And how my own diagnosis brought healing to our broken bond MY MOM The first time I was introduced to Bipolar Personality Disorder was at the age of 11 when I was coming home from school on a Friday afternoon. As I was looking forward to some relaxed quality time with my…

The embrace that took me to a new dimension — “The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysteries — it is the source of all true art and science.” — Albert Einstein How to recover from an experience like that? How to understand? Though my soul knew all along. In my mind, there is a huge struggle! That…

Time to change our perspective on life — Ever since I’ve visited Rishikesh, one thing that stuck with me is the picture of the wandering sadhus at the banks of the Ganges River. Dressed in nothing more than an orange cloth. Silently meditating and seemingly unbothered by the hustle surrounding them. ‘Sadhu’ is Sanskrit and translates as ‘good’…

How it became my secret weapon against writer's block — PHILOSOPHY OF ENTERING THE FLOW As writers, we all crave that moment when our minds click and ideas start flushing in. It’s thrilling. Suddenly we are connected to the zone of genius. All ideas are available at once, every thought sprouts and forms into a brilliant concept. We stop thinking, we perceive. Dance meditation might…

A Yogic Perspective on Healing the Overthinking Mind — As a master overthinker, anxiety is a real issue for me. The fact that I am an introvert too doesn’t help much with that, since the habit of shielding myself in my very own castle for days only creates more space for my ongoing stream of thoughts to go wild. …

And Why It May Help You Do the Same — There is no doubt, I was born to be a meditator. I think being an Introvert was the first clear indication of my destiny. This, and the fact that I tended to remove myself from social situations and awkwardly stare at people instead of interacting with them. I also think…