Category: Wellness

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...

The writer, who is an Ayurveda practitioner in Rishikesh, recommends that you follow a particular routine for all times, but especially now during this Covid-19 crisis Some of these measures have been recommended by eminent vaidyas from across the country...

An Ayurvedacharya’s guide to pulling yourself out of stress before it leads to depression and other psychosomatic ailments Many of us have succumbed to stress and depression in some form or other in this modern world. This has led to...

Balancing your life by Living Simply is about simple living, a simple daily routine, and living in the moment with awareness, says the writer The words of Lao Tzu, the seventh century Chinese father of Tao, have been lovingly treasured for...

On the occasion of  International Day of Yoga, the writer explains what yoga is all about Man searches. It is in his nature to seek that which gives joy, peace and happiness. Sometimes, he easily finds what he looks for...

The right type of food, the right time for eating and an honest appraisal of your thoughts will go a long way to losing excess fat, and then maintaining your ideal weight. Even a perfunctory understanding of your body type...

Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disorder in which the body is unable to make the right use of glucose, resulting in hyperglycemia. Excessive glucose in the blood leads to high levels of glucose in urine. This increases the production of...

The writer advocates a Japanese practise of drinking 1.26 litres of water first thing in the morning Water is what makes life possible on earth. Just as a delicate balance needs to be maintained between earth and water on Planet...