Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR We cannot take pride in the fact that we are wise than ever before. We don’t derive, for instance, our ecological inspiration, through technology. Most of our enlightened ideas are drawn from the sublime principles of ancient civilisations — most notably, the Vedas. In addition to this, our understanding of the
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Reflexology is as old as the hills. Yet, if ever there’s a paradox by way of the usage of a word, or definition, here it is. Reflexology has got nothing to do with reflexes. Rather, the foundational principle of the complementary healing method is based on an ancient theory that the
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR When one embraces a tolerant position, they would sure discern that immunology and the whole of contemporary biology, in general, may provide a substantial influence, also insight, to the understanding of homeopathy in a context that is not diverse from the conventional perspective. In other words, this is tantamount to saying
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Stress — all of us know — is a major obstacle to living. It is an impediment to eating well; it also affects what we ‘chomp.’ Managing stress has a positive impact inasmuch as disarming its stranglehold is indispensable when making effective changes in life. If stress is one big trigger
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Q: I’ve been reading, also watching video clips, on how music can heal, or the healing power of music. I’d appreciate it if you’d separate the chaff from the grain, or the beat from the raga, as it were, and help me get a better perspective, also understanding, on the exciting
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR First, to state the obvious. The healing power of herbs is as old as the hills. Oregano, a therapeutic herb, for instance, is a popular ‘add-on’ in food. Would you know that, it is, in point of fact, a perennial shrub of the Labiatae family. It grows all over Europe, and
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR All of us seek, or yearn, to do well in life and career. This is a need that all of us aspire for too — to substantiate our value, not just to oneself, but also others. Besides, there is a distinctive emotion dormant in us. It is the urge to do
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Asthma comes from the Greek word, aazein, which means, “to exhale with open mouth; to gasp.” It is this typical feeling in asthma that makes its ‘victims’ run out of breath. Literally. Asthma is a psychosomatic disorder — it is triggered by allergens [allergy-causing substances], dysfunctional relationships and emotional, or psychological,
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Mysticism is, essentially, a practice — with a host of meanings. There are as many frames to mysticism as there are leaves on the mulberry tree. Mysticism is also aesthetics. It is practical science, its expression from a classic transcendental point. This explains why the transcendental has often been referred to
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR We all go through life like waves over matter, or slow, measured upsurges — a form of precise, or inventive, transformation. This is part of our time and space continuum. It defines us and contextualises our existence — of who we are, as self-regulating, independent entities, with each of us being
