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Abdominal Breathing: Your Belly Holds the Key to Healthy Lungs
We rarely think of our lungs unless we struggle to catch our breath. And generally, we are unaware of whether we are breathing from our chest, the abdominal area, or somewhere in between. Breath awareness and breathing from your abdomen have real health b ... -
Chest Breathing Versus Belly Breathing: How To Breathe Best
When you think about the basic essentials in life, a few things probably pop into your mind. Shelter... But you could go without shelter for quite a while if you had to (think Tom Hanks in Castaway). Food... Pretty important, but we know people have laste ... -
Bhastrika Pranayama: A Breathing Cleanse To Help You Meditate
Breath and meditation go together like hugs and kisses, chocolate and peanut butter, and rest and relaxation! Well, at least like rest and relaxation. In any event, real R & R happens when you combine breath and meditation together. This is where bha ... -
Weekly Wisdom: Shedding Light on the Four Stages of Life
In response to a question about how the ancient rishis saw life, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar shared the following: The ancient rishis divided life into four parts: The first 25 years of your life you focus on studies and acquiring knowledge. So, a stude ... -
Belly Breathing: Expand, Relax, and Improve Your Health
Breathing has become a hot topic! How we breathe matters more than we could have ever known. Breathing deeply, breathing to a count, and even breathing from specific parts of your body all make a difference in your physical and mental well-being. Belly b ... -
Meditation Breathing Techniques: The Link Between Breath and Mind
So you may have heard about the wondrous benefits of breathing techniques, like increased lung capacity, improved blood pressure, and higher energy levels. And you've probably also heard about the benefits of meditation, like a calm, centered mind, d ... -
9 Meditation Quotes to Take Your Practice to the Next Level
You don't have to be Rip Van Winkle to look around and see that things have really changed in the last 30 or 40 years. We still don't have flying cars like the Jetsons, but we're definitely making progress in many fields like medicine, tech ... -
Weekly Wisdom: The Past and Future Are Like a Dream
In response to a question about the brevity of life, Gurudev shared the following: Add quote: paragraph_text_pick_menu: Move on. See the entire past as a dream. This afternoon you meditated and had dinner. In the morning, you woke up and did asanas. Isn ... -
Guru Purnima 2022 Message: Know All Is Done For You
On Guru Purnima, 2022, Gurudev addressed thousands in attendance at the Art of Living Retreat Center and shared the following: Guru Purnima is the New Year’s celebration for a seeker. That's the time for the report card. How we have done in one year, ... -
Travel Anxiety: Breathe Your Way to Calm On the Fly
More than ever, people are making plans to travel so they can enjoy a much-needed vacation. They either want to see loved ones in familiar places, or escape recent confinements with said loved ones, and travel without them to a brand new destination! It ...
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