Mulla Nasruddin, a Sufi visionary, lived during the 13th century in the Middle East. Legend goes that Nasruddin Khodja lived in Anatolia, Turkey in the 13th Century. His estimated life span is 1209 CE to 1275/6 or 1285/6 CE). Nasruddin was a wise, witty man with a great sense of humour. He is known by […]
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There are three autonomous organizations under Ministry of AYUSH namely, Central Council for Research in Yoga & Naturopathy (CCRYN), Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNY) & National Institute of Naturopathy(NIN), Pune. These are engaged in various activities relating to Yoga & Naturopathy, including treatment of patients through these systems. The treatment includes Hydrotherapy, Mud […]
The Dalai Lama unveiled the foundation plaque of the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (Nimhans) Integrated Centre for Yoga in Bangalore on yesterday. In his address after the inauguration he asked Indians to use the knowledge that India has. He stated that knowledge that came from Nalanda is being used in other […]
People who have a higher sense of purpose in life are at lower risk of death and cardiovascular disease, reports a pooled data analysis in Psychosomatic Medicine: Journal of Biobehavioral Medicine, the official journal of the American Psychosomatic Society. The journal is published by Wolters Kluwer. “Possessing a high sense of purpose in life is […]
Smile when they want you to frown, be happy when they expect to you to be sad, laugh when they think you’ll cry. Don’t live based on what others think or try to fit in, but always be in the best of yourself that’s what makes you outstanding.
– Blaze Olamiday
69 year old Buddhist monk Matthieu Richard is often called the happiest man in the world. Various MRI scans have been conducted on him to find out what keeps him so happy. These scans show really high, perhaps the highest levels of upbeat activity in his brain. Ricard, French by birth, completed his doctorate in […]
Clinical trials are testing whether oxytocin, sometimes called the “love hormone” for its role in intimacy and social bonding, has potential as a treatment for anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. New research by behavioural neuroscientists Michael Steinman, Brian Trainor and colleagues at the University of California, Davis, suggests oxytocin may have different effects in […]
According to a new study practices like yoga and meditation and can help in reducing the need for general healthcare services by almost 50 per cent. The study conducted by Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital Institute for Technology Assessment and the Benson-Henry Institute infers that ‘Evoking the relaxation response or a physiologic state of deep rest, […]
There’s an idea I came across a few years ago that I love: My happiness grows in direct proportion to my acceptance and in inverse proportion to my expectations. That’s the key for me. If I can accept the truth of ‘This is what I’m facing — not what can I expect but what I am experiencing now’ — then I have all this freedom to do other things.
– Michael J. Fox