Have you ever paused to zoom out and look at your life from above — not in years, but in phases? We usually divide it into three neat chapters: childhood, adulthood, old age . Or education, career and family, then retirement. Linear. Predictable. And relatable. In yogic philosophy, life has not three but four stages — Brahmacharya (learning), Grihastha (householder), Vanaprastha (gradual withdrawal), and Sannyāsa (renunciation). The first two center on education and worldly responsibilities....

A journaling practice for presence, intention, and awareness—one cycle at a time. There are countless ways to journal, each with its own benefits. When I started my journaling practice - about 8 years back I found that most techniques focused on either planning the future  or analyzing the past. Neither of those fit my purpose. So I came up with my own journaling method - Cyclic Living  - which exists in the space in between. In this blog, I want to share this journaling practice. I hope that...

Everyone’s journey is different, so my personal experience attending a 10 day Vipassana course isn’t necessarily what others might have...