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Dileep rides for " Bangalore Randonneurs "  https://www.audaxindia.org/bangalore-randonneurs-bangalore-c-9 and " GoGreenGoCycling "  http://www.gogreengocycling.org/ and few solo rides with his friends.  He is a great inspiration to me and our kid. I wanted to go cycling with him for a very long time.  With the lock down slightly relaxed and cyclists allowed on the roads with all the precautions, we planned a short family ride of 15kms, considering our lil one's capacity to ride. It was super fun.     And ever since I had been craving for more. That's the thing about any physical activity, walking, running, yoga cycling, gymming, you name it, once you get the taste of it, and you end up craving for more.  Anyway, I asked my husband if we could ride till my mom's place and he agreed. From our house till Mom's, it's around 22 Kms. I was over the moon and super excited. Once the plan was made, I told my mom that we would be coming early in the mor...

​ “My Body Is My Temple And Asanas Are My Prayers” B.K.S. Iyengar ​​ I started doing yoga 5 years back. During my teenage years I used to practice yoga and other physical exercises, it was never serious or in an orderly manner.  After my baby started school and finally I could find some time for myself that I joined a renowned institute near my home, basically to get back my health and stamina which we mother's tend to loose,  looking after the baby 24/7.  And my love for yoga started from then. A few months of joining yoga, my flexibility improved, I felt energetic and happy. A sense of achievement came that I can push my body to do complex asans with ease and a motivation that I can do better.  I started practicing yoga at home too whenever I could make some time, with my little one watching me with curious eyes. It's always more fun and exhilarating to do yoga in a class. There are fun moments with the trainer trying to motivate the class to ...

​ As young people, we are full of energy, enthusiasm, super busy with our work, family and other activities.  But we are ​​ n't going to be young for ever. While we are investing for our old age, saving up a lump sum to give us a comfortable life, many of us forget to invest in one more and most important thing. A hobby, something we are passionate about. Something which will keep us busy the whole day, while our children are away for studies/ work or blissfully enjoying the company of their friends, spouse and their children.  We need to accept that even though our children love us, will always do, it's difficult for them to spend time with their old parents with so many things demanding their attention.  While we enjoy seeing them all grown up and responsible, we should make sure we let them do that without feeling guilty of not being able to spend time with us..  We should learn to age gracefully. Planning is very important. Find the things ...

​ Mother's Day/ Father's Day, one special day when we cherish our Mother/ Father. A special day when we recollect our beautiful memories, a day when we express our love and affection to the one who gave us this beautiful life. They nurtured us and made us who we are today. They gave us always better than the best that they could.  ​​ We, who are parents now ourselves, can totally understand the efforts our parents have put to look after us.   There are many parents with different point of view about their children though. But as parents we should learn to love our child unconditionally. Our children should NOT be grateful to us for anything we do for them.  They should not feel compelled that since our parents gave birth to us, since they looked after us, since they sacrificed so much for us, we should take care and look after them in their old age. That is NOT the attitude with which we should raise our child. Affection, love and respect should not be d...

Recently I came across a movie and it turned out great!! The movie revolved around the main character and the troubles the character had to undergo for being overweight. A very few people understand that beauty is skin deep. The measure of ones beauty is generally decided on how the slim rather thin and fair a person is according to Indian standards especially, even at this age and time. I wanted to pen my observations about how people under go various mental and emotional upheaval because of their weight.  The constant nagging from family to reduce their weight. The sniggers from strangers and object of fun within the friend circle.  All these things lead to great stress and they resort to what is called as emotional eating, further aggravating the problem.   The self confidence of the person takes a major hit. They start avoiding social gatherings, become recluse, take refuge by eating sweets ( when we eat sugar, the brain releases dopamine and serotonin, the horm...

Come weekend, loads of images, forwards are splashed everywhere on social media describing how the weekends just melt away and boom! Come Monday, people are exhausted, tired, they just somehow drag themselves to work, school, college or to a place where you are supposed to be.  It fills me with surprise. What kind of attitude is this?  Some odd person who is really unmotivated in life, doesn't want to achieve something, puts this kind of vibe out to the world and everyone starts feeling the same way.  And on top of that poor "Monday", the most fantastic day of the week, gets undermined and gets the least respect.   Friday on the other hand is welcomed with open arms as if the very survival of dear life depends on this very day and rest of the days are just dragged upon.  Such is the state of affairs and the attitude that people, not only carry but pass on to others and their children as well!! We all know that children act and behave th...