OSWALD PEREIRA makes a fervent plea for the return of the family doctor of yore I vividly recall as a boy our family doctor P Hajirnis’ dispensary across the main road, on the outskirts of our village, Kolbad, in Thane....
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Send Out Reiki Through Your Healing HandsLast week, YoursPositively brought to you the practice of Pranic Healing. This week, REENA SINGH focusses on Reiki I have never regretted learning both Reiki and Pranic Healing. And although, I admit that I don’t practise either technique regularly, its...
Using Air as a Healing MediumREENA SINGH demystifies the practice of Pranic Healing. Here, you can use the air prana around you to cure and heal yourself and others Using the air around you as a means to heal your body? Is that even possible? But...
So Much To Learn From NatureSHAKTI DURGA says that we are capable of interacting with nature just by paying attention to it. And as we pay attention to nature, we tend to learn about the sacred way of grace… The ancient sages, who were our great...
Our Loving Connection With NatureWhen we feel a loving connection with the nonverbal world of plants, animals, and minerals, we open hidden recesses in our own consciousness, says NAYASWAMI JYOTISH A yogi told me this story: “I was walking in the jungle with a...
The Blessings of AgeOur quality of life doesn’t deteriorate with age. In fact, we get better with age, like fine wine ― but without the alcohol content, says OSWALD PEREIRA When we were youngsters our parents, teachers and elders would often goad us...
Discipline is What Makes Life WorkApart from a healthy diet and routine, one must inculcate discipline in life, say the BRAHMA KUMARIS Self-discipline is not a matter of intelligence. It is a matter of will and emotion as stated by Dr S Radhakrishan, a great...
Tips and Tricks for Gardening EnthusiastsLet not any patch of land or space around your house or on your terrace go waste. Plant your own kitchen and vegetable garden in it, says REENA SINGH Everyone has at least some space around to experiment with growing...
Your Kitchen, Your Primary PharmacyDR PARMESHWAR ARORA, celebrity Ayurvedacharya has a dream of reaching knowledge of ancient Ayurveda remedies to every home. Here he tells you how to make Ayurveda a part of your daily life There are so many problems in our daily...
What You Believe Is What MattersSHAKTI DURGA says that scientific studies have proven that when you think positively, you impact yourself in the same manner Science is starting to discover that how we think has a dramatic effect on our health and wellbeing. In other words,...
Meditation Benefits both Body and MindDR KAITY CAMA outlines the many benefits of meditation. She says meditators feel more relaxed, perform their jobs with greater calm and ease, and attract calm people and calm situations around them Meditation is one of the most powerful strengths, and...
How To Overcome LonelinessAyurveda writer and teacher RENU GULATI gives us some practical tips on conquering loneliness Loneliness is a major factor in disease and death. It can even drive one to suicide, psycho-emotional diseases and premature death. Look at how many people...
Go Stress-free with Some Simple AsanasStress is like a slow-moving time bomb that can mar the quality of your life and eventually cause diabetes, blood pressure and heart disease. But you can guard against these lifestyle diseases by a simple yoga routine, says YOGI DR AMRIT...
The Power of BreathingBreathing may be simple, but it’s powerful ― controlled use of the outbreaths releases toxins, helping you balance your inner subtle energies, says SUSAN NI RAHILLY Personally, I love the Yoga concepts of the Bliss State, the stillness of the Ultimate Mind...
Anger Management: Way to Health and HappinessGetting rid of anger may seem very difficult to you, but if you really and truly want to be anger-free and fear-free, then one small step at a time will help, says DR KAITY CAMA In today’s fast-moving world, anger...
How to be Healthy and HappyNITA BHASIN analyses why you overeat and what you can do to avoid falling ill due to overeating Strangely enough, we have reached a point where we are celebrating ‘Illness and Disease’ days such as Cancer and Diabetes day, Mental...
Peace to the EarthThe Earth is here to sustain our life, not for us to extinguish Hers. Yet, through the way we are polluting the air, the water and the ground, that is exactly what we are doing, says SWAMI CHIDANAND SARASWATI Everything...
A Sure-Shot Formula for HappinessReiki Grandmaster AMAR KUMAR, drives home the truth of the statement – to be happy, focus on the positives, not on the negatives Aristotle once said, ‘happiness depends on ourselves’. But alas, most of us will agree that it is not so...