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Health & Fitness > Pilates & Yoga The health benefits of yoga
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Yoga originating from the Sanskrit word Yug means to bind, to join, to attach and yoke. This in its practice typically translates to the union of the body, mind and soul. This holistic approach to well-being that yoga adopts leads to its endless health benefits. Yoga offers postures or asanas that can work every joint, muscl... More..

Health & Fitness > Pilates & Yoga What is yoga ?
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Yoga derived from the Sanskrit root yuj, in its purest definition means to yoke. Simply put it alludes to the union of the mind, body and spirit. However in the context of the contemporary world particularly the West, yoga usually refers to the practice of physical postures or asanas. Asana is essentially only one step of th... More..

Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Childhood memories
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Aunt Prema was one of Mamai, my paternal grandmother's closest friends. She also happened to come from an Indian royal family. Mamai had taught me to address Aunt Prema as Princess, a title the latter always cringed at and which I later learnt she truly held before the abolition of the Indian Privy Purse and royal titl... More..

Entertainment > Movie Awards & Nominations Bollywood movies nominated for Oscars
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The Hindi language film industry based in Mumbai (formerly Bombay), India is popularly called Bollywood. Though the term is often incorrectly used to refer to the entire Indian film industry, in reality it is only a part of the latter. Bollywood primarily makes Hindi movies but in recent times, with the increasing popularity... More..

Style & Beauty > Clothing Sizes & Fit A petite girl's guide to flattering fashion looks
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Before taking baby steps into the world of petite fashion let us crawl back to the definition of petite as the apparel industry understands it. Petite means anyone of height 5'-4 or less. Petite women don't necessarily have to be dainty, wispy like Nicole Richie. A petite girl can be of any body shape - rectangular, bell or... More..

Jobs & Careers > Stress & Time Management How to overcome the fear of public speaking
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Standing in front of a room full of people; some doodling, some texting, some on the verge of sleeping, not to mention the wretched few staring at me; but all expecting me to speak was never my idea of fun. I am painfully shy and a compulsive introvert. All through school and architecture college, I had successfully staye... More..

Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Our changing world
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Finally, the sun set on Seattle's unusually long summer today. The skies turned gray overnight, the sun appearing only in minuscule breaks in between periods of incessant rain. However, much as I may dislike the ceaseless Seattle rains, I cannot deny my love for its assuredness of the familiar,which they bring. The rain has ... More..

Style & Beauty > Clothing Sizes & Fit How to dress for your shape
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Have you ever looked at yourself in the mirror and cringed at the small breasts, narrow hips or large belly? Please remember no woman, including that fabulous lingerie model, has a faultless body. However, some women through clever clothing choices,manage to downplay their flaws and accentuate their strengths better than ot... More..

Travel > North & South America Travel experiences in Yakima Valley, Washington
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We had been to the Yakima Valley in central Washington couple of years back, primarily for spring barrel tasting. However, since, both of us are no wine experts or hard-core, passionate wine enthusiasts, we knew we would do much more than get sloshed. The trip had been planned weeks back, as part of my husband's urgent disc... More..

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