Nowadays, there’s no shortage of advice online on how to live your life, and it’s easy to lose yourself in all of it. But a race I ran in 2023 showed me why you should stop measuring yourself against others and play to your own strengths. For two months, I had religiously trained for the…
What a Marathon Gone Wrong Taught Me About Life
Recently, I ran the Dehradun Marathon 2026 in Personal Best time of 4 hours 20 minutes. However, partway through the race, I realized my race plan had literally fallen apart. I still beat my Personal Best time by 11 minutes. Here are the four major life lessons that I learned: 1. There are no shortcuts…
Meditation Slows Down Aging: Here’s How
A recent study published in Nature (one of the most reputed journals in scientific annals), reported that regular meditation slows down aging. Read on to discover how. Findings of the Study The researchers did a study on 17 long-term meditators and 17 non-meditators (control group). By studying the DNA samples of the two…
When Fear and Anxiety Overwhelm You, Remember This Story
The world is facing uncertainty, with ongoing wars in different parts of the globe, an uncertain job market, and a tumultuous global economy. If you look at search trends on Google, terms like fear and anxiety are at an all-time high. In fact, one of my most-read articles is Swami Vivekananda’s Way to Overcome Fear…
This is Why I Took a Break From Blogging
It’s been more than 3 months since my last entry here on Fitonation. If you’re still with me on this journey, I want to extend my heartfelt gratitude for your unwavering support and belief in the mission of this blog. As I sit down to write these words, I find my hands fumbling, hesitant to…
Overcoming Low Self Esteem: The Stained Shirt Analogy
Have you ever felt that no matter what you do, you are just not enough? Read this article, as we’ll discuss how you can overcome the problem of low self-esteem. The Struggles of Low Self-Esteem The ubiquitous use of social media today has exacerbated the problem of inadequacy. No matter what you do,…
How to Come Out of an Emotional Storm: Gurudev Sri Sri Ravishankar
Life is found to be caught up in storms so very often. And you are not yourself when you are in an emotional storm. You don’t know what to do. At these moments, all your practices, concepts, ideas and ideals fall apart. Your devotion, your love and all the beautiful things you cherish in…
Memento Mori: A message all the wise men want you to remember
On June 12, 2005, Steve Jobs, the visionary co-founder of Apple Computer, addressed the graduating class at Stanford. In his highly acclaimed speech, Jobs shared a few anecdotes from his life, which had taught him the most valuable lessons. One of them revolved around the realization of his own mortality. But why would he…
The Magical Power of Prayer and Chanting: My Personal Experience
I had just shifted to a new city and was trying to adjust to the demands of my new work environment. With concern for my health taking a back seat, sickness soon came knocking at my door, in the form of unrelenting high fever, cold and a really bad cough. Medications had failed to…
How to Work According to Bhagavad Gita
In order to live, we all have to work but no one teaches us the right attitude through which we should work. In this post, we lean on to the wisdom of Bhagavad Gita where Shri Krishna teaches us how to work. Bhagavad Gita starts with the mighty warrior Arjun not wanting to fight…