In my last article I wrote about ‘managing stress’. I mentioned ways in which one can manage the symptoms of stress by stimulating the parasympathetic nervous system in the body to calm the body and lower the stress-induced physiological changes such as increased heart rate, breathing and

Recently, a friend celebrated her 45th birthday. What troubled her greatly was that she couldn’t get on to the ‘tall stool’ like earlier. She just couldn’t climb on to it and then stand up in one smooth movement like she used to. Her legs didn’t seem to

Your heart is racing, you feel a bit nauseous and lightheaded. Your breathing is shallow. You’re waiting to give your presentation and wishing you had never agreed to do it. Is this familiar to you? This and many other such moments which may produce similar symptoms of

We’ve always heard of ­Vitamin D as the “­Sunshine Vitamin” with the S and V in capital letters. But what we are hearing of late makes you feel it truly deserves its place in the sun. The most recent being: that if you don’t have enough Vitamin

There is something warm and magical about the word ‘collaborative’ — it holds the beauty of inter-being, heartwarming, kind, caring, wanting another’s happiness, being supportive. When I came across this wonderful parable, the word ‘collaborative’ sprang to my mind. A large-hearted gentleman decided to

It’s very good, very healing to have a mental detox; it’s just that many of us don’t know how to go about it. Besides, if you are already mentally exhausted, even the mere idea of a detox feels tiring and you want to ignore it. You want

Have you heard this saying? ‘Some wander to get lost and some to find themselves.’ It’s a beautifully apt observation because our inner wanderer does play hide-and-seek with us if we upset the poetic rhythm of our well-being. And how would we upset our

If you exercise in your own space, you will never feel low, old or hopeless. Even if you do, you will be able to rid yourself of it in a snap of your fingers. I advise a fixed time daily. Research says that after 3 pm the

There’s nothing like a little physical pain to keep your mind off your emotional problems,” says Snoopy. It’s true. You may have experienced it like I did… news arrives that a cousin you grew up with is in hospital with Covid. An hour later, your lower back

You’ve been instructed to walk on the treadmill for 30 minutes every day. You saunter along listening to music, wondering what to have for lunch. After all, it is minimum 30 minutes/day to maintain health, isn’t it? No problem, you can do it.

We’ve rallied so far and we will continue to do so. For if, as Eckhart Tolle says, ‘Life is designed for disruptions,’ then it is a sure thing that we are designed to ideate, create and overcome. We’ve come up trumps already, haven’t we? From working from