Are we not all in the pursuit of happiness? But what does happiness mean to you? “I wish there was a pill for it,” I’ve heard some people say. I gently remind…
Wellness
We’ve all watched TV commercials, where we’ve been told over and over that losing weight is no big deal: just drink this supplement, follow that diet, take this pill, and all the…
Participants at the Kumbh Mela (Credit: Shutterstock) The evidence is abundantly clear and the message is amplified across the world by several health authorities and governments: simple individual efforts like double-masking, socially-distancing…
Not succumbing to negativity takes daily practice. To lead a balanced life, realism must befriend optimism. My home-base yoga studio, Bamboo YOGA, in NYC closed last month. I have been practicing there…
We are not immune to food cravings and so we all need to understand why they show up and how can we all conquer them. In my years of helping people improving…
Here’s a scenario: A man and a woman decide to lose some weight, say, 8 pounds. They start on this weight-loss journey doing the exact same things. They both followed their respective…
Kit wearing frontline warriors sanitizing streets houses and parts of Srinagar city SEEMA clears some doubts about the different variants of the virus that has hit the country India’s second wave of…
In April 2018, my novel “Louisiana Catch” came into the world. Very well-received, it told the tale of Ahana Chopra, a grieving daughter and abuse survivor from New Delhi who must summon…
I was talking to my father recently, and he said, “Beta, I have been repeating your words about people-pleasing to others.” I got curious. “The one where you say, he continued, ‘I…
The number of stressed people is rising, and the trend is rather alarming. Data from the American Psychological Association indicated that three out of four Americans are dealing with at least one…