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THE BODY, MIND AND SPIRIT JOURNAL

NAMAH is a pioneer, peer-reviewed, internationally indexed body, mind and spirit journal with an integral vision looking at the influence of the spirit or soul in psychology and health.


Growth

The Anatomy of Desire

Rekha K. Amar

Desires are products of ignorance and can cause enormous suffering if not dealt with sufficient wisdom. To handle them skilfully, especially in today’s instant gratification age, a fixed set of mental rules are not always helpful. The power of desire is such that these external rules can fail us any time. What can help instead is an impersonal observation of the whole anatomy of desire, a clear understanding of how it works within us and how it influences our mind and psychology. If we approach the problem in this manner, we can hope to negate its effects by taking intelligent decisions, minimising suffering for ourselves and others and gaining control over our lives. Read more...


Medicine and Health

The (Missing) Human Touch

Dr. Alok Pandey

In the race towards sophisticated medical systems, we have somewhere lost the human touch. Money and machines are the new lords now, rather than compassion and the personal touch. It is time to take a relook at our medical education and ask where we are heading. This article explores this issue of building healers rather than standardised medicine dispensing-machines. Read more...


Growth

The Blessing of Misfortune

The Mother

Insight

34 — O Misfortune, blessed be thou; for through thee I have seen the face of my Lover.

If through misfortune one sees the face of God, then it is no longer misfortune, is it?

Obviously, far from being a misfortune, it is a blessing. And this is precisely what Sri Aurobindo means.

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The Soul

The Journey to the Soul-Space

Dr. Soumitra Basu

Insight

We have not only an Outer Being (which is known as the personality in contemporary psychology) but a larger and vaster but subliminal Inner Being. Unlike the outer being, the Inner Being cannot be sustained by the ego, it needs to be supported by the inmost soul-essence or the Psychic Being. The Inmost Being occupies the soul-space deeper to the psychological space of the inner Being and the aspirant for personal growth has to traverse all other spaces to reach the soul-space. Read more...


Growth

Dreams and Sadhana

Lopa Mukherjee

The Mother said that dreamtime is the night-school of sādhanā. We can use dreams in our spiritual quest and they are important for our psychological health. Dreams have been used by oracles from the beginning of civilisations to solve problems, predict the future, heal deep-seated wounds and create new possibilities. This paper explores how dreams can help our inner growth if we open ourselves to their subtle touch. Read more...


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UPCOMING EVENTS


Consciousness-Based Counselling (Integral Psychotherapy), a year-long, vocational and certificate course, organised by NAMAH, the Journal of Integral Health, with Dr. Soumitra Basu on 6th & 20th July, 3rd & 17th August, 7th & 21st September, 5th & 19th October, 2nd & 16th November, 7th & 21st December 2025, 4th & 18th January, 1st & 15th February, 1st & 15th March, 5th & 19th April, 3rd & 17th May, 7th & 21st June, 5th July 2026 at 4.30-6.00 pm IST (1st & 3rd Sundays)



Living in the Meditative Consciousness, an online workshop, organised by NAMAH, the Journal of Integral Health with Dr. Yogesh Mohan on 30-31 August 2025 at 5.00-7.00 pm IST



Sacred Relationships, an online workshop, organised by NAMAH, the Journal of Integral Health with Smrati Humar on 2-5 September at 7.00-8.30 pm IST Applying Ayurvedic & Integral Yoga Principles to create harmonious and loving relationships



Ayurveda & Integral Health, a 4-week online course organised by NAMAH, the Journal of Integral Health, with Dr. Rammanohar on 7th, 14th 21st, 28th September 2025 at 7.00-8.30 pm IST (Sundays)



Integral Healing: A 12-week online Retreat, organised by NAMAH, the Journal of Integral Health with Dr. Yogesh Mohan on 9th-11th September & Thursday sessions of 18th, 25th September; 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th October; 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th November, 2025 with all timings at 05:00 - 07:00 pm IST