Words: Drs Martina RAHE, Fabian WOLFF & Petra JANSEN Mindfulness is the awareness to be non-judgmental in the present moment. The scientific research on the broad term ‘mindfulness’ has increasingly grown in the last two decades. However, in many studies, poor methodology and lack of clarity in the definition of mindfulness has led to an
Prasad KULKARNI responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Your view on beauty? Beauty, in my view, is a fleeting, momentary, or transitory entity. I’ve always felt that our view of beauty is largely vanity-based. It is fuelled, for the most part, by the media. Beauty, for me, ought to emerge from deep within — one that mirrors the soul of
Disha PATANI on beauty, fitness, health and wellness. Disha Patani loves dancing — she reckons dance is the most important component of her daily fitness routine. When she featured with Jackie Chan in Kung Fu Yoga, she learnt a new dance form, square dancing, while shooting for the movie in China — a form of
Words: Team ThinkWellness360 The artichoke plant is an affiliate of the thistle, or sunflower family. The cones, or spherically-shaped buds, are enveloped by overlapping outer scales [bracts] and are eatable at the base. At the centre of the bud is an ‘uneatable’ thistle [choke]. The edible ‘heart’ of an artichoke is the round, tender, firm
Dr Varun JOSHI responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? I owe it to my parents who wanted me to become a doctor, right from my formative years. It was much later that I found joy to being one. What made you think of, study and specialise in
Words: Drs Thor GRÜNBAUM & Dr Søren KYLLINGSBÆK Most of us have experienced the embarrassment of forgetting to do that important thing we promised someone we would. Sometimes you did everything you could to remember, yet it still slipped your mind. Our new research could hold the explanation. No matter how hard you try to
Vrinda SHANDILYA responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Your view on beauty? Beauty has nothing to do with one’s physical attributes; also, appearance. It is, in my view, a reflection of one’s thoughts, ideas and words, too. Our fixation and obsession for beauty, also fair skin, and ‘fixed’ body types are unjust. It’s, indeed, heartening that colour
Dr Arti Nagraj NALLU responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? I was zealous about one thing as a kid — to be a doctor. My uncle and aunty, the gynaecologist duo, were a huge influence — their success stories, doubtless, lit up my little world. My parents too shared my
Words: Team THINKWELLNESS360 Blueberries, a species native to North America, grow in shades ranging from light blue to dark purple. The berries have a smooth, but somewhat waxy skin, covered with a powdery silver film, or ‘bloom.’ Blueberries are, in some cultures, called star berries, because of the star-shaped calyx on the top of each
Puja GOSWAMI-KULKARNI responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Your view on beauty? Beauty, I’ve always reckoned, is a bespoke expression that each of us carries in their heart, mind and soul. It’s expressed, also perceived, not just in the humdrum of our daily lives, but also through the clarity of our actions. It celebrates details, not frills
