Jakarta – “This is very good program for children. It’s lively and amusing. Thanks for coming, but do please come back and make children here ever more enthusiastic”, said Miss Yuli. These words of gratitude and hope of hers were addressed to members of Anand Ashram (AA) community who visited Panti Asuhan St. Vinsensius Putri (PA Vitri) orphanage and gave Laughter Therapy to children there. Yuli and her fellow caretakers have been fairly grateful for the invaluable “donation” they receive through the visit of AA community. Indeed, on Sunday (May 5th, 2012), Dr. Lili and friends did...

Yogyakarta – Sometimes we forget about our joy when doing everyday activities. And this influences the result of our performance very very much. Because when there is joy in every activity we do, what happens is that success, satisfaction, and happiness will materialize by themselves.   This was seen in the event about Nutrition Education of One Earth – Sari Husada which was held again on Sunday, May 6th, 2012. Joyful children are not only healthy physically but also intellectually, mentally and emotionally. Joy becomes a noteworthy factor in understanding the importance of nutrition for their...

Solo – That evening, May the 4th 2012, at 7 p.m. after the rain had stopped; Anand Krishna Center (AKIC) Solo had an occasion of opening the new class of Neo Self Empowerment Meditation, which was the first practice of speedy relaxation and the correct way of breathing. As we get older, we tend to take a short route in breathing which is through the chest. Hence the more healthy way of breathing which is through the abdomen is in need to be practices again. When done correctly, then our stomach is filled with oxygen as we inhale and it gets emptied of the oxygen as we exhale. Doing such a way of...

Semarang – A research find out that there are correlation among breath, heart beat, and the a rate of brain. Obviously, our heart beat is 3 times faster than our breath cycle, and the rate of brain is 3 times faster than human heart beat. This impulse of rate of brain indicates that there is a mind on human. That’s why when we get our minds messed up, then we get our breathing faster and so do our heart beat. The 5th exercise of Ananda’s Neo Stress Management are Mind Culturing & Self Awareness Meditation, where the participants are invited to notice to inhale and exhale from...

Semarang – 70% of our energy is used by the eye. That’s why if our eyes are tired,and so do our body. Many perceptions about life are also defined by our sense of sight. Sometimes, we look on something only from the positive way, or in a negative way in reverse. Water in the glass,can be told it’s a half full or a half empty, depend on our vision or perception, and that perception begins from the eye. The point is, this life has so many sides. It’s all about how we can see it on which side and don’t cover our selves to another side. In Sight Culturing training or...

Solo – The fifth Neo Ananda Stress Management Meditation on Mind Culturing practice was held at Anand Krishna Center Solo on Friday the 27th of April 2012 at 7 p.m. This particular meditation practice on mind culturing was started by the participants’ paying a graceful attention to all of parts of their body. Then it was the attention paid to the breathing in and out, just paying attention to the breathing process. By paying attention to the breathing, it usually slows itself down. By paying attention to the breathing process, we can function ourselves as a watcher to our ever passing thoughts...