Guruprasad Puranik

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Mindfully Sync With Your Diaphragm Before Stepping Into a High-Stakes Event

The diaphragm is a muscle and can be exercised to improve breathing. But you need to access it first. Most diaphragmatic or belly breathing instructions I find on the internet are confusing. Especially the instruction that "...the hand on the belly should rise and fall...". How does one

Forget the Belly, Focus on the Diaphragm: Deep Breathing Basics

“Breath is your biggest weakness As important as breath is to life, so is it for an actor to bring life to his character”. Dialogues from an iconic movie from my childhood where an actor is mentoring his protégé. Much later he goes blind and plots a revenge murder. Breathe

The Curse of Automaticity for Those Who Want to Become Experts

You are learning a new skill…say Yoga and start with Tadasana or the mountain pose. You learn the basics from a teacher, a book or a video. Then you practice till you reach an acceptable level. Soon you can do it easily without needing any instructions. It's

Do The Things You Want to Do but Fail To...By Applying Implementation Intentions

You intended to make that sales call first thing in the morning. To share your idea in the zoom call. Yet when the time came, you didn’t follow through. What happened? Most likely you got in the way. At least that’s what research says. Here is how you