The International Day of Yoga 2018 got me thinking of how formal Yoga practices happened in my life. It’s been almost 15 years since my first formal yoga practice. It started with Kaivalydhama institute at Marine Drive in Mumbai. They have some very relaxing asana practices they teach to beginners with focus on the breathing. […]
3 Months In Arunachalam’s Lap, Tiruvannamalai
As I write this post, it’s the night before my last day in Tiruvannamalai. I spent the last 3 months staying in an apartment nearby Ramana ashram and Arunachalam. I didn’t plan for such a long stay, I was only thinking of a month or two, but things panned out into 3 months here. Here […]
Two Different Spiritual Paths and Gurus – Can It Work?
As I write this post, I have been staying in Tiruvannamalai for over 2 and half months. And in these days many people have expressed that they don’t understand which path I am following now. I do the kriya practices of Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev of Isha Foundation. And now I am spending time at Ramanasramam […]
Be Gentle with People, Their Stories Change
As I draw nearer to the half way point of the 30s, I have had an insight that has been very settling in a deep way. Over many years now, I have significantly changed as a person. I am now living a life, that is beyond anything I could imagine in my childhood. There are […]
Inner Quality Takes Precedence
Lately a thread of thought is growing stronger in me. I have been thinking, rather realising, that all my crazy adventures – solo cycling, camping, hiking, getting lost and being rescued and all other adventures which seem so mad cap to me and will to many other women – they are a very small fraction […]
Spiritual Infrastructure: The Indian Heritage
Just a quick note about what I mean with this term because it is not often heard. The dictionary meaning of Infrastructure is: the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g. buildings, roads, power supplies) needed for the operation of a society or enterprise. So for spiritual sadhana – what is the infrastructure that […]
Beginner’s Guide to Meditation: Here’s a Start!
A few different people have told me that they want to start meditation but not sure how/where. Obviously, there are multiple options in the market, but people aren’t sure where to start. I thought a bit about it and have come up with a few suggestions. Before that, a quick note on what meditation means. […]
How Should We Live Life? I ask Ranaji of Jibhi
Often on my travels I meet really interesting people. I find it very valuable to get an insight into their lives. Ranaji, a pioneer based in a lesser known village called Jibhi, in Himachal Pradesh is one such person. I spent a month in this mountain village and was eating almost one meal a day […]
Religion and Spirituality (and धर्म)
This is something I have been wanting to address for a while. I was waiting for more clarity about it but also just the time to actually sit and write it out. In a lot of my blogs I keep referring to “Religion/Spirituality” and not only ‘Spirituality’ – what I mean by this is that […]
Mistake #3: Make A Wish When You Enter The Temple
http://nooooooooooooooo.com/ *takes a deep breath* Okay. Twice I have heard this, Some very smarty pant people have told me, “Make a wish when you enter the temple” There are so many fundamental flaws in this idea. And it is so immensely lowly! Let’s begin with this story, (Indian culture has so many amazing stories 🙂 […]