THE MIDLIFE GLOWMidlife is not the end of your story. It can be the beginning of one of your healthiest, strongest, and most confident chapters.As our bodies change, it can be difficult to know what is normal, what deserves attention, and what healthy habits can actually make a difference. The Midlife Glow was created to help women and men better understand the physical, emotional, and lifestyle changes that often come with aging.

Our Vedas eulogize the Sun, and there are many hymns in praise of the Surya Devata. Especially, the first chapter of the Krishna Yajur Veda Taittiriya Aranyakam has come to be known in recent times as the Surya Namaskar chapter.------------------------------------------Surya Namaskar is a fundamental set of 12 postures to step into a higher state of consciousness that reflects Purity. It leads to Yoga, or the significant moment when one rel...

Aitareya is one of the earliest Upanishads and is attributed to sage Mahidasa Aitareya. It consists of five sections, viz. sections 21 to 25. These sections form the 4th, 5th, and 6th chapters of the 2nd part of the Rigveda Aranyaka.Forthe young student the मन्त्र Samhita verses.the householder the ब्राह्मण Brahmana verses.the retired the आरण्यक Aranyaka verses.the sannyasi the उपनिषद् Upanishad verses.

Prashna Upanishad is attributed to sage Pippalada and is in the Gopatha Brahmana of the Atharva Veda.This Upanishad gets its name from the word Prashna , which means “a Question” in Sanskrit.Whenone’s mind is peaceful,the heart is loving,basic needs are well taken care of,Thena question that arises is directly addressed by the Divine,since it is addressed only to the Divine.

We have recently become aware of the importance of Yoga in daily life, nay as an integral dinacharya not to be missed. However, for most of us the real meaning of Yoga is still obscure. It is more than asana or body gymnastics. It is much more than our outer garment.Yoga is closely related to the mind and heart. To our feelings, sensations, emotions and attitude. To our citta, the memory and ego. Culturing our mind is Yoga. Broadening our ...

The Bhagavad Gita has been chanted and read in homes and workplaces. Children and families love to recite it during festivals and gatherings. It is the discourse that instructs man to realign himself to his duty and responsibility. It is the scripture that creates a strong foundation for implicit faith and concordant action in day to day life.How may we read the Gita? Its verses are written in a meter known as Anushtup Chhanda consisting of 32 syll...

Mundaka Upanishad is from the Gopatha-Brahmana of the Atharva Veda. Whereas its Samhita portion survives in two recensions, after sages Paippalada and Shaunaka, the Brahmana portion available today is only of sage Gopatha.Mundaka Upanishad gets its name from “a head shaved of all heavy botheration”. By the sincere study of this Upanishad, one’s mind resolves all troubles, difficulties seem trifles. It quenches the thirst of the sincere seeker and in beautiful verse...

Mundaka Upanishad is from the Gopatha-Brahmana of the Atharva Veda. Whereas its Samhita portion survives in two recensions, after sages Paippalada and Shaunaka, the Brahmana portion available today is only of sage Gopatha.Mundaka Upanishad gets its name from “a head shaved of all heavy botheration”. By the sincere study of this Upanishad, one’s mind resolves all troubles, difficulties seem trifles. It quenches the thirst of the sincere seeker and in beautiful verse...

Some journeys begin with golden sunlight and sugarcane dreams—yet life has a way of testing the limits we never knew we had.In Raising Beyond Limits, Ashwini Raghni Kumar reflects on growing up in Fiji, where tradition shaped expectations and silenced many girls' voices. Then, as her life unfolds into motherhood, she faces a new kind of awakening—one built through determination, advocacy, and love.When her son Ashvir's needs demand patience and persistence, Ashwini learns t...

Aaliya has always lived with a world that others refuse to truly see—because she was born blind, and too many people only notice what she "lacks," not what her heart holds. But her mother understands her in a different way, painting life into stories when silence would have been easier.Then, by a quiet river beside a simple hut, Aaliya meets Rayan—gentle, patient, and determined to make the invisible feel reachable. He teaches her with words, steadies her with care, and helps her d...

Avaranas - the nine enclosures, and their Sanskrit Alphabet Letters.There are principally three texts that throw light on this topic.a)Bhavana Upanishad (Bhavanopanishad) from Atharvavedab)Soundaraya Lahiri of Adi Shankaracharyac)Sri Matrika Chakra Viveka of Kashmir ShaivismWe have taken the commentary of Bhavana Upanishad for this book. At the end, the slightly alternate view from Sri Matrika Chakra Viveka is also given.

Original Dhatupatha from the Siddhanta Kaumudi. Lists 1943 Roots.- Correct Sequence of 1943 Roots- IAST Transliteration for Clarity- Index of Roots with Tags and Accents- Internal Grouping of Roots अन्तर्गणः mentioned- Roots with Initial Letter in Original Enunciation ष् / ण् ṣ / ṇ listed- Root Accent in Enunciation उदात्तः अनुदात्तः स्वरितः udāttaḥ / anudāttaḥ / svaritaḥ marked- Root Tag letter इत् स...