My Toolbox – Part 1 – Inner family system

By AditiPosted on May 5, 2018May 6, 2018Cat Self & Personality4 Comments

As promised in my previous blog, here is the next in series on the tools I use for self-observation and of course the ‘how’ of it. So to begin with, I need to answer two simple questions; what does ‘self’ mean to me and how do I differentiate between different parts of my own being… Read More »

The Beginning

By AditiPosted on April 20, 2018April 20, 2018Cat IPI, Self & Personality1 Comment

8 years ago I turned to the discipline of psychology to seek answers to certain fundamental questions which have kept me busy almost all my life. I was looking for the sense of “I” which was not limited to the one that acts but something or someone more who is behind the one that performs.… Read More »

The art of communication – through the lens of Equanimity

By AditiPosted on December 7, 2016March 22, 2017Cat IPI, PsychologyLeave a comment

How much ever I wish and hope telepathy to be the official channel of communication, the role of language and active communication cannot be denied in today’s world. We all live together, grow together and it is human interactions that keep us alive. Exchange of ideas, sharing our happiness and sorrows, the feeling of being… Read More »

Equanimity

By AditiPosted on November 2, 2016March 22, 2017Cat IPI, Psychology2 Comments

The word equanimity brings to my mind the image of a vast ocean in which different streams come from all sides and completely merge into it but the ocean remains unaffected and continues to ‘be’. There is a sense of calmness when you look at the ocean, no matter how rough the waves are, we… Read More »

Indian Psychology as I see it

By AditiPosted on October 4, 2016March 21, 2017Cat IPI, Psychology, Teaching IP4 Comments

Psychology as a discipline is now more than 100 years old in India, still the term ‘Indian Psychology’ is new to us and is interpreted differently by different people; some believe it to be limited to the natives of the country while others take it as something psychologists in India do. In actuality, ‘Indian Psychology’… Read More »

Living in the NOW

By AditiPosted on August 16, 2016March 22, 2017Cat IPI, PsychologyLeave a comment

How often have you engaged in a self-talk or been in a situation where you are pulled between how you feel and what your mind tells you? My guess would be ‘a lot of times’. While growing up we are subjected to so much conditioning as to how a particular thing should “be” and how… Read More »

Connecting with the world

By AditiPosted on July 15, 2016April 22, 2018Cat IPI, Psychology8 Comments

The essence of life lies in discovering the truth within and finding your inner anchor, but the journey doesn’t end there. It is often said that ‘man is a social animal’, which indicates the importance of social interaction in our life. The idea is not to disconnect with the world but be in the midst… Read More »

A step closer to your inner self

By AditiPosted on July 1, 2016April 22, 2018Cat IPI, Self & Personality6 Comments

I am a true believer of the inner calling; all my attempts are towards being conscious of that inner voice that directs the course of my life. All I have do is, be a little more vigilant and consciously aligned with it, till it becomes a natural process and a way of being, and sure… Read More »

Give that Voice a chance!

By AditiPosted on June 14, 2016March 22, 2017Cat IPI, Psychology6 Comments

We all wonder about the story behind, be it a person we meet or a long standing mountain we see. There is an innate tendency of quest we human beings are born with which helps us to discover, to know, and thus be more and more involved and interactive with our surroundings. For many of… Read More »