Pull-up is an upper-body enhancing workout that helps strengthen the forearms, hands and shoulders. It also effects muscles in the trunk and abdominal region and is one of the most popular free-hand exercises among fitness enthusiasts.
If you are looking at enjoying Bangalore with all its flavors - the erstwhile Garden City found in the quiet lanes of Jayanagar to the trendy IT hub of Electronic City - here’s something that will help you enjoy life in this dynamic city much more. Just 20 minutes of meditation!
“Studies? Oh they are simple!”
“I’m not scared of exams anymore!”
“Who needs revision? I’ve read it once and I’m done!”
No, you are not dreaming. Neither is this student crazy nor are these ideas far-fetched. This has happened to several kids like you and you could be the next one too. Magic? Yes, the magic of meditation makes it possible, brings a U–turn in the life of an average student.
It was a beautiful Saturday evening when my parents happily planned to visit my aunt. Not so long after the plan was made, I heard my mother say, “Let me meditate for a few minutes and then I am ready to leave,” after which she excitedly left with my father on his bluish-grey scooter. On the way, a truck running at a speed of more than 100 kilometers per hour hit them from behind. My parents and the scooter were thrown in different directions. My father was hurt badly and it was a tense situation.
Salamba – Supported, Bhujang – Cobra, asana – pose
Pronounced: SA-lumb-aa-BHu-jung-AAhs-uh-nuh
Salamba Bhujangasana (Sphinx pose) is a modified version of Bhujangasana to help beginners ease their way into it. This pose is also good for people who have lower back ache as it has less arch and therefore reduces the pressure on the spine.
Celebrity Stylist, former Fashion Director, L’Officiel India, and Creative Director, Harper’s Bazaar India, Ami is experienced in all aspects of fashion styling, her work spanning from editorial, print, and TV, to celebrity styling. She is out there to prove that styles change but style doesn’t. Ami has the gift of transforming people and giving them the best look. This love and passion for fashion has made her one of India’s best known stylists today.
Celebrity Stylist, former Fashion Director, L’Officiel India, and Creative Director, Harper’s Bazaar India, Ami is experienced in all aspects of fashion styling, her work spanning from editorial, print, and TV, to celebrity styling. She is out there to prove that styles change but style doesn’t. Ami has the gift of transforming people and giving them the best look. This love and passion for fashion has made her one of India’s best known stylists today.
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At some point or the other, we all end up procrastinating things. It’s fine if it happens once in a while, but if you notice yourself doing it more often than ever, you might need to address it.
Continued from Discover the Intelligent Shopper in You! (Part- 1)
You might have noticed that the more you resist yourself from doing something, the more your mind wanders in that direction. If you haven’t noticed this yet, playing the following 2-minute game can make you notice this tendency of the mind:
Is your kid finding it difficult to make friends? Friendship is such an important relationship in every kid’s life. In a way, it completes them. But what could be the reason for a few kids finding it difficult to make friends? Dear Concerned Mother, your search ends here – solve this puzzle and help your kid make new friends.
Tip #1:
53-year-old Peter Mittermuller is an environmental engineer by profession. He wanted to save the environment from global warming. But he soon realized that in order to save the environment outside, we first need to save another environment inside us that is polluted with stress and anxiety.
Padma = Lotus, asana = posture or pose
Pronounced : Pa-dah-maa-sun-aa
Padmasana or Lotus pose is a cross-legged yoga posture which helps deepen meditation by calming the mind and alleviating various physical ailments. A regular practice of this posture aids in overall blossoming of the practitioner, just like a lotus; and hence the name Padmasana.
Yet another day and I truly hope it's different. No more frequent stomach pain, no more difficulty in passing motion, no more headaches throughout the day, could this really be possible? I mean, it's just getting so annoying by the day – this whole feeling of being constipated. And I really wish something could relieve me of it.
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From self-management in the previous article, let us now move on to learn four interesting tips on work-management. Here they are…
Have you observed that sometimes, with so much running at the back of your mind at work, you forget to do the most important things, which later add on to your stress?At such times, a mental to-do list might not be of much help, as you might forget your mental checklist a little later..
"I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeeded." - Michael Jordan, former American basketball player
(I Sutra 47)
“Nirvachara vaisharadye adhyatma prasadaha”
Nirvichara = thoughtless, a state of being hollow and empty; vaisharadye = undisturbed pure flow; adhyatma = spiritual; prasadaha = grace
“The experience of the state of thoughtlessness, being in the undisturbed state of hollow and empty, spiritually brings the grace of the being.”
For most of us, eating non-vegetarian food could mean anything, from simply being a belief to being a way of pampering our taste buds. And, of course, we don’t find anything wrong in it either; after all, it’s hard to resist a non-vegetarian dish once we have tasted its succulent flavors.
If the mere thought of another busy day at the office saps you of energy, all you need is few tips to manage the stress and get the best out of it!
You can make stress management child’s play with these powerful yet quick and easy-to-practice tools and complete more work in relatively lesser time.
Continued from Discover the Intelligent Shopper in You! (Part- 1)
You might have noticed that the more you resist yourself from doing something, the more your mind wanders in that direction. If you haven’t noticed this yet, playing the following 2-minute game can make you notice this tendency of the mind:
Who doesn’t feel the need to shop?
Stores stand tall because we alone cannot meet all our needs; we depend on them. The whole mechanism works perfectly fine as long as we know what to buy and when to buy. But how often are we aware of this? Shopaholics indulge in shopping for more than they want or can afford to have, out of the sheer pleasure they derive from shopping.
But what made them shopaholics? We’ve dug up four main reasons that make people shopaholics:
