Friday, December 28, 2018

POSITIVE EDUCATION: A Revolution in World Education





Do you
want the children of your school to be happy? Positive Education is an approach
to education that blends academic learning with character and well-being.
Positive Education curriculum has
been implemented with good results in schools in Australia, USA, UK and
Germany. Be the first one to start this initiative at your school in India!
#PositiveEducation
#PositivePsychology #happiness #wellbeing #children #schools #education #India
#Indore

POSITIVE EDUCATION: A Revolution in World Education





Do you
want the children of your school to be happy? Positive Education is an approach
to education that blends academic learning with character and well-being.
Positive Education curriculum has
been implemented with good results in schools in Australia, USA, UK and
Germany. Be the first one to start this initiative at your school in India!
#PositiveEducation
#PositivePsychology #happiness #wellbeing #children #schools #education #India
#Indore

Friday, December 21, 2018

SALAMBA SIRSHASANA: SUPPORTED HEADSTAND POSE





The headstand is one of the most important yogic asanas. The inversion in the final pose brings a rejuvenating supply of blood to the braincells.

#yoga #sirshasana #headstand

Saturday, December 15, 2018

MEDITATION: Learning Video #8





Learn meditation step by step. Practise #meditation breath by breath. The #breath can take you all the way to #nirvana.

MEDITATION: Learning Video #8





Learn meditation step by step. Practise #meditation breath by breath. The #breath can take you all the way to #nirvana.

Friday, December 14, 2018

USHTRASANA VARIATION: FULL CAMEL POSE





In this video, a variation of ushtrasana is depicted – how to get into the posture and stay there. Practising the asana regularly will relieve stiffness in the back, shoulders and ankles.

Wednesday, December 12, 2018

How to be Healthy, Happy and Wise


A Pathway to Authentic Happiness, Well-being and a Meaningful Life 

Happiness, say the positive psychologists, is the experience of joy, contentment, or positive well-being, combined with a sense that life is good, meaningful, and worthwhile.
Twenty-three hundred years ago, Aristotle concluded that, more than anything else, men and women seek happiness. It is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence. Different men seek after happiness in different ways and by different means, and so make for themselves different modes of life.
What is the pathway to authentic happiness, well-being and a meaningful life? How can we equip ourselves with sustainable scientific tools to cultivate a happy and fulfilling life with a greater sense of well-being? This article attempts to answer these questions.
Taking care of body, mind and spirit is of utmost importance. It’s like a tripod. All limbs must be equally strong for balance and harmony. We need to transform the entire experience of life by taking care of all the relevant dimensions – physiological, psychological and spiritual.
After years of deep study and practical sessions with people from all walks of life, a holistic approach has emerged that blends carefully the best of positive psychology, meditation, yoga, laughter yoga, and spirituality.
Positive psychology is the science of happiness. It provides authentic understanding of happiness and well-being and dispels myths and wrong notions about happiness. It is a treasure trove of evidence-based happiness-increasing strategies from which one may choose activities suitable for oneself.
Meditation is an invaluable tool for calming, concentration and purification of the mind. It clears clouds and lets you seek wisdom. According to Matthieu Ricard, happiest monk on this planet, “Meditation is a practice that makes it possible to cultivate and develop certain basic positive human qualities in the same way as other forms of training make it possible to play a musical instrument or acquire any other skill.”
Yoga can do wonders for your health by stimulating endocrinal systems and taking care of neuro-muscular systems. It is suitable for modern day lifestyle diseases and brings about body-mind union. If you don’t have enough time, even then surya namaskara can be easily integrated into your daily life as it requires only five to fifteen minutes’ practice daily to obtain beneficial results remarkably quickly.
Laughter yoga combines laughter exercises with yogic breathing. It is instrumental in oxygenation of the body, strengthening immune system, and stress relief as feel good hormones known as endorphins are generated during the process. Just ten minutes of gentle laughter in the morning can change the complexion of your day.
Spirituality provides right view and right understanding of life. It gives spiritual insight into right speech, right action and right livelihood. Inner wisdom steers us in the right direction. If you desire everlasting health and happiness, cultivate wisdom.
All the five components - positive psychology, meditation, yoga, laughter yoga and spirituality - put together, enable complete transformation of the entire experience of life.
The benefits include health, happiness and peace for individuals; stress relief, team building, higher productivity, leadership and positivity at workplaces; health, bonding and integration in communities; and creativity, better concentration, emotional intelligence, spiritual growth, strong immune system and all-round personality development of youngsters.
In conclusion, may we say that the practice of yoga, meditation and laughter yoga along with fundamental understanding of positive psychology and spirituality can lead you to lasting happiness and peace.

Jagat Singh Bisht, Founder: LifeSkills
LifeSkills is a pathway to authentic happiness, well-being and a meaningful life!


Saturday, December 8, 2018

MEDITATION: Learning Video #7





Learn meditation step by step. Practise #meditation breath by #breath.
When #mindfulness of breathing is developed and cultivated, it is of great fruit and great benefit.

Friday, December 7, 2018

JUST LAUGHING





Just sit down sometimes and #laugh for no reason at all.. it's good for #health, #happiness and #peace.

#LaughterYoga

Saturday, December 1, 2018

MEDITATION: Learning Video #6





Learn meditation step by step. Practise meditation breath by breath.

When mindfulness of breathing is developed and cultivated, it is of great fruit and great benefit.

#meditation

Friday, November 30, 2018

RELAXATION ASANAS





Weekends are for rest and recuperation. Even during sleep, relaxation is elusive. The asanas (postures) in this video give the body the rest it so badly needs. Learn to manage your stress in a yogic way!

#yoga #relaxation #asanas #stress #peace

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

MEDITATION: Learning Video #5





Learn and practice #meditation breath by breath for peace and tranquility..

Monday, November 26, 2018

MEDITATION ASANAS





Demonstrated in this video are twelve asanas (poses) in which you may sit and meditate. Which one would you prefer and why?

#meditation #yoga #asanas #health #happiness #peace #stressmanagement

Friday, November 23, 2018

MEDITATION: Learning Video 4: Breathing with the Body





BREATHING WITH THE BODY
This is the fourth video in a series of videos - a step-by-step tutorial - to learn and practice meditation by yourself by listening to and following the instructions given in the video.
In this session, we are re-visiting and deepening what we have learned in the three earlier videos.

Instructions:
Please sit down - legs folded crosswise, back straight and eyes closed.
Focus your attention on the nostrils as you breathe in and as you breathe out.

In this session, we will re-visit and deepen what we have learned earlier.
Begin by simply bringing attention to the breathing.
Always mindful of your breath, breathe in; mindful, breathe out.
If you breathe in long, know: I am breathing in long. If you breathe out long, know: I breathe out long.
If you breathe in short, know: I am breathing in short. If you breathe out short, know: I breathe out short.
Don’t worry if your mind wanders away, bring it back gently. Observe your breath.

As the breathing becomes deeper, focus on the body.
Keeping a watch on your breath in the background, look inwards to the major parts of your body: head, shoulders, hands, palms, chest, stomach, upper back, lower back, legs and the feet.
Sensitive to the whole body, breathe in. Sensitive to the whole body, breathe out.
As you familiarize with your body, while keeping a watch on your breathing, relax your limbs one-by-one: forehead, eyes, cheeks, neck, shoulders, heart, stomach, upper back, lower back, thighs, calf muscles, ankles, and soles of your feet.
Calming the whole body, breathe in. Calming the whole body breathe out.

May all beings be happy, be peaceful, be liberated!
Open your eyes gently and come out of meditation.

Continue your practice of meditation. When you feel, you have mastered this segment, you may proceed to the next video. Remember, meditation is a lifetime’s work.

We will be happy to have your feedback and would answer any questions that you may have. Questions may be sent to us at lifeskills.happiness@gmail.com.



Jagat Singh Bisht
Founder: LifeSkills

Wednesday, November 21, 2018

MEDITATION: Learning Video #3







CALMING THE BODY
This is the third video in a series of videos - a step-by-step
tutorial - to learn and practice meditation by yourself by listening to and
following the instructions given in the video.
It gives simple and straight instructions to meditate
in pure form. Just follow the instructions and meditate.
You may start your journey of meditation right from
here but we would advise you to begin with the first video of the series on
this channel and then come here after some days of practice.
Practice meditation on a daily basis listening to the
video.
We will be happy to have your feedback and would
answer any questions that you may have. Questions may be sent to us at lifeskills.happiness@gmail.com.

Instructions:
Please sit down - legs folded crosswise, back
straight and eyes closed.
Always be mindful of your breath as you breathe in;
mindful, as you breathe out. Focus your attention on the nostrils as you
breathe in and as you breathe out.
If you breathe in long, know: I am breathing in long.
If you breathe out long, know: I breathe out long.
If you breathe in short, know: I am breathing in short.
If you breathe out short, know: I breathe out short.
Keeping a watch on your breath in the background,
look inwards to the major parts of your body: head, shoulders, hands, palms,
chest, stomach, upper back, lower back, legs and the feet.
Sensitive to the whole body, breathe in. Sensitive to
the whole body, breathe out.
As you continue to explore your body, while keeping a
watch on your breathing, relax your limbs one-by-one: head, shoulders, hands,
palms, chest, stomach, upper back, lower back, legs and the feet.
Calming the whole body, breathe in. Calming the whole
body breathe out.
Open your eyes gently and come out of meditation.

Jagat Singh Bisht

Founder: LifeSkills

MEDITATION: Learning Video #3







CALMING THE BODY
This is the third video in a series of videos - a step-by-step
tutorial - to learn and practice meditation by yourself by listening to and
following the instructions given in the video.
It gives simple and straight instructions to meditate
in pure form. Just follow the instructions and meditate.
You may start your journey of meditation right from
here but we would advise you to begin with the first video of the series on
this channel and then come here after some days of practice.
Practice meditation on a daily basis listening to the
video.
We will be happy to have your feedback and would
answer any questions that you may have. Questions may be sent to us at lifeskills.happiness@gmail.com.

Instructions:
Please sit down - legs folded crosswise, back
straight and eyes closed.
Always be mindful of your breath as you breathe in;
mindful, as you breathe out. Focus your attention on the nostrils as you
breathe in and as you breathe out.
If you breathe in long, know: I am breathing in long.
If you breathe out long, know: I breathe out long.
If you breathe in short, know: I am breathing in short.
If you breathe out short, know: I breathe out short.
Keeping a watch on your breath in the background,
look inwards to the major parts of your body: head, shoulders, hands, palms,
chest, stomach, upper back, lower back, legs and the feet.
Sensitive to the whole body, breathe in. Sensitive to
the whole body, breathe out.
As you continue to explore your body, while keeping a
watch on your breathing, relax your limbs one-by-one: head, shoulders, hands,
palms, chest, stomach, upper back, lower back, legs and the feet.
Calming the whole body, breathe in. Calming the whole
body breathe out.
Open your eyes gently and come out of meditation.

Jagat Singh Bisht

Founder: LifeSkills

Tuesday, November 20, 2018

MEDITATION: Learning Video #2







AWARENESS OF BODY
This is the second video in a series of videos to
learn and practice meditation by yourself by listening to and following the
video.
It gives simple and straight instructions to meditate
in pure form. Just follow the instructions and meditate.
You may start your journey of meditation from here
but we would advise you to begin with the first video of the series on this
channel and then come here after some days of practice.
Practice meditation on a daily basis listening to the
video. When you feel confident that you are comfortable and ready, you may go
to the next video in the series.
We will be happy to have your feedback and would
answer any questions that you may have. Questions may be sent to us at lifeskills.happiness@gmail.com.

Instructions:
Please sit down for meditation: legs folded
crosswise, back straight and eyes closed.
Always be mindful of your breath as you breathe in
and as you breathe out. Focus your attention on the nostrils as you breathe in
and as you breathe out.
If you breathe in long, know: I am breathing in long.
If you breathe out long, know: I breathe out long.
If you breathe in short, know: I am breathing in
short. If you breathe out short, know: I breathe out short.
Keeping a watch on your breath in the background,
look inwards to the major parts of your body: head, shoulders, hands, palms,
chest, stomach, upper back, lower back, legs and the feet.
Sensitive to the whole body, breathe in. Sensitive to
the whole body, breathe out.
Open your eyes gently and come out of meditation.


Monday, November 19, 2018

MEDITATION: Learning Video #1







MINDFULNESS OF BREATHING
This is the first video in a series of videos to
learn and practice meditation by yourself by listening to and following the
video.
It gives simple and straight instructions to meditate
in pure form. Just follow the instructions and meditate.
Practice meditation on a daily basis listening to the
video. When you feel confident that you are comfortable and ready, you may go
to the next video in the series.
We will be happy to have your feedback and would
answer any questions that you may have. Questions may be sent to us at lifeskills.happiness@gmail.com.
MEDITATION:
Meditation
is a practice that makes it possible to cultivate and develop certain basic
positive human qualities in the same way as other forms of training make it
possible to play a musical instrument or acquire any other skill.
The
object of meditation is the mind. For the moment, it is simultaneously
confused, agitated, rebellious and subject to innumerable conditioned and
automatic patterns. The goal of meditation is not to shut down the mind or
anaesthetise it, but rather to make it free, lucid and balanced.
Experienced
meditators have demonstrated qualities of focused attention that are not found
among beginners. For example, they are able to maintain more or less perfect
concentration on a particular task for forty-five minutes, whereas most people
cannot go beyond five or ten minutes before they begin making an increasing
number of mistakes.
The primary
goal of meditation is to transform our experience of the world but it has also
been shown that meditation has beneficial effects on our health. Scientific
experiments have shown that twenty minutes of daily practice of meditation can
contribute significantly to the reduction of stress, whose harmful effects on
health are well established.
It also
reduces anxiety, the tendency towards anger and the risk of relapse for people
who have previously undergone depression. Eight weeks of meditation for thirty
minutes a day significantly strengthens the immune system, reinforces positive
emotions, and reduces arterial pressure in those suffering from high blood
pressure.
If we consider that the possible benefit of meditation is to
have a new experience of the world each moment in our lives, then it doesn’t
seem excessive to spend at least twenty minutes a day getting to know our mind
better and training it towards this kind of purpose.
The fruition of meditation could be described as an optimal
way of being, or again, as genuine happiness. This true and lasting happiness
is a profound sense of having realized to the utmost the potential we have
within us for wisdom and accomplishment. Working towards this kind of
fulfilment is an adventure worth embarking upon.
THE ART OF MEDITATION by MATTHIEU RICARD

Sunday, November 18, 2018

Be A Life Skills Master Teacher!


During the next year (2019), RadhikaJagat Bisht and Jagat Singh Bisht, Founders: LifeSkills, will conduct training to groom facilitators/ master teachers. 

This will enable them to learn, understand, practise, and propagate life skills for health, happiness and tranquillity. It includes practical sessions on the art of Meditation, the basics of Yoga and the fundamentals of Laughter Yoga. Also included are inputs on the elements of Happiness and Well-being and the quintessence of Spirituality. 

If you are interested, please send us an email at lifeskills.happiness@gmail.com.



Friday, November 9, 2018

LAUGHTER YOGA: HOW TO DO IT ALL ALONE FOR 10 MINUTES EVERYDAY





LEARNING VIDEO FOR LAUGHING ALONE



Laughter is the best medicine. To get all the health benefits of laughter, you need to laugh deep and continuously for 10-20 minutes. How to do that every day when you are all alone? This video is a tutorial for that.
Laughter Yoga is usually done in groups. People find it difficult to practise it on a daily basis by themselves.
Laughter Yoga is a unique concept where anyone can laugh for no reason without relying on humour, jokes or comedy. The concept is based on a scientific fact that the body cannot differentiate between real and fake laughter if done with willingness. One gets the same physiological and psychological benefits.
Dr Madan Kataria, a medical doctor, founded the first Laughter Club with just five members in Mumbai in the year 1995. Today there are thousands of laughter clubs all over the world where laughter is initiated as an exercise in a group but with eye contact and childlike playfulness, it soon turns into real and contagious laughter.
It is called Laughter Yoga because it combines laughter exercises with yoga breathing. This brings more oxygen to the body and the brain which makes one feel more energetic and healthy.
When we laugh, our body generates feel good hormones called endorphins which improve our mood and general outlook. During laughter exercises, all the stale air inside the lungs is expelled and our system gets more oxygen which enhances the immune system. In the long run, the inner spirit of laughter helps you build more caring and sharing social relationships, and laugh even when the going in not good.




Jagat Singh Bisht

coolbisht@hotmail.com

Thursday, November 1, 2018

LIFESKILLS


A Pathway to Authentic Happiness, Well-being and a Fulfilling Life

Do you want to be happier? Would you like to increase your well-being and flourish? We help you do that!

Let us begin with a quick overview by watching this short video:


What is LifeSkills?

LifeSkills is a pathway to authentic happiness, well-being and a fulfilling life.

Our objective is to provide skills that make life happier, meaningful and worth living.

LifeSkills equips you with sustainable scientific tools to cultivate a happy and fulfilling life with a greater sense of well-being.


What do you do?

We conduct:
  • ·      Retreats
  • ·      Workshops
  • ·      Seminars
  • ·      Talks
  • ·      Trainings
  • ·      One-On-One Coaching


for Individuals, Institutions, Communities, Workplaces & Organisations.



What are the foundations of your programmes?

The foundations of our programmes are:
  • ·      Positive Psychology
  • ·      Meditation
  • ·      Yoga
  • ·      Laughter Yoga
  • ·      Spirituality

 Our programmes are activity based, interactive and experiential.

What is your vision and mission?

·      We help you to flourish by enabling you to discover your signature strengths and virtues and deploy them in three great arenas of life: work, love and parenting.

·      Our mission is to propagate positive life skills to help people flourish.

·      Our guiding spirit is “bhavatu sabba mangalam” which means: May all beings be happy!


What is the content of your programmes?

Our programmes include:

Yoga: Asanas, Pranayama, Meditation.

Positive Psychology: The Science of Happiness.

Laughter Yoga: Group Laughter & Laughing Alone.

Spirituality: Ancient wisdom of the sages.

We lay special emphasis on Positive Education, Positive Ageing, Positive Health, Yoga Nidra, Surya Namaskara, Anapanasati and Vipassana.

Our programmes blend the modern science of well-being with the ancient wisdom of the sages.

We feel indebted to the teachings and wisdom of Masters including Martin Seligman, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Abraham Maslow, Swami Satyananda Saraswati, B K S Iyengar, Madan Kataria, Matthieu Ricard, S N Goenka, Thich Nhat Hanh and Buddha.



On what basis have your programmes been created and designed?

Taking care of body, mind and spirit is of utmost importance. It’s like a tripod. All limbs must be equally strong for balance and harmony. Hence, we have taken a holistic approach blending carefully the best of positive psychology, meditation, yoga, laughter yoga and spirituality.

Our programmes are built upon eclectic philosophy: We have selected doctrines from various schools of thought and we are using what are considered the best elements of all systems.

With years of deep research and practical sessions, we have developed a unique and complete programme for health, happiness and harmony of the body, mind and spirit. It transforms the entire experience of life by taking care of all the relevant dimensions – physiological, psychological and spiritual.



What are the benefits derived from the various components of your programmes?

Benefits in brief of various components:

Positive Psychology: Authentic, scientific understanding of happiness and well-being; dispelling myths and wrong notions about happiness.

Yoga: Stimulation of endocrinal systems, taking care of neuro-muscular systems, suitable for modern day lifestyle diseases, body-mind union.

Meditation: Calming, concentration and purification of the mind. Clears clouds and lets you seek wisdom.

Laughter Yoga: Oxygenation of the body, strengthening immune system, stress relief.

Spirituality: Provides right view and right understanding of life. Gives spiritual insight into right speech, right action and right livelihood.

All components put together: Complete transformation of the entire experience of life.


What are the benefits of your programmes?

Benefits for individuals, workplaces, communities and institution:

Individuals: Health, happiness and peace.

Workplaces: Stress relief, team building, higher productivity, leadership and positivity.

Communities: Health, bonding and integration.

Schools/Colleges: Creativity, better concentration, EQ & SQ, all round personality development and strong immune system.


What programmes are available with you?

We have several programmes:

‘The Wheel of Happiness and Well-Being’ is our flagship programme. It is a multi dimensional, activity based programme covering the HOW of happiness.

‘Healthy Happy Harmonious’ is a special programme designed for women.

“Meditate like Buddha’ is a workshop for happy and stress free life.

Here is a list of some of our programmes:

  • ·      The Wheel of Happiness & Well-being
  • ·      Happiness Boot Camp
  • ·      Meditate Like Buddha
  • ·      Antaranga
  • ·      Bahiranga
  • ·      Healthy Happy Harmonious
  • ·      East Meets West
  • ·      Positive Education
  • ·      Happy@Work
  • ·      Recipe for Happiness
  • ·      Laughter Yoga
  • ·      The Pursuit of Happiness
  • ·      The Quest of Happiness
  • ·      Pathway to Happiness
  • ·      Corporate Stress Management




Who conducts the programmes?

LifeSkills has been founded by Radhika Bisht and Jagat Singh Bisht. 

They are on a mission: MISSION HAPPINESS! Happiness for all!

They conduct and facilitate our programmes.

About the Founders:

  • ·      Both are qualified Laughter Yoga Master Trainers of international repute having rich experience with corporates, institutions and individuals of more than a hundred nationalities.

  • ·      They have learned yoga and meditation from gurus in ashrams in Rishikesh and Dharamshala.

  • ·      Both of them were laughter professors at the Laughter Yoga University and worked closely with Dr Madan Kataria, Founder of Laughter Yoga.

  • ·      Radhika is a Yoga Teacher and has a long experience of teaching Yoga and Laughter Yoga to women and children.

  • ·      Jagat is an author, blogger, and a qualified Behavioural Science Trainer and Master Trainer Happiness & Well-being, with a long experience as a Corporate Trainer with a Fortune 500 Company.



Where do you conduct your programmes and for whom have you conducted programmes so far?

We conduct programmes right at your doorstep – your workplace, corporate office, school, college, university, club, park, anywhere. Retreats may be conducted in resorts.

We have conducted programmes for Nestle, Abercrombie & Kent, State Bank of India, Airports Authority of India, Hewlett Packard, HCL, schools, colleges, clubs and old age homes.

Please watch this video to get answers to all your unanswered questions about us:





How can we contact you for conducting programmes at our workplace/ institution?

We may be reached at the following email address:


Are you there on the social media?

Yes. Here are the links:








Can I join Team LifeSkills?

You are warmly invited to join us in this noble mission of health, happiness, harmony, well-being and peace.

The areas in which you may contribute/ collaborate include:
  • ·      Marketing
  • ·      Event management
  • ·      Academic support
  • ·      Administrative support
  • ·      Teaching support
  • ·      Social media
  • ·      Legal advice
  • ·      Copy writing
  • ·      Research & Innovation
  • ·      Multi-media & presentations
  • ·      Public relations
  • ·      Database management
  • ·      Facilitating international participants
  • ·      Liaison with HR of Workplaces
  • ·      Organizing audience & programs
  • ·      Guest faculty
  • ·      Special presentations
  • ·      Collaboration from like-minded & like-hearted
  • ·      Logistics


 - Jagat Singh Bisht
   Founder: LifeSkills