Making compost from household waste is an immensely satisfying experience. It gives you the chance to do your bit towards reducing environmental pollution. But the problem with compost is that it takes around 3 to 4 months to get ready...
If you can change house, cities, countries, then why not change the food you eat? Everyday, we set off to earn money for ourselves. Don’t we take responsibility for that? Yet, we blame our fitness trainer or dietician if we...
More than 15 years ago, when I was Group Editor of a publishing house that brought out four defence publications, a retired Lieutenant General, who worked there told me a strange story. He said that he had been a staunch...
Social rituals help us to share both our joys and sorrows and build bonds of togetherness. In these Covid times, online rituals have taken their place, which don’t seem to be the real thing. Till we go back to the...
Nothing can be healthier and more stimulating than a steaming cup of hot tea, discovers the writer Tea is much like poetry. And, I think, among all poetic forms, it is the humble 17-syllabled haiku, a type of short form...
How do we ascertain that someone in the family has Covid-19? What is to be done after a person tests Covid positive? Which room in the home should a Covid-19 patient stay in and what food and medication should be...
To ensure that we make progress on our spiritual path, we need to create an environment of pure vibrations around us. We must decide not to create anger, hurt or hatred, but we often fail to do this because our...
In lockdown mode, transform yourself into a blissologist and banish the blues Are you in control of your emotions? In a lockdown, it’s easy to be on the edge. One minute, you could have been in a good mood because...
It’s been three years since the Rishikesh-based yoga and motivational guru, Yogi Amrit Raj has been grooming beauty pageant contestants who go on to participate in international contests such as Miss World and Miss Universe by teaching them a mix...
If you hear a negative voice within you, challenge it; don’t let it dominate you When people ask you how you are today, you might give a standard reply. But are you conscious of how you are, or are you...
Everyone knows the importance of having a healthy and balanced diet. It is not only about organic preparations, nutrients, fruits and calories, but equally about the water we drink and the food we eat. These must have vibrations, which become...
Vegetarians are fairly common, but the vegan person is rarer as this means also giving up dairy products, something that is harder to do than giving up meats. For instance, the dairy industry constantly sponsors studies that promote milk, saying...
Family is a unique gift that needs to be appreciated and treasured, even when they are driving you crazy. As much as they make you mad, interrupt you, annoy you, curse at you, try to control you, these are the...
We’re here, born on Planet Earth to be happy. Organic living is about being a better, happier human by making an incredible choice for your life and choosing the power of living positively. The benefits of an organic lifepath combine...
With mental health issues now on the rise, several therapists are using spiritual techniques such as pranayama, breathing and meditation as tools to cure mental health disorders. At a mental health conference that I attended in the capital, there was...
While a healthy lifestyle leads to good health, self-esteem is equally important in keeping ourselves free from physical and mental illnesses When we have true self-esteem, the kind that is strong and unshakeable, there is a shift in our consciousness. When...
Gardening enthusiasts are literally sprouting everywhere, quite like their plants which they are growing on balconies, terraces, outside their homes, in gardens and even indoors. Gardening groups are all over the internet, including on WhatsApp. Being a member of two...
Sometimes when we might be feeling tired, it’s not rest we need. What we actually need is to give ourselves small windows of rejuvenation through which we live and play wholeheartedly! Do you find yourself feeling tired a lot of...
