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How to Create the Perfect Meditation Space in Your Home

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This year, we’ve become hyper-conscious of how our environment affects our lives. From Marie Kondo’s minimalist cleanse, to saying no to plastic straws in our drinks for the sake of the planet, it seems like we’re all coming to agree on being mindful of our spaces. It goes without saying that the space around us—our planet, community, offices, and homes—have[...]

How To Create Habits That Stick

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That a habit takes 21 days to form is one of those stubborn myths which, once planted into the public consciousness, simply refused to die. It originated with the research of one Dr. Maxwell Maltz back in the 1950s, and Maltz's actual hypothesis (yes, hypothesis — he never scientifically proved it) was that a habit takes at least 21 days to form. Somewher[...]

India's 8 Best Street Photography Locations

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India is the seventh largest country in the world.  A "land of unity in diversity," it supports 17% of the Earth's population and is also the birthplace of yoga, martial arts, chess, as well as four major religions: Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, and Buddhism. With 29  states and seven union territories, it's the largest democracy and English-speaking nation in[...]

Spirituality through creativity: trusting in the flow of life

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From a small child, Cristina Kalyani Paes has sustained an immense curiosity regarding the mysteries of the world, dreaming of being a hermit and a pilgrim. With a particularly strong interest in life on other planets, she believed that she must have been from another world, or even galaxy due to the destruction she saw on Earth. However, coming from a tradi[...]

Feng Shui for Creative Workspaces

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Sitting at my desk, I feel completely uninspired with an inability to truly focus and complete projects. Writing has been much more difficult since I moved from the other side of the room, which lead me to consider what has created the immense difference—the divide in my concentration. In my search, I recognized that my previous desk position was better for [...]