I am Quiet

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I am quiet, and I have been that way all my life. What does this mean for my communication? In this blog post, I share my journey with communication and the role of emotional development along the way. I share … Read More

I am a Witness

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I captured an insight the first time I read Dr. Joan Borysenko’s Minding Your Body, Mending Your Mind – put yourself in the position of a witness, progressively observing and relaxing different parts of my body. It has a healing, … Read More

My Brain is Plastic!

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A few years ago, I picked up a very insightful book on neuroplasticity. What did I learn? What are my thoughts on this topic? I will start with my experience of learning harmonium in my early twenties. My Baby Steps … Read More

Dear Pappa: પ્રિય પપ્પા

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August 30, 2024 Dear Pappa, seeing my present life through your loving eyes and care connects me to the child I am deep down inside. Your memories bring childlike wonder, curiosity, excitement, and joy. I am grateful for the blessings, … Read More

Create a Beautiful Universe

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I had it on my list of resolutions for this year to meditate. Growing up in India, the seeds are there all along, of course. However, they had first been nurtured when I read Dr. Andrew Weil’s Spontaneous Healing almost … Read More

I Enjoy the Music

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Dear family, friends: While staying home and social distancing to do our bit to deal with the pandemic, I read a few insightful articles on social solidarity to be there for each other in a supportive way. I read a … Read More

Let my Droplets Drip :)

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Biren forwarded to me an email about the Building Bridges workshop from Atmarpit Smrutiji, a disciple of Pujya Gurudevshri Rakeshbhai Jhaveri. I was intrigued by the introduction: “Relationships form an integral part of your life. In this workshop, you will gain … Read More

Connecting Credibly – Part I of II

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Every presentation has a purpose – you would like your audience to do something about it. It could be – Understand your view point, or Understand the problem at hand, or Adopt your solution or an answer,  or Think about … Read More

SMILES with the Smile Cards

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[Note: I originally wrote this on ServiceSpace feed.]   The idea of using Smile Cards sounded really good the moment I heard of it. It sounded fun. It took me a while before I actually used a Smile Card, or … Read More

A New Earth

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I read Ekhart Tolle’s A New Earth over the winter break. It gave me a new perspective on looking at everything in life. What did I learn? Tolle focuses on consciousness in the book. It’s the universal energy that different … Read More

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