Reflections & Stories

Aakash Ganga

Drishti forwarded this beautiful video, and we were reflecting on when we first heard it. :) Bunch of us huddled up together in a Baroda living room, with speakers from that evening's...

Homemakers: Simply Extraordinary Lives

Neeti: Why not start our discussion with change today. Change is a big part of a woman’s life - she changes her home after marriage, she changes her name, leaves her job when she has kids....

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S.E.R.V.I.C.E By Nipun Mehta

We recently concluded our second virtual Head Hands Heart Immersion. As a part of the circle on the last day, we had an incredibly inspiring and head crunching presentation by Nipun Bhai on finding...

Head Hands Heart Online Immersion, August 2020

From the 10th to 16th of August 2020, fifteen participants, eight volunteers, four guests, and innumerable souls not present on the Zoom calls, stepped into an experiment of love. Each person’s...

Maitri Circle August 7, Friday - Happiness Is A Skill !

Happiness is not a Pursuit - It is a Practice... - Unknown Dear Friends, Thank you for Joining Maitri Circle this Friday. It was a wonderful evening of togetherness, meaningful sharing, deep...

My Experience With Surat Awakin Circles

Before writing my experience about the Awakin Circles, I would like to narrate a story about it how it all started. About 5 years ago, My parents had gone to Nipun Mehta Uncle’s talk...

Parag's 4 C's

[Recently, some organizational leaders reached out to us about learning from our design process for a new product/service they're launching. Few of us were on the call, and in response to a...

Amrut Kaka - An Embodiment Of No Exit Policy,

“I dedicate myself to this space until my last breath, only my bier (dead body) will go FROM this space.” Amrut Kaka shared on his birthday celebration on 26th June 2020m (above pic was...

Matrutva & Maitri: Celebrating Motherhood & Friendship

Every week a few friends of the Vadodara ecosystem come together to cultivate stillness, community, and service. What started as a one-time call in the first week of lockdown has become a weekly...

Connectedness While Being Quarantined

It has been a lock-down period in India since March. Children and parents alike have been confined to home. A time ... may be first ever in one’s life ... when parents and children are together...

Aligning Life Back To Nature

Here's a note we received after the call, “I feel so enriched to be a part of the Maitri Circle with Dr. Bharat Shah. The moment I saw the invite, without missing a beat I RSVPed. Being a...

Offering Maitri To "Brave Girls" - A Movie About And

Offering our Maitri to "Brave Girls" - A Movie about and for deeper reflections !!! Dear Friends, A few days ago we shared our Maitri keeping at the center a fine piece of art crafted by...

Post Narmada Parikrama Talk: Q&A

Post Narmada Parikrama Talk: Q&A These are the questions asked by various people after the talk on 07th June 2020. It’s our humble attempt to answer some of them, reflect more deeply on...

A Dance In Karuna -- Tales From Sangeeta Isvaran's Life

For those who haven’t yet met , she is a master performer in Bharatanatyam, has designed a unique Katradi technique of empathy-based social transformation. She has performed in 40 countries...

Invitation To Join Vadodara Maitri Circle (Virtual)

“Nothing will benefit health and increase the chances of survival of life on Earth as the evolution to a Balanced Vegetarian Diet.” - Albert Einstein Dear Friends, We have been hearing...

Maa Narmadeiii Har!

Dear Gopal, Arti, and Ojasvi, Maa Narmadeiii Har! It was such a joy to have come together last Sunday, in the spirit of devotion to the great mother, the spirit of surrender and to quote...

Our First Virtual Head-Hands-Heart Immersion

Can we organize a virtual retreat to align our Head-Hands-Heart? Would people really participate sincerely? Can an online space facilitate intimate interactions with depth and sacredness? While none...

An Evening Of Maitri Ride With Udaybhai !!

We all have been given a gift, the gift of life. What we do with our lives is our Gift Back. - Ancient Japanese Philosophy Dear Friends, Thank you all for co-creating a wonderful space of...

Ripples From The Virtual HHH Immersions :)

[We just concluded our first experiment in a Virtual Head Hand Heart Immersion this week. This year has brought many retrospective spaces/questions/concerns/challenges for the entire world, and it...

Is The World A Scary Place? Or A Kind Place?

I had been recently reflecting about all that's happening in the world. In some moments, I start to lose faith in humanity but as I sit with it, it makes me think about my definition of trust and...