Remember to prioritize these things:

1) Focus on setting healthy boundaries

2) Make healthier decisions: emotionally & mentally.

3) Improve your internal state instead of what others want you to do. 

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Always remember light comes only after a dark night. Don't lose hope because every morning comes with a new chance. Cherish the rainbows which comes after the storms and celebrate all the moments.

I hope you're all taking deep breaths, taking care of yourself, tending your plants, getting outside and doing mindful practices. Keep going  and get better each and everyday. And think about your boat of survival which keeps you going.

Be proud of every step you've made in the right direction. You deserve nothing but the best.

Yoga, Meditation & Mindfulness are some techniques which helps us to connect with ourselves. Practice these techniques, take breaks through every routine and let the first monday of the year begin.

Well, In this episode, I am sharing some tips & techniques to overcome your ego depletion and how to keep a positive ego that keeps us moving forward and helps to stay motivated. The most essential thing is to energize and rejuvenate our body, to keep your mind at ease and relax, focus on your breath. 

Remember, do not limit yourselves. You are more than your capabilities. 

Listen to this episode, and start your meditation and mindfulness journey because once you start in small steps rather than big hurdles, your life will truly change.

In this episode, I'll be sharing some points which we should not do when we wake up and how to start our day. Because your morning should always start with a positive note to make sure your day goes well.

To all the mothers out there; you are not alone, It is okay to feel overwhelmed sometimes. But in this phase it is equally important to prioritize self-care. Remove some time for yourself to focus on your energy and growth too. 

In this time of technology and fast paced world, we get easily distracted & disconnected from our own inner being. But what helps us to reconnect with our own self is meditation and being mindful. A calm mind can bring a lot of peace and energy. And peace comes from within. 

Remember, to stay connected with your inner self. Because it will seem much easier to with others once you're fully in tune with your own self.

Mindfulness and meditation allow us to move through unexpected changes with grace and ease. So take a step back, deep breaths & and pause. Don't be in a rush to figure everything at once. Be in the present moment with your thoughts and it will help you to understand everything better than before.

In this episode, I share top 10 tips on "What not to do when unwell". I hope these tips help you to come back stronger from any illness.

Remember to give your body the nourishment it needs, give your nervous system the calm it craves and be kind to yourself.

Have a good week ahead.

Happy Children's Day. A day to remind us to let go of our concepts and labels and just be, may all us of today embrace the children around us and the inner child in us,  with tenderness and compassion and without blame or judgement. 

A deep breath and a pause can make a lot of difference. Signs are everywhere, the only way to know if it's a sign is to use your intuition. These signs help us to know the universe is speaking with us. 

Listen to this episode, as I take you on my spiritual journey. I hope you find your path to spiritual and mindful journey soon.

So whenever you feel low, remember the celebrations that made you happy. Recreate that moment, light up those scented candles, and switch on those fairy lights like you did during Diwali. 

Celebrate every moment, be mindful and do the things you love.

These festivals are a reminder for us that the good times will always be in our path. The last two years have been tough for all of us with the new normal. But aren't we grateful that we survived the virus and realized the importance of family and health. 

This diwali let's celebrate the sheer positivity and solidarity in these difficult times. Wishing more peace for this world and for your inner being. Be happy with more wisdom, energy and  mindfulness. 

May this auspicious festival bring happiness, joy and success in your life, may the delicious diwali deserts add sweetness to your life.

Sometimes, life changes the path and turns things upside down. When we have strength from our inner core, these situations just become phases in our life. In those times, the most helpful thing for us is to stay grounded and rooted. It will help us in emerge stronger than before.

My way of being mindful during those times was to have a centered mind, doing yoga on my 24×76 mat. That yoga mat became my zone of positivity, the space for my mental health and helped me stay strong each day. 

Remember to count your blessings, that you have a meal to eat, a house to live in and a healthy family beside you.

Phases will come and go, but life is made of much more than these. We all are connected by the universe's energy which helps us to grow and move forward.  

Remember, there is no growth without pain and no light without the dark.

Though the lessons learned in childhood are powerful, they don't have to limit us. 
The other way is to realize and accept our issues, analyze them and then choose the right path. 

In this episode, hear Esha's story. How her childhood impacts her life and how she overcomes her depression. Meditation is like a calm sea in this chaotic world. We feel at peace within once we hear the sound of waves. Once you start taking some time for yourself, you will find inner peace; like Esha found hers in meditation. She left the battle of depression she was facing behind. 

To everyone listening this episode, put yourself first over everything and prioritise your mental health.

We never spend as much time with ourselves, never acknowledge our own thoughts; so the thought of being alone leads to anxiety and pressure.

Well, once you realize that the key is having the right mindset: one of self- love. The relationship you have with yourself is important. Working on yourself, healing from the past, and keeping yourself physically and mentally healthy.

It is important to know that sometimes isolation is about teaching you to be self-sufficient, to be there for yourself no matter what. Often, your internal dialogue is the game changer - for better or for worse. It can motivate as well as demotivate you.

On this World Mental Health Day, remember that taking care of your mental health is one of the most important parts of self-care. Practice being comfortable in your own company and be present with your thoughts.

Love, appreciate, encourage, and accept yourself unconditionally.

From your darkest phase, you will learn the most in life. Give yourself some time to befriend those feelings of sadness and anxiety. Allow yourself to feel them and move past them. My technique of meditation, breathing exercises bring me back to the center. It really helped me.

Get enough sleep, give yourself break, understand your limits. Remember, you will always make it through.

It leads to physical and emotional exhaustion. Try to prioritize yourself and remove the source of stress from your life. When you take care of yourself, you're in a healthy environment and your productivity will flourish. You can also take a step back to resolve this problem. Give yourself a work free, stress free weekend away from gadgets. 
Have a good week. 

As we are living in the fast paced world, my advice would be to appreciate life, live every moment & learn to embrace all the good things around. 
In case you're not feeling happy it's okay, because happiness isn't a destination but a long life journey. The process might be slow but the results will be worth the wait. 
Look for joy around you and all these chakras around help us to improve our well being and enable us to live life as our best.

And to live at best we all need a companion in life. Our fallback, our go to person- whom we can trust. A positive person next to us will impact and cherish our life beautifully. So choose your fallback wisely.

In this episode, I'll be sharing some insights into how we can we can take ourselves out of the everyday situations that make us feel perturbed or defensive. 

It's because we often interrupt and start sharing our own stories & experiences. Being able to listen effectively means you're able to better understand the other person's perspective. And when you give your attention to the people expressing their thoughts and feeling that are important to them, those people then see you as someone who cares about their well-being. This way they develop trust and feel peace in your company. 

Can we normalize just listening while someone is pouring their hearts out? All we need is someone who will just listen to us without judging, comparing and sharing their own relatable story.

In today's kahani, hear how chandni becomes a listener, a friend, a therapist to one who needed her.

Do you know,  some tourist organizations are advertising more and more about digital detox holidays. Why can't we detach ourselves from mobiles? When was the last time you kept this technology and gadget world aside and gave yourself a quality time? 

Let's start a practice this weekend, let the sun rays and birds chirping be your alarm, spend some time with nature to reboot, re-energize and connect with yourself. 

Just ask yourself what is worth living for you? May be you are already living your Ikigai. And if not; try to think about it. 

Have a good week everyone.

As we are glorifying our busy life, we tend to forget to live for ourselves. Don't forget, sometime hustle can be overrated. All you have is now, remember to soak it in. 

This Japanese term "Ikigai" will surely change your perspective, the direction in your life and the flow state of your mind. It is a pleasure and delight process to be in a creative flow completely immersed in life. Once you notice what tasks you do in a state of "flow," try to make changes in your life to focus on the things that have more meaning to you. Following your passion is a simple way to your Ikigai. 

I hope after listening to this episode, you will ask yourself a question. 
What is my Ikigai?

But, there's some positivity too in this tough phase too. We got the time to take pause and make most out of it, The best quality time to spend with family, to be able to recognize small things that really matters. 

We all have accepted this as "New Normal ". This virus may have destroyed our routine life and turned it upside-down but if we see this from another angle. The world needed this change, The earth was begging for this change for a very long time. 
This is the time we just need to be there for each other, to be grateful what we have today and show gratitude towards each other. 

Remember, this too shall pass.

We all have read quotes like "Life is all about the moments," but our mind is always oscillating in the past or future rather than staying in the present. When we are singularly focused on the destination, we lose sight of how beautiful the journey can be. We forget to stop and smell the roses. We forget to feel the air and be present to the moment. 
In this episode, I share my observations through moments and stories .
I want to leave you with this thought: we should live in the present moment, because there's no other life than this very moment.

In my life I have mostly learnt these tools through observing life and penning down my thoughts. Which off late I have started sharing in my podcast and YouTube channel.   

In this episode I will share some more tips for self mastery: 
1. Reverse engineering of life milestones to achieve our dreams  
2. Not to Minimise existence and giving 100% to tasks. 
3. Channelize energies in a productive way in response to blockages in life. 

I hope you carry the learning from this episode into your life as well. Enjoy.

We always look for happiness in people, things and situations around us. However, truly blessed are those who realise happiness is here and now and not to be postponed and pinned for a special day or event. Yes, we can be happy now!

It starts with quietening the mind and noticing the little things which can make you happy. The measure of happiness is when you cherish little things life bestows on you and a sense of gratitude is felt. We might take somethings for granted but with awareness a new dimension will open and then sunrise & sunset, beautiful morning dew drops all will make you happy just like that. Happiness is a state of mind and not an end goal.

१- ज़िन्दगी को आप जिस नज़र से देखते हैं उसी नज़र से ज़िन्दगी भी आपको देखती हैं | अगर हम दुसरो का भला सोचेंगे, वही हमारे साथ भी होगा।

२- हमे समय को अपना दोस्त बनाकर उसके साथ चलना चाहिए, समय जो है वो चलता रहता है। अगर हम वक़्त के साथ नही बड़े, तो कई मौके हमारे हाथ से निकल जायेंगे। 

३- प्रकृति को बड़ने से रोका नहीं जा सकता। भले ही हमे जिंदगी में बदलाव नहीं चाहिए पर वह होगा ही। चाहे वह हमारे अंदर की मानव प्रकृति हि क्यों ना हो।

However, do we support our players in their lows too? Do we support them through their training? What about the ones who don't get a medal back home. How do we support them to keep the hope ignited. 

The toll this can take on mental health of sportsman is beyond comprehension. 

"Learn to say goodbye before you harm your mental health". This is the lesson we learnt from this Olympics. 

As Simone Biles said “We have to protect our mind and our body rather than just go out there and do what the world wants us to do". 

In this episode, I want to leave you with the thought "That it's okay to be not okay". Because when we are equanimous within, it will reflect in our environment too. Positivity reflects and attracts Positivity. 

जिंदगी मे ऐसे कई पल आते है; जब हमे लगता है, हम दूसरो से कम है। खुद की काबिलियत पर शक होने लगता है। अगर हम अपनी तुलना किसी और से करेगे तो खुद की कीमत कम ही करेगे। 
 एक बात हमेशा याद रखे, हम अनमोल है। किसी से कम नही। बस अपने अंदर की आवाज़ सुनो रास्ता खुद निकल आएगा। खुद पर आत्मविश्वास होना ज़रूरी है। 

तो बताओ खुद से बातें करते हो? खुद की बातें सुनते हो?

लेकिन बड़े होते ही हमारे अंदर का बच्चा कहा गायब हो जाता हैं? 
वह मासूमियत, नादानियां, यह सारी चीज़े एक दौर की तरह बचपन के साथ ही चली जाती है। अगर अब भी अपने अंदर के बच्चे को जीवित करना चाहते हो, तो ध्यान एकाग्र करके कोशिश की जा सकती है। 
आज की कहानी इसी बचपने के नाम।

Creation, Sustenance, Destruction & Transformation are all interconnected. 
The ending of our childhood is the beginning of adulthood and its ending is the beginning of middle age 

This episode digs in the different energies which universe has given us. Our Childhood, Adulthood and Middle age with the beautiful explaination of Mandala art. Mandala art is very meditative and helps to flow through transformation, creativity without any effort. 

This theory has made huge impact in my life. I hope this will opens a new dimension in your life as well.

This episode is to remind each one of you to take out some time for yourself, do self care, find your anchor, Treat yourself good and see the magic unfold in the way the world responds to you.

I salute every Unstoppable Woman out there who has stood tall, faced all weathers and carved a niche in this increasingly noisy world. Such woman live by own example and walk the talk.

Mind is a powerful tool and can make or break us. And if not used correctly can destruct our life.  So how does one control these every changing sea of thoughts feelings and emotions ? 

Either we can get caught up in the mind web and get anxious and worried. Or through  mindfulness techniques become centered in the present moment and transcend the negative thoughts with ease.

In this episode, I'm sharing some tips which will help you conquer negative thought process and use tips to live happy and centered life.

The simple and fast way to reduce stress, to balance your emotional & overall health is start doing meditation. 

Meditation can help you go deep within you and experience a sense of higher awareness. 

If our mind is peaceful and equanimous, then we are channelized positively and improves quality of life.

In this episode, I'm sharing anecdotes which will surely help your journey in mediation.

We don't appreciate our life as much we should. Because, The art of life is to live in the present moment. But our wandering mind always keeps thinking about what's next. It's time to appreciate to pause, relax and live more in the moment than in our to do lists. 

In this episode, I'll leave you with this thought and hope this makes difference in your life.

Mindfulness is all about being aware of our own self and environment around us. Begin by checking in with your own feelings and health.

We often lack prioritizing ourselves first. Be it mental or physical health which leads us to a bad state of being. We must know our full potential and work towards it for growth, surrounding ourselves with good energy, expanding our circle to gain more knowledge.

Go ahead with the activities you love, maintain a To-Do list and make sure you check mark every task. Because once the creativity starts from within, there's no going back.

Well, this episode will surely give you the directions to the right path for mindfulness.

We human beings often thinks we are not dependent on anyone but the truth is we are all dependent and interconnected with each other. The universe, the energies, the nature and the spirituality which is beyond anything.

The episode "Sunflower Effect" is the best way to illustrate the inter-dependence of forces around us, to know we are not alone, have hope & faith and to be grateful and hold gratitude towards everything. Remember, Just as the sunrises every morning, there is a new fresh chance to make best out of it.

Remember, life is uncertain and you need to forge a path ahead no matter what.

For everyone, the approach to this might be different. For me, over the last two decades, I have been practicing breathing techniques combined with meditation, yoga, an ayurvedic way of life and alternative therapies. I have made these into a habit and have done them regularly without any major breaks. This has helped relieve stress, prevent burn-out, and help start the day with more energy, joy and purpose.

So just relax and pause and reset your life – there is an opportunity to transform yourselves for a better future.

How many times our answer has been, “I am fine, thank you”

How many times, have we felt, it is a lie as deep inside, we feel the opposite, as we utter those pre-rehearsed and socially accepted words?

For long, health was all about physical well-being. It was believed, if a person is physically fit, then all other aspects of life can be managed. Until studies proved health management, a more holistic approach towards managing body and mind dynamics.

So, what is the big deal about mind-matter?

This episode delves deeper into this topic and its impact on our overall wellbeing, what tools we can use to overcome stress, anxiety, and depression.