this man can't save you
Dr. David Suzuki has spent most of his life asking us to take nature seriously.
Are we listening?
Interview by swami sivananda

pow! blam! splat! om!
from superman to krishna, a new & symbolic look at an old comic book collection

alice in wonder & awe
Swamini Turiyasangitananda (Alice Coltrane) on jazz, God & the spiritual path

elements of enlightenment
filmmaker Deepa Mehta & daughter Devyani Saltzman on their quest for truth, each other & moksha

small business in big china
can a buddhist run a business in the world's fastest growing economy & maintain her principles?

chewing on tinfoil
from activist group vigil to shareholder meetings, can a multinational aluminum company be addressed personally?

yamas, niyamas & bears… oh my!
a writer explores her place in the food chain, her back garden & her dreams

Nada Night at the
Web Cave
web exclusive: dj serendeepity on Nada Yoga

The Essen Project,
in Toronto
As seen in ascent, issue 28: Food - performance art participants feed each other & reflect on giving up control.

from the archives: swami radha
sakti: energy manifest

from the desk of swami radhananda
source of wisdom

hidden language hatha yoga: swami lalitananda
the triangle : trikonasana

kuanyin's kitchen
quinoa with tempeh and snow pea leaves

reviews
books & music

web exclusives...

The Essen Project -
in Toronto
A short video of the Essen event in Toronto by Anurag Dhir.

superheroes
a slideshow of photos of ascent's own team of superheroes in action

meditations on a pizza
meditations on a pizza