MOVEMENT & MINDFULNESS
When you hear talk about bringing out the inner child in you, you would mostly think about bringing yourself back to thinking back as a child again—carefree, zero inhibitions, innocent and full of possibilities. Consider for a moment who your inner child is. What is the earliest un-impressioned memory you had as a child? Research…
So as I am writing in my little black diary I realise that my writing is starting to make more sense (at least to me)… and the more I read back what I’ve written, the more I fell compelled to journal this down here in hopes that hopefully someone would read this and think the…
What a year 2020 has been. As we bid farewell to the year looking back, it’s been so surreal that it’s hard to even put it in words how grappling this year as been. It started off as any other New Year – but by March the onset of this virus that we now call…
If you are thinking of a fun uplifting movie to watch this holiday season with the family; I would recommend watching (or rewatching if you have seen it) The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. I thought about this movie one afternoon at a doggy Birthday party – hanging out with the girls and a glass…
One day you finally knewwhat you had to do, and began,though the voices around kept shoutingtheir bad advice – though the whole house began to trembleand you felt the old tug at your ankles.“Mend my life!” each voice cried.You knew what you had to do, though the wind pried with it’s stiff fingersat the very…
World Kindness Day 13 Nov, 2020 Woke up at 6am and I checked the weather… no clouds, no threat of rain or any other form of bad weather. Perfect! Another beautiful Friday where the stars have alighted for us this morning. Our usual Yoga in the Park which normally takes place at the Botanical Gardens,…
The ups and downs of life has us going inwards especially during these confusing times in a very negative way. But how do we manage really hard emotions like hurt and anguish especially in times of isolation. The ups and downs of life forces us to ask those big questions that we are afraid to…
I always thought that my local chicken rice in the afternoon and laksa in the evening is easy supplement to my busy lifestyle. But it turns out, moving to 18,000 steps per day still doesn’t qualify me as a professional athlete where copious amounts of carbohydrate rich foods gets easily burned as fuel. Another big…
There is a great poem I heard today read to me by a mentor of mine – Chelsea Korus. This poem is by Dawna Markova called; I Will Not Die An Unlived Life “Wide Open I will not die an unlived life. I will not live in fear of falling or catching fire. I choose…
Here is where you will thank me the next time you find your sink filled to the brim with dirty dishes, when your lawn is full of dead leaves or when your laundry basket is full of clothes that needs ironing. I know we live in an efficient world where we have managed to outsource…