It's been a week since Amma, the Divine Mother and Hugging Guru, hugged me. It's taken me this long to process it, be still, and allow the words to pour forth. Right after it happened, the experience ...

My Amma is the best cook I know. She can chop vegetables at lightning speed and flip chapatis using her bare hands. She’s memorized dozens of recipes and can make whatever I ask for on a whim. You can ...

NEW YORK (RNS) — Who is Amma? Some see her as a conduit, a wayfinder who has a direct line to the Almighty. Some worship her as a spiritual figure among other Hindu gods, as a living embodiment of ...

She has been known to hug for 17 hours straight. But did I already know a good embrace? I first heard of Amma a couple of weeks ago when my friend Trav, a real estate agent in Byron Bay, suggested I ...