Just as the Navratri celebrations culminated signifying the ending of the old and beginning of the new, it was time for another Head, Hands, Heart retreat from October 14-16, 2016. With the festivities still lingering on, about 40 of us gathered at ESI, Sughad to explore these new beginnings – Rebirth – Transformation, whatever one may choose to call it. With the Peace Pole as the witness, Madhusudan led us into a beautiful opening as we began with the peace walk in silence arou... read full story

‘I stopped trying to be perfect When I realized It’s enough to be present’ ---- Curtis Tyrone Jones Folks starting trickling in at ESI, Sughad from February 15 for the retreat that was to commence from February 19. Despite the many retreats that have taken place, each one seems like a first one and so is the excitement and the anxiety around it. Discussions around the retreat began amongst the few volunteers who had enthusiastically arrived at Sughad well ahead of time ... read full story

About 35 of us gathered for three days on November 20, 2015 at the ESI campus with an intention to explore the question of how we could be the instrument of change in our own environment in our own small way. It was a gathering of friends from diverse backgrounds ranging from social workers to entrepreneurs to corporate executives to educators to technologists which brought a lot of richness to the circle. We started the Head Day by gathering at the Peace Pole for prayers. Kids and elders off... read full story