Everytime you exercise a muscle in the body it develops and slowly becomes a quality called strength. So it is for the mind. Developing the Mental Muscle starts with simple awareness of physiological processes like breathing. Becoming aware of what is natural and just observing it starts the process of building strength in the mind. …
Tears of The Way…Scientifically basal tears are tears that are complex and found as a mechanism for the eyes to protect themselves from drying out. Emotional tears come when we overcome or deal with emotion and chemically they have traces of chemicals associated with stress. Reflex tears are those that are majorly water in response …
“Disconnecting from our technology to reconnect with ourselves is absolutely essential for wisdom.” Arianna HuffingtonIn every webinar now I encounter questions about how screen time has become inevitable. The question comes almost scripted by a victim unable to make choices. The challenge however is not that the use of technology has increased but that we …
Relationships are precious because they help us enhance the quality of the Human Experience in ways nothing else can. Relationships are wonderful mirrors that help us steer change, connect to growth and develop resources. Young infants and children for example learn most when they enjoy safe and nurturing relationships with the significant adults or caregivers …
I watched people online making remarks about celebrities using drugs and alcohol. They were trolled mercilessly by people who did not understand how difficult addiction is. I have also come to realize that online spaces are often for arm chair activists who have never really helped anyone and also for people who love misbehaving because …
I probably spend hours with the few close associates and friends I have to discuss the two kinds of time a topic that is very close to my heart. It is the heart of Mindfulness, healing, integration and growth. The first is Chronos, the one we call linear time and is measured using clocks, birthdays, …
Morning Reflections – There are two ways to grow, I have had to share with many friends in the last couple of days. The first is being broken open and experiencing the authenticity of unbecoming all that we are not (because the journey is never about becoming anything). The second is choosing to consciously shed. …
I read a wonderful article which quoted a friend of the legendary Michael Jackson. Michael Jacksons album Thriller was a phenomenon. According to the Guiness Book of World records it sold a whopping 66 million copies and several other records suggest that the album sold over 100 million copies worldwide. It was a phenomenon. So …
Having travelled for almost 20 days a month through a deeply gratifying career spanning two decades, I never once thought about health or immunity because they were never issues. Random hotels, make shift arrangements to rest the night,obscure countries, cities, towns and villages, airports, railway stations, bus depots, boat jetties, crudely arranged transport within a …
Since March the number of families reaching out for mental health support and therapy has increased. The area needing most support and surprisingly the one swept under the carpet has been postpartum depression. My first “encounter” with post partum mental health issues was in 2002 when I was called into a village home where I …
