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Reading Time: 2 minutes I don’t usually blog book reviews but, Oprah’s book ‘What I know for sure‘ made my fingers kiss the keypad. So, here’s my take. First thing first, this isn’t a review. I cannot possibly review what has been narrated so
Reading Time: 4 minutes Disclaimer: The author is a certified yoga instructor. Frequently Asked Questions What is International Yoga Day? Every year since the year 2014, June 21st is celebrated as the ‘International Yoga Day’. Why June 21st? This is the longest day in
Reading Time: 4 minutes Choose your guru with caution India’s most significant gift of art, ‘Yoga’ to the world, can be traced back to Indus-Valley Civilization. And since then, meticulous texts and guidelines, about the practice of ‘Yoga Sutras’ have been written, preserved, and
Reading Time: 2 minutes Racism and xenophobia are being exposed now, more than ever before. And we are beginning to see it more with incidents like Amy Cooper’s show of white supremacy, George Floyd’s death, and not to forget, the recent xenophobia that relates
Reading Time: 4 minutes ‘When we are no longer able to change the situation like cancer, we are challenged to change ourselves’ -Victor Frankl In today’s context, the situation would be the lockdown phase. My reading of the book, Man’s Search for meaning could
Reading Time: < 1 minute Useful Resource: Self-Care Advice Advice is given by the American Psychological Association for health care professionals during COVID-19: https://www.apaservices.org/practice/ce/self-care/health-providers-covid-19?_ga=2.38487008.2143742733.1585299588-2030601714.1583148490
Reading Time: 2 minutes The recent pandemic is not only spreading coronavirus but, we can also see increased xenophobia towards Chinese and other East Asians. And, sadly this level of xenophobia can also be observed by national leaders when they refer to the virus
Reading Time: < 1 minute I am sitting in the centre of communal violence in Delhi. Dead bodies are floating in drains. 46 people are already physically dead. While several injured. Panic. Media uproar. Safety swinging in a question mark. A few Years Back while
Reading Time: 2 minutes The pollution levels of Delhi have reached a three-year hike. And studies have shown that life expectancy in Delhi is decreasing by 10 years. The air pollution is so harmful that the simple decision to step outside is a dangerous
Reading Time: 2 minutes Mental Health Act (1987) (link) : This act contains the law which specific to the treatment of mentally ill individuals. Comments are also made on the ‘provisions with respect to their property and affairs‘. Some topics covered (among many!) are:
Reading Time: 8 minutes Her voice was trembling. And while she was eating half of her words, she sounded like a broken record. As her friend, I noticed this change in her behaviour. She wouldn’t normally look like a lost kitten on
Reading Time: 7 minutes Is Counselling the same as guidance? Counselling is not the same as guidance. However, counselling in practice involves aspects of guidance. And what are those aspects? Let’s find out. Guidance helps us in making important decisions in life. For example,
Reading Time: < 1 minute #Metooforchange #news #india I cannot pretend that I didn’t read about the recent rape case. That a 3 year old girl was raped and beheaded. Tatanagar railway station in Jharkhand. 3 year old girl. At 3 years, I was just
Reading Time: 4 minutes You might experience this during the first interview Sometimes, we feel low. Sometimes, our thoughts become cloudy. Not the pretty blue clouds, but the gloomy ones. And that’s okay too. Sometimes we don’t even know what is that troubles us.
Reading Time: < 1 minute What is This Thing We Call the Masculine Man? “The fragility of masculinity as a concept is worrisome. It breeds on creating fear in the other. Yet, what the in-breeder of masculinity seeks in the other is a concept far
Reading Time: < 1 minute According to Hindu Literature, there are four states of consciousness of a being. The first stage is the wakeful stage. The second stage is the dream stage. The third stage is that of deep sleep. And the fourth stage is
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Upanishads describe the concept of Chakras. They can be referred to as energy centres of the body. The study of Chakras is the study of the nature of energy. One thing to note is that their location is said
Reading Time: 2 minutes Some links among the many places the co-authored paper with Kasia Pisanski and David Reby from Sussex University was covered: Quartz: https://qz.com/1293411/pregnancy-symptoms-study-finds-womens-voices-lower-after-conceiving-a-child/ Romper: https://www.romper.com/p/a-womans-voice-may-deepen-after-giving-birth-new-study-finds-heres-why-it-could- happen-9247557 The Sun (Scotland), page 14 (see image on page), 31 May 2018 The Metro
Reading Time: 5 minutes Find out if You Are A Slut It isn’t easy to spot her at first but you can eventually get there. You need to