It has been a seesaw of a year, hasn’t it? One month up, one month down. When the vaccines entered the scene, we all rolled up our sleeves and it looked like immunity and economy were climbing along with our spirits. But, woefully, so did the Covid-19

She wakes up exhausted and stares blurrily at the alarm beeping on her phone. Damn! She needs to be in her gym by 6am! Trainer’s orders! She has been warned that she has to be there on time for her session, or else…. Or else what? She’s

A few months ago I was invited to judge a short movie competition for young students organised by the Rotaract Club of Nilgiris West and address the youngsters on mental health. Judging the competition proved to be tough; all the short movies were very interesting in their content

Following a 50-year-old tradition and legacy in a tiny space in ­Shankarpuram, ­Bengaluru, the Brahmin’s Coffee Bar is one of the much loved coffee hubs for the Bangaloreans. On every corner of Bengaluru’s streets one can find

At this time of the corona outbreak, we have all been advised to practise ‘social distancing’for our own protection. Even if we do meet, we are to stay at least six feet away from other humans. We cannot visit our friends or hang out in groups. We

A sage was asked, “How will I know I am living my truth?” The sage answered simply, “When you are relaxed about it.” If you want to know your truth, ask, “What am I relaxed about? What makes me feel relaxed?” When you have an activity or

Life can be full of joy every moment if you look at everything through eyes of joy, listen to everything with ears tuned to joy, smell, touch and taste everything with senses filled with joy. It is your joy that transforms everything you commune with into a

Yesterday, I tapped on the message What’s your hearing age? You may have received it too on your cellphone. You tap. A wailing sound comes on.  You tap again when you stop hearing the sound. And up pops your hearing age. Mine said: 52. Since I’m 65,

The (relatively) new field of Lifestyle Medicine (LM) is changing the way doctors and patients approach health and well-being. No more do we believe that symptomatic treatment of chronic diseases is feasible or appropriate. We need interventions that reach the source of the problem and address it.

When the mind is empty, the heart is deeply moved by all mystical and poignantly beautiful things in the world. Recently, I saw a video of a brown little bird called the canary da mata. Perched on a log of wood, this little bird spread out its