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10 Quick Ways to De-Stress and Increase Your Productivity

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After a long day of hard work and sweat… all we want to do is just relax and spend some quality time. 
This quality time is really important because if your stress builds up through days.. you’ll explode! Yup… people just explode, not literally though. 
Some people take it all out by aggression or anxiety or depression.  
 
A recent survey from St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co. found out that problems at work are more strongly associated with health complaints than are financial problems or family problems.
Do you ever have the days when you come back from work and you just find yourself arguing for hours with your hubby? Well… that’s your first sign that you should de-stress yourself! 
 
If you don’t have a lot of time after work you can still find some methods of relaxation where you can let your mind wander somewhere in paradise in the comfort of your own home…

Take a Bath
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It is simple and doesn’t have to take an hour.
Make it fun. Put on a candle. Use some of the Lush Bath Bombs. They are safe on skin and smell SO good. 
Bring a book or some music with you. 
I love reading some classic books like Jane Eyre!
Make a playlist of songs to listen when you take a bath. 
Choose the songs that you can relate with and bring back some memories.
For me, Sundress by Landon Austin brings back a LOT of memories from the past summers.
 
Pamper Yourself
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Put on a face mask.
I love applying greek yoghurt on my face. It makes your skin super soft and supple. And it is easy!
Give yourself a pedi/mani
Give a face/scalp massage to circulate blood and stimulate goodness.
Fact: Scalp massages stimulate hair growth much faster.
Paint your nails.
Put on a hair mask. 
I love applying some coconut oil in my hair, massaging the scalp with it.
It makes my hair strong, long and thick!
Make it a Spa-Day.
 
Read a Book
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Read the ones that tell you a story rather than biographies. 
Whenever I read a book, I imagine every dialogue, every situation and every character. 
It’s like playing a movie in your head.
Choose the topics you are interested in.
I like mystery and thrillers so right now I am reading Jane Eyre.
It’s pretty good so far but I have to keep a dictionary beside me!
I LOVE its story and the setting.

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Find out what genre you like.. adventure.. thriller.. romance.. comedy etc.
  Read under a tree if you like.
 
Write 
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Write a diary.
Write what happened throughout your day.
Reflect back on your day and the things you had to deal with.
Anything strange happened? Anyone new you met? Your boss was mad? You saw something that made you think and relate to?
Write it all down!
Make your own journal and make it a daily thing where you capture your thoughts.
Capture your memories of day-to-day life.
One day you’ll look back and laugh at all those silly things 🙂
 
  Talk to an old Friend
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Sometimes catching up with some people who were a huge part of your life before can turn out really interesting.
Recently, I am hanging out with this girl from my high school and it just reminded me how similar we are and how we always got along in everything
We always have something to talk about and it’s always fun with her.
It is amazing to walk down the memory lane and just open up with someone so close to you.
 
  Walk in Nature
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Just drive to a beautiful park or garden and walk there.
You’ll be amazed what nature can do.
While you’re walking, don’t think about what you are going to do tomorrow.
Just be in the moment.
Smell the flowers. Listen to the birds. Watch the sunset. 
A walk in nature is the best therapy!
 
Paint
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When I was a young-teen, I was new in Ireland.
I didn’t know how to speak English so I used to just stay home and draw.
It was my way of expressing my feelings. 
It was my way to stop myself from missing my home back in India.
And it worked!
I have a folder full of drawings and sketches.
Every time I look back at them I always think how I have changed so much in just a few years.
You don’t have to be an artist. Just pour down your feelings on a canvas!
Although you’ll get better at it with time and practice.
 
Watch Friends
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It’s funny.
It’s classic.
This show will always put a smile on your face no matter how bad a day you had!
 
  Meditate
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You’ll be surprised when you know the Beauty Benefits of Meditation.
It’s a great way to empty your mind and let go of the past.
   
Do your Hobby
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Flash back to when you were a kid.
What was that thing you always did besides crying and eating?
Was it playing a sport? Guitar? Car Racing? Exploring?
Whatever it was.. do it now!
Your child-self knows better of your likes and dislikes.
As we get older, it becomes complicated.
We have to pick a hobby that can pay us well.
So go back in time and do the thing you loved!
It always turns out to be fun 🙂
 
 
Take Care.
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My “Plastic Surgery” Stories



These are not my stories but of my favorite Beauty Gurus from the world of YouTube. 
They are so inspiring and it shows no matter how many insecurities you have, if you accept them you will grow even more beautiful physically and mentally. 

I will shoot my own video with this ideology in summer so be sure to check back 😉

I hope you leave with a head full of mind-blowing stuff…. 😀

Share your inspiring story with the world. 

Take Care.
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How to Break Free from The 9-5 Shift Jobs

A 9-5 job (or should I say jail) will give you a living but a true passion will give you a life!

Steve Jobs always used to say “the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking! Don’t Settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it.”

If Steve Jobs wouldn’t have quit college and continued on working his butt off we would never experience the luxury of having Apple laptops.

If Thomas Edison would have followed the footsteps of everyone around him we wouldn’t have a light bulb lighting up our homes.

If Columbus never took the risk of going beyond the unknown sea, America would have never been found.

So think about it! This slavery of 9-5 shift is in fact taking you away from your true passion. You could be the next greatest person to come up with some crazy inventions. You don’t have to be smart or rich for that. You just have to ignite your passion and follow your own inner voice that you shoved it away because of this slavery.

If you are thinking that “oh but that was Einstein. Like I mean come on he was smart and so he came up with all the crazy inventions. I am not that smart. I don’t know what to do.”
Well here’s a fact: Einstein failed so many times during his years in school. He was considered as a student with low IQ.
He could have made the excuses like “I am not smart enough” or “I don’t have enough money and time to spend” but he didn’t. He basically didn’t give a shit about what everyone else thought of him. He did his thing and bam! He is now immortal even after his death in our books of history and science.

Imagine waking up everyday and feeling like your life is a vacation. You are free to go anywhere without a job permission.
Imagine never working because if you love what you do it will never feel like work and stress.
Imagine being truly free!

Ok enough of the pep talk! Let’s get to the how part…

(1)   But I don’t know what my passion is…

Is there anything you do every single day that you have been doing for years and enjoy every moment of it? It could be cooking… organizing… writing… reading… painting… researching… taking photos… Think of something that you would do to take a break from a stressful day. Think of the things you do when you want to “escape” from reality.

It took me a long time to realize as well but eventually I came out. I asked myself over and over again when the answer was right in front of me. I love hiking, travelling, being with nature and all that. Then I also love blogging and sharing beauty tips with people. So I combined both my passions and I made a beauty blog that encourages a natural / organic lifestyle. It expresses my love for nature, my love of blogging and helping young girls throughout the world.

Although I have college and sometimes gets very busy but I never ever suppress away my true passions just so I can get higher grades in something I am not even interested in.

The video below will help you unwind things:

How to Know Your Life Purpose in 5 Minutes: Adam Leuipzig

2)   But I have a family to feed…

I can understand this situation that you can’t seem to escape from because you have children and you need money to feed them. You can’t just quit everything and run away from it because you are not the only one responsible for.

In this case, take time out for your passion. As you take the time out this will be you taking your first step towards a success that gives you the real pleasure and feelings of bliss.

After quitting college, Steve Jobs used to do calligraphy because it was what he really loved to do. That was his first step. By quitting college he got more time to spend for his passions. He had nothing to lose. Spending this time developed his skills and led him to the idea of Apple.

You don’t have to see the whole staircase just to take the first step. The first step is you putting your faith in yourself that you will succeed. The first step is the you being a little closer to true happiness and life. The first step is you coming out of your own protective box that stops success from entering in your life.

All it takes is a little time from your normal life. Would you be willing to give that time for the ultimate happiness?

3)   But I don’t have money and resources…

As you take your first step you will realize that you actually don’t need these resources.
People have become success when they fell to their rock-bottom… when they became homeless or when they were lost. How do you think they got the money and resources?
Their only secret was their first step, their effort to get back up in the game of life, their courage against failure and their faith in themselves.

I started blogging and it was a real success but when I came in 12th grade I made excuses like I don’t have time and that it distracts me from my study. So I didn’t update my blog for almost a year and a half. Then I got in college but I always felt empty like all I did was go to college, study, meet friends and come back home. This was my routine every single day. I didn’t want to feel like an average normal person. I wanted to be different and put myself out there. I wanted passion. I wanted to help others. And most importantly I wanted to give meaning to my life! But I realized I was only making excuses because I was afraid of failing. I was afraid what people will say about me if I fail. I was afraid that if I fail I will feel worthless.

Leave all your fears behind. Sometimes people aren’t afraid of the failure they are afraid of being successful and reaching greater heights. They are afraid these heights will be so high that if they fall it will hurt even more. So they stay on the safe side of life.
It will keep you safe but you will not experience true happiness. And trust me when you feel that bliss it consumes you and you will never feel fear.

You will never have to take anyone’s permission for taking a day off from work.

Imagine those days when you don’t have to escape from any stressful work because every day of your life will be vacation. You won’t have to drag yourself out on Mondays.
When you do something you love it doesn’t feel like work. The hard work doesn’t feel like effort and stress. In fact it will make you happy!

It is your choice which journey you want to take on…
 
Here is one of my favourite inspirational videos that encouraged me to “break free.”

 
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Take Care.

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Beauty Benefits of Meditation: Reverse The Aging, Weightloss, Clear Skin & More…


I have always heard celebrities and models talking about meditation which they practice on a regular basis such as Hugh Jackman, Miranda Kerr, Jennifer Aniston etc… and when you ask them why… their most common answers would be “to stay looking younger” or “for healthy glowing skin” or “healthy body” etc…

In this post I will tell you what meditation does for our physical appearance and how it does that.
Read more to unravel the secret mysteries of life… (I can be quite dramatic sometimes!!)

Meditation for Skin & Youth:

Our skin is one of the most visible expression of beauty. It is the largest organ of the body and it needs to be nourished from the inside first. Today’s over-the-counter skin care products only offer the temporary solution to “fix” our skin from the outside.
If we start working from the inside and nurture every cell of our skin, it will radiate from within. It’s like igniting an inner candle.

One of the major cause of aging skin, pimples, hormones over-reacting is stress!! Now you are probably telling yourself… but I never worry about anything… well think about it again! Was your first thought in the morning something like “ugh I don’t want to get out of bed” or do you struggle throughout the day and you just want to get it over with? Do you only wait for the weekends to enjoy… well guess what… You do take stress.

Meditation teaches you to live in the moment. It aligns your energy chakras calming down your body and balancing the annoying, acne-causing, over-reacting hormones. Basically it brings peace in our body which will bring that glow and youth to our skin.

“As a meditation teacher and nutritionist, over the years I’ve seen countless women improve their complexions virtually overnight by using a few deftly chosen natural skin care products while starting to meditate just a few minutes each day. If you learn the secrets of meditating properly, you, too, can take years off your looks rather quickly, and I do mean rapidly compared to alternative beauty techniques.” ~ William Bodri

The most amazing thing about meditation is that it is FREE! I mean come on, we spend hundreds of dollars in skin care products… I am sure we can work this one out, right?
Meditation triggers the healing process to become faster. The more frequently you meditate, the faster you will heal. It’s as simple as that!

As I said, meditation heals almost ALL diseases so if you are looking for a way to clear skin and get rid of acne then this your best bet. I have researched on many people who had acne their entire life and since they started meditating, it was gone completely like POOF! Tracy Raftl a.k.a The Love Vitamin shares her journey to beautiful, radiant skin! She is so down-to-earth and beautiful. Definitely read her blog and I promise it will motivate you to achieve clear skin.

Meditation for Weight Loss:

“…but almost everyone I meet fails to recognize just how powerful their mind is. Sustainable weight loss is not about tricking or forcing your body to be thin. It’s about changing your body from the inside out so your body actually wants to be thin.
Visualization and meditation are the most-effective tools I know to help you get started.” ~ Jon Gabriel who lost dramatic weight in only 21 days with the help of meditation.

A recent most popular topic in weight loss is about “Mindful Eating.” Basically it is when we give our full attention to what we are eating. Tasting each and every bite, appreciating the food and enjoying the array of flavours. It’s like you are eating and meditating at the same time. Now THAT is what I call an epic benefit because I LOVE eating food. Although I am not trying to lose weight but imagine eating all kinds of food and not putting on weight at all. I mean… that’s a miracle ALL women wish for at least a hundred times in their life. Ladies this is a jackpot!!!

Mindful eating causes the hormone Cortisol to decrease. This hormone literally ruins people’s life by causing obesity and pre-diabetes. It makes us crave all that junk food that we stuff somewhere we can’t reach but we still eat it in the end.
Mindful eating makes us eat slowly which gives the food time to digest fully and easily. This results in people going shopping for a new pair of jeans because their current ones are too big. And weight loss of course.. haha

Yogis have been claiming all these benefits of meditation for thousands of year and it is still very popular in the East. However not many people in the West are familiar with it. So let’s see what science has to say about the benefits of meditation.

Science Behind Meditation:

A scientist from the University of California, Elizabeth Blackburn, says that meditation is just another word for an “immortality enzyme.” She says that 12 minutes of daily meditation for 8 weeks will increase the Telomerase Activity by 43% which reverses the aging process.

A recent discovery has been found by scientists from the Harvard University that meditation has the ability to change the cells at DNA level. So the next time you say “oh you’re good at it because you’ve got the genes” give it a second thought because we can have those same genes as well!



Telomeres are found at the end of our DNA. The longer the telomeres, the better-protected our DNA will be and the longer our cells will live. So they compared the telomere length of 15 experienced meditators to 22 non-meditators and found that the meditators had longer telomeres. The increase in DNA protection + the longevity of our cells = Beautiful life filled with Youth.

There are thousands of scientific reports trying to prove meditation and its benefit but I am not going to give too many details and the big scienc-y words that no one can understand because it is LOOOONG! All I can tell you is that for more information go to Google dot com 🙂

But I do hope I have give you a little insight of meditation. You don’t have to be a pro on the first day. You can work your way up by doing at least 15 mins every day.
I have been doing Yoga for 2 years now but I have only been doing meditation for a week now. I will continue it of course because I already feel really good after practicing it everyday.

If you want to learn how to meditate I recommend you an amazing book called Healing with Meditation by Doriel Hall. It’s a short and straight-forward book especially good for beginners like me. You can of course use Internet to learn but this book explains everything from A-Z really well.

Let me know if you have had any experience in meditation. I would love to hear how you feel about it Smile

Take Care.

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References:
http://www.meditationexpert.com/BeautifulSkin.htm#
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/aditi-nerurkar-md-mph/meditation-genes_b_3276602.html
http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-9861/to-lose-weight-meditate.html

DIY: Natural Oil Cleansing Method (OCM) for Acne/Blackheads/Whiteheads

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I have recently discovered this hyped-up cleansing routine from many beauty bloggers and YouTube-rs. I read about a lot of women who suffered from severe acne and after using this routine their skin became completely clear.

My first thought was that if it has worked for everyone… it has to be some kind of miraculous-witchy-joo-joo-potion because I have never heard of something that works on everyone. 

So of course I had to try it out first and do a review about it. In this post I will tell you everything from what it is to my personal experience.

Don’t worry if you have oily skin because this method is for all skin types. I have read about people with dry, combination and oily skin and it worked out for all of them.
The only people who didn’t get positive results from this method were the ones who didn’t know their skin type in the first place and didn’t use the method properly.

Keep reading to find out THE routine which has made a huge difference in my skin and other’s…

What is OCM and What’s The Hype About?
It is basically a cleansing method using all natural plant oils. It is a known fact in chemistry that “like dissolves like.” So if we want to “dissolve” all the sebum and unwanted oils in our skin that causes acne, we have to combat them with other natural oils.

People also ask that “is it going to block my pores?”
Well the answer to that is a definite NO because most oils are non-comedogenic. Their molecules are bonded in a way that doesn’t clog our pores. Of course not all oils are non-comedogenic but most are and those are the ones we will be using in OCM.
Here is the list of oils that are clogging and non-clogging for our skin.

What Do I Need?

You need a minimum of 2 types of plant oils.
The main oil that has to be included in this oil-fusion is Castor Oil.
The other is called a carrier oil. You can use either Almond oil, Avocado Oil, Olive Oil, Sunflower Oil, Hazelnut Oil or Grape-seed oil. These are the common ones. I will list more later in the post.

Sometimes I also mix a few drops of Lavender Essential Oil because it is super soothing, calming and it smells so good.

Whichever oils you choose, please make sure they are all 100% natural or organic and they should be cold pressed because these labels make sure the oils are still packed with nutrients. When the oils are not cold-pressed that means they have lost many nutrients in the process of extracting them from the plants. This will only cause less effective results on your skin. So please make sure you read all the labels on each product.

I use:
Pukka Castor Oil  &  Atlantic Aromatics Avocado Oil

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How Do I Make This Work For Me?

First and most important you need to know your exact skin type.
What I did to find out my skin type was, I first washed my faced with some facial wash and warm water. Then I waited around for 15 mins without applying anything at all on my face. Now after 15 mins, ask yourself the following questions… not out loud obviously unless you want to act cray-cray 🙂

How does your skin feel?
Is it tight or plumpy?
Does it feel like it’s dehydrated or just normal?
Do you get oily on your whole face or just the T-Zone after a few hours?
Where do you feel dry and where do you feel it’s oily?

After asking all those questions you should be able to figure out your skin type.
Now onto the next step which is choosing your carrier oil for the skin type you have. Below is the list of carrier oils you can choose. You can pick 2 carrier oils if you have oily AND acne skin type or anything like that.

Sensitive:
Rice bran, grapeseed, apricot kernel, jojoba, safflower, sunflower, sweet almond, calendula, sea buckthorn, emu oil, mineral oil (purest grade), camellia oil.
Dry:
Extra virgin olive oil, macadamia, corn, avocado, sesame, sunflower, wheat germ, shea oil, sweet almond, emu oil, camellia oil.
Oily:
Grape-seed, jojoba, hazelnut, safflower, peach kernel, rice bran.

Acne:
Neem, jojoba, grape-seed, rice bran, apricot seed, hazelnut, peach kernel, sweet almond, sunflower, safflower, walnut, rose-hip.

Normal:
Sunflower, canola, sweet almond, olive, safflower, avocado, extra virgin olive oil, camellia oil, mineral oil (purest grade).

Mature:
Rosehip, borage, carrot, sweet almond, olive, avocado, extra virgin olive oil, emu oil, red raspberry, camellia oil.


You can add 1 drop of Lavender or Tea Tree Essential Oil.

Now lets get to the fun part which is blending our secret formula 🙂

Oily Skin: 30% Castor Oil to 70% Carrier Oil.
Normal/Combination Skin: 20% Castor Oil to 80% Carrier Oil.
Dry Skin: 10% Castor Oil to 90% Carrier Oil.
  1. After blending your unique formula in your palms, rub it together to warm it up.
  2. Massage it in your skin for 3-5 mins. If you have makeup on, don’t worry the oils will remove all your makeup even if it is waterproof. So it will act as a cleanser and make-up remover at the same time.
  3. As you are massaging, breathe in the sweet smell of the essential oils and close your eyes to let your mind drift away. This for me, kills the time and makes the routine worth it. I like to close my eyes and imagine myself waking up with perfectly flawless skin and being grateful for everything I have in my life. Check out How Visualization Helps to Manifest Anything You Want for more info. Let your mind drift away in the fairy and unicorn land if that’s your thing.
  4. After massaging it in, take a washcloth and run it under hot water. Wring it out and place it on your face covering all areas. We will use this to steam our face. Do this 3 times at least. This step pulls out all the dirt and oil from the pores that have been clogged in our skin. You will actually feel the pores getting unclogged if you pay very close attention.
  5. Gently wipe away the excess oil from your face with the washcloth. Do NOT wash your face with water or soap. Just use the washcloth to wipe away and don’t worry if you feel there is still some oil left behind. It should be like that anyway.
  6. If you have dry skin and your skin feels tight just use a little oil blend and pat it on your damp skin.

You should repeat the OCM twice a week if you have dry skin or combination skin. But if you have oily or normal skin you should repeat it every other day. On alternative days you can use the cleanser mentioned in one of my previous posts: DIY: 100% Natural Anti-bacterial Cleanser & Toner for Acne-prone Skin and Scars

Who Inspired You to Use The OCM?

The YouTube-rs I learnt OCM from is Vita and her channel is called VitaLivesFree. Just Type OCM in her search bar and all the videos will come up to help you understand it more.
I love her especially because she uses all natural and organic products for skin, hair, body etc… So definitely check out her channel because I have used a lot of her tips and tricks which I can guarantee has worked wonders.

I also love watching CloudyApples because she is an amazing beauty guru who gives really great tips on natural body care, health care, skin care and hair care. Here is her OCM Video: Oil Cleansing for Blackheads and Pimples.
After hearing a lot of other YouTube-rs raving about OCM I researched a lot into this to give you guys some tips and tricks 🙂

How Was Your Personal Experience With OCM?


I made a few mistakes which delayed the results to be noticed on my skin.
First mistake was that I thought I had oily skin because my skin used to produce a lot of oil. But that was only because my skin was actually dry and to make it up, my skin was producing a lot of oils. I figured it out when one day out of the blue… I started thinking that whenever I wash my face my skin feels really tight so that obviously means I have dry skin and the only reason my face gets shiny is because I need to hydrate it properly.
So after that moment-of-discovery (which I felt like why didn’t I think of this earlier) I used the oil blend for dry skin.

And then I started noticing results. My acne was gone but I wanted to improve the texture of my skin. Now I can confidently say that my skin is super smooth, hydrated, plump-y and radiant. I don’t hesitate to go out without makeup… like EVER!!!
Because my skin is normal now, I use the method every other day and my skin just gets better and better 🙂

The best things come from nature and the way you perceive yourself 🙂
I hope I have helped you find your way to flawless, radiant skin that doesn’t just exist in photoshoped images.

 
Take Care.

How Visualization Helps to Manifest Anything You Want


It is said that our subconscious mind cannot differ what is real and what is imaginary. So if you are visualizing something now, our subconscious mind alerts the conscious mind to bring that vision into reality by taking relevant actions.
Our subconcious mind knows a LOT more than we realize. Sometimes we think that we forgot this or that but in reality every information is stored in our subconscious mind. We just don’t know how to tap in there… YET!

Have you ever heard that we only use 10% of our brain? Well… 90% of the rest is our subconscious mind. This part of our brain allows us humans to do and access much more than you can even imagine…
Before you read this post any further you might want to read this (for a background info): How you can change your appearance without surgery, needles or makeup.. on a Budget!

Science Behind Visualization:

You must have heard that while studying, pictures or images help us memorize things better than words.
Well it works the same for our mind. Whatever we picture-ize helps our brain to manifest it better than words do.

So what is the mind-body connection? The mental form of our mind is Emotion. Emotions produce feelings and feelings produce physical sensations (e.g. watch a scary movie, get frightened, get goose bumps). So visualizing helps our brain to produce these emotions and physical sensations manifesting them into reality.

Celebrities Who Use Visualization to Achieve Success:

Jim Carrey: grew up in poor conditions but always used to visualize himself as an actor. He’d imagine directors coming up to him to hire him as an actor.

Ryan Reynolds: in preparation for his role in Blade Trinity he visualized himself with a muscular body and abs. His workout trainer taught him the visualization technique. “He showed me how important the process of visualization is. Visualizing the transformation I had to make, I believe was key to making it happen. With this information, I began training as though preparing for the Olympics.”

Tiger Woods: was taught this technique by his father Earl. He imagines exactly where he wants the golf ball to stop and today he is the most successful golf player in the world.

Arnold Shwarzenegger: visualized what it would be like to win the title of Mr. Universe and he acted as if he already won it. After a few years, he actually won the title.

How to Visualize:

Now that I have proved it’s not just some hocus pocus thing let’s consider how we can use it for ourselves…
  1. Find a quiet place. Like meditation, you need to focus on what you are going to visualize. Distractions will only make your images blurry in mind.
  2. Imagine as a first person in present tense. For example: you want to get a nice car. Imagine yourself sitting in this car and FEEL the emotions of being there and feel the steering wheel in your hands and see only the car. Imagine yourself IN the goal not reaching for your goal.
  3. Use your senses of taste it, smell it, feel it in your body, hear the sounds, see the image. Use as many senses as you can while visualizing. This will make it more believable for your brain to manifest it into reality.
  4. Create a vision board or a collage of pictures on your computer which you can see constantly throughout your day. Whatever my goal is, I always look up relevant images of it on Google and set it as my desktop background. You can draw or paint it if you are an artistic person. You can make a diary of pictures and carry it with you everywhere. Just BE CREATIVE!
  5. Use props! For example if you want money, write yourself a check and imagine your boss giving you this check as a promotion or something. Jim Carrey wrote himself a check of 10 million dollars. He dated it a few years in advance and wrote “for acting services rendered.” A few months later he got a check of 10 million dollars from a director of his movie “Dumb and Dumber.”
  6. Be Persistent! Visualize several times a day. Don’t make it just a once-off thing. This won’t help your subconscious mind to materialize it. I especially visualize before sleeping because just before sleeping our mind collects a lot of “messages” to work on.    
  7. Feel as many emotions as you can while visualizing. Intensify each and every feeling. This will create that physical sensation.
  8. Visualize ONLY the achievement of goal. Don’t bother imagining the whole process of how you are going to achieve your goal because that will limit the possibilities of the different ways you can achieve. And it will be a lot for your brain to take in!
  9. FEELKNOW and TRUST that it will work! Without these 3 words, you can visualize as much as you want but you ain’t gettin’ anything.

Personal Experience:

I visualized myself getting amaaazing grades in my final year of high-school. I used to imagine myself open THE letter and being super happy about the grades I get. I felt every emotion that I would feel if I got above 80% average. I created a document which recorded my final year grades and set it as my desktop background.  
Eventually, I didn’t get 80% …………….. I GOT 83% !!! Yup that’s how much of a geek I am haha.
Remember when you were a child you used to have imaginary friends and played pretend… Well be that child now. Who said you have to grow up 🙂

“Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.” ~ Einstein 

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How to Use Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) to Heal the Emotional Pains of Acne


This article has really opened a whole new world to me. I never knew such a thing even existed until now. 
I just discovered it today and I was so excited about it that I shared it with you guys the next second. 

Stress is one of the major reasons of acne. And if have acne but are still thinking that no way I am stressful… the chances are you are most likely under stress. Try this technique and find it out yourself. You have nothing to lose anyway… because it completely free 🙂 
Even if you have won the battle against acne but you still have that low self-esteem or low confidence in yourself, give this a try.

When I tried it just once I felt this HUGE emotional weight lifted off me. It really does feel incredible and if that stress is gone then so will your acne. 

Here is the Original Article about EFT. If you want do a little more research and try it out. I am so gonna try it out.
Let me know how it works out for you!

“If the problem can be solved why worry? If the problem cannot be solved worrying will do you no good” ~ Santideva

Take Care.

Love Krishna 

How you can change your appearance without surgery, needles or makeup.. on a Budget!

 

This may sound cray-cray by the end of the post but it has been scientifically proven now that it is possible.

Do you want to change the shape of your nose… Do you want to change you body shape… Do you have creepy hands or anything you want to change but don’t want to spend thousands of bucks or go under the knives.

Well you are about to take a lot in so just along with it first…

Humans have always wanted to achieve what they desire but didn’t know where to start or thought it was too much effort or money.

Our brains have evolved in such a way over millions of years that today, we can materialize anything we want. So let’s say you wanted clear, beautiful skin (this is a beauty blog after all). You can achieve this with your one and only Mind i.e your thoughts. And it is not some mumbo jumbo because then I would have never done this post since people wouldn’t believe it and say it’s crap! It is proved by the Quantum Physics!

The greatest people in the world have used this method to achieve what they want including Einstein, Aristotle, Will Smith, Oprah Winfrey, Hitler and many more…

The Science behind it:

Some people call it law of attraction or power of thoughts or spirituality and the science calls it Quantum Physics. I will try to make it sense to you (wish me luck).

The Quantum physics says that nothing (no matter) is real in terms of its “solidity” and permanence. Everything changes in constant motion. Whatever we see in this physical world is just patterns of energy in form of waves. This energy changes when it is observed by a conscious energy (i.e a person). Our consciousness effects physical world i.e. our mind effects the matter.
So what happens is when we have a thought, we are sending frequencies to the outer world which we call the Universe. These frequencies go out and gets “attracted” to similar frequencies and hence creating it into reality.

According to Dr. Taylor (Ph.D author of Decoding the Law of Attraction), to put the thought into action so it can become reality, you must visualize or envision what you want. These visions set up frequencies to get a response from the Universe to create reality. And when we are visualizing, we must feel the emotions of happiness, excitement etc.. that we would have if we had things we wanted. These feelings trigger the frequencies.

This is why we should monitor our thoughts and keep the ones we prefer. These thoughts when combined with images and feelings and focused on triggers the frequencies that will attract similar frequencies of Universe and create reality.
It took me a lot of researching, hair-pulling and over-reading to actually understand the science behind it. But it makes sense to me now.

Did I ever try it and Did it work?
Yes actually I have tried it so many times and most of the times it worked.

I tried it for my driver’s licence, my final exams in 12th grade and when I needed some money (and trying on some things now as well)
For my 12th grade exams I got an average of 83% which was shocking to me because I NEVER got anything above 75%. So I am very grateful for that.

Personal Story:
When I was younger, I always wanted to be more attractive physically and personality wise. But I was full of insecurities and my first few high school years weren’t the typical fun and out going days. There were some people who made me feel very bad so as I grew up I wanted to change how I feel about myself. I wanted to make myself stronger so I can deal with those kinda people and I wanted to feel beautiful inside-out. 

And when I discovered this whole world of creating your own reality I cried first… literally because I realized there was hope for me that I can change my life for good and it will be in my hands. So I followed these steps and it was a pretty enlightening journey. I learnt a lot along the way. 

I honestly can say that I am a very different person now than I was a year ago. When I look in the mirror I do feel that I am beautiful because I never point out my flaws and feel in-secured. And not being vain but even some of my friends noticed there was something about me that changed and they always tell me I look pretty or something. I have been proposed by so many guys which would be impossible to even think during my first few years in high school. When I changed how I thought about myself positively, I noticed so many differences like: my skin has cleared up completely, my eyes are brighter and healthier… I don’t even need to style my hair and I get more compliments on my natural hair… my body feels energetic and my metabolism is amazing even if I eat junk food (only sometimes) I don’t gain any weight. 

I have read so many stories of people who followed this “law of attraction” and changed their lives.
Some people:

  • cured obesity and cancer 
  • became models/celebrities
  • became rich and wealthy
  • achieved their dreams 
  • found their life partners
  • changed their eye colour.. or nose shape.. or shape of their bodies
  • travelled the world
  • won lotteries etc…

Here is a link where you can read those thousands of stories by people across the world: http://thesecret.tv/stories/

How Exactly does this Law work:
I suggest you read books or watch movies on it to learn it in more detail but here I will tell you some basic things that worked for me.Lets say you want clear, beautiful skin…

1) Positive thoughts/ Affirmations: even if your skin is filled with acne, find something… anything… that’s positive like: I am healing my skin and it is healthy. Say this to yourself out-loud (when no one is around or else you will look cray-cray) or say it while looking at yourself in the mirror. Don’t just say it once and then go back to negatives… say it or at least think about it as many times you can. This will help build up that positive frequency.

2) Visualize and Feel: Be creative with this. As children we used to have crazy imaginations but as we grew up we thought it was childish and stupid. But one of the greatest man on Earth ALWAYS said “Logic will get you from A to Z; imagination will get you everywhere” ~ Einstein. So imagine whatever you want. In this case imagine you are with your friends or just outside and you feel so confident in your own skin that people come up to you and give you compliments. You can draw or paint whatever you want. You can do anything to increase your imagination power. When you are visualizing you have to feel what it would be like to have that beautiful clear skin. Ask yourself how would I feel if I had this or that and then heighten those feelings. This will trigger the frequencies you produced in the first step to go out into the Universe and attract similar frequencies.


3) Giving: Always have the giving nature that every human has. If you want more money then you have to give money first. Give it to charity or something. Have you ever heard “what you sow is what you reap” or the word karma…? Well this is the whole point. You need to give something first in able to receive. You can’t be like… oh I will give when I get first because that’s where you fail. You have to prove that you are worthy of the thing you are asking for. So if you want clear skin then compliment someone. It doesn’t have to be physical giving. It could be prayers, gifts, compliments… anything in your power. 

4) Believe: You need to get rid of the doubts like: but how is this going to work… or it’s impossible to get this/that. Just believe that it will work anyhow. Sounds soo cheesy but don’t think of the how’s and when’s because they will be the stepping stones and will produce doubts. Whenever you get a doubt stop yourself and then think of those positive thoughts and tell yourself to just go with the flow.

History of Law of Attraction:

This knowledge actually existed waaaay back then in the ancient times. We know this because it has been mentioned in the Gita (Hindu Bible), Quran, Bible, Judaism and many more religious books. But it was lost when the wars came and when people started claiming lands to banish the native religions. For a long time after that this knowledge was discovered again but people didn’t believe in it. They thought it was just some crap that doesn’t work in the practical world.

Then when the science proved it people started to take it seriously and here we are now.
Now I am starting to think I believe the religious juju things more than the science. Does that make me the only one crazy? I hope not…

Books and Movies about Law of Attraction:

My Favourite one is The Power and The Hero. They are books (later was made into a movie) by Rhonda Byrne. Here she talks about this law in more detail and I recommend EVERYONE to read it because it will be your life changing decision. And no I am not promoting her books. She also published many other books on the same subject.

There is a whole movie made on law of attraction called The Secret by the same author. You can watch it on YouTube. HERE is a link of the movie. The movie is the same as the book Power but it is more interesting to watch sometimes. The book is more detailed though.

I also love all the books by Louisse L. Hay especially Power is Within You. Louisse was diagnosed with cancer and she had a very difficult past. She used this knowledge to heal herself and set herself free from her past. Her story is really inspiring and it helped me through my difficult times too.

If you want more details on this you have the whole world of Google and YouTube. There’s unlimited amounts of info and articles and people sharing their experiences. Mine is just one of the many. There’s a lot more…

“Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase. Just take the step” ~ Dr Martin Luther King Jr

Take Care.