Mental Fitness Coach Bindiya Murgai, talks about some of the goals we should set in order to achieve more balance, better mental, physical and digital health, and enhanced happiness in 2020. ------------------------------- Bindiya Murgai is a Mental Fitness and Digital Wellness Coach. In this episode of Naaree Talk, she shares her tips on how to set New Year Goals for Health & Happiness in 2020. Bindiya’s therapy & coaching practice and workshops have helped numerous people enhance their mental fitness, overcome depression, relationship hurdles, personal challenges, grief, stress, anxiety, improve self-esteem and body image, and several other emotional and psychological problems. She’s conducted over one hundred workshops on mental fitness and self-development topics including self-esteem, relationship building, happiness, emotional hygiene, meditation, and mindfulness. Her retreats have been rated amongst the ‘Top 10 retreats in Asia’ by numerous publications and websites. Her blog has been chosen amongst the ‘Top 75 Healing Blogs in the World.’ She has been awarded the prestigious Rex Karmaveer Chakra and the Rex Karmaveer Jyoti Purskaar, founded in association with iCongo and the United Nations. Her writings on inner wellness, self-improvement and mental fitness have been published by Times of India, Hindustan Times, The Hindu, The Pioneer, New Indian Express, Economic Times, Dainik Jagaran, Speaking Tree, Namaskar, Exotica, and Femina, to name a few. She has also been featured in various newspapers and magazines as an expert on her subject. Links mentioned in the interview: Healing Hideaway https://www.healinghideaway.in Connect with Bindiya on Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/bindiyamurgai ------------------------------- Naaree Talk Podcast https://www.naaree.com/podcast

JOMO Breaks are short Digital Detox and Wellness Breaks designed to help you appreciate the 'Joy Of Missing Out.' Step back from all your tech, immerse yourself in real-life experiences, learn how to draw better boundaries between your real and virtual lives. Reconnect with yourself. Reboot and refresh your mind and soul, and redefine your relationship with technology. Designed by Digital Wellness Coach, Bindiya Murgai of Healing Hideaway. JOMO Breaks are for individuals, couples and groups. They take place in the Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India. However, the program is also conducted on request in other destinations. The Digital Wellness Program by Healing Hideaway includes JOMO Breaks, Digital Detox Retreats, Digital Wellness Seminars and Workshops. For more details contact www.healinghideaway.in Music Courtesy www.bensound.com

Watch Bindiya Murgai, Mental Fitness and Digital Wellness Coach, giving a talk on 'Digital Addiction and Digital Detox' at the Vibrant Gujarat Startup And Technology Summit, 2018.

Teaching has become a high-stress profession but this fact remains highly unrecognized as all the focus is on the students and their mental health, with little attention being paid to the educators and their mental fitness. These interactive workshops are designed to improve the mental fitness of educators, introduce them to the concept of mindfulness (which they can then also apply in their classrooms), and learn techniques to manage stress more effectively. Images in this video are from a workshop that was conducted at the Good Shepard International School, Ooty. For more information, visit www.healinghideaway.in

Talk by Bindiya Murgai at the Rex Conclive and the Rex Karamaveer Chakra Awards

Are you depressed, or do you just have the blues? Watch this video to know the symptoms of depression, and decide if you need help. According to the World Health Organization (W.H.O), depression is a common mental disorder. Globally, many millions of people of all ages suffer from depression. It is the leading cause of disability worldwide, and is a major contributor to the overall global burden of disease. In 2016, India has been declared by the W.H.O as the 'most depressed country' in the world. Over 36 percent of India's population is depressed. The actual on-ground figures may be a lot higher as Indians don't often recognize, acknowledge or disclose any mental health issue, including depression. If you or anyone you know is depressed, seek counselling immediately. Visit www.healinghideaway.in

Everyone experiences spells of stress, grief, sadness, confusion and conflict, and often it can be really hard to know when it’s time to seek professional help. Counselling is a very effective means to cope with many of life’s problems, but most of the time people don’t know when it’s time to visit a therapist, or where to find one. Watch this video by Healing Hideaway to know 10 important signs that you need therapy. Always know that there is no shame in seeking help. It will only empower you and improve the quality of your life. For more information on counseling and non-medication based mental health therapies, visit www.healinghideaway.in by Therapist Bindiya Murgai.

Healing Hideaway conducts customised meditation and mindfulness retreats in Spiti Valley in the summer. These have been featured in many of the 'Top 10 Retreats in India' lists. If you chose to book a tailor-made retreat in Spiti, please feel free to visit www.healinghideaway.in Watch this video to see some of the most beautiful and soulful images of Spiti Valley. It captures the essence of Spiti, part of the Tibetan plateau and one of the last bastions of Buddhism in India. The video features ancient monasteries like Ke, Dhankar, Komik and Sakya Kaza, and some spectacular shots of the vast landscape, its people, and some of the best kept Himalayan secrets -- like the dying practice of the Buzhens, Spiti's wandering minstrels. Spiti is in the upper Himalayas, Himachal Pradesh, in India.

Simple, yet profound life lessons that I have learned or deepened, living in the Nilgiris (Blue Mountains) in India. They are uplifting, easy to embrace, and can be woven in to your life, no matter where you live. Try them out! Subscribe to this channel, and visit www.healinghideaway.in for more info

Kunsal School is a tiny primary school in Demul, one of the highest and remotest villages in Spiti Valley. Bindiya Murgai of Healing Hideaway is actively involved with various projects in this Trans Himalayan region, including this school which has been set up 14,000 feet above sea level. The air is thin, the landscape is stunning, and temperatures dip to minus 40 degrees Celsius. Life is brutally hard, but the people are the warmest, kindest, most hospitable and generous souls you will find. The kids are bright, beautiful and filled with potential. This is the only school in and around the village. It needs your help. Watch this video to learn more and please donate whatever you can, as these children need your help -- more than anything, they need a chance!