My uncle DM’d me recently: “Did 6 Suryanamaskarams just now. Thanks for motivating me.” For someone in his early-seventies and who moves very little, this is a big deal. He had gotten inspired by a 1-min time-lapse video of Janaki and me practicing Yoga. The good news? Sharing the 1-min video had helped my uncle….
“Cathartic”
A young friend of mine was glued to her phone for more than an hour. I suggested that she take a break from her phone and do something else. She nodded, then walked around for a bit and then got back to her phone, once again starting to text furiously. It was almost as if…
“On top of the world”
“Good” “Fine” Those are two words that we usually respond with, to the question “How are you doing?” When things are normal, it’s a spontaneous response, with almost no thought given to it. When things aren’t so good, we still respond with “Fine”, because we feel pressured to do it. Either way, this initial exchange…
Stop snoozing [Part 4]: Banish that gap between waking up and getting up
“Banish the dreaded psychological disease of procrastination from your life” When Vikas said the above in one of our Pranayama classes, it was like a command that each one of us had to obey. Let’s break that powerful command down. —- Banish: Remove permanently. Never to return. Create a new version of yourself. Leave the…
Stop Snoozing [Part 3]: Every minute counts, much more than you think
It takes a few minutes of work to sow a mango seed. Nobody, other than you, even knows it’s there. Fast forward a few weeks, you have a sapling. In a few years, it’s a small tree. And in a decade, it has grown into a gigantic landmark. It has become a perpetual giver without…
Stop snoozing [Part 2]: At least 2 more hours or…nothing.
“Are some of you snoozing your alarms for a few minutes every day, before waking up?” That was how Vikas started one of our recent Pranayama classes. And I was thinking: “How in the world did he know about my alarm snoozing habit??” —- Vikas continued: “You are in the 5 AM club. Think in abundance….
How I tricked my brain to help me blog more often
We’re creatures of habit. There are so many things we do each day without even thinking about them. Getting up and ready in the morning. Heading out to work. Answering emails. Heading out to lunch. Finishing our work. Driving back home. Spending time with family. Winding down. And all over again the next day. Until…
The good news about self-discipline
“I wish I hadn’t wasted so much time today.” “I wish I’d stuck to the plan” “I wish I had just pushed through a bit harder” I’ve lost count of the number of the days I’ve gone to bed with the above thoughts. What is it, anyway? Om Swami defines discipline as the ability to do…