The position the Moon was in the sky at the time you were born has a lasting effect on your mood and personality, as it determines your Moon sign. For the skeptics out here, you might have heard that the tides are highest during a New or Full Moon. Scientifically speaking, like the Earth's surface...
As a parent, you have all the power and support of society and the law to help your child under all circumstances — including when they are having relationship troubles. This is especially true when your child is still a teenager and feels stuck between a wall and a hard place. The teenage years are...
Do you feel you have been judged because someone called you a “neat freak” or a “slob?" A neat freak and slob exist at polar ends of a spectrum. Most of us occupy an area somewhere in between these opposites. There will always be someone neater than you — or a bigger slob. The question...
The truth is, no one likes to be told what to do. One of my teachers used to say “don’t advise unless someone asks you for it.” To enjoy and thrive in any relationship, unless you are a project leader or a parent, do you really need to tell others what to do? Children surely...
Growing up in India in a non-religious household, I assumed that everyone did yoga and meditation every morning. My dad would do his yoga and prānāyāma (yogic breath work) followed by a few minutes of meditation. My brother and I still follow this childhood habit half a century later. To us, yoga and meditation are like...
When I see promotions and ads for spiritual retreats that claim to help you find yourself, I wonder — with all the love and humility within me — how I can find myself by going somewhere else. I am right here, already within. Well-meaning event organizers entice you with a promise to help you center yourself. To which I...
Most people seek happiness. Yet there comes a time when you want to transcend happiness and seek inner peace. Happiness is like ice cream. It comes in many flavors — joy, contentment, euphoria are a few that come to mind. And while happiness is great, what you truly seek is peace. You want peace at...
You might have heard that fortune favors the brave. It’s true. I have ample examples to share, as I have seen it work over and over again. But sometimes, you just feel stuck. Maybe you even want to run away. I have felt like running away far more often than I wanted to hang around...
Grief is a heavy word because its weight can be felt every time you read or hear it. Grief means deep sorrow that arises from what feels like an irreplaceable loss. It is hard to handle whether you are the one grieving or you are around someone who is. While you might associate grief with...
I remember being exactly six months short of my 40th birthday and saying to myself, "Oh no! The big 4-0 will be here and my life will go downhill!" As a teenager, I thought turning 40 was growing old. In my 20s, I thought those in their 50s were old, and in my 30s, the...