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Head, Heart, Hands in Bangalore!


Sharing space for discussions, serving at a community garden and planting seeds of Gratitude - here are some stories from the One-day 'Head, Heart, Hands' retreat in Bangalore!
 
Moved by the events in Uttarakhand, Ashima and a few other volunteers took a leap of faith to travel north and volunteer in small ways. Through her service in the mountains, she had several insights, one of which is shared here.
 
Bhaskar has been one of the anchors of the Seva Cafe in Ahmedabad since it's inception 8 years ago. What's his recipe then, for holding that love and serving with a smile?

As a volunteer with a team that works with Startups, Ragunath put together a set of tenets, that help us look at Entrepreneurship through the premise of creating value as opposed to valuations and bottom lines. Here are his thoughts.
 

 
 

'The Analyst who sold his Ferrarri'

Three years after leaving the Indian Capital Markets, an investor community interviews Siddharth about his experiments with money, and what he's learnt  over the last few years through service.

Raghu inspires yet another soul with his simple purity - this time it's Michelle Long from BALLE, who learned a lesson in seeing God all around us.

Nipuns shares the ripples from his 5 days in Bangalore - from Awakin gatherings, to the Seva Cafe, talks at various gatherings and beautiful conversations while washing dishes. More here.

 
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Seva Cafe: Volunteer or visit the Gift Economy restaurant in Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Pune and Mumbai. RSVP.

Awakin Gatherings: Several groups sit for an hour of meditation in cities across India. Join them here.

21 Day Gratitude Challenge: Join our volunteers as they participate in this initiative facilitated by our friends at Kindspring.org

Moved By Love Retreat: Join us for the next 3 day gathering.
To hear about local events in your city, email us at dosti@movedbylove.org
  
Inspiration


Video:  Inspired by the 21 Day Kindness Challenge, Nimo Patel decided to write a song about the power of small acts of kindness. Within a week, volunteers from across the world came together to put together a Music Video that Traveled the World!

News: Chitra, from the June Retreat shared her reflections from the gathering in the magazine, Life Positive.
 
Profiles: A story about Vikrambhai Patel - a doctor who dedicated his life to service. What started out as a small initiative under a tree several decades ago has now snowballed into a community that that serves thousands through healthcare, education and spaces to serve. The Small, Big Story of Goraj.

Photos: It's been almost a year that Bangalore volunteers have been hosting the Seva Cafe! Here are pictures from the most recent gathering at 'Vriksh' in Yelahanka, and their newest venue - ' Carrots', a vegan restaurant in Koramangala
"No act of kindness, however small is ever wasted"