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  • Armeena Khan opens up about the time she was ‘severely malnourished’

    Armeena Khan opens up about the time she was ‘severely malnourished’

    Following Adnan Malik and Mawra Hocane, Armeena Khan is the latest celeb to open up about her battle with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and poor mental health.

    In an Instagram post, the actor shared that this decade she conquered her eating disorders caused by her stressful media job. She revealed that she lost a lot of weight and ended up weighing 39 kgs only because of which she was “severely malnourished”.

    Armeena explained that she was “sharing this story not as a victim but as a victor.”

    “I conquered these and so I class them as some of my biggest achievements these last few years. I am happy in my skin now, I meditate and I eat healthy and I have a general feeling of well-being,” she wrote.

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    Armeena is one of the most vocal actors in the industry. Last year she made headlines after she heavily criticised Priyanka Chopra for her pro-war statements.

    The actor has also been part of several successful projects including Bin Roye and Janaan.

  • Why practicing mindfulness is important

    One of the most misunderstood concepts of modernity is ‘Multitasking.’ Multitasking at our jobs and social media interactions have reduced our ability to retain focus on one thing at a time. 

    However, if we introduce the practice of mindfulness in our lives – one can not only rejuvenate the complex networking of neurons of our brain but the abilities like concentration, time-management, and stress management can also be improved to phenomenal extend. 

    Here are some easy mindfulness exercises which you should consider to add in your daily life:

    STOP

    When you’re in a stressful moment, a popular mindfulness exercise called S.T.O.P. can be helpful. 

    • Stop. Just take a momentary pause, no matter what you’re doing. 
    • Take a breath. Feel the sensation of your breathing, which brings you back to the present moment. 
    • Observe. Acknowledge what is happening, for good or bad, inside you or out. Just note it. 
    • Proceed. Having briefly checked in with the present moment, continue with whatever it was you were doing. 

    PRACTICE MINDFULNESS DURING MEETINGS 

    Another very useful technique that can be practiced in group forms is by practicing it in the office with your colleagues. Meetings can be wastage of time when people aren’t listening. Here is how you can introduce mindfulness in your office meetings:

    • No phones or computers allowed at meetings, whenever possible. 
    • If you need a note taker, have one person act as secretary and circulate the notes afterward. 
    • Give uninterrupted opportunities to speak to people in the meeting. 

    Mindfulness works; that is why from Google to General Mills, they have started teaching mindfulness in their offices. You should do it as well. 

  • Here’s why you should do yoga daily

    Here’s why you should do yoga daily

    In recent years, yoga has become a very popular form of exercise mostly because of the mental health benefits it has to offer. According to AFP, up to 300 million practise it regularly. Celebrities, especially across the border swear by it for a healthy mind and body.

    Yoga has several benefits and recent studies have proven that it can drastically improve your mood and wellbeing, even if you do it for a few minutes every day. You can incorporate the activity into your routine at any time of the day, though morning is the ideal time to do it. Youtube has several videos on how to do yoga and you can pick any one of them to do.

    Here are some of the benefits:

    • It calms the mind
    • It improves strength, flexibility and posture – Yoga strengthens the arms, shoulders, abs and legs and tones the muscles. Over time, your body will become more flexible. Yoga will also help improve your posture and alleviate any pain caused by bad postures.
    • It boosts energy levels – Even a few minutes of yoga can make a noticeable difference in your energy levels and help you feel fresh even during a busy day.
    • It helps lose weight – Power yoga and hot yoga will help you burn fat. However, a daily yoga practice, even with gentle poses, can also positively impact your metabolic system and restore hormonal balance, which will lead to weight loss.
    • It reduces stress and anxiety. Breathing exercises can help calm down your nerves.

    What is yoga?

    Yoga is an ancient physical, mental and spiritual practice originating in India. The word derives from Sanskrit and means to join or to unite, symbolising the union of body and consciousness.

    Among the more unusual forms that have sprung up are “hoga” (yoga on a horse), “noga” (nude yoga), “doga” (yoga with a dog), and Harry Potter yoga complete with a “Downward Dumbledore”.