Ranjana Iyer

Category: Wellness

  • Week 39 – Rest

    I got more rest this week than I have in the past several weeks (individually, not collectively haha). I slept for more than nine hours almost on a daily basis. … Read more

  • Week 35 through 38 – Pronoia, Discipline, Understanding, and Alignment

    I’m writing this in the first week of November but am going to backdate it to sometime in September so that it appears in the right order on the blog. … Read more

  • Week #30 – Decisiveness

    It was a painful week. As soon as I made this my value of the week, all the things I was putting off making a decision about came to the … Read more

  • Week #19: Harmony

    I’m feeling happy about the way this week panned out. I’d ask myself how I could feel harmony that day and follow through on whatever came up. I ended up … Read more

  • Week #12: Intensity

    Yup, I got what I asked for. That was one intense week. I guess I should be happy that I survived.

    In all honesty, I didn’t get many work-related projects … Read more

  • Coronavirus is still very real

    Yesterday, my father (who doesn’t live with us), tested positive for Covid. That came as a bit of a shock. Plus it sent us into panic mode because he had … Read more

  • The antidote to a low mood

    Human interaction. That’s the antidote to a low mood. I’ve found that the times I’ve felt my lowest emotionally have been the times I’ve also felt the most isolated. Humans … Read more

  • August review and September plans

    August

    August was perhaps the hardest month of the year for me. There was a lot of turbulence in my personal life and it took a toll on me. I … Read more

  • Adrift

    Lately, I’ve been feeling like I want to be adrift for a while. I get the image of floating in the middle of a vast ocean, arms outstretched, the sun … Read more

  • June and July review + August exploration

    I didn’t post a June review. Which is weird because I thought that I got quite a bit done in June. And now it’s already August! I thought it makes … Read more

  • Self-acceptance when you have a ‘special brain’

    Have patience with all things but first with yourself. Never confuse your mistakes with your value as a human being. You’re a perfectly valuable, creative, worthwhile person simply because you

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  • Virtual Coworking

    I really enjoy working from cafes. I love the ambience, the people, the smell of coffee, the sense of freedom…everything. I find that I’m able to focus really well in … Read more

  • Return to your core

    I’ve shared this before – I’m one of those people who gets quite anxious about seemingly everything. I’m also quite emotional by nature and I get wound up pretty readily. … Read more

  • Leveraging brain plasticity

    Lately, I’ve been reading about the brain and how it works. In the process, I stumbled upon Norman Doidge’s book The Brain That Changes Itself. The core concept of … Read more

  • Self-care and using devices consciously

    I believe that one of the most important aspects of self-care is the conscious use of devices. I hadn’t realised the impact of being constantly connected with seemingly everything via … Read more

  • Staying in a good place

    How often do you feel that you’re in a good place? Do you think that you naturally have a sunny disposition or do you find yourself mostly having a bleak … Read more

  • How I lost 34 pounds in 5.5 months

    I wanted to explore the topic of weight loss today and share my own journey with you. An important thing to note upfront is that I don’t consider any weight … Read more

  • Why I meditate and you should too

    “Removing old conditionings from the mind and training the mind to be more equanimous with every experience is the first step toward enabling one to experience true happiness.” – S.N. … Read more

  • What fills your cup?

    It was a particularly beautiful evening. The sky was grey and the trees were in hues of green. Spring is in full swing so in the backdrop of the grey … Read more