Ananth’s Adventures is a creative manifestation of TAHD, designed to foster holistic growth through the FourEEEEs method – Explore, Experience, Express, Empower – which forms the core of this learning process.

Our Natya (Theater Arts) practice is anchored in TAHD – Theater Arts for Holistic Development, a pioneering methodology developed by Dr. Ambika Kameshwar, Founder and Director of Ramana Sunritya Aalaya (RASA).

RAISE (Ramana Art-form Interventions for Self-awareness and Excellence) also follows the TAHD framework and functions as a comprehensive Activity Bank, featuring Ramana stories, songs, and related activities to deepen engagement and learning.

Lying low means being immersed in experiences and waiting for the right time time to address specific outcomes. Holistic development does not follow our schedule. We cannot rush development!

Throughout, this 100-Day Lab we focus on three elements of lying low (Connection, Joy, and Peace). While all three elements are important, some experiences emphasize calmness and relaxation. Others emphasize enjoyment and connection. The key is identifying the right mix for each person.

Together, these three elements shape every experience regardless of specific learning outcomes that we are addressing at any time.

The purpose of the 100-Day Lie-Low Lab is to encourage parents to explore lie-low practices with their families.

The concept of lie-low is simple. However, consistent, sustained practice is not that easy. Our goal is to support parents in implementing lie-low as a foundation of their experiences.

Parents can get started on their lie-low journey by implementing simple practices implemented daily for a 100 Days.

Contact us for lie-low conversations and explorations! We are starting sessions for families. Parent sessions offer opportunities for parents to explore the lie-low approach to learning. We can also do short 20 minute sessions with parent and child on movement and dance, folding, storytelling and language arts, and the use of visual and tactile tools for learning. Please contact us at lifesmartlabs@gmail.com if you would like to set up a session with us. Parents can also explore the lie-low approach through the RAISE family immersion class by Ujwal Jagadeesh, Ramana Maharshi Center for Learning. Information about this program is available later in this website.

Our first e-book (to be released at the end of September 2025) focuses on the theme of creating lie-low experiences. As shown in the picture, the e-book addresses the following main topics:

1. Ten tips for parents and guides to create lie-low learning experiences.

2. Five LIFESMART components to visualize lie-low in action. The four LIFE (Learning daily, Immersion in experiences, Family interactions, and Expression) components show how lie-low practices and experiences create the conditions for learning and participation in experiences. Then, we can define and address SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-framed) goals for developing specific skills.

September 7, 2025

It is that time of year. Ananth has been having a rough time with fire crackers. There are daily processions and loud fire crackers. We have tried some headphones and it is somewhat better but he is not comfortable. FILL your cup with lie-low experiences (this is our focus, what we pay attention to everyday) has changed the game where he seems to be better table to bounce back. While he is very uncomfortable, he is able to return to a calm state and sleep. And he sleeps until later to make up. We cannot always get lie-low experiences in life but the more we create lie-low experiences, we build the capacity to handle challenges.

While the lie-low concept is general and can be implemented in many ways, our experiences with Ujwal Jagadeesh, senior faculty and artiste, Ramana Maharshi Center for Learning (RMCL) have us given us a highly structured lie-low practice. The lie-low approach took shape in Tiruvannamalai. While Ujwal Jagadeesh has always taught in a lie-low way, our Tiruvannamalai trips have been lie-low retreats, During these trips, we spent a few days in a completely relaxed way with no performance pressure. Ananth also discovered chants at Ramanasramam. Chumma iru (be still), a phrase he encountered in a chant, is Ananth’s inspiration for coining the term lie-low. It was in Tiruvannamalai where we started seeing Ujwal’s role as our “lie-low” coach who brought stillness and motion together in every lesson. The RAISE program offered by Ramana Maharshi Center for Learning (RMCL) has provided us a structured framework and practices for lying low.