How did I get inspired about Yoga

So here I am wide awake at the middle of a cold rainy night. Rainy nights in Karachi are quite rare so it led me to contemplate about things I really never cared.

It has been raining since the morning and I am so in love with the enchanting weather. My window has a mesmerizing view of an abandoned land which has gradually turned into a jungle. I was enjoying the beauty of nature as a thought hopped into my mind of being isolated from the nature. For a moment I felt like some old school romantic poet who ran a movement that celebrated nature rather than civilization. Karachi is a happening city with busy streets and huge buildings everywhere. There is no doubt that I love my city, however, today I wanted to see more of the nature around me which sadly I could not.

This sudden sad philosophical feeling of isolating my existence from the nature grew stronger as it started to get darker outside and I could not view anything to appreciate nature. I felt lost and helpless. There were times in the past too when I wanted to reunite with the nature however it never happened and all my endeavors were in vain. I had once thought about morning walk but my neighborhood is surrounded by tall buildings which I really do not want to appreciate at the moment. What else I can do? I thought of painting for a moment but dropped the idea right away as I knew I was never going to do that. The struggle was real though. I picked up my phone and started browsing through pictures on my Instagram. Someone I was following had posted a picture of her doing a fantastic Yoga pose. I looked up in the sky and thanked God, why not- this has to be a clue from Him who helped me. God must have magically dropped a picture of a yoga pose on my Instagram wall. This was not the first time; He had sent me hints earlier too. I know I am soo blessed!!

Coming back to my struggle and the great help from Lord now I am determined about my plans. Yoga is the key to reunite with your soul and nature. How come it did not click my mind all these years? Great news is that I am moving to Islamabad in two months. Yoga in a city which is close to nature sounds like a perfect plan. But then I thought of a partner. Who would be my partner? Yes, I can practice it on my own but I know I will be in a dire of someone who will not be a mere partner but would be a motivation too. Bang! One more idea in my mind and this problem is also solved... Who else? It has to be my fiance! I cannot wait for the sun to rise so I would give him a call and tell about our future Yoga plans. My excitement cannot be expressed in words at this very moment.

These are the goals !!

If I close my eyes now and think of us in next four years, I see us doing Acro-yoga and teaching yoga to people together. I cannot bend more than an inch but I am determined that practice will make me flexible and there will be days when I will be able to do extremely hardcore postures like a boss! This is me with my newly born motivation and excitement. I shall be posting about my practice too..

A child struggles since the early years to survive in the society.

It’s okay to worry about your baby’s admission when it’s time for the admission. Well, it is also acceptable to be concerned about their school admission when they are going to be admitted in a year. However, my question to all dear mommies is that isn’t it too much to whine about your baby’s admission when they are not even born yet?  One of my relatives started visiting the ‘great’ Karachi Grammar School-KGS, right after the affirmation of her pregnancy. They say it’s tough to get your hands even on the admission form during the admission season. We all must have witnessed the rat fight of the parents for their child’s admission in the most elitist predetermined social norms of the city. Why do parents even send toddlers to tuition centers to prepare for admission tests? Perhaps just to bring out the best product for the future society?

Ralph Emerson admired the child’s view of the world when he marked a point in one of his famous essay, “Their mind being whole, their eye is as yet unconquered”. A child conforms to no norms. Like children, one should have no prejudices and should not be caring about the status quo, and must not let the fixed social norms conquer them. This is how it should remain till the very end. Sadly, as the child grows up, it turns out to be a roller-coaster ride from an unconquered infancy to the obtuse conformity. Molding your child the way you yearn for will do no good to your child. Why is it necessary for your child to get admitted in KGS, or CAS, or Beaconhouse School System, or FPS to become a good student? How your child’s imagination and potential is measured merely by some institute?

What if the parents are successful in the quest for the admission in the top-notch school? Is their job done by then? Parents are ready to fritter away handsome money to get the admission, and this will then lead to lavish feasts and parties to celebrate the admission but what after that? I have been teaching to the kindergartners since last four years in one of the renowned school of Pakistan. I have observed what parents are expecting from the school is that they have done their job in getting their child admitted in the school now it is solely teacher’s responsibility to work with the child. I believe each child is unique, sadly, the parents don’t see it that way. All of them want their child to excel in all the aspects that too in the early years. I wonder if they suppose they have reproduced some machine to feed everything in one go.

 One of my former student’s mother, who was a doctor, wanted her 4-year-old son to converse in English fluently. As a matter of fact, English was his third language and Urdu was second and they were using some local language as the medium of language at home. My counseling did not turn out be successful when I informed about the situation that her child is unable to speak English. However, by the end of the year I informed her about the achievement of the little boy that he was able to comprehend the instructions given in English, she did not seem quite happy about it and utter a blunt remark, ‘We are paying so much, and our children should speak smoothly in English’.

My generous advice to all the parents why lose sleep for your child’s writing, reading, speaking, and artistic skills during the time when they need to be taught a lot of other significant lessons about life? It is essential for them to learn to greet everyone nicely than to stand out in conversational skill. It is important for them to know that they should not pluck flowers, they should share things, they should not lie, and other things which will help them to become a good human. And this could not be done only if your child is sitting in a well-equipped classroom of a well-known school. To facilitate them in becoming a responsible citizen and a good human, you need to set yourself as an example for them and not only rely on the school. Imagination is important than knowledge. Help your child promote and ensure their imagination. Scoring good grades and securing a well-paid job will eventually come later in their lives.

Best Social Media Platforms for Business

As an individual who indulges in social media herself, I can quite confidently state that Instagram has become one of the best social media platforms for businesses to promote themselves and grow their clientele. The idea behind Instagram started out as a simple website where an individual could upload their pictures and based on those pictures (assuming that you were not a private account) would then gain followers, this led to themed accounts where your followers came to your account if you were able to provide them with a certain aesthetic.

Soon enough businesses started to follow the trend of uploading aesthetically pleasing images of their products. Even if it was a small business and it was providing something unique to the viewers such as knit animals/creatures, ceramic crockery, or even crystallized dead animals/insects (yes, the man crystallizes them himself), or even art; chances are you would gain followers and through word of mouth your popularity on Instagram would grow leading you to potential buyers and collaborators.

In this regard Instagram has also begun to take charge of this growing epidemic. Earlier this year it changed its algorithm so that only the content that you wanted to see, based on your likes, would be placed on the top of your homepage. According to one article, posts on social media which include videos or photos are more likely to draw a bigger crowd than link based posts. Furthermore, Instagram has now gone one to create profiles that are only for businesses, which allows you an extra tab on your profile which allows interested parties to contact you. The contact button offers a number of options such as your email, contact number, or your business address. Lest an individual desire to travel to you business address Instagram shows the client your address on a map making it easier for people to locate you/your business. Moreover, Instagram provides the business owner with analytics about which post was popular and the demographic of its followers. the business can easily convert a famous post into an advert on mobile devices as well.

Instagram has made it easier for businesses to provide their customers with a new outlet where they can be contacted. Especially for home based businesses this step towards catering to businesses has led to individuals favoring the use of social media as a method of promoting their businesses rather than Facebook or any other site.