A change of heart changes everything
A California institute demonstrates how people can actually make their heart beat in a healthier way. Through its research, the Institute of HeartMath proves that health starts with love, and that love can reduce stress. It is a method that is used by hundreds of thousands of people worldwide and more than 100 organizations--from global corporations to hospitals to government agencies and schools. This simple method is changing the world. A report from Boulder Creek, California.
Jurriaan Kamp

10 highly effective habits
What works for entrepreneurs in the world, also works for us in our daily lives Paulo Coelho

America's future in black and white
Racial healing at home can make a difference around the world Jay Walljasper

Are we heading for a dark age...
... or will everything turn out fine for humanity? Tijn Touber

A Kogi way of knowledge
To save Western civilization from downfall we clearly can't go back to the past; to a world without modern technology and science. And yet we can learn something from native peoples: how to live in harmony. The French researcher Éric Julien

Children and other living things
Gregory Colbert's amazing photos of animal life

Easy ways to improve your (public) life
Jay Walljasper

Exercises to do at home
HeartMath research suggests that meditation is much more effective when the exercise is geared not towards the head, but the heart. The "Heart Lock-In" exercise serves as a buffer against stress. The "Quick Coherence" exercise is a powerful emotion refocusing technique that connects you with your heart power to help you release stress, balance your emotions and feel better fast. The Quick Coherence technique can serve as a short exercise you can do any time of the day in about a minute to restore your heart's consistency. On the way to your next meeting, while waiting for the stoplight to turn green or before your next call. Jurriaan Kamp

Fear itself
How to survive in a frightening world Tijn Touber

It's Africa's fault (too)
Two new books offer surprising answers to the problems of underdevelopment

Matters of the heart
Children do better in school thanks to "heart computer" Marco Visscher

One last thing...
"A teacher should not give grades" Marco Visscher

Our place in the world
Most of us take public spaces for granted until they disappear and we have no place to go. A new movement is now emerging to reinvigorate public life. To make contact with others, to create quite moments, to celebrate the joy of living in the city. An ode to streets, parks, squares, caf Jay Walljasper

"Peace is not a field of flowers. It's hard work"
Despite personal tragedy, Aqeela Sherrills seeks peace on the mean streets of Los Angeles. Tijn Touber

Perchance to pick one's nose
Musings on life, death and the nature of reality Jan Morris

Saving Somalia's daughters
Hawa Aden Mohamed tirelessly challenges female genital mutilation

Taxi!
For Tobias Moss, owner of London's unique Karma Kabs, the journey is more important than the destination

The power of place goes global
It's easy to dismiss rising interest in public spaces as something that only the wealthy can afford to worry about. But take a look at any bustling place anywhere in the world--from the markets of Africa and Asia to the squares of Latin America to the street corners of Europe and North America-and you'll find it's poor people who depend on public spaces the most. Jay Walljasper

The saint in a chequered shirt
How five days can change your life Tijn Touber

The short cut to energy independence
Hybrid cars and wind power offer winning combination

Understanding the universe on its own terms
Satish Kumar--who has led a remarkable life as a monk, activist, teacher and magazine editor--addresses one of the most central, yet often ignored, subjects of our time: how the universe transcends its own divisions to exist as a glorious whole. Satish Kumar

We feel-see the future in hearts
Jurriaan Kamp