Uplift Networking Meet/Rediscover Your Purpose Learning Session (a joint venture by Dream Catchers founded by Shalima Motial and Womenlines Online magazine, founded by Charu Mehrotra ) was organised on 7th Aug at the famous eating joint Myras@stadium in Singapore. This was the third meet organised by Uplift in last one year. The Uplift group believes that just like food, inspiration doses are must in the present rush in daily life. Therefore on the Uplift facebook page founders keep sharing inspirational stories, quotations, videos every week!
In the meet passionate ACC coach and founder of Life By Design, Taruna Aggarwal empowered the participants with the success mindset and enabled them to eliminate their limiting beliefs. Taruna passionately shared with the participant various tips and ways through which women can come over the blocks which stop them to take action in life. Certain activities like listing out the present challenges in life on a balloon and popping it up later gave a great opportunity to participants to just think about themselves and get mindful what exact challenges they are actually facing in life. In the rush of life, they are never thinking about it also that they can actually manage their problems easily.
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In present times when things are changing so fast, a woman has to become stronger both physically and mentally, so she can take care of her family in a better way. Valuable sharing by Taruna Agarwal was really helpful in achieving self-awareness in the participants and making them mentally strong.
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Womenlines takes pleasure to welcome Abha Maryada Banerjee, leadership author and motivational speaker as a guest influencer at Womenlines.
Abha Maryada Banerjee is India’s first woman motivational speaker of international acclaim, rated as one of the Top Ten Life, Business and Success Coaches in the Asia Pacific. An expert at Leadership, Human Peak Performance and Emotional Intelligence, Abha has been the Peak Performance/Mental Strength Coach for Indian Olympic Athletes. Her sharing below is a dose of motivation for womenfolk to change themselves for a positive approach in life-
Talk of change and we have no clue where to begin..
Here is the remaining N-Z list of all that we can do and feel the difference-
13. N- Turn away from negative influences: Negativity diverts us from staying connected to ourselves. Negative influences pull us to the outside causing friction inside as well. As we act from within, we must not allow anything to disturb that.
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O- Keep the conduct optimized: Our choices are related to what we value, what rational principles we follow and the character that we have been able to build so far. Living with sincerity increases the odds in our favour, of positive results in life.
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P-We are all born with wisdom waiting to unfold: It is through our own lives, that we can achieve this state of understanding about our selves and others. Wisdom is in our own nature and this knowledge is available to everyone, who is willing to recognize, accept and live according to nature. Our humanness, including our mind, emotions, and the capacity to act are the tools we carry all the time. All this is in our control not outside or beyond us.
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Q- You can only experience YOU through experience: We have been taught to fear experience. But if we understand that we are the creators of experience and at the centre of our minds and bodies, there will be no fear to experience life. From the Center, you can expand into any experience and come back to the centre. Life will remain aligned and in order.
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R-Your standards are within you: World standards are not you. If you remain centred, the world becomes on the observation field in which you can go and come back. Each time you take a stretch and come back, it broadens your perspective about yourself and life in general.
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S-Develop the Center and Nucleus: The Center develops from sensitivity, concentration and careful thought about nature’s principle within all things. This way you are never thrown off the centre by the inevitable difficulties of life. When something goes wrong, you act from the centre and make choices.
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T- Use your mind and free will to understand your World: Each time you will discover something about the self. You started out just for this.
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U-Human Nature is actually good: Expression is the way we communicate with the World and it is a choice of our life’s journey. The expression is essential and we all must make it a way of life because every time we express, we add something to this World. It is also our duty to express and understand expression to build our own selves.
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V-Become highly functioning as a person: Become proactive and experimental. Find your roles and play them well. Put the best knowledge into it. Life continues to unfold through its ever-changing cycles. If there is no one to enforce discipline or provide correction, be willing to doubt and question yourself but be ready to correct yourself. That is how we develop our potential.
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W-Use every opportunity to maximize yourself: Understanding what you learned through any experience is lasting and useful. Make it your own, apply it and you will begin to see every opportunity as an opportunity to grow and learn.
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X-Looking at positive in everything: In situations, in people, interpretations, perspectives in the function of how we interpret. Sometimes, things are truly negative, discern and move away. Evolve and help evolve others, we are all part of someone’s self-esteem.
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Y-We live in a 3D World with no glasses to help us experience the same. The reason why there is unhappiness is that we can only see bits and pieces of the dimensions. We continue to live around fragmented versions of life. What we need is a 30 D mind and belief system to create continuous understanding and all that we can possibly be and do. We must weave this into our fabric as deeply and specifically, we can. This is the only way we can proactively and progressively control our progress. Let it become a positive virus infecting every bit of our mind and body.
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Z-YOU Are INTEGRATION: Excellence is a process of liberation and appears in cycles of learning. There are no quick fixes. It is a process of peaks, valleys and plateaus. Only a very strong belief that it is changing and changing for the better because you are moving towards the better will you be able to achieve success. As you choose to improve areas of Incompetence, you will become more and more authentically integrated.
Abha Maryada Banerjee
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Womenlines as the digital marketing partner for the talk ‘Find Your Healthy Balance’ by registered dietitian Ujjwala Baxi, at Myras@ Stadium, Singapore, on 29th July, sharing key points from the talk. Talk emphasized on the role of nutrition in maintaining health-
Enlightening and Informative- two words will best describe the talk delivered by Dietitian Ujjwala Baxi on 29th July in Singapore!
Ujjwala is a passionate dietitian who wants to create awareness in people that they should regard their health as wealth. She says that “Good health is all about mindfulness in life about what you eat, in what mood you eat and how much you eat.”Her tagline for her venture itself is so inspiring ‘Poshan -Cure thru Diet- Be a healthier version of yourself!’
Key points from the talk-
1. Get mindful of your sugar intake per day. Not only direct sugar but indirectly also we consume sugar from other food sources. This will help you to eliminate that food from your diet which provides you higher sugar content.
2. Develop the habit of always reading the ingredients of the product you are buying. Especially for kids, you should be aware of what type of sugar is there, are there many such ingredients like enzymes, MSG, emulsifiers which can harm your kid’s health.
3. Get mindfulness regarding not to heat cooking oil till smoking point. Also never grill or roast till the food turns near to black as it is carcinogenic and can lead to cancer.
4. Plan the amount of your food intake as per your daily activity. If you have a sedentary day you can reduce the food portion accordingly. But if you have a hectic day then you can go for high energy food like a banana.
5. Stop experimenting with so many varieties of bread available in the market. Go for choice in the wholemeal range of bread.
6. While planning food for the family you should think about getting the high cellular level energy after eating it. Create awareness regarding which food products provide what level of cellular energy in the body.
The whole sharing was incredible and it was a great learning session for the participants. Participants got a chance to get their hair analysis and energy levels checked at booths of Epigenetic and Energia. Kavita from Fitpro carried out a very interesting session of exercises at the beginning of the talk.
Participants received goody bags with many gifts and discounted vouchers sponsored by the sponsors at the event!
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Womenlines takes pleasure to welcome Underneath the Pink Umbrella as a guest contributor on Womenlines panel. Underneath the Pink Umbrella is a student in Singapore and feels strongly about women issues. This month she is sharing the lessons about the changing objectives of advertising in present times-
Underneath the Pink Umbrella: We see them everywhere we look, they have taken over our lives and unless you become a hermit, they are nearly impossible to avoid. Advertisements, or be it any form of promotion, why has every beauty brand suddenly more conscious of being inclusive? Read more to understand my perspective on it-
Each magazine has the Fashion and Beauty section, which despite proclaiming ourselves to be feminists, can’t help but devour each fashion crime and success. These pages are filled with idolized ideals embodied within our idols. They have everything; we aspire to be like them. Yet, how is it that we never seem to reach that standard of beauty?
The standards of beauty are even more fickle than my opinion when I go shopping. And if you talk to my best friend, you would tell you that she has stomped out of a store because of my indecisive nature. There seem to be “Game Changers” each month. And in some magazines, even every week!
Recently, a powerful conversation that has been initiated by the youth is: what is beautiful?
Does the standard of beauty depend on something that is dictated, prescribed, or what the next trend is? Historically, the standard of beauty has evidently shifted every decade. With a new look, and style of clothing that is characteristic of the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s, is having a resurgence. With the industry being one of the fastest paced ones, it is both the creator and follower of trends.
With the trends themselves being so difficult to predict, they are influenced by many factors such as social, political, economic, and consumer tastes and preferences. Looking at simply one of them: social, we can see how advertising in fashion is affected by it.
Nowadays there is an increasing acceptance of different body types and hence many body positive adverts are being created. Previously, calling people fat would not be looked down upon, as it made it seem that the ‘fat’ person would be more concerned about their health. This change I believe was only possible when body activists such as Ashley Graham vocalized their thoughts that other people started questioning the stringent standards of beauty.
With social media abuzz with body advocates and body shamers, the beauty industry could identify the change and see new marketing opportunities. At the end of the day, why would businesses waste money on unprofitable ventures, such as employing “average” looking models to sell their product, when it might not be consistent with their brand image and have a poor response. The business caters to society’s needs, and when society’s needs change, what reason would they have to oppose it? (Besides increasing costs etc.)
Brands such as Forever 21 have a Forever21 Plus brand as well. Yes, they do use plus-size models, and with inclusivity at such a high, could it be more than the “in thing”, or is the beauty industry actually undergoing a paradigm shift? The number of ‘likes’ on a photo could just be easy enough to track consumer reception of the use of plus-size models. The thin models get more likes, as simple as that. It is more appealing to the eye, and that is why, it would indeed take a long time for the word beautiful, to be applicable to all types of people. The Western ideals of beauty have long been ingrained in our psyche, which makes it difficult to perhaps accept the change.
Why is it so sudden, that the advertising campaigns of businesses are more body conscious, and not using traditional Caucasian models? It is because we as an audience are now more perceptive to the changes.
Conclusion: It is economical. Consumers are given what they want by the businesses, and businesses are looking to find new things that people want. Right now, people want businesses to be more ethical, inclusive, compassionate and accepting. This is leading us to a better world because finally, it is profitable to be human.
Underneath the Pink Umbrella:
Hey! I am currently a freshman studying business; quite boring you might think, right? But I’m passionate about it! Besides that, I’m passionate about women’s rights, which is a topic that has been debated for centuries. A historian and artist, I try to research the story behind everything and imbue creativity in whatever I do. My contributions will show you my stance on women’s issues and offer a historical background and a fresher and more relatable perspective on the world and the women around you.
Uplift- Network for Inspiration is a networking group in Singapore which organises networking meeting for women in Singapore so that womenfolk can meet, learn, get inspiration and have fun together. Uplift Networking Group is an initiative by e-Magazine Womenlines founded by Charu Mehrotra and Dream Catchers founded by Shalima Motial in Singapore. The Uplift group believes that just like food, inspiration doses are must in the present rush in daily life. Therefore on the Uplift facebook page founders keep sharing inspirational stories, quotations, videos every week.
The next meet is scheduled for 7th Aug!
Gals register FOC for this wonderful learning and networking session UPLIFT NETWORKING MEET/REDISCOVER YOUR PURPOSE LEARNING SESSION where passionate ACC coach Taruna Aggarwal is going to empower you with the success mindset and enable you to eliminate your limiting beliefs…
It is all about changing your mindset to right attitude which can do wonders in your life. Getting equipped with the right tools from the coach Taruna Aggarwal herself will be the incredible experience. Do attend to prioritize yourself!
7th Aug, 5:00pm-7: 00 pm, at our incredible venue Myra’s@stadium which is now quite famous for serving the most authentic and delectable Mexican and North Indian cuisine on the island.
WhatsApp Charu -96826564/ Shalima- 91855177 to register!
Womenlines takes pleasure to welcome Meenu Agarwal, founder of Food ‘n’ Wellness, a food, and nutrition advisory company based out of Singapore on Womenlines panel of influencers. This month she is sharing about types of cooking oils and benefits-
Quite often, in the rush of fretting over whether to choose raw salads over green juices or deciding whether fish is a better protein choice than lean poultry, we end up missing out on the importance of the basics—the cooking oils for example. But the oil that you choose to sauté your vegetables in, or drizzle over your salad, might as well be considered the fundamentals of healthy cooking. For most, awareness about cooking oils is limited to using refined vegetable oils in place of butter or ghee (clarified butter). There’s a lot more to know that the occasional usage of olive oil in your food.
The term, “Fatty Acids” are components that oils or fats are made up of. The three main types of fatty acids are Saturated Fatty Acids (SUFA), Mono-unsaturated Fatty Acids (MUFA) and Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFA). The chemical bonds of each of these types affect both the process of cooking as well as your health. All fats contain all of these types but are usually known by the name of the fatty acid type that is the predominant component in it. For example, butter is predominantly made up of saturated fatty acids and so is called a saturated fat.
Other examples of Saturated fats are Margarine, ghee, coconut oil, palm oil, vanaspati (vegetable shortening) and lards. They are solid at room temperature and have a very high smoking point and hence ideal for high heat cooking. However, high consumption of saturated fats can elevate cholesterol levels thereby increasing risks of heart diseases.
Monounsaturated fats are olive oil, peanut oil, safflower oil and corn oil. They are liquid at room temperature but turn semi-solid in the refrigerator. They are definitely a healthier choice over saturated fatty acids in terms of keeping cholesterol levels in control.
Oils like canola, sunflower and walnut are Polyunsaturated fats and they are always in a liquid state, even inside the refrigerator. They are also heart-friendly fats and keep cholesterol levels in check. However, they have an extra edge over others. Omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids are types of PUFAs that are particularly good for health, and omega 3 improves heart health as well.
According to the American Heart Association (AHA), the average intake of fat should be 30% of your total caloric intake and there should be a balance of approximately 30% saturated fat, 33% polyunsaturated fat, (containing essential fatty acids) and 37% monounsaturated fat.
Smoking Points and why it is important-
Although a red signal for cholesterol levels, there is a reason why saturated fats are sometimes preferred. They have very high smoking points, which means that they are highly resistant to heat and therefore do not oxidize in high heat. When fats oxidize, they react with oxygen and form free radicals and compounds that are harmful to the body. However, it is advisable to use natural saturated fats like ghee, butter, coconut or palm oils instead of hydrogenated fats.
Here are the synopses of the nutrient content of some of the most commonly used oils:
Olive oil: A definite health fad in present times, it is a monounsaturated fat that has a rich flavour and is also palatable uncooked on salads, bread and steamed vegetables. Extra-virgin olive oil is also high in heart-friendly antioxidants called polyphenols.
Canola oil: A monounsaturated fat, it is preferred mainly for its neutral flavour and is often mixed with other nutrient-rich oils like olive oil to get the benefits of the latter yet maintaining a less strong taste. It also has a high smoking point and hence is ideal for baking and frying.
Sesame oil: Used mainly in Asian cooking, it is high in both monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids. It has a distinct nutty flavour that works well for both salad dressings and for cooking.
Mustard oil: It is considered the healthiest oil for the heart and research has found that chances of heart diseases have gone down by 70% with its usage. It has even been touted as healthier than olive oil and has the lowest amount of saturated fats, no trans-fat, high mono-unsaturated fats, high polyunsaturated fatty acids such as omega3 and omega 6, antioxidants and vitamin E and the Alpha-linolenic acid that decreases the risk of a heart attack.
Rice Bran oil: Extracted from the germ and inner husk of rice, it might be the best balance of all essential factors required in a healthy cooking oil. It comes the closest to the ideal balance ratio of SUFA, MUFA and PUFA at 24:42:32 and has a high smoking point. It is a source of many vitamins, minerals, amino acids, essential fatty acids and antioxidant nutrients like oryzanol, tocotrienols phytosterols, that collectively work against cancer and infection-causing germs and free radicals and improve the immunity system.
Founder of Food ‘n’ Wellness, a food, and nutrition advisory company based out of Singapore. Meenu is a trained clinical dietitian & holds a Masters degree in Nutrition & Dietetics. She is registered with the Singapore Nutrition and Dietetic Association( SNDA). She specializes in providing nutrition advice with an emphasis on managing medical conditions like diabetes, cholesterol, acidity, thyroid, blood pressure and weight-related issues.
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Womenlines welcomes its first Shutterbugs Guest Influencer Gunjan Swarup, founder of The Wishbone Affair for photography in Singapore, at Womenlines.
Enjoy the wonderful thoughts sharing by Gunjan and lovely series captured by her of beautiful, talented, hardworking women who come to our home as helpers in Singapore-
When Charu shared with me her idea of this series on women photographers, I was excited, to say the least. Not just because this focus on strong women in their sphere of influence but it also was willing to bring to the forefront some hidden, undiscovered heroes. My last series was on ‘motherhood’, something which I hold extremely close to my heart – which, though, has not given identity to my existence but has added another beautiful, deep dimension to my life. Today, I write about another set of beautiful, talented, hardworking women, without whom a lot of our lives would be incomplete or not as easy. I write about the wonderful women who come to our home as helpers.
In the truest sense of the word, they are an extension to the family. In most of our homes, we trust them with our most priceless beings – our children, and there is no other trust which extends beyond this for a parent, that of one to let your child be handled by someone else for a few hours or days. It doesn’t stop just there, because these women come from far and wide leaving behind their own families and loved ones to take care of ours, just like it was their own. When I meet these women, they often have heartwarming or heartbreaking stories of their own to tell, but it often gets lost in their work. Some come from broken homes, some are a single parent working here to raise children behind at home, some are looking after aged parents behind, some are escaping their own difficult situations back… but what binds them here is not just the money but the feeling that they have found another home away from theirs.
As an expat, away from familiar territory and a first-time mother, I was extremely wary of letting my child away from me and be handled by someone else. I was on a sabbatical from work when I had my first child and chose to take care of him myself. I did have a helper assist me with everything else around the house but childcare. I was not in a rush to get back to work and therefore it worked perfectly for me. But what with so many of us who don’t have that option? I didn’t think too much of it, till I got another helper. My child was a little over 1 and we were expecting another one. It became imperative that I had someone in the house who I could trust my babies with and luckily we found one. Oh, The Joy! She struck a chord with my elder one from the first day and then there was no looking back and when you can trust these helps babies with another person, there is no other thing which you can’t.
I’ve come to deeply appreciate, value and love what these women bring into our families. They care for our needs and comforts, sometimes at the cost of theirs. They look after our children and homes like they are theirs. They give up on their weekends sometimes, to makes room for ours. They stay away from their family so that we can be with our comfortably. They share, love and give and all that they want is the same respect, love and care.
So this series is for those wonderful women, who make our lives easier and simpler and happier.
Thank You! You are the unsung heroes of a lot of our lives
Gunjan Swarup
On a sabbatical from the corporate world, mother to two boys, freelance photographer, blogger.
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