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Strong Connections On & Off the Apps
Strong Connections On & Off the Apps
Instead of experiencing love through your likes, apply a little more mindfulness into your day-to-day interactions to achieve the same feeling. See how you can get the most out of your relationships, on and off the apps.
Jerusha Kamoji
Rebecca Acabchuk, Ph.D.
How does Meditation Affect Personal Growth?
How does Meditation Affect Personal Growth?
In science and mindfulness, personal growth isn’t just a component of wellbeing, it relates to each element of wellbeing.
Jerusha Kamoji
Medicinal Magic of Nongmangkha
Medicinal Magic of Nongmangkha
For Northeast India's indigenous people, nongmangkha heals with antibacterial powers.
Hoihnu Hauzel
Mindfulness for the Classroom
Mindfulness for the Classroom
Try these simple, effective tools for a focused classroom with engaged students.
Madeleine Somerville
Try This Practice for Self-Love
Try This Practice for Self-Love
Research shows that practicing for as little as 7 weeks reduces stress, improves cognitive function, and increases positivity.
Lindsay Tucker
Rebecca Acabchuk, Ph.D.
Is Mindfulness a Leadership Trait?
Is Mindfulness a Leadership Trait?
It’s through conscious awareness that we can begin to develop empathy, benefiting both leaders and employees alike.
Amy Pennington
Q&A with Sean Sherman
Q&A with Sean Sherman
Sioux chef creates a wellbeing blueprint from Indigenous wisdom.
Sudha G Tilak
4 Healthier Social Media Habits
4 Healthier Social Media Habits
If you find yourself ruminating on negative thoughts or comparisons, try these exercises to pull you back into reality.
Jerusha Kamoji
Rebecca Acabchuk, Ph.D.
Q&A with Sandor Ellix Katz
Q&A with Sandor Ellix Katz
The author explains how fermentation enhances nutrition and teaches life lessons.
Sudha G Tilak
Dia(spore)ic Cooking
Dia(spore)ic Cooking
Recipes connects us, but adapting local, seasonal ingredients redefines traditions.
Maria Pinto
The Case Against Resolutions
The Case Against Resolutions
Use mindful awareness to shift your relationship with financial strain, navigating family relationships, and change in routine.
Jerusha Kamoji
Rebecca Acabchuk, Ph.D.
The Purslane Passport
The Purslane Passport
Discover how a humble weed sparks connections, insights, and climate hope.
Shruti Tharayil
Are You Lonely or Uncomfortable?
Are You Lonely or Uncomfortable?
Meditation can help you sit with your feelings and take more control when loneliness creeps up.
Jerusha Kamoji
Q&A with Bryant Terry
Q&A with Bryant Terry
Food justice advocate and vegan chef shares his pantry faves and wellness tips.
Betty Hallock
How You Can Pay It Forward
How You Can Pay It Forward
Giving back is an essential ethic — everyone can and must give back, in whatever way they can.
Sunny Gurpreet Singh
Healing with Dal-Chawal
Healing with Dal-Chawal
In India, rice and lentil dishes form the basics for a healthy diet.
Anubhuti Krishna
Tamu Lewis: Let Go of Control
Tamu Lewis: Let Go of Control
How To Raise Mindful Kids
How To Raise Mindful Kids
We learn from a handful of parenting experts, and offer parenting tips and tricks for raising an evolved being.
Amy Pennington
Chai Is Life
Chai Is Life
Chai is ritual, soul, and part of me.
Meeta Sharma
Jonny Benjamin: Beyond the Journey
Jonny Benjamin: Beyond the Journey
Rice is Life
Rice is Life
Across India, rice is a metaphor for holistic wellbeing and nourishment.
Sudha G Tilak
The Stories We Tell: The Power of Using Your Voice
The Stories We Tell: The Power of Using Your Voice
Advocating for yourself can be a can be difficult, even scary sometimes, especially when many of us are taught not to rock the boat.
The Stories We Tell: Why Opposites Attract
The Stories We Tell: Why Opposites Attract
Join spiritual teacher Nithya Shanti in deep conversations with a wide range of special guests as they open up about their personal journeys.
How to Befriend Your Ego
How to Befriend Your Ego
Welcome to 'The Stories We Tell'
Welcome to 'The Stories We Tell'
Find Purpose Through Service
Find Purpose Through Service
Living with Earplugs Out
Living with Earplugs Out
Now that I wasn’t able to find time for my regular meditation routine, I wondered how it could help.
Vishvapani Blomfield
To Cook, To Hope, 
To Understand
To Cook, To Hope, To Understand
A daughter heals her relationship with her mom by cooking together.
Betty Hallock
The Last Goodbye: Leave a Legacy of Love
The Last Goodbye: Leave a Legacy of Love
Death is a difficult reality we all must face one day. But when you think about it with intention, you can find joy to bequest to the next generation.
Sunny Gurpreet Singh
Return to Office: What Happens to Family Time?
Return to Office: What Happens to Family Time?
We’re stepping into a new ‘new normal’ — the return to office, schools, and colleges. While it may cut down family time, there’s no need to fret over the quality of connection with our loved ones.
Sunny Gurpreet Singh
How to Support Parents in the Workplace
How to Support Parents in the Workplace
Being empathetic, offering flexible schedules, in-house creches, paternity leave and family-friendly policies can be a huge support for parents in the workplace.
Prakriti Bhat
Things Not to Say to Women in the Workplace
Things Not to Say to Women in the Workplace
That snide remark on her lipstick or work-life balance may not be as “harmless” as you thought. Read on to know what NOT to say to female co-workers.
Prakriti Bhat
How to Avoid Workplace Loneliness
How to Avoid Workplace Loneliness
Workplace loneliness is a rising problem, however, it’s never too late to address it. Organizations and individuals need to be more aware of their initiatives towards offering support.
Prakriti Bhat
Here's Why Your Organization Needs Paternity Leave
Here's Why Your Organization Needs Paternity Leave
Offering paternity leave can reduce gender inequality, social stigma in the workplace, and help working fathers establish work-life balance.
Prakriti Bhat
Role of Wellbeing Champions in Wellbeing Programs
Role of Wellbeing Champions in Wellbeing Programs
Wellness champions in the workplace are integral to understanding the needs of your employees and ensure the success of your wellbeing program.
Prakriti Bhat
Happiness Quotient Boosts Employee Productivity
Happiness Quotient Boosts Employee Productivity
Happy employees are the most productive. By taking small steps to create workplace happiness, conflicts can be prevented and absenteeism reduced. This can lead to increased engagement and output.
Prakriti Bhat
Creating a Healthy Virtual Work Culture
Creating a Healthy Virtual Work Culture
Have you evaluated your company’s virtual work culture? Here are the things you should be focusing on.
Prakriti Bhat
Hybrid Workplace Model — Good or Bad For Work Culture?
Hybrid Workplace Model — Good or Bad For Work Culture?
We are trying to decode the new hybrid workplace in the best way possible — a list of its pros and cons!
Prakriti Bhat
Successful Virtual Teams Stay Socially Connected
Successful Virtual Teams Stay Socially Connected
Virtual teams are here to stay in the midst of this unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. Learn how a successful virtual team stays socially connected.
Prakriti Bhat
Fraternity For All: We Are One Global Family
Fraternity For All: We Are One Global Family
We are not alone on this journey of life. Every relationship in our lives has a lasting impact on our Wholistic Wellbeing.
Sunny Gurpreet Singh
New year, new relationships
New year, new relationships
It’s not necessarily about broadening our friendship group, but about re-examining our present relationships to make them more worthwhile.
Sunny Gurpreet Singh
Wholistic Wellbeing and the Joy of Giving
Wholistic Wellbeing and the Joy of Giving
Sunny Gurpreet Singh
Honoring International Human Solidarity Day
Honoring International Human Solidarity Day
Sunny Gurpreet Singh
Interspecies Friendships: How Can Pets Facilitate Wholistic Wellbeing?
Interspecies Friendships: How Can Pets Facilitate Wholistic Wellbeing?
Sunny Gurpreet Singh
Seeking Wholistic Wellbeing through our elders
Seeking Wholistic Wellbeing through our elders
Sunny Gurpreet Singh
From CSR to Corporate Citizenship
From CSR to Corporate Citizenship
How can we extend the culture of giving back beyond the office space?
Sunny Gurpreet Singh
Should You Meditate With Your Pet?
Should You Meditate With Your Pet?
We often come into meditation postures with a gentle touch and a lightness in our energy that invites our pets closer.
Amy Pennington
Why your Company Needs a Robust Wholistic Wellbeing Plan
Why your Company Needs a Robust Wholistic Wellbeing Plan
Redefining workplace needs in the post-pandemic workplace
Sunny Gurpreet Singh
Pushing Past Pain With Meditation
Pushing Past Pain With Meditation
I saw how our ancestry can shape us. And I saw how, along with generational trauma, comes generational wisdom.
Jay Vidyarthi
What Is Attention Activism?
What Is Attention Activism?
Use this practice that highlights the need to reclaim our attention with intention.
Jay Vidyarthi
Collaboration for greater Wholistic Wellbeing
Collaboration for greater Wholistic Wellbeing
Sunny Gurpreet Singh
Invest in Inclusivity for Wholistic Growth
Invest in Inclusivity for Wholistic Growth
How can technology assist Wholistic Wellbeing in creating a more inclusive workplace?
Sunny Gurpreet Singh
How to reframe our view of disabilities through Wholistic Wellbeing
How to reframe our view of disabilities through Wholistic Wellbeing
As we move away from the abled VS disabled binary towards a world where we value everyone's different abilities, Wholistic Wellbeing can help us create a more inclusive world.
Sunny Gurpreet Singh
Planetary Wellbeing for Personal Wellbeing
Planetary Wellbeing for Personal Wellbeing
Being mindful of your carbon footprint can enhance both your own wellbeing and that of the planet.
Sunny Gurpreet Singh
The Joy of Connecting with Children
The Joy of Connecting with Children
How can learning from those younger than ourselves improve our Wholistic Wellbeing?
Sunny Gurpreet Singh
Excellence V Perfectionism
Excellence V Perfectionism
How can we encourage employee excellence without pressuring perfectionism?
Sunny Gurpreet Singh
5 Ways to Heal Your Inner Child
5 Ways to Heal Your Inner Child
When you feel old wounds drowning out your authentic self, use these tools to help heal your inner child.
Ellaeenah Niloufer
The Secret to Stronger Relationships
The Secret to Stronger Relationships
Try and love one person without limits or bounds. If you can commit to this, everything else will feel small compared.
Tyagi Shurjo
Why I Created the Roundglass Foundation
Why I Created the Roundglass Foundation
Wholistic Wellbeing has been an inspiration to give back to the communities that shaped me.
Sunny Gurpreet Singh
The Secret to True Self-Acceptance
The Secret to True Self-Acceptance
To build the world each of us deserves, it's important to truly love our ethnic background from a place of compassion.
Valerie (Vimalasara) Mason-John
How I Made Deep Adult Friendships
How I Made Deep Adult Friendships
Just the awareness of the way I was walling myself off from others, changed me. Something started to soften.
Yael Shy
3 Mindfulness Tips for New Parents
3 Mindfulness Tips for New Parents
Instead of letting your mind make up a story about how it's going to be, embrace the unknown.
Yael Shy
How to Connect to Your Ancestors
How to Connect to Your Ancestors
These connections can help us feel more fulfilled and supported in our lives, and they are not mutually exclusive.
Tatum Barnes
3 Virtues That Benefit Humankind
3 Virtues That Benefit Humankind
As you cultivate these virtues, you’ll find you’re giving a gift not only to yourself, but to the world around you.
Lama Yeshe
Loving-Kindness & My Mother-in-Law
Loving-Kindness & My Mother-in-Law
It wasn't that she changed at all; I just saw her very differently, with the help of loving-kindness.
Tracy Fink
Meditation Made Me A Better Friend
Meditation Made Me A Better Friend
That seems to be a fruit of my practice — not only do I like to be around me, but other people like to be around me now.
Joslyn Hitter
Mindfulness Got Me Off Autopilot
Mindfulness Got Me Off Autopilot
We train in befriending ourselves, including all our neuroses and complexities.
Ellie Struble
Here’s How I Teach Compassion
Here’s How I Teach Compassion
If there's one thing I like to teach, it's compassion as our natural way of being.
Jon Aaron
You Are Who You Hang Out With
You Are Who You Hang Out With
Who do you spend the most time with? Who are the people you most admire? Are those two groups of people the same?
Nicolle Kopping-Pavars
How a Chipped Nail Imparted Wisdom
How a Chipped Nail Imparted Wisdom
My perfectly imperfect nails impart more wisdom than you might guess from their chipped appearance.
Nicolle Kopping-Pavars
How Ants Taught Me About Generosity
How Ants Taught Me About Generosity
The rewards flow back in many beautiful ways when you do things out of goodness and without condition.
Nicolle Kopping-Pavars
Healing My Family Through Meditation
Healing My Family Through Meditation
Once I realized that my thoughts didn’t always tell me the whole truth, I became suspicious of my negative emotions.
Jyothi Shyamsunder