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MC Yogi to perform LIVE for Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s Vision of Stress Free Violence Free Community

21 Thursday Mar 2013

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It has been a long time and have some good news! It is only 2 more days to go for the launch of the campaign!! And most importantly – Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, my guru, will be coming HOME! It has been 5 years, a long long time, since he last visited the bay area. There is excitement in the air, tears in people’s longings, joy in their words and what not. To add on to this, MC Yogi, the famous American hip-Hop musician and yogi is going to be performing LIVE for the campaign launch. His rap on Obama and Mahatma GANDHI went viral to become chart toppers.

MC Yogi to perform LIVE for the campaign

Here is his website – http://mcyogi.com/ and here is his famous “BE the Change” Gandhi Rap.

Welcome To The Campaign –  MC YOGI!!!!

First Step – Stress Less

07 Thursday Mar 2013

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I have been hitting on this topic for the last few weeks since I believe this the ultimate need for the hour for everyone. Why is the first step is to stress less? To completely eradicate stress in one’s life is a huge challenge- but not impossible. So the first baby step towards that would be to stress less :). Simple as that. Here are some ways on how to do that.

Ways to Stress Less

Ways to Stress Less. Picture courtesy – thepreppychicblog.com

I especially like the last two points in there. Can you look for opportunities in Life’s challenges and can you smile at the challenges? It is not easy if you have a confused and sad mind behind. This is where meditation helps. It calms you down. Helps you think clearly. A unmatched clarity dawns in you. For some, they get their answer to all their problems in meditation. That is why we have to meditate regularly.

The Stress Free Violence Free community campaign by the Art of Living provides just this. A platform for all of us to come together to build a society where there is less stress by meditating and spreading goodness around. That is why we need it more at this time. No matter where you reside, just sign up for the campaign and start spreading goodness around and you will see nature return it back to you :)). If you are in the Bay area, come and attend the launch event by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and listen to prominent members fo our society say about stress and violence.

Register @ our Website : stressfreeviolencefree.org

Also help us spread the word around! Tweet with the handle #peacestarts of what act of kindness you did today or how you spread goodness around. Come and watch the videos on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Stressfreeviolencefree.

Remember one small step for man, huge leap for mankind!

Please like and share Facebook page : https://www.facebook.com/Stressfreeviolencefree
Twitter handle : #peacestarts

Pre-Campaign Week 3 Theme : Health and Well Being

04 Monday Mar 2013

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It is time for a new theme and new actions to be taken! I am excited! This week’s theme for all of us is Health and Well Being! With only three more weeks to go for the campaign to be launched, we have a lot of people interested in and signing up.

The theme for Pre-Campaign week 3 is HEALTH and WELL BEING!

The theme for Pre-Campaign week 3 is HEALTH and WELL BEING!

As usual we have so many ways to do our random act of kindness in here! Here is my list 

30 seconds act of kindness

  • Post an article on meditation or going vegetarian in your Facebook page to increase awareness – Here is one if you want to use 11 ways how meditation adds value to your life!
  • Call your doctor and thank them
  • Send your friend a healthy meal recipe as a surprise!

7 minutes Act of kindess

  • Practice awareness. For next 7 minutes, do whatever with complete awareness and presence even if you have to multi-task
  • Share a joke with some other and make them laugh
  • Eat a healthy snack
  • Exercise for some time before getting out

30 minutes act of kindess

  • Meditate. Here is a guided meditation if you are not a practitioner already
  • Cook a healthy meal for someone
  • Donate blood
  • Play a sport with your child or kids in the neighborhood
  • Eat a healthy vegetarian meal tonight

If you have any other interesting act of kindness, post them here!

Pre-Campaign Week 2 Theme : Education

27 Wednesday Feb 2013

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The Campaign launch is happening on March 24th and we have only 3 weeks to go. This the Pre-Campaign week 2 and this week’s theme is EDUCATION! The previous week’s theme was Family.

The theme for Pre-Campaign week 2 is EDUCATION!

The theme for Pre-Campaign week 2 is EDUCATION!

We can get involved in many different ways based on how much time you want to give it. Here are some of the things I came up. It was really interesting coming up with it :). Add yours in the comment section.

30 seconds act of kindness

  • Give words of encouragement to a student in your community
  • Praise a teacher for their service to the community
  • Connect with a lost school friend

7 minutes Act of kindess

  • Send a thank you letter to oen of your teachers – past or present
  • Join and comment on your alumni Facebook page or share it with other people
  • Buy a story book for your neighbor’s kid
  • Read to a child
  • Buy an educational event ticket and donate it to some one
  • Post a positive comment on any educational blog

30 minutes act of kindess

  • Write a letter to your local congressmen to help secure additional school funding
  • Donate old books to your local library
  • Assist a kid with their homework
  • Mentor a at-risk teen or kid
  • Teach someone a new language

 

“Show Up” – Stress-Free Violence-Free Community campaign led by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

25 Monday Feb 2013

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SHOW UP!

Few posts back, I had introduced the campaign started by the Art of Living volunteers to create a Stress-Free and Violence-Free community. Now here are some beautiful videos about people talking about the campaign and asking everyone to SHOW up for it.

First up, Bhargav, a freshman student in San Jose State university shares his vision on what he thinks about a violence free community and why it is important.

Second, Sunita Dash. A mother and employee of Apple, Inc. shares her experiences of the impact of stress and violence in community. She also shares her passion and vision for a community free of stress and violence.

This campaign provides everyone a platform to join hands, come together and create the society that everyone wants to stay in. Stress and Violence are huge problems and it needs every one of us to step in. We need this campaign as much as the campaign needs us. So SHOW UP for the launch event which is inaugurated by World Leader and Humanitarian, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and join thousands of others who have committed themselves for the campaign! Here is another video with people who are showing up!

You can join the campaign here : http://stressfreeviolencefree.org/campaign/join-the-campaign/. If you are not in the bay area or can not attend the campaign – No problem. Help us spread the word in these ways

  1. Like, Comment and Share our Facebook page : https://www.facebook.com/Stressfreeviolencefree.
  2. We have been tweeting with the tag #peacestarts. Tweet your comment and ideas with the same tag along with our website stressfreeviolencefree.org on Twitter
  3. Reblog this post or this one in your blog so that your readers know about this campaign
  4. Ask your friends and relatives to join the campaign if they reside in the Bay Area
  5. Ask all your other friends to do all of the above :))

It is not every time that we get the chance to make a difference in our society. Here is one. So grab it by SHOWin’ Up to the launch event!