Sohum Sutras

This weekend, I went with family to Kingdom of Dreams, India's answer to Sydney's Opera House, Paris's Moulin Rouge, Thailand's Phuket FantaSea, Singapore's Esplanade and London's Broadway.  Set up by `Great Indian Nautanki Company' in the Millennium City. It is built at a cost of more than Rs 200 crore and will emerge as a major tourist destination. Within the centre, Culture Gully, Patli Gully, Nautanki Mahal and ShowShaa Theatre each offer a unique entertainment proposition. Culture Gully, an air-conditioned boulevard spread across 100,000 sq. feet, showcases India's cultural and artistic diversity, heritage crafts and culinary delights  under India’s first ever sky dome. There are theme restaurants and over 350 exotic food preparations by certified chefs from across 14 states. There are  performing arts, which are beautifully synchronized with spectacular technological wizardry. But the centre of attraction and jewel in the crown at Kingdo...

Do I recommend energy drinks to my clients? No. Do I recommend supplements to my clients? No Do I recommend steroids to my clients? No Are my clients able to achieve their target fitness goals? You bet they do. I can vouch on my life that they do. Do I formulate a diet plan for my clients? Sure I do. Energy drinks - Coconut water is the best Gatorade. I recommend having coconut water, buttermilk, lemon water, etc instead of so called and marketed energy drinks. Supplement s- Human body is the best machine made by God. It is perfect. It has the power to cure itself, survive on natural foods given by nature without the fancy supplements marketed by big companies. Yes, with changing fast paced lives and imbalanced nutrition, what you can have are few basic things like calcium, protein, multi vitamin. But what I do not recommend is those big jars with a body builder's body on top, showing a flexed bicep. Those expensive supplements are recommended by personal trainers who ma...

Winters are here and I do not like winters. I need lot of sunshine.  What am I wearing Top: DKNY: Gift from sister Skirt: Ann Taylor, LOFT: Purchased with sister Sandals: Charles and Keith Ring and necklace: Forever 21 Watch: DKNY: All the watches are a gift from husband. 

An Article about me got published here.  in wonder woman of India Today Following is the article. Made a commitment to get some exercise into your routine? Before you head to the market to get the equipment, read through this buyer's guide. It's ironic, but the more busy, stressed and tired you are, the more your body actually needs exercise to continue functioning normally. The endorphins kick in, your general fitness goes up and you can do much more. The good news is that getting started doesn't require fancy gym memberships or personal trainers; it requires a commitment to health and some basic equipment. The challenge? The market for health equipment has exploded, making it easy to get caught in a retail maze. So, do your homework before you set out to buy... What's your goal? Are you looking to lose weight? Do you want a more toned, fit body? Or are you keen to push up your energy? Often, your goals will be a combination of all three, but to choose specif...

At Fitnesolution (my fitness centre in Delhi), I never allow my clients to hold on to a treadmill and walk/run. Personal fitness trainers do not lay much emphasis on such techniques and postural corrections. The right way to walk/run on a treadmill is- elbows 90 degree bent, keep the chest up straight- not slouching forward or back, shoulders relaxed, land on your heel and roll through your toe or fore foot. Do not hold the treadmill while walking. Walking/running, primarily uses the lower limbs. If while walking on a treadmill, you keep your elbows bent and move the arms also, it has following benefits: 1. The upper body also is simultaneously used. 2. The chances of getting the venous blood accumulated, if you dangle your hands, is minimized. 3. If you hold on to treadmill side handles while walking, chances are you compromise on your posture. The back is arched in. The lumbar curvature is abnormal. But if you walk without that support, your posture is not compromised. 4. Yo...

In 2006,  the final of the Tango Salon category saw   Fabián Peralta  and  Natacha Poberaj as winners, from Rosario and Buenos Aires respectively.  Interesting note: Natacha is 7 months pregnant at the moment of the finals!! Fabian Peralta and Natacha Poberaj (yellow suit and white dress) 

Wedding season is in full swing. Most of you would be going out and eating on everyday basis. So how to control what you eat. What foods to eat in a typical Indian wedding and what to avoid. This is what I, as personal fitness trainer, do and recommend. Snacks Leave all the snacks untouched. Most of them are fried. Eat only a piece or two of grilled snacks like paneer tikka or grilled mushroom etc. Soup Have only a clear soup. Not the one made thick with cream or starch. Main Course Have a little salad (If you find it neat), a fruit chaat, smallest possible helping of veges (maybe a spoon or two). Skip all the breads, rotis, rice, Biryani, Desserts (Big no no). And enjoy looking fabulous. Dance. Burn some calories.

Hereon we delve into 12 of Guruji's Knowledge Sheets on "Faith"Sri Sri: In science you have knowledge first, and then faith follows. In spirituality, faith comes first, and then Knowledge follows. For example, the knowledge that pesticides and chemical fertilizers are good for plants came through science, and people had faith in it, and all over the world they were used. And then another knowledge came that they were not good and the faith shifted to organic farming. The same with antibiotics. The knowledge brought faith, the knowledge changed, and then faith changed. The knowledge and faith of science is of "happening." In spirituality, faith is first and Knowledge comes later. Like Kriya, Yoga, and meditation -- first you have faith and then Knowledge follows. For example, if you do pranayama faithfully then you get the Knowledge of the prana; if your do your meditation faithfully, the Knowledge of consciousness follows. Even an illiterate, through faith,...

We need to wake up to the power that we are made up of, that is love. Like our body is made up of amino acids, carbohydrates and protein, our spirit is made up of love. It is love that gets distorted and becomes all other negative emotions. It is wisdom which can keep love pure. Love without knowledge or wisdom is misery. Love plus wisdom is happiness. It is as simple as that. {Knowledge Sheet} Subject: Self is the ocean and mind is a wave Q: I feel happy and peaceful here. My heart is really contented. All negativity comes when I go out. I encounter all problems like corruption and bribery. How to face these problems? How to maintain the same positivity when I go from here? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: You forget a strength in you – Prayer and power of your Sankalpa (positive intention).  SUTRA: "Every pain that you undergo in this process is for higher growth. A seed 'has pain' to sprout and a sprout 'has pain' to become bigger" - Sri Sri ...