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Emotional Intelligence

What is Emotional intelligence Emotional intelligence is a skill that can be trained and strengthened. Some of those practices that could improve and promote the emotional intelligence are as follow: be more attentive to our emotions and emotions of others, be mindful, pause and calm down our nerves, anticipate the result of our action and…

Dr. Iraniha - It’s time for unity, peace and equality

It’s time for unity, peace and equality.

It’s time for unity, peace and equality. It’s time for unity, peace and equality. Let’s put aside our superficial differences, our color, race, gender, religion and political beliefs. We can’t allow those differences define us as who we are as a human being, what we represent in this world and what we contribute to this…

I Am Still Grateful By Andrew Iraniha

I Am Still Grateful!

I Am Still Grateful! I need to just observe now, not focus on the past and question why it happened and heighten my frustration and anger, not read through the projections and predictions and by giving these information too much value, raise my anxiety and fear. I just need to be observant for now, try…

In the heart of every sad story lies a positive one

In the heart of every sad story lies a positive one

In the heart of every sad story lies a positive one by Dr. Iraniha It’s really hard to believe how people around the world are suffering due to new outbreak of corona virus. But the positive side of this incredibly devastating situation is the emergence of essence of humanity, compassion, connection, care and kindness among…

Dealing with loss

Dealing with loss

Dealing With Loss It was Thursday August 22, at 1:30 pm, when I was driving to attend a meeting, my brother called me and gave me the dreadful and heartbreaking news of my mother’s passing. It felt like suddenly part of my heart was taken from me. I felt an excruciating pain in my entire…

Creating meaningful moments by Andrew Iraniha

Creating meaningful moments

Creating meaningful moments by Andrew Iraniha It was past midnight and I was sitting in my car, driving back home. I just finished a robotic surgery on a very sick patient with perforated intestine who wouldn’t survive without the operation. His daughters were concerned but happy and grateful that the operation was successful. Outside was…

Relationships & Beauty of Yoga

Relationships & Beauty of Yoga

Relationships & Beauty of Yoga Words and actions in our relationships are extremely powerful and could affect us deeply. Our brain is designed to capture and process these clues and subsequently appraise them, based on our beliefs, values and experiences. We are hard wired to automatically see the negativeness in everything, in order to protect…

Let Go Of Expectations

Let Go Of Expectations

Let Go Of Expectations Heartbroken and disappointed, few years ago, I decided to look into myself, as always, to find the solution. I realized when we are born into this universe, in reality no one has any obligation towards us and if we are treated and taken care of well, it’s just a blessing. I…

Happiness is a choice By Andrew Iraniha

Happiness is a choice

Happiness is a choice and demand individual responsibility There are three elements that could determine our happiness. First is genetic, responsible for formation of a set point or baseline of happiness within us and accounts for 50% of how happy we feel. The other factor is life circumstances which account for 10% of our happiness.…