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  1. The Mother - Significance of Flowers

    The Mother - Significance of Flowers

    The Mother, spiritual guide and creator of Auroville, spent quite some time contemplating the essential nature of different flowers and trees, assigning them names to represent their deeper significance. This article explores Mother’s meaning of flowers and her special relationship to the natural world. 

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  2. Meet Luk, Founder of Worktree

    Meet Luk, Founder of Worktree

    The Work Tree is one of the most important ‘pioneer species’ that helped Auroville establish its current forest cover. A very hardy type of acacia, it was able to thrive in the almost barren landscape that Auroville was founded on. More than 50 years later, the Auroville unit Worktree - named after its favourite material - is turning these trees into beautiful handcrafted items. We met up with Luk, who, inspired by this beautiful material, went from Maths teacher to woodworker. 

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  3. Svaram is Tuning In to the Planets

    Svaram is Tuning In to the Planets

    We are happy to report that the COVID-lockdown has also had a few positive effects – for example, it has been a hugely creative period for the team at Svaram, Auroville’s instrument-makers. Since many years, Svaram has been at the forefront of ‘sound healing’, a practice that turns sound into a medicine for body and spirit. With their latest work, they are focusing on helping us tune in to the planets. 

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  4. Dr. Be's Ayurvedic Recommendations for the Rainy Season

    Dr. Be's Ayurvedic Recommendations for the Rainy Season

    Monsoon is knocking, or rather pattering on our door! We checked in with Dr Be, our local Ayurvedic doctor, for her tips on how to to stay balanced in the rainy season.

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  5. Natural Essential Oils - How to Use Them

    Natural Essential Oils - How to Use Them

    Essential oils are the steady helpers of nature – used in ancient medicine for centuries, their popularity and function has not changed much since then, and for good reason! All-natural and with a wide variety of uses, we explore how oils can help you achieve balance and create emotional and physical harmony.


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  6. What is Sound Healing? A Short Primer

    What is Sound Healing? A Short Primer

    If you have visited Auroville or have been living here for a while, it’s safe to say you have heard about Svaram, a place where you can discover new types of instruments, learn how to make them, play with sound and also, take part in something called Sound Healing. We realize that to the untrained ear, that last bit might not make much sense! To explain the basics, we have put together a short Primer answering the question - what is Sound Healing?

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  7. Meet Aurelio, the Founder of Svaram

    Meet Aurelio, the Founder of Svaram

    We met with Aurelio, the head of Svaram, where him and his skilled crafts(wo)men create innovative instruments and do research in the field of sound healing.

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  8. Stories of Auroville - Tim

    Stories of Auroville - Tim

    Tim arrived with his family via land in a Range Rover. It simply gave up driving under the Banyan Tree...and then he met Mother and his life changed.

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  9. Stories of Auroville - Frederick

    Stories of Auroville - Frederick

    Frederick, who arrived in Auroville very early, after staying in the Ashram talks about his meetings with the Mother and the impact it had on his life. 

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  10. Stories of Auroville - Judith

    Stories of Auroville - Judith

    Judith came to Auroville by bus via Delhi in 1971. She met Mother. Read about her experience. 

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