New Year is synonymous with merriment and resolutions. So why not make some ‘Qi’ or energy-packed resolutions that will help you achieve your goals and make a real, positive difference to your life? Why do we make resolutions? We need them to motivate us and take us closer to our goal. A resolution helps to […]
Author: Kashmira Shaw Raj
Coping With Guilt
Guilt is a very strong emotion that often rules our lives, relationships and us in general. We may suffer from it without anyone saying anything to us (due to upbringing perhaps) or due to others, making us feel responsible for a given situation. This is a feeling or emotional state experienced when one feels that […]
The Secret Behind Healthy Relationships
It is a known fact that positive relationships bring about positive changes in the body, mind and soul. Open and honest relationships are beneficial to all. The best relationships are those that respect boundaries. They may not be clear cut, but personal space shouldn’t be invaded without permission. In most relationships the taker-giver equation is […]
Coping With Anger
Life can be like a roller coaster ride, at times open and smooth, at other times challenging to the extreme. What helps you manage both, is your ability to adapt and cope with that moment. The word ‘coping’ refers to the ability to deal effectively with something that is challenging and difficult as per the […]
Taichi For Healing Bone Issues
There are innumerable reasons for bone issues. They can stem from having rickets in childhood, rheumatoid arthritis in the young and the old, low bone density issues due to heredity, bad diet and eating habits, illnesses, incorrect or wrong medication, etc. Bone issues can affect children, adults and old people alike. No matter the age, […]
Taichi Therapy For Emotional Distress
. When things on the personal front do not go as planned, it leads to stress and anxiety. Good relationships make us feel good perhaps due to an increase in dopamine levels, bringing about a sense of excitement and happiness. Things seem great and everything looks beautiful, there’s a buzz to life! But days that […]
Overcome Stress And Mental Fatigue With Taichi
Fatigue has become a common phenomenon across age groups today. The word itself refers to a feeling of extreme tiredness as a result of mental and/or physical exertion or illness. In this competitive world we tend to constantly push our limits, living from deadline to deadline. We give ourselves little time to recoup mentally. Driven […]
Taichi For De-Addiction
Addiction is a serious concern these days. Research points at contradicting reasons for getting into addictions – from having nothing to having everything in life; and being bored or simply experimental. Adverse conditions and a strong need to escape or cope at any cost makes one indulge in cigarettes, alcohol or substance abuse as a […]
Rains – The Great Cleanser
We eagerly wait for the rains to come. When we feel parched and find the heat unbearable, we pray to the Rain Gods. Rains are an amazing cleanser and a therapeutic balm of nature, cleansing Mother Earth and wash away that arid feeling, helping us all renew. We desperately await the rains to escape the […]
Eclipses – Solar, Lunar… And Mental!
The buzz around the Total Solar Eclipse 2017, which was visible in full glory for Northern USA on August 21st, 2017, drew equal attention of Indian astro-enthusiasts as well. Known as the Great American Solar Eclipse, it started around 9:15 IST and lasted two minutes, forty seconds, with the moon completely obscuring the sun, resulting […]
Make Your Energy Work For You
How To Relieve Yourself Of Physical Pain Any pain tends to be debilitating for the body. Physical suffering can make people change their temperament for the worse. The following tips help alleviate physical pain: Close your eyes and breathe slowly and comfortably for a few minutes or about 36 long and easy breaths. Now […]