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Daily regimen (Dincharya): Jala neti

Jala neti is a simple and essential process that cleanses the nasopharyngeal passage and reduces nasal congestion . It should be incorporated into the daily morning routine  (Dincharya) . A. Mode of action:  Regular irrigation of nasal passage with warm saline water:  Cleans the nasal passage. It reduces nasal congestion and pacifies Vata dosha   [More M et al, 2021 ]. Increases muco-ciliary clearance [Talbot AR,  1997 ], [Homer JJ et al  2000 ], [Ural A, 2008 ], [Robinson M et al, 1997 ]. B. Frequency:  Daily in the morning. C. Benefits: Rhino sinusitis   [ Robago D et al,  2002 ]. Nasal polyps. Allergic conditions [Meera S et al,  2018 ]. Improvement in vision [Meera S et al,  2018 ]. Improvement in presence of mind and intelligence [Meera S et al,  2018 ]. Mitigation of post irradiation rhinosinusitis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma [Meera S et al,  2018 ]. D. Requirements: Warm saline water (Osmotic pressure of salt wat...

Self worth and self devaluation

Right from birth, worldly processes are instrumental in building and repeatedly reinforcing a mental model that  inappropriately associates our self-worth with worldly outcomes. Outcomes derived from the use of Physical, emotional and mental faculties in worldly activities as well as occupational and relationship experiences are preferred, favored and used to measure the success or failure of a soul's life journey.  Each step of life, each physical, emotional, mental, financial and relational transaction has little to offer and is bound to result in self devaluation, deep dissatisfaction, unhappiness, discontent in the course of time when the worldly outcomes do not meet individual, social and cultural norms. The inappropriate understanding that 'my happiness is dependent on others and how others think about me' is at the root of all suffering. Unfortunately the spotlight is carefully hidden from the hero of this entire play - the soul. 

Improving verbal communication skills

Speaker coach in MS Teams meetings. It observes how you speak during an online meeting/team interaction/presentation and provides live but private (visible to only you, not saved in meeting transcripts), and personalized insights during the call. Moreover it also delivers a private, insightful summary  after the online meeting/team interaction/presentation. Following types of suggestions are shared: 1. Repetitive language 2. Inclusiveness 3. Pace of verbal communication 4. Filler words used and their frequency  5. Intonation: suggestions related to tone of verbal communication. 6. Monologue. Definitely a tool worth checking out. It can help one becomes aware of issues related to their verbal communication skills and improve them. For more information refer to related Microsoft page: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/meeting-speaker-coach

Achieving and maintaining balance

In the absence of appropriate understanding and awareness; Lack of use, misuse or excessive use of body, mind and speech faculties leads to subtle imbalances that evolve into grosser imbalances over time. Over active mind ( Over thinking , obsessive thinking ) combined with weak body and speech faculty, Overactive body (for example restless leg syndrome ) combined with cognitively weak mind and speech faculties, Overactive speech combined with weak body and mind are some examples. To elaborate further, feeding the mind with television, reliance on web content and mobile content might make one feel knowledgeable and equipped to take on the world. The absence of any associated practical real world experience and lack of physical ability become apparent when one is unable to behave appropriately in random real world circumstances. Such experiences serve as a wake up call. Disregarding such signals prepares ground for more difficulties in the future.  The first and foremost step towa...

Khadira (Senegalia catechu, Acacia catechu)