http://www.indiantvtoday.com About what's on your idiot box Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:46:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/uncover-5-behaviors-that-could-sabotage-your-budding-relationship/2012/01/17/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/uncover-5-behaviors-that-could-sabotage-your-budding-relationship/2012/01/17/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:38:13 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=15657 Over 40 & Newly Dating? Uncover 5 Behaviors that Could Sabotage your Budding Relationship. [EXPERT]   As a Dating Coach, Matchmaker, and former therapist my job is to help clients uncover patterns of behavior that sabotage their goal of finding love. My specialty is preparing Singles over 40 to return to the dating world, date [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/uncover-5-behaviors-that-could-sabotage-your-budding-relationship/2012/01/17/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/6-tips-to-ensure-online-dating-success-in-2012/2012/01/07/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/6-tips-to-ensure-online-dating-success-in-2012/2012/01/07/#comments Sat, 07 Jan 2012 04:17:09 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=15499 By: Julianne Cantarella, MSW, LSW As Dating Coach, Matchmaker president / owner of The Courtship Coach, people are always inquiring about online dating. I can’t tell you the countless times I’ve been asked, “Does it really work?” I stop, confidently smile and let them know Yes, it does work. Then I advise, as long as [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/6-tips-to-ensure-online-dating-success-in-2012/2012/01/07/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/an-adventure-in-galica-%e2%80%93-las-islas-cies-chronicles-5/2011/12/27/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/an-adventure-in-galica-%e2%80%93-las-islas-cies-chronicles-5/2011/12/27/#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2011 01:53:07 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=15416 This trip was poorly planned as far as wine is concerned. And if you’ve been reading my blog for any amount of time, you know that wine is an essential part of my well being. We ran out of it early and needed hydration fast under the hot Spanish sun. After a quick elimination round [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/an-adventure-in-galica-%e2%80%93-las-islas-cies-chronicles-5/2011/12/27/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/confessions-of-a-reformed-night-owl-phase-shift-into-peace-and-productivity/2011/12/24/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/confessions-of-a-reformed-night-owl-phase-shift-into-peace-and-productivity/2011/12/24/#comments Sat, 24 Dec 2011 04:01:41 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=15455 I have been a night owl my entire life. My mom tells me that from birth I would stay up talking to myself and singing long after she put me to bed. My earliest memory is from when I was around three years old. I begged to stay up to watch the movie The Sound [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/confessions-of-a-reformed-night-owl-phase-shift-into-peace-and-productivity/2011/12/24/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/an-adventure-in-galicia-%e2%80%93-las-islas-cies-chronicles-4/2011/12/24/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/an-adventure-in-galicia-%e2%80%93-las-islas-cies-chronicles-4/2011/12/24/#comments Sat, 24 Dec 2011 02:32:50 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=15435 Las Islas Cies are like an obscure paradise, nestled somewhere off the coast of Galicia. I’m an island girl for sure (Cancer), but I had never heard of these dazzlers until Lana enlightened me. Oh yes, I was intrigued. Especially when you see photos like this: We were hoping to catch a ferry from our [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/an-adventure-in-galicia-%e2%80%93-las-islas-cies-chronicles-4/2011/12/24/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/an-adventure-in-galicia-2/2011/12/23/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/an-adventure-in-galicia-2/2011/12/23/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 02:16:00 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=15430 We arrived late in Vigo so immediately put on our club clothes and hit the discoteca until the sun came up. Just kidding. We went to bed. The next morning we take an early bus to Nigran where our cute little boutique-hotel-by-the-sea awaited us. For some reason, the bus driver hated life, and hated us. [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/an-adventure-in-galicia-2/2011/12/23/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/do-what-you-love-money-follows-tale-of-the-coffee-cup-artist/2011/12/22/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/do-what-you-love-money-follows-tale-of-the-coffee-cup-artist/2011/12/22/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 03:54:27 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=15448 Before I share this story with you, it’s worth noting that not all things that you love to do will be guaranteed to generate income. Yet if you happen to absolutely love doing something, so much that you can’t believe someone would pay you for it, and then people start to pay you for it [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/do-what-you-love-money-follows-tale-of-the-coffee-cup-artist/2011/12/22/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/an-adventure-in-galicia-1/2011/12/21/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/an-adventure-in-galicia-1/2011/12/21/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 02:11:02 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=15423 By Erin Parker   It’s actually quite cool how this trip happened. Let me get you up to speed: -girl leaves boyfriend for Spain -boyfriend promises to come to Spain for special Galicia trip -girl and boy break up -girl is sad about Galicia trip being canceled (not about break up) -girl laments to friends [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/an-adventure-in-galicia-1/2011/12/21/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/a-weekend-of-miracles/2011/11/22/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/a-weekend-of-miracles/2011/11/22/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:46:47 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=15007 This past weekend I faced some fears. It wasn’t my intention to face these specific situations, but it is my intention every morning to surrender and remember what my purpose is, that being to choose love over fear. It started last Thursday as I packed my 2 children (Noelle 6 and Ivan 3) into my [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/a-weekend-of-miracles/2011/11/22/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/power-of-transition/2011/11/10/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/power-of-transition/2011/11/10/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 04:04:50 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=14797 By Susan Stackpole Cherish your visions; cherish your ideals; cherish the music that stirs in your heart, the beauty that forms in your mind, the loveliness that drapes your purest thoughts, for out of them will grow delightful conditions, all heavenly environment; of these if you but remain true to them, your world will at last [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/power-of-transition/2011/11/10/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/why-honesty-is-important/2011/09/18/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/why-honesty-is-important/2011/09/18/#comments Sun, 18 Sep 2011 16:23:39 +0000 pattysherry http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=13849 written by Patty Sherry When it comes to your relationships, the most important person to be honest with is yourself. If you can’t do that, chances are you will never be truly honest with another anyway. Today I pondered the topic of honesty. I decided to let my mind just wander, and let my fingers [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/why-honesty-is-important/2011/09/18/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/there-is-never-enough-time/2011/09/16/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/there-is-never-enough-time/2011/09/16/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 18:40:21 +0000 pattysherry http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=13819 You’re running out of time! Time is too short! Stop wasting time! written by Patty Sherry Writing these words I can feel the urgency in my body, it “understands” and feels the anxiety of them. You’ve probably felt it too, the anxiety that life and time is slipping by, and you’re missing out. You have [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/there-is-never-enough-time/2011/09/16/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/there-are-some-things-you-just-cant-accept/2011/09/14/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/there-are-some-things-you-just-cant-accept/2011/09/14/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 14:06:00 +0000 pattysherry http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=13800 You don’t have to accept anything! written by Patty Sherry “Acceptance” a buzzword for spiritual and personal growth. As I have gone on my own path of personal awareness, ACCEPTANCE is something I talk about and explore endlessly. I have both embraced and struggled with ACCEPTANCE. I’ve felt the ease and peace of acceptance within [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/there-are-some-things-you-just-cant-accept/2011/09/14/feed/ 2 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/water-your-health-and-beauty-depends-on-it/2011/09/13/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/water-your-health-and-beauty-depends-on-it/2011/09/13/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:24:43 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=13792 by Donna Sonkin (this article originally posted on  http://www.greenbeautyteam.com/) Are you dehydrated and don’t even know it? Many of the body’s signals that it needs more water are often misinterpreted: sallow skin, sugar cravings, fatigue, constipation.We all know we should drink more water, but sometimes it feels like a chore to pack a water bottle [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/water-your-health-and-beauty-depends-on-it/2011/09/13/feed/ 2 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/have-you-ever-wanted-to-turn-off-your-brain/2011/09/04/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/have-you-ever-wanted-to-turn-off-your-brain/2011/09/04/#comments Sun, 04 Sep 2011 16:11:32 +0000 pattysherry http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=13720 written by : Patty Sherry   Have you ever wanted to turn off all the noisy chatter in your head? What I mean by “noisy chatter”  is that repeating internal voice that can nag you with doubts, questions, and worries about tomorrow? I was chatting with a friend of mine the other night who said [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/have-you-ever-wanted-to-turn-off-your-brain/2011/09/04/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/you-get-what-you-settle-for/2011/08/26/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/you-get-what-you-settle-for/2011/08/26/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12:34:37 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=13657 by Patty Sherry You get what you settle for. Simple. You settle based on how worthy you feel. this fact to you, yet it is within this awareness that I can both understand and accept why people may have treated me a certain way. LeDe-valued my self? Settled in life? I feel vulnerable exposing t’s [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/you-get-what-you-settle-for/2011/08/26/feed/ 2 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/don%e2%80%99t-lose-your-laughter/2011/08/23/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/don%e2%80%99t-lose-your-laughter/2011/08/23/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:31:38 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=13654 by Patty Sherry Don’t Lose Your Laughter….even when you cry…. I recently took part in a humorist speech contest for the Toastmasters group I belong to. In my speech I shared some things about my childhood and my life today, that well….I found funny. I reflected on things my dad used to say to me [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/don%e2%80%99t-lose-your-laughter/2011/08/23/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/are-you-a-proud-person-or-too-proud/2011/08/21/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/are-you-a-proud-person-or-too-proud/2011/08/21/#comments Sun, 21 Aug 2011 13:32:03 +0000 pattysherry http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=13684 written my Patty Sherry   Is my pride based on love or fear? It’s good to know the difference. I believe that there are two kinds of pride; the kind that holds me back in life, and the kind that moves me forward. There’s the kind of pride that allows me to have happy, healthy, [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/are-you-a-proud-person-or-too-proud/2011/08/21/feed/ 2 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/in-god-we-trust/2011/08/21/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/in-god-we-trust/2011/08/21/#comments Sun, 21 Aug 2011 12:28:51 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=13650 By Susan Stackpole “If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all.” ~ Isaiah 7:9 ~ Trust, according to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, is “one in which confidence is placed.” Trust is the basis for every solid relationship and is the supernatural fiber that connects divine and human. Trust is different [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/in-god-we-trust/2011/08/21/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/hinduscritical-of-nose-piercing-ban-in-orebro-school-in-sweden/2011/08/21/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/hinduscritical-of-nose-piercing-ban-in-orebro-school-in-sweden/2011/08/21/#comments Sun, 21 Aug 2011 12:25:07 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=13648 Hindus are critical of reported nosepiercing banning policy of Grenadjar School (Grenadjarskolan) in Orebroin central Sweden, saying it may be unfair to female students ofIndia descent. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada(USA) today, said that nose piercing and nose ornaments had been a tradition ofwomen of India for centuries and the Hindu [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/hinduscritical-of-nose-piercing-ban-in-orebro-school-in-sweden/2011/08/21/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/finding-your-independence/2011/07/30/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/finding-your-independence/2011/07/30/#comments Sat, 30 Jul 2011 05:15:09 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=13636 By Patty Sherry Independence is really about connection. The belief tends to be however, that to be independent, you need to separate yourself from someone or something. I’ve often associated independence with freedom. Depending on anyone felt in a way like bondage and I didn’t like that. If I couldn’t feel free with the people [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/finding-your-independence/2011/07/30/feed/ 1 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/how-to-help-kids-deal-with-the-loss-of-a-pet/2011/07/28/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/how-to-help-kids-deal-with-the-loss-of-a-pet/2011/07/28/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 05:15:20 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=13637 By Robi Ludwig, Psy.D. Loosing a pet affects the whole entire family, but it can be particularly traumatic for children, because it’s usually their first encounter with loss and death. As parents, not being able to shield our kids from the painful vicissitudes of life, can feel overwhelming and even scary at times. Although we [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/how-to-help-kids-deal-with-the-loss-of-a-pet/2011/07/28/feed/ 1 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/why-is-it-so-hard-to-talk-about-money/2011/07/24/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/why-is-it-so-hard-to-talk-about-money/2011/07/24/#comments Sun, 24 Jul 2011 14:24:37 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=13621 By Dr. Robi Ludwig I know I’m not alone when I say money is quite a complex subject. It can stir up a lot of intense emotions; especially amongst our nearest and dearest. Because of the various emotional complexities surrounding money, it makes this topic very awkward at best and difficult to discuss. The strange [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/why-is-it-so-hard-to-talk-about-money/2011/07/24/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/include-different-colors-to-your-diet%e2%80%a6%e2%80%a6%e2%80%a6%e2%80%a6%e2%80%a6/2011/07/15/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/include-different-colors-to-your-diet%e2%80%a6%e2%80%a6%e2%80%a6%e2%80%a6%e2%80%a6/2011/07/15/#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 14:44:55 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=13401 by Bhawana A growing body of research shows that fruits and vegetables are critical to promoting good health. So this summer to get a healthy variety, think color. Eating fruits and vegetables of different colors gives your body a wide range of valuable nutrients, like fiber, folate, potassium, and vitamins A and C. Some examples [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/include-different-colors-to-your-diet%e2%80%a6%e2%80%a6%e2%80%a6%e2%80%a6%e2%80%a6/2011/07/15/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/%e2%80%9cyou-say-you%e2%80%99ve-lost-your-self-confidence%e2%80%9d/2011/07/10/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/%e2%80%9cyou-say-you%e2%80%99ve-lost-your-self-confidence%e2%80%9d/2011/07/10/#comments Sun, 10 Jul 2011 03:14:11 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=13190 By Patty Sherry After viewing my “You Are Enough” video, a friend questioned why I had made it. Repeating my own words back to me he probed, “You say you lost your self confidence? Really?” The very tone of his question sparked me to reflect further on the subject. I lost my self confidence? Where [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/%e2%80%9cyou-say-you%e2%80%99ve-lost-your-self-confidence%e2%80%9d/2011/07/10/feed/ 1 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/hermes-crocodile-jacket/2011/07/09/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/hermes-crocodile-jacket/2011/07/09/#comments Sat, 09 Jul 2011 15:51:22 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=13186 By Erin Parker Now, I’m not some crazy animal activist. I eat meat. It’s delicious. Plus, I’m from Texas and I think a steak dinner was my first meal out of the womb. But do I go out of my way to eat farm-raised animals? Of course. Watching Food Inc. will change a person. Have [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/hermes-crocodile-jacket/2011/07/09/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/enlightenment-by-way-of-pain-by-mccall-erickson/2011/07/08/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/enlightenment-by-way-of-pain-by-mccall-erickson/2011/07/08/#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2011 06:49:53 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=13114 by McCall Erickson I’m a recovering narcissist. And maybe I still relapse occasionally. Okay, so I had a relapse yesterday. I was certain the reason my neighbor moved suddenly and without a word was because of me. Because of me and my music and he must have hated my guitar playing and my essential oil [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/enlightenment-by-way-of-pain-by-mccall-erickson/2011/07/08/feed/ 1 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/7-simple-ways-to-get-more-sleep/2011/07/07/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/7-simple-ways-to-get-more-sleep/2011/07/07/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 06:31:02 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=13157 by Susan Biali, M.D. Some easy strategies to help you get hours of extra sleep This morning I was out for my usual walk and thinking of a speaking engagement I have coming up. It’s an all day conference and I’ll have to be there early, so I was contemplating what time I’d have to [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/7-simple-ways-to-get-more-sleep/2011/07/07/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/where-they-know-my-name/2011/07/02/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/where-they-know-my-name/2011/07/02/#comments Sat, 02 Jul 2011 12:48:34 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=13499 By Danielle Boonstra My intuition whispered “Go.” and I’m so glad I listened. This past Monday night I attended my first Overeaters Anonymous meeting. The room was quiet and unassuming, but the energy was strong. People are there to heal. They are there to admit that they cannot do this on their own. And they [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/where-they-know-my-name/2011/07/02/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/learning-lessons-all-over-the-place-2/2011/06/22/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/learning-lessons-all-over-the-place-2/2011/06/22/#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2011 12:55:30 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=13504 By Danielle Boonstra So I’m doing a course called Overcoming Negativity Addiction with Denise Coates. I love it. It’s helpful and healing beyond words. I was listening to the recording of the latest class the other day and Denise and another woman were talking about getting triggered and having our feelings hurt. As I listened [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/learning-lessons-all-over-the-place-2/2011/06/22/feed/ 0