The way to realizing your greatest joy is through yoga, taken not as a physical excercise but as a way of establishing—or regaining—contact with yourself, says renowned yoga and meditation teacher Mayur Karthik. And the good news is that to reach this state, one doesn’t have to shut oneself away in an Indian ashram (but sometimes it’s worth it).

Agnieszka Rostkowska: Shall we talk about joy? While we seek it out in workplaces, in family, in friends, Eastern philosophy and traditions quite precisely guide us to where, or how, we can find long-lasting joy.