Indian ancient literature has its strong roots in Vedas, Aaranyakas, and Upanishadas & Bhagvatgeeta. Then comes the period of Darshanas…Indian Philosophy. Out Of six Darshanas, Sankhya Darshan & Yoga Darshan forming a pair provides us a predictable pathway to reach a stage of Moksha…freedom from all sufferings. Sankhya provides us the Theory & Yoga the […]

Irregular period means either frequent (early) menstrual cycles or late ones. Their causes may vary as per the age. 1) Adolescent age group (12 years to 18 years – which is called Peri menarchal) For late cycles, we have to check Hemoglobin & Thyroid status. If needed, medicines should be started. For early cycles, her […]

YOGA….is the ancient wisdom of India, with its roots to minimum 5000 years before Christ….Pre Vedic period. It’s a wonder that how can it be possible to use & apply it today?  If I have decided to study the concepts of this wisdom, am I supposed to prepare myself in a particular pattern….? The answer […]

Yoga is like ocean. Ocean does not have limits. It welcomes all rivers which become part of it. It does not discriminate for any criterion. So is science of Yoga. It becomes challenging to decide which training will fulfill your requirements. For this to explore, one should know the purpose of this training.  The purpose […]

We are well aware of Stress Response occurring in our body instantaneously without our knowledge, will or wish i.e. automatically. But natural, it is brought about by our Autonomic nervous system & Hormonal axis, mediated by Hypothalamus. Hypothalamus maintains Homeostasis to sustain our life with the help of food intake, sleep, fear to protect & […]

All over the world Yoga is gaining increasing popularity. May be for flexibility, agility, attitude, concentration, tranquility, emotional stability, increasing EQ & IQ….so on & so forth. Eventually it has proved to be a career option as well. These are all benefits of part time Yoga as Technique. Full time Yoga as a life style […]

Creativity is a nature’s gift to feminity, but it also shares responsibility. It is not easy to fulfill the nature’s rule of evolution, when you are giving birth to your progeny, as you expect this progeny should  be  physically,   emotionally,   psychologically, intellectually and spiritually superior than parents. For this to happen, they would be mother […]

ASHTANG YOGA IS A BEHAVIORAL DISCIPLINE! It is to make us a better person everyday. We evolve in thinking which is expressed in our perception. It is manifested in our actions. It consists of eight limbs namely Yama , Niyam, Asan, Pranayam, Pratyahar, Dharana, Dhyana & Samadhi . We are expected to abide & practice […]

Yoga is chosen life style to lead a healthy, joyous & meaningful life. It is a behavioral Science which teaches us to deal with difficult situations in life . It motivates us to perform valorous actions in our life but yet detaches us from their effects. It teaches us the law of universal friendship, power […]

Being a Family Physician, I happen to meet wide spectrum of medical cases, Communicable to non-communicable ones. This post Covid (?) period is bringing lots of cases of Psychosomatic Disorders. I happened to meet one yesterday, who was complaining of repeated heart burn with multiple motions during the day with abdominal discomfort. There was no […]