I have been meaning to write this article for a long time now as I find myself increasingly repeating this personal viewpoint and concern to more and more people in more and more forums. I work in the field of holistic health and am a yoga teacher. As editor of […]

This is the textual rendering of a dance-drama presented by Sri Shakti in February 2010 during the occasion of the international conference on Mahabharata and Management at IBA, Bangalore. Performed by Priyadarshini Ghosh Shome, Ranjini Menon and Nilima Bhat Script by Nilima Bhat E: Here | W: www.shaktileadership.com ——————————————————————————————— Music: […]

(originally published at The Shift Network Blog in Feb 2015) By Nilima Bhat As an ardent student of Integral Yoga, I have spent many years absorbing the yogic experiences described by The Mother (Mirra Alfassa) to Satprem in his book Mind of the Cells. “There is an ascending evolution in […]

eros is the unconscious sexual drive / instinct. It arouses lust in us; and left unchecked, it turns to aggression, thanatos. Yet, it is the Vital, the life-force and needed to perpetuate Life. Instead of being suppressed (through vows of Poverty, Chastity and Obedience) as in the many male spiritual […]