Canvases for eco-art

Modular wall-mounted mini-vases are also canvases for art Incorporating plants into our homes has been shown to help with cleaning indoor air, as well as lifting our mood and boosting healing. But there’s more than one way to show off your beloved plants other than the tried-and-true terracotta pot. Wooda Home from Spain came up with these exquisite-looking, wall-mounted … Read more

‘KalamSat’ world’s smallest satellite built by Indian teens launched by NASA

Weighing just 64grams, the satellite was designed and built by 18-year-old Rifath Sharook along with six other teammates.  NASA has successfully launched the world’s smallest and lightest satellite built by Indian students from its Wallops Island facility. As per reports, the satellite named after the former President and nuclear scientist Dr APJ Abdul Kalam is dubbed ‘KalamSat’. … Read more

How to make sun tea?

No energy is required for this slower, cooler brewing method that results in perfect iced tea. Sun tea fits that description well. The idea is bafflingly simple. Fill a clean jar with water. Add tea leaves. Let sit on a sunny windowsill for several hours. Serve over ice. Voilà, sun tea! Tea will infuse water with … Read more

The secret of seven chakras

Chakras are the nerve centers seen in our body. There are 1,72,000 Nadis(channels of metaphysical energy or life-force) in our body, and there are various nerve centers for these 1,72,000 Nadis. The human body actually has 109 nerve centers, but among those, nine centers are important, and even in those nine, seven centers (Chakras) are of primary importance. … Read more

The twelve Jotirlingas (Sacred Divine Shrines of Lord Shiva)

Jyotirlinga Jyotirlinga are set of 12 Shiva Temples spread all over India and considered holiest for Shiva devotees.  Every Jyotirlingam has a different story behind how it came to be. There is aSthala Purana (local folklore or legends) attached to each. For example, Lord Rama went to Rameshwaram and established the Jyotirlingam there by worshipping Lord Shiva. The aim was … Read more

Significance of Gayatri Mantra

www.lifestylegyan.com Indian has a rich culture and a whole lot of treasures, which can’t be looted. One such treasure is the “Gayatri Mantra”. Ga-ya-tri – there are three types of misery. We have three bodies, the gross body, the subtle and the causal body. And in all the three levels there is misery. The human … Read more