Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR There is a remarkable connection that exists between psychology and immune function — in health and illness. Harmony between the two is suggested to denote optimal health and well-being. Likewise, a ‘sickening’ imbalance between them is said to be the cause of a host of diseases, including tuberculosis and AIDS. While

Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR The whole fulcrum of psychologist Dr Daniel Goleman’s articulation for emotional intelligence [EI] is based on a perceptively original synthesis of research, including new insights into the brain architecture that propels our emotions and rationality. His ground-breaking foray has a practical pedestal: how emotional intelligence can be nurtured and also strengthened.

Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR All of us are ‘proprietors’ of our thoughts, feelings, and emotions. The troika is the open, also sublime, anchor of our psyche. This is why we feel disconnected when we lose our touch with our old emotional state. We feel desolate when we are marooned by any negativity. It is only

Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Colour is, perhaps, the rainbow synthesis of our lives. There’s also a paradox — although we are incessantly fascinated by different colours, hues and tints, we do not always think of their power. We do not also sometimes notice the colours around us. Research testifies that — consciously and subconsciously —

Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Anger runs in our genes and also our emotions. Yet, it may not be as fierce as rage, belligerence and wrath. Anger can lead to violence, all right. But, it also has another face. It’s possible for us all to express and hold back anger, unlike rage, without becoming destructive. Rage

Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR There’s in all of us a soul — prana, or chi — that causes and regulates every physical and mental function. In other words, it is the core — or, indispensable — regulating part that remains flawless so long as we live. Yet, it can get wobbly, at times, more so

Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Being optimistic is a huge attribute that we all possess. The more we tend to it, the more positive we become. However, when we try to keep it latent, or crib at the drop of every thought, we get wedged in the pessimism of everyday life. Negativity is a deadly virus

Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Psychoneuroimmunology is an exciting, new extension of medical science. It studies the interaction between your mind and immune system. It elucidates how your mind-body system works and how your immune system is correlated to your healing mechanisms in the defence of your body — and, why your health and wellness depend

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 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