For yoga practitioners and teachers, pranayama is an often-cited word. Pranayama or life force is the breath work we do in yoga - to maintain the balance in body and mind.
According to a shloka in the atharvaveda:
Pranayamanmoyasya sarfa midam vashe
yo bhutaha sarvasyeshwaro yasminatsarva sarvpratishthatam
Hey Prana! You are the foundation...
Anxiety is the mind and body’s reaction to stressful, dangerous, or unfamiliar situations. It is your body’s natural response to stress and is often considered a normal and healthy emotion. The first day of school, going for an interview, giving a speech in front of a crowd, etc., are...
Let in the good vibes at your house with these basic Feng Shui ideas
Feng Shui is an ancient Chinese art of arranging objects in an appropriate space, intending to achieve harmony and balance in life, and bring good luck. The idea behind Feng Shui is to unblock the...
It is rightly said that a healthy mind and soul can only reside in a healthy body. If a person remains healthy only then s/he shall be able to work more actively and cultivate good thoughts. This can be achieved through yoga. Yoga is a science of right living...
We are midway through a lockdown and looking forward to the day we all are set free. Hopefully, we would come out of this experience stronger as humans and with a stronger bonding as well. The lockdown can be a time to take up new hobbies or it can...
Beat the Corona fear by taking precautions
In the last few weeks, the world has become a very different place owing to COVID-19. There is a constant consuming concern of keeping ourselves and our loved ones safe. On the other hand, there is confinement under much required lockdown that may...
There is an old Japanese proverb: only staying active can make you want to live a hundred years.
Can you imagine a Japanese village island tucked away in the southern hinterlands of the country where 24.55 people per 1000,000 inhabitants have lived a hundred years and beyond? It is actually...
One of India’s biggest springtime festivals, Gudi Padwa marks the beginning of the new year for communities in Maharashtra and the Konkan. The word padwa, derived from Sanskrit, refers to the first day of the lunar fortnight when the moon is at its brightest. Marathi and Konkani Hindus observe...
In the wake of the recent and rapid outbreak of the coronavirus, and the World Health Organisation's declaration of the disease COVID-19 as a pandemic, various countries have taken precautionary measures to contain the spread of the virus. The most widely recommended and followed precautionary measure has been that...
Who comes to mind when you think of the term ‘style icon’?
For many of us, the answer to that question might just be Sonam Kapoor for her array of dazzling gowns or Vidya Balan for her seemingly endless supply of beautiful sarees. These women are fittingly known for their...
Here are some recipes for keeping cool this Holi!
Blood Orange Mocktail
Ingredients
1 cup Blood Orange Tea, brewed and cooled
½ orange, freshly squeezed
2-3 slices orange for garnish
1 sprig thyme
ice
Instructions
Add the juice from half an orange into a jug.
Add the brewed Blood Orange Tea.
Sweeten as per taste
Pour the...
Unlike what a lot of people believe, Women’s Day is not a recent invention by women to get people to appreciate women and certainly not a trick to enjoy any special treatment for a day.
International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements...
Women have been a true definition of beauty, as they hold in themselves, the perfect mixture of courage, confidence, adaptability, and strength at the same time. Over the past few years, women have depicted their skills and intelligence in more than one appreciable way. From females like Mother Teresa...
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It's the leap year with February having an extra day. For those constantly on the go and those who love to travel, an extra day in a year comes as a boon. We are launching our monthly digest from this month onwards, which will carry special and offbeat...
Yes, right! What’s a trip to Lucknow without looking into its culture through its most famous embroidery work - Chikankari? This gorgeous thread work has become the lifestyle of the gorgeous city, making it globally a favourite!
Intricate and beautiful, the Chikankari work – a type of embroidery - is seen...
