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Fighting Fires with Kayla

It’s raining now in Northern California.  The torrential fires of 2018 are fast becoming a memory.  Twenty-five miles north of Ananda Village, the entire city of Paradise was obliterated in a matter of hours on November 8, 2018.  Witnesses said the fast-moving fire engulfed the city of 27,000 so quickly, the roar sounded like a […]

surfer swami

The Rishi and the Surfer Swami

It was late afternoon when we began preparations for a visit to Dehra Dun in the Himalayan foothills of Northern India. Before meeting him, Swami Jnananda Giri had suggested we take a dip in Mother Ganges to purify ourselves for the occasion. Now in his fourth stage of yoga, the great Swami had much to […]

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Laughter Yoga

“If we want world peace, we must let go of our attachments and live like nomads. That’s where I no mad at you, you no mad at me. That way, there’ll surely be nomadness on the planet. And peace begins with each of us. A little peace here, a little peace there, pretty soon all […]