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Umashree Kumaresh
Jan 15
What's your magic number?
I used to believe that it took 21 days to form a habit. But it hasn't always worked for me!  Trying to find answers in Pathanjali's Yoga...
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Umashree Kumaresh
Dec 19, 2024
Let me let you in on Lectins!
Plants as living organisms protect themselves from predators, e.g. insects by producing a protein called lectin. Lectin is found in many...
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Umashree Kumaresh
Dec 19, 2024
A Mindfulness practice
Mindfulness  is moment-to-moment awareness. That sounds arduous, right? For instance, while a laundry list is being revised in the head,...
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Umashree Kumaresh
May 8, 2024
What movie have you watched lately?
This would be my question to you, even if it were our first meeting. I enjoy movies so much that in my alternate universe, I'm a movie...
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Umashree Kumaresh
Apr 4, 2024
The mighty Turmeric
It is so much more than just an ingredient that imparts a delicious flavor to dishes! Curcumin, the active ingredient in turmeric, makes...
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Umashree Kumaresh
Apr 4, 2024
How high is your springboard?
I don't have a pool, you might say. Me neither! The springboard that I'm referring to is the platform from where we dive into a...
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Umashree Kumaresh
Mar 11, 2024
Does practicing yoga make us a yogi?
We in the popular culture use it quite loosely, addressing anyone who is in the pursuit of fitness through the physical practice of yoga...
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Umashree Kumaresh
Mar 11, 2024
Is it cheating to use props in yoga?
There is a notion that it is or that it is a shortcut. Personally speaking, props are the best allies to have around during yoga...
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Umashree Kumaresh
Mar 11, 2024
Where was I?
Been in the recesses of my head, thinking about the paths that I've treaded and if my current path is leading me toward my purpose....
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Umashree Kumaresh
Mar 9, 2024
What is yoga?
Yoga means "union". It is the union of breath and body, of physical and spiritual, of what is within and what is outside, of one's energy...
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