Category: Inner Balance

November 18, 2025

Inner Balance/Life/Self/Social Balance

The Elephant

And we wonder whyWe livePartial livesFace half turned Hidden in shadows Living in parts Distributing our Selfacross roles Holding them apartLest they mixand explode the prismof lifesplits Throughwhich windowDo yousee me The wholetakestoo muchof usI...

October 29, 2025

Inner Balance

Free

the rush of adrenalinei feel it rising —i can see it coming from a mile. your opinion of me — i cringe. i try to dodge. but where can I hide? no shield is strong...

October 1, 2025

Inner Balance/Life/Self

Achieving Balance: The No RoG paradigm

The Stress we don’t need Let’s face it: stress is an inseparable part of our lives. In fact, as much as we like to get rid of it, not all stress is bad. Short bursts of...

June 10, 2023

Inner Balance/Life/Self

Life lessons on (and in) the River Ganga :)

What a short rafting trip down the river taught me As we start our maiden rafting trip, floating calmly downstream, the pre-trip cautioning by the guides seems almost patronizing. But as we enter the first...

February 2, 2022

Inner Balance/Self/Social Balance

Prayer of St. Francis

Studying in a convent school, we would often recite this prayer first thing in the morning. As a kid, honestly, I never thought much of it. It was just one more thing to do. But...

December 8, 2020

Inner Balance/Self

How to tilt the calorie balance to favor weight loss

Creating a calorie deficit is the single most important step to achieve weight loss. What is calorie deficit? In short, eat less than what you burn. But wait, you say, what’s new about that?? I’ve...

November 30, 2020

Inner Balance/Self

How to achieve meaningful and sustainable weight loss

There’s little that has not been said or written about weight loss. From the myriad of diets to the scores of excercise regimens, from the health supplements to the intermittent fasting… There’s an ocean of...

October 24, 2019

Inner Balance

Breathe

It’s been a long day and you are just about ready to hit the sack. Every inch of your body is aching and you are only thinking of lying down and drifting off to lalaland....

October 12, 2019

Inner Balance

Vipassana for Inner Balance

Vipassana is the practice of mindfulness. It is also a way of living. At the core, it is a method that helps us attain Inner Balance. Imagine being in a boat on a rocky sea....