Today we went with Br. Shantamrita to the United Nations Development Program headquarters in Nairobi for a mini workshop on stress management.  Br. Shantamrita was invited in to conduct a meditation with 50 members of  senior United Nations directors of various UN programs, undergoing a 3-day orientation program for their new assignment in Somalia. In addition to receiving training in security and safety they had a ½ day module on stress management, a badly needed skill in Somalia, torn by war, terrorism and piracy. The psychologist who manages the Somalia …

There is much to learn from virtually everything – from the sunrise, from the blue skies, from the air around us, from the birds and insects,…. from everything.  They can teach us so many things – about the nature of the world, about living in harmony, about life and death and so many other things. Children can also teach you something. It is a very valuable thing that they can teach, something that the world needs desperately in these times and like the rest of nature which teaches just by …

31 Jan 2009, Guam Island
During my stay in Guam, we took a group of children for a nature hike, in order to give them a chance to bond with Mother Nature and value the many blessings that She always showers on us.

The name of the place was “Shark’s Hole”, which is a hidden beach about a 1 hour hike from any roads. Only local residents know about this place, but we were fortunate enough to have such a guide.

While walking the 1 hour, we encouraged the children to appreciate the …

3 -4 Jan 2009, Trivandrum
IAM classes were conducted for the CISF (Central Industrial Security Force) personnel stationed at the Trivandrum International Airport.  The total number of participants exceeded 150. All the Officers including the Commamdant actively participated in the classes. The peronnel  stationed there have to deal with a lot of physical and emotional stress due to tough working and living conditions over an extended length of time. By the time we finished the class, we could see the change in their expressions.

At the end of the first class, the …

6 Dec 2008, Tel Aviv, Israel
A 4 day program that was held in Israel was concluded with an Integrated Amrita Meditation retreat by Brahmachari Shubamrita accompanied by Nath.

The 1st program was held in Tel Aviv. On that night Tel Aviv was quiet as in the morning there was an alert for terrorist attacks, so the city was half closed. On all people mind there were tragic events of the terror attacks in Mumbai, an attack that mutual both countries with a sad outcome. This did not prevent from people to …

14 Nov 2008 Guwahati, Assam
The Central Reserve Police Force(CRPF) is the largest paramilitary force in the world. We were invited to conduct  Integrated Amrita Meditation Technique classes for the CRPF personnel in the north east sector. Just as we had finished making the final preparations to depart to Guwahati – we were informed of the distressing news that the city of Guwahati had been rocked by serial explosions – claiming nearly a hundred innocent lives. Though we were offered the option of postponing the classes, we decided that Amma’s message …

There have been a series of IAM meditation classes here in Amritapuri – even for the children. It was the first time I was taking a class for children in Amritapuri. There were children from all over. Some serious and some…. – You Know!
It was so beautiful to watch all the children and how Amma was so deep rooted in them. But thought that was the case – before the actual meditation we all sat with eyes closed and imagined that Amma was there right in front of us and …