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In my recent article, The Why & How Of Wellness Goal-Setting, I had mentioned some foundational aspects of goal setting for defining smarter, sharper, and more relevant personal goals. Once the goals are delineated, the next step is to track the process and progress of staying on course and achieving these goals over […]

“It’s not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it.” – Hans Selye Stress is that wily, insidious visitor that sneaks into our lives and surreptitiously ingrains itself permanently in its hosts. Everyone is a host. There is a renewed dialogue around stress and stress management, especially against the backdrop […]

The advent of a New Year is usually the time when the pitch around words like ‘goals’ and ‘resolutions’ picks up. New beginnings, new hopes, desire to break away from the old, or build upon it… form some of the underlying sentiments while making personal resolutions. Our individual needs to […]

2020 has been a tough year for one and all with the pandemic sweeping across all corners of the world. The year-end festivities may be tempered and toned down compared to previous years, but there is no reason why we cannot raise a toast to the resilience of the human […]

How to survive working from home, given the now-not-so-new normal imposed by COVID-19? Yes, I know you are thinking vaccines are around the corner. However, working conditions aren’t going back to normal on New Year’s Day. Even, when you do go back to the office, the few tips I am […]

One measure of powerful and potent corporate wellness programming is the focussed inclusion of women’s health concerns. While having a corporate wellness plan trumps having none, it would be incorrect to call it either ‘comprehensive’ or ‘inclusive’ without an understanding, appreciation, and addressal of health concerns that are unique and specific to women. In […]

Fairly common, Asthma is a long-term health condition caused by inflammation and narrowing of the airways of the lungs. Symptoms vary from person to person and include difficulty breathing, which triggers wheezing, coughing, shortness of breath, and tightness in the chest. While exact causes may not be known, Asthma could […]

Whether one embraces it or not, it is a well-known fact that exercise is an important part of healthy living for everyone. That it can be very beneficial and is in fact, vital for people afflicted with health conditions and disorders, is not as widely known or accepted in practice, […]

Our lives are a series of causes and effects. Whether we are consciously aware of it or not, there is always a chain of events correlated with how we think, process, infer, and act. This chain precedes the decisions we make, and another chain is born as a result of […]

“There cannot be a stressful crisis next week. My schedule is already full.” ­— Henry Kissinger Years ago, when kids were young, we decided to take this newly launched thriller roller coaster ride at Universal Studios. Being an adrenaline junkie, adventures have always fascinated and drawn me. Settled in our seats (really hoping […]