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The Power of Yoga for Mental and Physical Wellness: A Personal Reflection

By Aqsa Ishaq | January 9, 2025May 17, 2025 by Aqsa Ishaq

Yoga might be the best thing out there that you can do for your health. Here, I am referring to a more holistic meaning of health including your mental health, physical well-being and an authentic emotional self. In a world running after appearances, the simplicity of yoga can prove to be your little corner of authenticity. That small little corner of calm that you always crave but seldom get to have. How My Journey Began… When…

Mind & Body

How Stress Reduction Helps Manage PCOS

By Aqsa Ishaq | December 23, 2024May 17, 2025 by Aqsa Ishaq

PCOS is a hormonal disorder affecting millions of women worldwide. It is marked by symptoms like irregular periods, high androgen (male hormone) levels, and ovarian cysts. This condition can have a far-reaching impact, not just on physical health, but also on mental well-being and fertility. An often overlooked yet crucial part of managing PCOS is stress reduction. Stress is known to worsen symptoms, making effective stress management essential for improving both physical and mental health…

Mind & Body

How to Build a Balanced Meal: A Beginner’s Guide to Nutrition

By Aqsa Ishaq | December 22, 2024May 17, 2025 by Aqsa Ishaq

Let’s face it—eating healthy can feel overwhelming, especially when you’re just starting out. With so much conflicting information out there, it’s easy to wonder, “What does a balanced meal even look like?” Don’t worry; you’re not alone in this! The good news is that creating a balanced meal doesn’t have to be complicated. With a little guidance, you’ll be whipping up nourishing, satisfying meals in no time. The Basics of a Balanced Meal At its…

Political Yet Personal

Does Injustice Ever Go Away?

By Aqsa Ishaq | August 29, 2024May 17, 2025 by Aqsa Ishaq

No. Injustice never really goes away. In the paradise of illusions around us, sometimes it appears as if the world is a dynamite of filtered transparency and equality but in reality it’s not. It’s a filthy place full of filthy governments, institutions of violence and hubs of ignorance. There are days when it’s all picture perfect and, then, one fine morning you wake up to the news of Ghaza blown to smithereens in the span…

Political Yet Personal

This World is an Ecosystem of Pain

By Aqsa Ishaq | August 28, 2024May 17, 2025 by Aqsa Ishaq

This world of ours is an ecosystem of pain Where the threads are held together with the glue of masqueraded dreams So everyone is connected to everything and everything to everyone It works like a net Like the scattered pink silhouettes of nerves in the eyes, swollen when it’s a flood of tears, occasionally! So there are the parasites, who are they? Where are they? How do they look? Nobody knows. But they are everywhere,…

Political Yet Personal

Not All Men

By Aqsa Ishaq | August 27, 2024May 17, 2025 by Aqsa Ishaq

Not all men, but somehow always a man. I heard this the other day that men fear supernatural creatures when they are alone, and women fear men. Generations of oppression lies behind this internalized fear. But the fun part is watching a random casual gathering of men getting supremely defensive and insecure whenever the mention of men-induced-crimes specifically sexual ones, come up. The awkward silences, weird glances and illogical logic make it even more pathetic…

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How Did I Start Thanking People more

By Aqsa Ishaq | August 26, 2024May 17, 2025 by Aqsa Ishaq

Internet is all filled with the fancy connotations of the word, “gratitude.” Most of these are often spiritual coming from the content of yogi’s, mental health practitioners and those pursuing the path of conscious living. However, this spiritual side of gratitude focusing on being grateful to the universe and to oneself is not enough. I have met and interacted with a number of people who portray to be these nice, stoic kind of personalities with…

Political Yet Personal

The Kolkata Case Aug 2024

By Aqsa Ishaq | August 18, 2024May 17, 2025 by Aqsa Ishaq

The Kolkata rape incident is not the only one of its sort in India. In fact, India is not the only country where you get to see gender based violence happening on a massive scale. The whole world has become a danger zone for women and nothing can be more alarming then that. A young trainee doctor at Kolkata’s R G Kar Medical College Hospital was raped and murdered brutally earlier this month. The case…