By Sartaj Singh I stepped out of my house for the first time in 36 days to buy some new notebooks. I got one with a pink hard top, a blue hard top and 2 packs of ball pens with…
Month: June 2021
Art for Mental Health: Social Distancing and ‘Skin Hunger’
Touch Deprivation or Skin Hunger is a very real phenomenon which can cause you to feel stressed or anxious. Artist Shoili Kanungo shares her art work and video to depict what 100 d
The Pandemic is still Going Strong: Are you Suffering from Loneliness?
The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns and physical distancing has led to an increase in isolation and loneliness. How can you learn to cope if you or your loved ones are feeling loneliness and other triggers?
Let’s Talk Anxiety: In conversation with Karuna Ezara Parikh
The Blue Tokai Huddle with Simon & Schuster featured Kamna Chhibber and Amrita Tripathi, co-authors of The Age of Anxiety in conversation with writer Karuna Ezara Parikh ALSO READ
COVID19: Redefining Loneliness, One Story at a Time
Writer and Poet Jayshree Misra Tripathi talks about redefining loneliness and the need to cope with being solitary, during COVID-19 lockdowns and more, as a senior citizen.
Why You Might Want to Try Dance Movement Therapy
The third part in the Mind-Body Connection series looks at Dance Movement Therapy and how dance, in the form of unstructured movements, when stripped of its ornamental and performative elements, has surprising healing effects. By Somi Das I have always been…
Superstition, Stigma and the Mental Health Crisis
There is a looming mental health crisis in this country, experts fear, and not enough trained experts or affordable resources available.