Mar 2, 2011

Ranveer and Anushka can’t keep their lips off each other


At Shahid Kapoor’s birthday bash on Saturday, Ranveer Singh and Anushka Sharma threw caution to the winds and indulged in unabashed act. All the rumours about the rift in their relationship can bite the dust. Ranveer and Anushka are very much an item and seemingly can’t keep their hands...err...lips off each other.

An Age Old Tradition - The Basics of Yoga


Yoga began in India about 5,000 years ago as a way to work the mind, body and spirit together as one. Since then, several studies have shown an active yoga lifestyle can help treat dozens of conditions including high blood pressure, mood disorders, diabetes and carpal tunnel syndrome.

Feb 28, 2011

Lahore Snow Hailstorm


The provincial metropolis was dressed to kill in bridal white on Saturday as visiting cold westerly winds sucked in moisture, taking it places at high altitudes before letting it loose in the shape of hailstorm on Lahorites as winters prepare to kiss goodbye, with March knocking at the door.
It fell like confetti over uptown Lahore for over an hour. So intense was the storm that it looked as if the city had worn a white sheet within minutes. The pleasantly surprised residents stood numb, enjoying every bit as the weather unfolded different moods within a few hours.

Feb 26, 2011

Gentle and Powerful Exercise 'Tai Chi' to Lose Weight


The University of Queensland, Australia has released an exciting study for anyone looking to lose weight.  Researchers found that the gentle, yet powerful, exercise known as tai chi helps with obesity and excess weight, in a number of ways.  The scientists discovered that tai chi:

Coincidences are like road flares


We cannot even imagine the complex forces behind every event that occurs in our lives. There’s a conspiracy of coincidences that weaves the web of karma or destiny and creates an individual’s personal life–mine, or yours. Usually we see only cause-and-effect relationships: This causes that, which causes this, which causes that–linear trajectories. Yet beneath the surface, something else is happening.

The more lies you tell, the more multiple realities you create


Can you identify someone in your life who uses language carelessly, who agrees to things readily but then never seems to be able to show up for his or her agreements? Do you know individuals who spend a lot of their time speaking about things they have no experience with — who have plenty of opinions but little real, applicable knowledge to back it up?

The effect of yoga develops over a period of time


When the Breath wanders, the mind is unsteady, but when the Breath is still, so is the mind still. — Hatha Yoga Pradipika
Now yoga is a household name and most people have tried it at least once. And yet it is essentially very misunderstood. Although some forms of yoga are taught as an energetic exercise, I was taught yoga as a meditative flow of movement.