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What’s My Tag? Debunking the woman “archetype”
Published in the Times of India on March 9, 2019 “If you want to bring a fundamental change in people’s belief and behavior…you need to…
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A Mindful Approach to Eating, for Working Women
As women’s bodies change over time, so do our dietary needs. Working women especially tend to develop lifestyle problems – be it sore muscles due to posture or stomach ailments due to a lack of proper nutrition. Many lifestyle conditions can be curtailed by simply including the right ingredients in our diets.
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Recognising Emotions: Are you Acting or Reacting?
For many of us, emotional awareness falls into a grey area. We are somewhat aware that its important, but unsure how to get there. Or…
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Navratri Fasting — The Diet Your Body Actually Needs
The festival of Navratri is celebrated twice a year in India – specifically, the Basant Navratri at the end of winter and Sharad Navratri at…
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Taking care of your mind at work — How to deal with stress, burn-out and cynicism
This article was first published in Businessworld. When it comes to our health, we are quick to understand physical ailments, but often flounder when it…
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This is how mindful meditation changes your brain
Do you ever wonder why some people seem to move through life so effortlessly, while others trudge and gnaw their way through everyday chores? Some…
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Hit Pause: Inculcating the Habits of Self-Assessment and Realigning Goals
We all hit that point in our professional lives when a dose of self reflection becomes inevitable. Am I doing what I love? Does my…
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Empathy at the Workplace
The concept of empathy is often misunderstood as an emotional response to the world around us. And so, we tend to avoid it in areas…
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Everyday Mindfulness – Navigate through each day with more presence and wisdom
The practice of mindfulness is known to increase presence in and appreciation of the present moment. By focusing the mind and attention, it makes us…
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Mindful Employees Build Happier Workplaces
Imagine a typical scenario at work – your team has been stuck for hours inside a conference room, tensions are high, productivity is low and…
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Eat Right to Breathe Right!
Ayurveda – one of the oldest bodies of knowledge on holistic wellness, has its roots ingrained in the philosophy that food plays a big part…
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Muscle cramps
Muscle cramp is a painful contraction of a muscle that comes suddenly. It can last for few minutes to few days. Reasons for muscle…
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Get rid of stress and anxiety
We have two types of emotions, the softer emotions and harder emotions. Harder emotions can be called negative emotions and softer emotions can be called…
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Mindfulness – The Life Skill we should start early
What is this life if full of care, We have no time to stand and stare… The above words of Welsh poet WH Davies in…
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Simple remedies to help you counter nasal congestion
Nasal congestion or stuffy nose is the blockage of the nasal passages usually due to membranes, lining the nose, becoming swollen from inflamed blood vessels….
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Let food be your medicine- Amla (Indian gooseberry) Chutney
Health benefits- very good source of vitamin C, good for cholesterol, good for digestion Ingredients: Amla (Indian gooseberry) Jaggery Dry Ginger Mint leaves Salt…
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Let food be your medicine- Flax seed panjeeri
Flax seed is a super food rich in nutrients like omega 3 , unsaturated fat and high in antioxidant. It reduces bad cholesterol. Helps in…
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Detoxify yourself daily
Our body accumulates lots of toxins due to exposure to chemicals in food, water, air, pesticides, preservatives, food additives, plastics and other environmental reasons. More…
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How to Get out of bed
Getting out of bed in the morning is an essential part of our life but for a lot of us despite a full nights rest…
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Alternatives to milk for children who are lactose intolerant
Milk is an essential part of the kids diet. For kids who are lactose intolerant here are some simple nutritional alternatives. Sesame milk There…
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Why do children read or watch TV while eating
Does your baby refuse to open her mouth to that meal you so lovingly cooked? Do your kids spend hours trying to finish their food…
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Emotions and thyroid
I believe that emotions have a direct link to thyroid. When we are unable to express our feeling or talk about the strong emotions we…
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Sound Healing
The oldest scriptures in the world, the ‘vedas’ have extensively covered the importance of sound. As per the Vedas the existence of Brahma can be…
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Every disease starts from the stomach
Any sickness as per Naturopathy is due to toxins in the body and the treatment is to remove the toxins from the body. We are…
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Fenugreek seeds (Methi) – the little big soldiers
Fenugreek seeds or Methi dana are yellow, rough, angular seeds regularly used in Indian Cooking. They contain protein, calcium, phosphorus, minerals (like zinc, magnesium, selenium,…
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How to take care of your eyes?
Our eyes are the windows to our soul. By just looking at the eyes we can make out the physical, mental, emotional state of the…
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ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) in Children
ADHD is a learning and behaviourial problem where low attention span, hyper activity, impairment in motor skills and language can be found. It is believed…
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Open your eyes to the Allergens around you!
Have you felt anti allergic drugs give only temporary relief, and suppressing one allergy converts to some other form of allergy in us? For example…
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Tips for better attention
1. De-clutter the surroundings, study table, room, work area 2. Limit distractions around you 3. Choose one important thing to work on NOW 4. Make…
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What Meditation, Yoga, & Prayer Can Do To The Human Body
Meditation, yoga, and prayer are all grouped into a category (in medical terms) called ‘relaxation-response techniques.’ These techniques have been subject to several studies which…