Factors That Made You
Choose Health And Wellness As Your Way Of Life:
I have always been inclined towards healthy living. I looked
at health as a holistic approach so I used to focus on my food, sleep and
exercise myself at a very young age. Within a very short span of time in my
corporate career stories, I realised that I don't belong there and I was looking to
pursue a career which I am passionate about. There came the light bulb moment
of “my love for health and wellness/holistic healing”. I started learning about
various aspects of health in relation to our body, mind and emotions.
When I see people become a better version of themselves I
feel very content and it reassures my belief that we all have the power within
us to change the things around for a fruitful, happy and healthy life we all
deserve to live on this planet earth. We don't need to belong to the rat race
or try to fit in to what the food and fitness industry is selling us.
Being A Transformation
Coach, Podcast Host, Author, Certified Yoga Therapist, How Do You Facilitate
And Inspire Others In A Way That Is Truly Unique:
I keep learning and growing myself and whatever knowledge I
possess I love sharing it with people around me or on social media in a very
authentic way. From my experience over the last 10 years, I have learnt that
there is “NO ONE SIZE FIT ALL” strategy for most of the things in life and
especially when it comes to mindset and healthy living we all need to adapt
things or follow a routine that suits us & not what our society or industry
is imposing upon us. So, my approach is to analyze what works for people at an
individual level depending on their lifestyle, likes and habits then give them
a plan that is sustainable so they don't give up.
Initial Struggles That
You Faced When You Entered The Domain Of Health And Fitness:
I was always a fitness enthusiast but that doesn’t mean I did
not have challenges. I still do from time to time. It’s like telling a doctor
that you can't afford to fall sick (LOL). I did have physical challenges during
both my pregnancies but my mindset helped me stay strong and positive to deal
with it and come out even stronger.
Apart from physical challenges I had emotional challenges
“fear of being judged”. For the longest time I was not visible on social media
for this reason and then I had to change my own inner negative dialogue to
overcome that fear and focus on the positive side of it. In 2019, I told myself
“You are going to die with all the information you have within you if you don't
share it for the right cause” that's where I started writing my book too!
Now I am like let people say whatever they want to, as far as
I am helping someone getting better and living a more fruitful life, I don't
care about “what people think or say about me”.
What Inspired You To
Share Your Thoughts And Write Your Book “Why Me First”:
When I look around (even now) I see people being so stressed
all the time and this has become the new norm which is causing all the health
issues in the world. Clinical research also shows that 70-90% of the hospital
visits are due to stress, that’s where I thought I would put everything I know
about managing stress in the form of a book. I think “Stress is inevitable and
until we are alive we all will have stress” but one thing that we can do or
most of us can do is to learn to deal with it or manage it well.
When you are strong internally you can handle things better
externally. My book is a way of helping people understand how our body &
mind function and why it is important to take care of YOURSELF first without
falling into the trap of any industry. There is no need to be in the rat race,
live your life at your own term and conditions not others.
Evolution Of The Health
& Wellness Industry:
It has both its pros and cons. There are certain aspects
where the industry is providing a lot of good information about healthy living
but on the other hand it also has a commercial angle to it where people are
only thinking about making money at the cost of humanity. The industry puts
profits (first) before people. It has evolved from connecting within to
connecting with the outside world more and more. As a health professional I
take responsibility for undoing this damage and help people understand the
importance of connecting to inner voice or intuition.
Before “Uncle Google”
as I call it, people would listen to their intuition while making a decision
and now they turn to google for all their answers and with overwhelming
information they are confused or lost. People need to understand that sometimes
they can do without google too, all they need to do is to learn to go within.
Your Fitness Mantra:
My fitness mantra is “HEALTH IS WEALTH”. Retain it while you
are young.
If the wealth is lost one can still earn it back if they are
healthy but if one is unhealthy all the wealth will also be spent in trying to
regain it.
I would advise people to put their overall wellbeing (mind,
body, food and sleep) on priority, healthy minds make better decisions. More
than anything else, one thing that most people need to do is fix the sleeping
hours. People think sleeping post midnight is normal, the whole world is doing
it so I can also do it too, but that’s one of the major reasons people are
unhealthy.
Sleep by 10 pm and see the magic happen. Our organs need
enough time to repair and rejuvenate during night and the best time for that is
between 10 pm to 6 am.
If you don't like exercise that’s fine just try to go for morning walks for 15 min each morning between 6-7 am and you will feel the difference yourself.
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