Female to Feminine through the Vision of Yoga
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Female to Feminine through the Vision of Yoga

ByShruti Bakshi

As Yoga sees it, male and female are biological genders but masculine and feminine are energies that every individual carries. One may call it the head and heart or Yin and Yang. And so simply having a female leader does not mean that we have empowered the feminine because the female leader could even be more masculine in her approach than a male!

The Feminine expresses more evidently in art, aesthetics, emotion and spirituality. As an example, we may build a house using our masculine energy but it is our feminine energy that makes it a “home”.

An Indian Paradigm of Coaching: ‘Yoga Sutras’ in Practical Action
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An Indian Paradigm of Coaching: ‘Yoga Sutras’ in Practical Action

ByGayatri Iyer

A fascinating and insightful Q&A between Gayatri Iyer and Yogi coach Raghu Ananthanarayanan about how the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali can be applied to ‘coaching’ and ‘mentoring’. It is amazing to note how this ancient text provides an enlightened paradigm and methods to cultivate and manage a coach-coachee relationship. Read on to explore some timeless wisdom in practical action.

How to Survive – and Thrive – in a Startup

How to Survive – and Thrive – in a Startup

ByNora von Ingersleben-Seip

The start-up world is the latest attraction for young professionals but once they’re in, many struggle to cope with the heavy demands of long hours and tremendous agility and drive. Nora von Ingersleben-Seip gives an insider’s account of what it’s like to work at a start-up and ways to not only cope with its many challenges, but to also thrive in it.

Empowering the feminine – a call from ancient times

Empowering the feminine – a call from ancient times

ByShruti Bakshi

On 2nd Novermber, Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev gave a wonderful talk on ‘Empowering the feminine’ at an event organised by the Young FICCI Ladies Organisation (YFLO) in Delhi. It is a topic that’s close to my heart and I feel even more called to the cause after hearing Sadhguru speak about it. Firstly, it is important to…

Why business school grads are wired for misery: Part 2 (lesson from the Bhagvad Gita)

Why business school grads are wired for misery: Part 2 (lesson from the Bhagvad Gita)

ByShruti Bakshi

This is the second post in a series in which I explore certain spiritual lackings specifically in the business and corporate world but more generally in modern society, based on my own experiences. If you haven’t read the previous post, please do so here. In this post, I talk about the second reason why I think that…

Why business school grads are wired for misery: Part 1

Why business school grads are wired for misery: Part 1

ByShruti Bakshi

This series of posts may seem controversial to some, but my intention is not to offend or deride business school grads, who I consider to be the wonderful achievers and doers of our society (after all I am one myself!) but instead to hopefully encourage them and importantly, the corporate world at large to introspect and gain a…

Unhealthy work habits to let go of
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Unhealthy work habits to let go of

ByShruti Bakshi

The essence of spiritual teachings is to live in the present moment, to be in the ‘now’. But how can we apply that to the office, you may ask? Read on. The concept of mindfulness, usually described as a state of being conscious and aware of one’s environment, thoughts, actions and emotions, has been extensively studied in recent years,…