My teacher Vikas, shared a beautiful gardening analogy to help us understand the value of Pranayama and Meditation better: There are 3 things needed for a plant to grow well: 1. The quality of the soil…
Your mind is an answering machine. Use it wisely.
“You are already complete.” You may have heard the above statement. What does it mean? Here are 3 interpretations: 1. If you took the spiritual route, you could interpret it as a nudge toward looking inward…
How FocusMate helped me beat Parkinson’s law
On a call with a friend a few months ago, I shared a challenge I was facing: “I get up really early but I’m not able to start work until after 11 am. My morning routine…
How a normal Yoga class became a special one
“I’m not feeling so well today. Can you excuse me out of the class after 20min?” I sent the above message to my teacher a few minutes before our 60min Yoga class was about to begin….
The power of prayer
My teacher starts our Yoga sessions with an invocation prayer and ends them with a peace prayer. The invocation prayer is “Yogena Cittasya Padena Vaacaam” The conclusion prayer is “Om Asato maa sad gamaya” — Invocation…
“I don’t feel like it”
It’s been a while since I felt like this. A lack of purpose. A lack of enthusiasm. One of those “What is the meaning of life?” moments – when I just want to laze around in…
Perfect is the enemy of good..but..
You may have heard that saying. We tend to keep polishing our work endlessly as a way to delay sharing it with the outside world. The blog post draft never gets published. The website never goes…
Respect
I had to let go of someone at work. While she wasn’t a full-time employee, it was still something that I didn’t enjoy doing at all. Only a week ago, I had shared the big picture…
I’d arrived. Or had “we”?
I was elated. I’d just held the Kakasana for 5 seconds without falling. There are a bunch of things going on during Kakasana: Core strength, Arm strength, Balance, and Breathing. I find it a ton…
I’m different
Find your own truth. Be the best version of yourself. Find your own voice. Be yourself. Each of the above statements makes a ton of sense. Each of us is unique. And what works for me…