Words: Dr Ryan N HARRISON The term, ‘heart disease,’ is a catch-all of sorts. In general, it refers to any disorder of the heart. Under the broad umbrella are several more-specific ailments, such as coronary heart disease, congenital heart disease, pulmonary heart disease, hypertension [high blood pressure], arrhythmias, etc. According to the American Heart Association

Words: Henrik von WEHRDEN and Katharina KIRN Mindfulness is a concept with diverse facets. In principle, it aims at clearing your mind to be in the here and now, independent of the normative assumptions that typically form our train of thought. Most people that practice mindfulness have a routine and regular rhythm, and often follow one of the several

Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR The concept is as old as the hills. But, it’s also something that is new. As Jerry Lynch, a sports psychologist, and Chungliang Al Huang, a ta’i-chi master and expert calligrapher, explain in their ‘back-to-the-future’ standard for sporting excellence, Working Out, Working Within, which is, in essence, a premise on how

Words: Paribha VASHIST It’s just a couple of years ago that I decided to give up on all single-use plastics in the midst of the on-going buzz against plastic. I did not, however, reckon how difficult it would be to stick to that promise. The next day, I skipped my breakfast because I was late for an

Words: Nelressa STALLINGS-FAYE A life coach is a professional consultant that provides encouragement and support to people and gives you back the power to be perfectly you. While travelling on your journey in life, we, life coaches, act as a liaison between you and what you would like to accomplish. We are different from any

Words: Dr Ryan N HARRISON During the course of researching this topic, this author looked at several different approaches and found that while they had many things in common, they also varied in significant ways. As a Holistic Health Practitioner and someone who has enjoyed exercising for the last 10-12 years, I found myself drawn

Words: Hiren Kumar BOSE I never realised watching clouds could be so addictive, engrossing and captivating. Virgin white bulbous, cottony clouds hitched on cerulean blue canvas. Commuting on the glass-walled air conditioned bus that takes the Ghodbunder Road, Thane, on its way to Borivali, Mumbai, my eyes got glued to the horizon and I could

Words: Paribha VASHIST Many infectious, or contagious, diseases have emanated for long, but their scale and spread have been relatively localised. It was possible to effectively handle such epidemics because of the availability of medicines and vaccines. However, the newest tempest, coronavirus [COVID-19], presents a novel challenge altogether. It was declared as a global pandemic by the World Health Organisation [WHO];

Words: Jawahar NIDAMBOOR Though creativity isn’t a prerogative of supreme beings, the Homo sapiens is riding the wave of evolution, thanks to human ability and appetite for innovation, and the emergence of great machines, and harnessing of energies, which have transformed the face of Earth.  It’s a revelation.  Yet, one cannot be sure whether this

Hiren Kumar BOSE in conversation with Swami Pranavananda Avadhuta, author of Holy CEO: Christian Fabre came to India in the late 1970s as a representative of a French firm. It closed down leading to his job loss. His wife left him, but he continued to stay in India becoming a clothing supplier to European fashion outlets. He literally