Besides daily meditation, I use this quick simple tool, that I heard about in a video a long time ago, in order to stay out of my head. Here’s how you would go about it.

Take a few deep breaths and say out loud:

Chetna Parekh in Monday Morning Musings

Dec 2, 2018

I am here right now

Yesterday I overheard someone’s response to their friend when asked about his plans for the day. The friend who was asked the question replied calmly: ‘I am here right now’

This reply resonated a lot with me. It also gave me a topic for today’s musing. Using such…

Chetna Parekh in Monday Morning Musings

Nov 30, 2016

The art of not telling a story

I have been meditating for almost 6 months now. (Over 12 months since I first began but I have done 148 sessions of 12 minutes each so far)

Every person meditates with a different outcome in mind. When I started it was to become calm, have more…

Chetna Parekh in Monday Morning Musings

Nov 30, 2016

Journaling

I wrote my first journal entry on 18th November 2013. It was my last day a s a 24-year-old and I wanted to bring in Year 25 with a clear state of mind. I discovered the benefits of maintaining a journal in the months to follow as this was also the time I had taken my first sabbatical. At the time, it helped…