Images are an easy way to break up chunks of text, add context, or give your readers a more accessible medium through which to digest your content. With the growth of written content online, it’s harder to have your content be unique from others. Writers need to adapt to the changing landscape. How can you continue to engage your audience when so many bloggers have written on the same topics—and will continue to do so? The answer is original imagery. Blog Image Trends: Why Stock Photos Are Dead With more content available on the web every day, it’s more important than ever to stand out. While ..read more

benefits of doing Hatha yoga. From increased flexibility, toned body, healthy heart to a relaxed mind, here are some key to hatha yoga adn many things you do daily life… A collective phrase which refers to any type of Yoga that teaches Physical postures is known as Hatha Yoga. All the basic Yoga postures are introduced in Hatha Yoga. Hatha means ‘Force” in Sanskrit- the ancient Indian language which is the origin of many Yoga related term. Customarily the desired intention has been the same as of various other types of Yoga. The mastery of Hatha yoga is worldwide favored in the form of physica ..read more

Imagine. Barren lands covering the face of the earth. No water source in sight and the harsh sunlight burning off the skin on your body. There is nowhere to hide, no shade to take cover under. People dying due to hunger and thirst. And every day, we are hit with a new disaster at our home. Feels scary? Well, that is our earth 50 – 70 years from now if we continue producing greenhouse gases at the current rate. Climate change is real. And for anyone who still doesn’t believe in global warming, all you have to do is check the recent news. You will see freaky and erratic weather behavior all over ..read more

Kriya Yoga is an ancient meditation technique of energy and breath control, or pranayama. It is part of a comprehensive spiritual path, which includes additional meditation practices along with right living. The Kriya technique was hidden in secrecy for many centuries. It was revived in 1861, when the great yogi Mahavatar Babaji taught the technique to his disciple Lahiri Mahasaya. Lahiri then taught the technique to his disciple Sri Yukteswar, who taught it to his disciples, including Paramhansa Yogananda. Yogananda then popularized Kriya Yoga through his book, Autobiography of a Y ..read more

Anything that ends with “ING” is a process be it marketing or learning! Having spent almost 17 years in the corporate world, gave me the opportunity to work with various leaders. My journey started as a medical rep followed by diverse positions across the country. In my voyage, I got influenced by all the leaders whom I worked with, however, some of them had far greater impact on my life both professional as well as personal than the others. I would not like to quote their names here however good or bad, I learnt from all of them and the learning still continues. Today I want t ..read more

21 Day (Three-Week) water fast is classified under long term fasts and should be attempted only by those who are familiar with shorter one week or a 10-day water fasts. To do a long term fast, one has to understand the science of fasting from the medical viewpoint.A 21 day water fast should be done only under the direct supervision of a qualified medical practitioner who can monitor your vital signs and other body conditions on a daily basis. Who can do a 21 Day Water fast (Three Week Water Fast)? A 21-day water fast can be done for various purposes ranging from therapy for chronic illnesse ..read more

A few centuries after Patanjali, yoga masters created a system of practices designed to rejuvenate the body and prolong life. They rejected the teachings of the ancient Vedas and embraced the physical body as the means to achieve enlightenment. They developed  with radical tantra yoga techniques to cleanse the body and mind to break the knots that bind us to our physical existence. This exploration of these physical-spiritual connections and body centered practices led to the creation of what we primarily think of yoga in the West: Hatha Yoga. Yoga was refined and developed by the Rishis ..read more

“You can get everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want.” — Zig Ziglar According to Tony Robbins, it’s simple: Ask. But you have to ask effectively. You have to ask with precision.  You need to ask the right people.  You need to ask the right way.   And, you need to keep changing your approach until you succeed. Ask for Help More Effectively One of the most powerful things I learned from Tony Robbins long ago was how to ask for help more effectively.   Sure, we get by with a  little help from our friend ..read more

Do daily distractions leave you feeling unfocused and stressed? Take a breath. Here are three great ways to start taking back control. Succumbing to distraction over and over, though, can build stress, foster unhappiness and even lead to depression. So if you’re one of the many looking to figure out how to handle distractions and improve your ability to focus, take comfort in the fact that research has shown a way forward. Does it seem like you can’t complete even the simplest task without being distracted? Texts, emails, social media alerts, noisy colleagues, ringing phones… Friends, you are ..read more

STOP WAITING TO BE HAPPY. The good news is there are always fresh opportunities to be happy. Imagine life is like Grand Central Station, where happy times arrive around the clock. Chances are the opportunity to be happy has already arrived. Sometimes it’s right in front of you. For whatever reason, you are unable to shift your focus to notice and appreciate it. Regardless of what is going on around you, you can feel happier, be productive, attract success and enjoy yourself during the process. When you shift your focus and the way you think, your perspective changes. When shi ..read more