A spectacular vision of dance etched forever in my mind is watching a thousand dancers performing Bharatanatyam in the central courtyard of the majestic ­Brahadeeswara temple in Thanjavur to commemorate the Millennium celebrations of the temple. What a resplendent sight it was! Truly an unforgettable  and once

When Saroja had a nervous breakdown, her family rallied around. Demands stopped, negative comments were held back, personal chores were quietly done, her private space was given new respect. Ah yes, it greatly helps to have kind, supportive people around. As Mother Teresa observed, “It is easy

There are two aspects to ageing. Your chronological age is the calculated number of years you have lived. Your biological or “real” age  refers to the current condition of your physiological body at its very basic cellular level. These two are not necessarily one and the same.

Why am I up one day and down another?” cried the sensitive teenager. The father answered wisely, “It is part of our growth, son. A bird that cannot flap its wings up and down cannot fly.” Who hasn’t gone through bouts of high self-esteem (HSE) and low

How much time do you spend while selecting or buying a mattress for your bed? And how often do we rotate the sides, or flip the mattress, or change it for a new one? The same question holds true for the pillows we use.

Here are two illuminating stories:   Destiny’s author: In a long queue at the doctor’s waiting room sat an elderly gentleman. He had recovered from cancer and was here for his regular check-up to ensure that the cancer was out of

Wabi Sabi is a Japanese ideology implying a simple philosophy — nothing is perfect; nothing is permanent and nothing is finished. But… you make your peace with it. This is very relevant to health, weight, fitness and wellness. It seems to imply that you