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December 2014
27 December 2014
“Meditation, the gateway towards our interior universe” with Didi A. Devapriya
See below the special Christmas edition of the TV show ”Dialogues between the mind and the heart”, led by Stefan Pusca. The theme of the show was ”Meditation – the gate towards our interior universe”. Seven guests participated including: Didi Ananda Devapriya, Cătălin…
24 December 2014
No Food for All on Saturday December 27th
Thanks to everyone who came along for our BIG XMAS delivery
8 December 2014
Diipavali – Festival of Lights at Morningstar!
Diipavali is an ancient festival of lights, celebrated on the new moon every October.
8 December 2014
What is the difference between relaxation and meditation?
This evening, Didi A. Devapriya appeared for the second time, as the guest of Stefan Pusca on his show “Dialogues between the Heart and Mind” on 6TV in Romania.
8 December 2014
Didi A. Devapriya, Guest on TV6
Didi A. Devapriya was invited to TV6 on the show hosted by Stefan Pușcă, Dialogues Between Mind and Heart, broadcast on June 21, 2014. The show is very popular among those interested in health, spirituality and a lifestyle full of…
3 December 2014
Neohumanist Education Teachers Training 2012
In August 2012, a Neohumanist Teacher training was held for the teachers of Gradinita Rasarit. AEN was pleased to invite special guest Elizabeth Lee, an experienced Neohumanist educator, who is an American living in Greece and who has set up and run various Neohumanist centers…
3 December 2014
Strategies for teaching ethics in action - Asociatia Educatiei Neoumaniste
Denise Deshaies and Iulia Halangescu presented strategies of conflict resolution as applied within Neohumanist education in order to build children’s abilities in problem solving and self-regulation from an early age at the a National Conference on School Mediation. The…
November 2014
30 November 2014
Alternatives to Austerity for a Prosperous Economy
In partnership with the Institute of Social Economy (IES) and the Center for Democratic Development (CDD), AMURTEL organized a two day conference in Bucharest exploring the policy of austerity, its impact on the European economies and alternatives for strengthening and…
12 November 2014
New school year, fresh energy! The children are back!
This month, the children returned to the Fountain of Hope – and as last year, again in high numbers!
6 November 2014
Meditation and Sacred Sounds, with Didi on 6 TV
Meditation and sacred sounds, explained on 6 TV in a program with Ștefan Pușcă and Didi Ananda Devapriya – teacher of Yoga, meditation and Stress Management at the Morningstar Center.
4 November 2014
Anandanagar News for October, 2014
Anandanagar News for October, 2014 Contents The First Feeding of Solid Food to an Infant Sadhana Sivir for Whole time workers The First Feeding of Solid Food to an Infant and kiirtana programme Ananda Proceta Memorial Football tournament for girls Overseas margiis…
October 2014
5 October 2014
Anandanagar News letter for September, 2014
Here is the Anandanagar News letter for September, 2014
September 2014
30 September 2014
Thoughts from a Participant in the Detox Day
Once a month, the Morningstar Center organizes a Detox Day, followed the next day by a breakfast meeting with the participants, to discuss what was learned during the workshop and to share the conclusions of this experience.
11 September 2014
Whispering to Wild Horses – Erasmus+ project
A new project coordinated by AMURTEL has been approved by ANPCDEFP and will take place between 1st of october 2014 and 31st of december 2015. The project is called Whispering to Wild Horses: using non formal holistic education to help children gain more self control and to…
10 September 2014
Education for work integration of disadvantaged people
The main goal of this project focused on selecting the organizations from each country, active în formal or non-formal education of adults. Another important characteristic of this project is that most of the organizations that have established local partnerships are centers…
6 September 2014
Music With Children
This summer I was fortunate to be able to give music programs as part of a multi-cultural summer camp. We sang songs together and some of the children demonstrated their abilities on piano, guitar and ukulele. One girl’s rendition of “Blackbird” on the guitar really impressed…
5 September 2014
Partner in “The Management of Work Integration”
The project called The Management of Integration in the Work Field has been implemented in Romania by CDD during the years 2012 – 2014, together with other transnational partners: Promoción Educativa Sociedad Cooperativa (Spain, project coordinator), BIDA eV. „Kultur und…
4 September 2014
The first day at kindergarten!
Although we still enjoy warm, sunny days, autumn is inevitably taking up its duties, and we must leave behind the savor of the vacation and concern ourselves with putting a new year in order. So, a few days ago we opened the doors again at Rasarit Kindergarten. It is the 19th…
August 2014
28 August 2014
Just another volunteer…
One thing you’ll notice is that when you volunteer at Food for All DC is that it’s very informal. We treat everyone the same. All volunteers are expected to muck in and help; whether it’s bagging produce, filling grocery bags or picking up trash and recycling.
19 August 2014
Summer festivals 2014
Another summer in which the Ananda Marga Portugal team came together with the help of dozens of volunteers to bring the Microvita restaurant to the summer festivals. This year we were present at the Boom Festival and at Andanças, with a total of 53 people and a giant number of…
19 August 2014
Summer Festivals 2014
Another summer in which the Ananda Marga Portugal team came together, with the help of dozens of volunteers, to bring the Microvita restaurant to the summer festivals. This year we were present at the Boom Festival and at Andanças, with a total of 53 people and a giant number of…
16 August 2014
My Memoir is Coming Soon
For the past two years I have been working on a memoir of my life on the spiritual path. It looks like we will be able to publish it by the end of this year. The title of the book is Brooklyn to Benares and Back. Last week I made a trip to lovely Vermont, a place which ranks…
11 August 2014
Permaculture workshop our farm in Poieni
The permaculture workshop this year has continued the work started last year at the bio farm in Poieni, and it is an ample project of making the farm more and more efficient.
4 August 2014
Anandanagar News letter for June, 2014
Here is the Anandanagar News letter for June, 2014
July 2014
18 July 2014
Lovely Experiences and New Friendships at the Pure Food Cooking Workshop
On Thursday, June 17, in the evening, we hosted at the Morningstar Center a workshop about pure food – How to Cook Sattvic Food for Body and Soul – a workshop that offers basic knowledge about how to cook the right food for a balanced state of…
7 July 2014
Didi’s Story, Seen on 6 TV
Didi, who teaches the courses “Positive Thinking” and “Relaxation through Everyday Yoga” at the Morningstar Center, was invited to TV6 on the program made by Stefan Pușcă, Dialogues Between Mind and Heart, aired on June 21, 2014. The program enjoys great popularity…
6 July 2014
AMURT saving lives in Nigeria
With maternal and child mortality rates amongst the highest in the world AMURT’s Primary Health Program in Ebonyi State Nigeria is saving lives. Just over a week ago a former Food for All DC Volunteer Andy Watts traveled to Abakaliki (the capital of Ebonyi) to implement a new…
2 July 2014
AMURT (our parent) doing amazing work in the Philippines
AMURT – the parent organization of Food for All DC – runs a project in the Philippines that is incredible! They are rebuilding and repairing over 100 classrooms, schools, and homes affected by typhoon Haiyan. Overall it is a $2 million project being run under the capable…
June 2014
18 June 2014
Steve Vinay Gunther on Romania, Emotions and Working with People
In May we gladly hosted at our headquarters the workshop titled Spirituality and Personal Development – Differences and Similarities.
16 June 2014
Mara Grandinetti and Iulia Hălăngescu on the Screens of 6 TV!
A program that seeks to popularize, and familiarize viewers with, an effective Indian medical method thousands of years old – the Ayurveda philosophy
4 June 2014
AMURTEL participates in the National Week of Volunteering
The National Week of Volunteering was celebrated at AMURTEL with a bit of everything: excitement, new friends, energy, good will, sun, rain, fresh air and joy! In the weekend of 10-11 May, our team – accompanied by volunteers and friends set out to the beautiful mountainside…
May 2014
23 May 2014
AMURTEL launches the Morningstar holistic wellness center
A new project: Morningstar Holistic Wellness Center
16 May 2014
Thanks to Wells Fargo
On Wednesday afternoon we had the privilege of attending a presentation at Wells Fargo offices in DC to receive a donation from one of our volunteers, Kyle Moore, who was awarded runner-up in their volunteer of the year award.
2 May 2014
Worst snowfall in 50 years destroys new greenhouses
Greenhouse collapsed Severe snowstorms with up to 4 meters of snow and extremely heavy winds, one of our newly constructed greenhouses at our AMURTEL Poieni farm completely collapsed as did hundreds from across the county. The Romanian government declared a state of emergency…
2 May 2014
Anandanagar News letter for April, 2014
Here is the Anandanagar News letter for April, 2014
April 2014
27 April 2014
Interview with Mrs. Carmen Carila, Educational Psychologist and Participant in the Ayurveda Course
Educational psychologist Mrs. Carmen Carila took part in November in the Ayurveda course given by our friend Mara Gradinetti as part of the workshop at the Morningstar center. The course will be repeated in June (on June 10 – Introductory course, and on June 14 and 15 an intensive course…
23 April 2014
Neohumanist Conference, Venezuela, April 14- 18th 2014
The Global Conference on NHE in Caracas, Venezuela concluded with much inspiration and positive interactions among educators, social activists, project coordinators from South & North America. The conference was held at the beautiful PROUT Institute in Caracas which is…
21 April 2014
Fresh news from Mozambique
130 orphaned children under AMURT’s responsibility in Mozambique have a new place where they can have their meals without being exposed to sun or rain.
21 April 2014
Fresh News from Mozambique
130 orphan children under AMURT's responsibility in Mozambique have a new place where they can have their meals without being exposed to sun or rain.
March 2014
February 2014
23 February 2014
Thawing Out in India
We have been having a tough winter in the Midwest. A cold Polar Vortex turned everything into ice and on top of that there has been lots of snow. Last week I went to Iowa to give a concert and went through three separate snowstorms. It snowed on the day I was leaving. It…
January 2014
27 January 2014
Visiting Kishore – Testimonial
“After almost five years of sponsoring Kishore, I decided to go to Ananda Nagar, which is in West Bengal, to meet him. I remember that at the time I did not hold many expectations, I simply felt a great desire to meet him.
27 January 2014
Visiting Kishore – Testimonial
"After almost five years of sponsoring Kishore, I decided to go to Ananda Nagar, which is in West Bengal, to meet him. I remember that at the time I did not hold many expectations, I simply felt a great desire to meet him.
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