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Simple Ways to Enhance Immunity and Oxygen Levels

Enhancing immunity has been in the spotlight since the COVID-19 pandemic. Basically, our immune system does a good job on its own of defending our bodies against disease-causing microorganisms. But sometimes, as in the case of COVID-19, it needs our help to stay on top of things.

What is the best way to improve our immune system? Is it a diet? Is it vitamins or herbal preparations? Is it making drastic lifestyle changes? Hear what Sadhguru has to say on the topic.

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Why Did Sadhguru Choose to Be On Social Media?

Social media has changed the world. It started in the early 2000s and has grown at a fast rate since then. It has become a game changer for how people get information, connect with others, and how they spend a large part of their time. However, not all social media is used in a positive manner; sometimes, it is used to promote violence, bullying, and other negative behaviors.

According to a report on the rise of social media: “Facebook, the largest social media platform in the world, has 2.4 bi...

The Truth About Self-Confidence

Every time he walked into the hall and up to the podium, the professor appeared confident and knowledgeable to his students. He would always throw in a joke here and there and knew exactly how to engage his audience in his lessons. However, he wasn’t always this way. He stumbled from time to time through his first month of teaching but soon grew more confident, and after 2 years, it showed. How did he make the switch?

Many parents struggle with trying to help their children grow in self-confide...

Deja Blu & Andre Duqum Interview Sadhguru in the Mojave Desert

Often throughout history, a large human catastrophe has brought people together as they seek ways to help one another through large-scale disaster. COVID-19 is an example and has shaken up the world in many ways. One aspect of the pandemic is that it has caused many people to ask questions about the nature of life and man’s role in the universe.

What is death like? Should children follow a different path than their parents? How to experience the spirit within? Are there extraterrestrial beings ...

What Doesn’t Work, Don’t Pass it On!

You know it is not healthy to eat sweets every day but your routine calls for some type of dessert. You know that feeling of a quick pick-me-up from a piece of cake or bowl of ice cream, but you also know how it slows you down in about an hour. You also know that it has caused you to gain five pounds. So why can’t you break the habit?

Similarly, parents indulge their children with sweets. It sometimes even becomes a type of ritual or way to appease children as they persistently nag their parent...

The Benefits of Walking Barefoot

Children love to walk barefoot. Do you remember those fun days of walking and splashing through puddles after a summer rain with your bare feet? Have you ever run through a field of grass without shoes or socks allowing your feet to embrace the tingling soft feel of earth?

Are there benefits other than physical and emotional playfulness to walking barefooted? Many ingenious cultures do not wear shoes but instead walk in thick jungle environments without pain or worry. So many people are worried...

Empower Yourself in Challenging Times – Isha COVID Action, India

The Covid-19 virus is still affecting countries and territories worldwide. It has been with us for over a year, and the pandemic is still not under control. The various vaccines have made a difference in the number of cases; however, they are not cures.

COVID-19 has upended daily life everywhere. Many people are still struggling to adjust to the strict guidelines and mandates imposed by their governments. Is there something we can do to alleviate any aspects of this ongoing pandemic?

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How to Live a Blessed Life

The two young sisters danced and sang as they imagined themselves as two princesses. The small outdoor playhouse their father had built for them enhanced their fantasy scenario. Everything in their imagined life was perfect and magical.

Many adults, if only for a few minutes at a time, also imagine living a carefree life, full of happiness and joy. Feeling the loss of their own life’s fulfillment, many people resort to watching movies with happy endings where the main characters find that speci...

How to Celebrate Your Birthday?

There are many traditions surrounding the date of one’s birth.  In many countries around the world, an individual’s birthday is celebrated by a party with a cake, usually decorated with the person’s age, and with candles. In Canada and the United States, families celebrate a girl’s 16th birthday with a “sweet sixteen” special event. In some Hispanic countries, as well as in Portuguese-speaking Brazil, the quinceañera (Spanish) or festa de quinze anos (Portuguese) is celebrated on a girl’s 15th ...

Take One Step Every Day Towards a Pleasant Life

Who doesn’t want to live well? Most of their lives, people are striving to live in the best way possible. What does that mean? For many people, it means having a career that provides money for all their desires, such as a home, car, elaborate vacations, or early retirement. For others, it means helping others, finding the perfect partner, or being able to do what you want, when you want. The list is endless, and certainly can differ from person to person.

What is your description of living well...