Thursday, May 24, 2012 3:16 PM IST

Soothing Swedish touch

The Swedish therapy, it is said, got its name from a Swede called Per Henrik Ling, who in the 1800s explored Eastern and Western massage traditions and developed his own scientific system of massage movements, which today forms the basis of many massage techniques. Swedish massage includes long smooth strokes (effleurage), kneading (petrissage) and friction and tapping (tapotement) — ...more

Queens of gems, gems of Queens

The last week has been a rocky one for Geneva, with Christie’s auctioning the magnificent, diamond-dominated jewels of contemporary Brazilian collector Lily Safra and Sotheby’s presenting over 700 lots in its sale of ‘Magnificent Jewels ...more

Beat the heat with frozen treats

Do you remember that time? Some 25 years ago, when for the younger generation, the most consumed treat in the sweltering summer sun used to be those frozen juice sticks, popularly called Pepsi. Available in orange, cola and lime flavours, ...more

Acupuncture is the recharger of your batteries

There is a strong tendency in modern society to overemphasise yang (activity) and disregard the need for yin (rest). It results in tiredness, bordering on exhaustion. Also, for many people, their dissatisfaction with themselves and their ...more

Delhi wakes up to the Frog’s croak

One of the prettiest locales in the National Capital, ‘Style Mile’ in the vicinity of the stunning Qutub Minar, has once again taken off with some new fine dining restaurants—exciting menus, innovative ideas, and plenty of attitude. ...more

BY INVITATION

Role of people power in our culture

Inspired by the past 15 months engagement with governance, India’s citizens are participating as probably never before.

AMMASPEAK

Real prayer always needs compassion

Ninety-nine per cent of the people who visit temples and pray do so only to fulfil some material desire.

OPINION

The yellow herb’s healing prowess

Soon Ayurveda and Siddha will become really popular in the West and then we will see more Ayurveda colleges here.

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