More...

It is an old joke. A man hurrying along a New York street asks a passing musician, "How do I get to Carnegie Hall?" More...

My father stays in a town in Germany. Every summer vacation I go there. It is a very neat and clean place and people there are wonderful. More...

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