Month: November 2022

Of cobras and poses…

Today’s āsanā is a bit difficult for beginners, and often done wrong. Would suggest that you go through some basic āsanās before trying this one out. We are around halfway across the 30*30 challenge, and it’s time to step up the game. The warmup is done, now comes the serious bit. Hopefully:) At the end …

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State of motivation?

The 30*30 challenge continues, but contrary to my expectations, I lag behind my teammates. Happy in a way, but the competitor in me is awake as yet, so let’s see if I can make it up. What is not so encouraging is my diet. It’s haywire. Completely non-compliant. This is a vicious circle – the …

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And then he turned 45…

45 is an odd number. Yes, odd from the number system perspective. But also odd from the perspective of life. It’s not a crossroads number (that’s mostly 40, for some reason). It’s not a halfway marker (wishes horses but stats say otherwise). It’s kind of halfway through a decade that ends in 50 (which seems …

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The beauty of no-mind…

How many of you find it difficult to just sit, for around 30 minutes? By sit I don’t mean on a computer, or watching Netflix. Sitting as in without doing a thing, by not being busy, and also away from your phone. Yes I know. Sitting is fine, but the moment I mentioned ‘away from …

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Nandini vs Kundavai – Round 1

I saw Ponniyin Selvan 1 yesterday. I know some people (non-Tamil) were possibly disappointed, since they expected something on the lines of Bahubali, whereas PS1 is more character-driven. The Tamil spoken in the movie is more classical, and music to the ears. I would like to see the movie again, just to hear the dialogues! …

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Ekādashi blues…

Today is Ekādashi. Vratā, but work continues, and today was a busier day than usual. But the 30*30 challenge continues, and so I took my last two calls on the trot, thus completing around an hour of brisk walking. Best of both worlds! On days like this, you can try the Balasana – becoming a …

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Of twists and stop-gaps…

What started as a stop-gap arrangement, has now turned into a standard practice exercise routine. From the past two days, I have been taking non-essential calls over a brisk walk – it’s the best of both worlds. The body keeps working, and the mind too gets some relaxation. No stress as these are calls that …

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A near miss!

Today started with me not being able to do the daily yog. Was held up the whole day in calls and meetings, so missed the evening exercising as well. In panic mode, decided to take my last two calls on a walk – and ended up walking for an hour. So, all’s well that ends …

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The world is a village…

The world is a village, and explorers we all are… Visited Global Village after 15 years. Yes, fifteen. Actually, I never took a fancy to the place, but this year, decided to show Rohāmrta around. Turns out, I was looking for the wrong thing. Global Village has products from around the world…well, India, GCC, Thailand, …

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