Dear All,
We are delighted to share the 10th issue of OM RISE Magazine with you. For this issue, the theme is Yoga, Āyurveda and Society. One of the interesting contributions of OM RISE in the past two years has been sharing ideas that cover different aspects of our life – like society, spirituality, business, festivals, culture, and leadership. The responses from the contributors as well as readers have been very encouraging. In line with the theme of the OM RISE, this issue on Yoga, Āyurveda and Society is being published on the special occasion of International Yoga Day (21st June). Ever since the day was declared by the UN, countries across the globe have been celebrating it with deep interest. One of the most fortunate parts is that many are engaging in discussions and deliberations on the deeper meanings of Yoga (which go beyond physical exercise). As a result, there has been an increase in research on the applied aspects of yoga. A parallel development in the Āyurveda stream is also visible and healthcare professionals and patients are more positive about its role in our health. These positive developments will bring further improvements in society as people learn from others’ experiences; word-of-mouth publicity has been fundamental in the growth of both Yoga and Āyurveda.
With this backdrop, we hope that this issue will be an interesting read for the audience as it has articles from experiential and conceptual perspectives along with reflections.
Om Rise is also available online at: https://magazine.omrise.org.
Editorial Team
Chief Editor
Prof. Sharda S. Nandram
Professor of Hindu Spirituality and Society, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands Associate Professor Entrepreneurship, Organisational Innovation and Spirituality, Nyenrode Business Universiteit, the Netherlands
Advisors
Prof. Harsh Purohit
Dean, Faculty of Management Studies – WISDOM, Banasthali Vidyapith, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Dr. Chinmay Pandya
MBBS, PGDipl, MRCPsych- London, Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya, Pro Vice Chancellor, Haridwar, India
Team Members
Dr. Ankur Joshi
Banasthali Vidyapith, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Dr. Puneet K. Bindlish
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Vanessa Englert M.A. (Coordinator)
PhD Scholar, Faculty of Religion & Theology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Dr. Gunjan Joshi
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Dr. Sukhada
Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, India
Dr. Vishwanath Dhital
Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, India
Language Editing
Margot Esther Borden
Integral Perspectives, LLC Psychotherapist, USA, Europe & India
Navin V. Keizer
PhD Scholar, Electrical and Electronic Engineering
at University College London (UCL)
Art Photography
Willeke Hendrikx
Healingart, Nederland
We acknowledge the assistance offered during different phases of this publication by many well wishers, especially Sharan Keizer (Student, King’s College, UK), Elham Malik (PhD scholar, IIT BHU, Varanasi), and Utsav Sharma (Woodkins Design). We also acknowledge the support provided by the Chair of Hindu Spirituality and Society of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
This OM RISE magazine is an initiative developed in collaboration with OMRISE. OMRISE is a research group focused on Organizational Management (OM), Research (R), Innovation (I) and Sustainable Entrepreneurship (SE). Buurtzorg Nederland, in The Netherlands has set up this research group in association with Praan Group, The Netherlands at Banasthali Vidyapith. It promotes research in Integrative Self Management inspired by Buurtzorg and wisdom from Bhāratīya Prabandhan (Indian Management). The OM RISE logo is freely available for OMRISE partners.
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