When I was growing up as a young girl, I wanted to desperately ‘fit in’ with the rest of my classmates.  During our primary school days, my sister and I were the only children who looked racially ‘different’ from the rest of the students in our elementary school.  We had ‘brown skin’ and many of the children were unwelcoming to… Continue reading

Mental Health and Wellness knows no nationality, race, colour, culture, community, socio-economic status, gender, sexual orientation, or profession.  In fact, it impacts and is impacted by all areas of one’s social, mental, physical, emotional, spiritual, psychological and financial health.  Canadian society has begun to shift its focus entirely from the ‘problems’ and reducing these ‘problems’ to focusing on how we define and create a better sense of health and wellness. … Continue reading

What comes to your mind when you think of a South Asian “Super Woman” ? Do you picture her in a saree, salvaar kameez or in that red & blue onesy? How you answer this question may give you an idea of the challenges that each of us women are facing in balancing our versions of the East and West… Continue reading

Have you ever wondered why you even need to change or redefine what you consider to be “beautiful”?

I recently went away for my holidays to Mexico and decided to get my hair braided into “corn rows” or “dreads” because of the extreme heat and humidity as I was unable to manage my curly and unruly hair. It was… Continue reading

Since ancient times, many wars have been fought battling the ‘good’ armies versus the ‘bad’ armies. But what does this mean to us in our modern day lives? Perhaps we can extend this ancient good versus evil concept towards developing ourselves. In today’s world, each of us has personal battles between the good and evil forces within us. Evil aspects… Continue reading

Newcomers can take several months, years and even generations to successfully accept and integrate into their new identity. Many struggle with the need to live their life according to the rules and values they left behind in their home country, and, as a result, will find themselves living as if they are in a cultural time warp.

Change, after… Continue reading

Parenting can be a hugely stressful yet rewarding experience.  For most parents, the ultimate goal is to raise children who are healthy, happy, well-behaved, well-adjusted and resilient as adults.  However, the means to achieve this goal for kids through ‘good parenting’ has been debated for centuries.  For example, punishment has been a type of discipline used to curb ‘bad’ behaviour… Continue reading

Food is intrinsically connected to all cultures around the world.  Some say that you are what you eat and others use the experience of food to taste, touch, smell, feel and enjoy life’s experiences.  Across all rituals and traditions however, eating together gives us a chance to connect, re-connect and spend quality time with our family and loved ones… Continue reading

Click on the link below to hear the Founder of Moksha Counselling & Consulting Services talk about “Relationships” on South Asian radio station RJ1200’s CLICK LOUNGE – where she was interviewed by South Asian Woman Magazine’s cover ladies; Rina Kaur Gill and Tarannum Thind.

Click Lounge 06.30 – RJ1200-Front Row Audio track – It’s

Nobody can live their dream life without the help of others. So then, no human being is an island because each of us need a community of people, things, supports and resources to attain our dreams. Do you have family members, relatives, friends, teachers, role models, or a hero who has have been there to mentor, support, encourage, uplift, inspire… Continue reading