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Happy to be a Catalyst for Change

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  Background Uma couldn’t sleep all night after a disagreement over property with her siblings. She felt powerless, because they knew her weakness and were using it to emotionally manipulate her into giving them what they wanted. (They threatened to withdraw emotionally and physically, and take her father too, who was too unwell to choose on his own). She was angry and felt hurt and betrayed by her family. Flashes of past events kept coming up. More importantly, she couldn’t feel her body at all. She had gone numb. The body goes numb when it perceives it would be extremely painful if it doesn't. It is built to minimize pain and choose pleasure (based on its past experience and core subconscious beliefs). That was when she reached out to me. History Uma has been on a self-awareness journey with me for some time (especially in the last year). We had done some personal therapy sessions and she joined group sessions for expansion of awareness and consciousness. So she was aware of wh...
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Father's Day

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    I’m glad Hari is the father of my(our?) daughter. He’s a wonderful, expressive, communicative father. He asks questions, listens, gives space, teaches and learns from her. (Well most of the time, except when he’s caught up with his stresses-sometimes). He’s very gentle and loving. Well, Anjali may have some issues, but this is from what I see and sense.  Celeb rating Father's day reminds me of my father and my relationship with my father. He was soft and gentle with me and didn’t interfere with my mother’s style of parenting which was different. He woke me up early to study for my Board Exams -   with a cup of tea and stayed awake so I don’t fall asleep. Motivated me to do well in the 7th boards by promising me a watch (a very big deal- not approved by mom at the time), bought me a Kinetic when I got my first job(he intended it as a gift!) and so much more. I was with him in the last - couple of years of his life - took him around on my Kinetic sometimes. L...
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Why I think Sushant's death is a spiritual big picture event, meant to shake us up, as a community and as individuals: Sushant was definitely on a mission..he had so many projects and plans to make a difference in  so many areas and also enjoy life here and on the moon and in space and help kids, nasa,  astronomy, gaming, ai, you name it….flood relief, disaster relief and so on…. Little did he know (or did he know ?) that the biggest change he would bring in the world was by  dying. The upheaval in bollywood, so many crazy things ,criminal things, bullies, conspiracies,  competition, insecurities coming to light, murders, hush ups, mafia connections… things we  always suspected are being part of direct confrontations now. More and more people willing to  speak up against the injustices( there will also be people who take advantage of the situation  and make up stories to their advantage).  I was pleasantly surprised to see AR Rah...
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27th August 2019

It's been a while. I believed that writing a blog regularly is good. And I didn't write regularly. I just checked - the last one i wrote was in 2017. And yet I continued to believe that it was a good thing to write a blog regularly. Guess how that made me feel? Not good.  What's the advantage in holding on to that thought if I'm not doing it? Did it motivate me? Not at all...if anything, it made me criticize and judge myself as lazy, unambitious, unmotivated, can't write and so on. Can I drop that thought then and be free to write when I want to? Not because it's good for me or for my business. I have so much to share. My experiences with clients and workshops. My own growth with every facilitation I do. I intend to do so in a book or maybe this blog. One by one. When the time is right. And not a moment before. No stress. If you have any questions you want to ask me, you're welcome. I can answer those...that way I know what to write about.. .  ...
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Being the Light

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" Mamma, Mamma!" I could hear excitement and joy in Anjali's voice. I was in the kitchen, cooking. "What?" I said. " The lamp's gone out. Can I light it again?" Still very excited. " Yes, go ahead". Anjali was excited because she would get to use matchsticks to light the lamp again. It was new to her. I felt a funny sensation. An excitement of sorts at what had just happened. An A-HA moment I think. What had that just taught me? A lamp going out is something to be excited about. Because it gives me an opportunity to light it again. Not something to cry and worry about. Which is what I am generally tuned to doing. "Oh, this happened to me; that happened; This is so terrible; There is only darkness; why me?" . These are the usual victim stories we get into when something happens.This is the usual reaction to a 'lamp' going out and leaving us in darkness. How excited we would be if we saw this as an oppor...
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Dr Inamdar’s Diet Plan

Dr. Inamdar’s diet is pretty easy to follow, if you are committed to your health and fitness. Which I was, having neglected both for as long as I can remember. No regular exercise, no control or attention over the quality or quantity of food and drinks (alcoholic and non) I was ingesting had had its toll on my body and health. He wanted to know if I had the commitment to getting healthier- physically, mentally, emotionally – he confirmed that they were all connected. I had been working on the mind and emotions for some time; I became serious about my physical fitness last year (2016) and joined the Hyderabad Runners’ mentoring program for runners/non-runners to get ready for the 5k run. I was excited because it was just what I was looking for – to kickstart my fitness routine. I really enjoyed it and looked forward to waking up early, driving to KBR park where the group met, stretched, and walk/ran for 30-40 minutes every other day.  Alas! On the third day, my knee buckle...
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When you're angry and you know it, 'tap your hands'!

When you're angry and you know it, 'tap your hands'! Who doesn't get angry? You don't? Good for you! If you are like me, you do get angry every once in a while... Nothing wrong with that. Only if the anger energy isn't expressed in positive ways, it affects your mind and body and sits there and causes dis-ease. Today, it is generally accepted that anger held for a long time becomes resentment and eats away at the body and cause many serious illnesses including cancer. When you are triggered by a small things into being unreasonably angry, it is all the old, stored anger shooting out like a volcano erupting. That's a clue that you need to work with someone who can help you release all that old anger. You can do it in workshops, in small group sessions, or in an individual one-on-one session. As with all unresolved emotions, there is a 'root cause(s)' for the issue which is usually 'unconscious' and working with a therapist helps you...
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