LIFESTYLE

Mindful habits to adopt for self-care
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The 12th of September is recognised as Mindfulness Day, with the goal of educating people about the benefits and worth of practising mindfulness as well as how to do so. Research has proven that mindfulness training reduces stress. With mindfulness-based therapy, it may be feasible to change the affective and cognitive processes that are at the root of a number of clinical disorders.
Trying to stay fit and glowing for the festive season?
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Here are a few fundamental and easy routines to help you better control your eating patterns and maintain a healthy body and mind. These six yoga poses will be a helpful remedy. You may stay healthy and radiant throughout this Diwali season by engaging in these yoga practices, which include asanas (body postures), pranayama (breathing methods), and meditation.
How to navigate a mid-life career crisis?
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Why do people experience a mid-life career crisis? Working professionals having a mid-life career crisis are most commonly caused by becoming disengaged from their jobs. Professionals who chose a career path that is not their genuine calling are most likely to experience this. Being in a misaligned career is what this is known as. In other words, "I'm in the incorrect field or position, now what?" And this remorse starts to be seen as the cause of the mid-life career crisis as you decide what to do next.
5 Indian platforms to help keep your kids engaged
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Additionally, engaging platforms support kids' dexterity, creativity, self-expression, concentration, learning, and planning abilities. They take in knowledge and ideas, then employ creativity to come up with answers, further strengthening their intellectual and cognitive foundation. Today, there are various new age platforms that enhance abilities and foster a child's creativity and brain growth.
Why do our bodies crave junk food?
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A lot of research has been done in this arena and Kajal and Bushra, Dieticians, and CO-Founder of Healthy Steady Go have to say this about why you crave junk food Beliefs around food: A lot of us believe that healthy and nutritious foods cannot be tasty and delicious! People don't like eating healthy food like fruit and veggies as they did not like it as kids. Good news! You aren't 5 anymore.
Astro Zindagi (Weekly Horoscope: September 12-18)
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This week may prove to be mentally demanding. You can experience a money crunch, and your expenses will keep rising. In your professional life, you'll have a busy schedule and a ton of work. Avoid delaying or the matter will spiral out of hand. Avoid all forms of gambling and speculation, as any high-risk stock market investment may not yield the returns you expect.
Everything that's new on the shelves right now
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There are a whole bunch of new launches in both beauty and fashion which are a must try for the season. Here are some of our favourites: Nykaa X Anomaly Launch: Priyanka Chopra Jonas' creation Anomaly finally makes its debut in India exclusively on Nykaa. The actor founded Anomaly in collaboration with the international beauty incubator Maesa.
Not wearing rear seat belts can be fatal: Experts
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"It is to be kept in mind that in the event of a crash, if the passenger has not fastened his seat belt, the deployment of the airbag could end up killing the passenger, even if the crash does not kill. Six airbags imply that the rear seat passengers would also be covered. The practice of fastening seat belts in the rear seat is very low even in big cities and metros and near-zero in the mid to smaller cities of India. Worse still, the awareness that if an airbag deploys without a seat belt, it could be injurious or fatal - is very low in India," said K.K. Kapila, President(emeritus) International Road Federation (IRF).
Is there easy access to healthcare for lesbians and bisexual women?
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender are referred to as LGBT. They are labels used to identify a person's gender identity or sexual orientation. The Supreme Court ruled on September 6, 2018, in a long-awaited decision, that consensual sexual relations between adults of the same gender are not a crime in India. In spite of this landmark judgment, there is still a whole lot of stigma and non-acceptance that the community faces.
5 female authors you should be reading
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Sally Rooney is famously known for Conversations with Friends, Normal People (also adapted into a show) and Beautiful World, Where Are You?. She is an author who builds her characters really well. Each of the books take you through a conversational narrative. Her writing style is very different, however the prose makes you want to read the entire book in one sitting.
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