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Stepping into a dream: A week in Manali

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Throughout this past week, my colleague and I had the opportunity to tour Manali, Himachal Pradesh, doing research for components of our work in environmental conservation. I have titled this piece “Stepping into a dream” as that is exactly what it felt like to get off of the bus in Manali; Throughout this article, I plan to describe what makes Manali so incredibly unique as a tourist destination, the challenges it faces, and ways in which we (as tourists) can minimize our personal impacts and ensure this beautiful location remains in tact for future generations. Manali is a resort town located in the Kullu district in the mountains of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. At an altitude of 2,050 m in the Beas River Valley, most of the commute from Delhi consisted of frightening bus rides up narrow, switchback trails into the mountains. Manali is quite the dreamland for any adventurer; Famous for a paragliders, farmers and mountaineers, Rachel and I decided to get a fix of exhil...

4th International Yoga Day -2018

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Happy Yoga Day ! Yoga is not only a form of exercise to improve out physical health but it is also becomes a genuine spiritual practice. Making us mentally & physically awake.Yoga helps us to understand one’s self, once we understand that, we are close to God & super natural powers. Yoga is a dynamic participation in one’s life. It motivate & inform us to bring harmonious relationship between all other living beings and bring more closer to one’s self and super natural power. Quote “Yoga not only bring healthy body & mind but also bring wisdom” –Gaurav Kashyap .

Altruistic Volunteering

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While most people volunteer in order to help others, they’ve likely experienced positive feelings or even a “helper’s high” at the same time.  Who volunteered with some regularity lived longer, but only if their intentions were truly altruistic. In other words, they had to be volunteering to help others—not to make themselves feel better. Now, a new study has found that volunteering can not only improve the volunteers’ sense of self, but can reduce their risk of mortality.The study, the first  meta-analysis  to look at the association between volunteering and mortality, was published in the journal Psychology and Aging. Mental health benefits of volunteering.  Studies have shown that volunteering helps people who donate their time feel more socially connected, thus warding off loneliness and depression. But I was surprised to learn that volunteering has positive implications that go beyond mental health. A growing body of evidence suggests that people w...

Volunteering & Social Events Can Extend Lifespan

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Religious people may live on average four years longer compared to their atheist peers, a study of obituaries in the US has found. The four-year boost — found in an analysis of over 1,000 obits from around the US — was calculated after taking into account the sex and marital status of those who died, two factors that have strong effects on lifespan “Religious affiliation had nearly as strong an effect on longevity as gender does, which is a matter of years of life,” said Laura Wallace, a doctoral student at The Ohio State University. The study, published in ‘Social Psychological and Personality Science’, found that part of the reason for the boost in longevity came from the fact that religiously affiliated people also volunteered and belonged to social organisations, which previous research has linked to living longer. “The study provides persuasive evidence that there is a relationship between religious participation and how long a person lives,” said Baldwin Way, an associate ...

Happy Eid Mubarak ! :)

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Eid Mubarak !To Everyone ! May Allah's blessings light up the path and lead to happiness, peace & success  .

Become A Volunteer -Make A Change

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Happy World Environment Day -2018 !

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Beat Plastic Pollution ! Go Green & Save Our Environment !!

World Environment Day 2018

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This year world environment day 2018 theme is Beat Plastic Pollution .Plastic is giving slow poison to our environment everyday. before it is to late ,we should stop using it .We have to adopt and use bio-degradable product and Eco -friendly product . If we really want to make our environment safe for our future generations . It's never too late to start so from today onwards lets say no to plastic bags! On World Environment Day ,Let's join together to beat plastic pollution and make our city plastic free. Please Do not ask for polythene bags while doing shopping ,Use you Eco Friendly hand bags like Jute or home made hand bags . Come Join Us Today ! Please contact us at: communications@heeals.org

The Thorn in India’s Environmental Side: Open Defecation and a Review of Swachh Bharat

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Happy World Environment Day from all of us here at HEEALS! In honour of this important day, this blog post will reflect on India as this year’s global host for World Environment Day, with specific focus on The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation’s “Swachh Bharat Mission”, and it’s goal of making India Open Defecation Free (ODF) by 2019. India is the open defecation capital of the world, with just under half of the population - 564 million people - unable or unwilling to use a toilet. [1]  Beyond the obvious and devastating impacts that this has on Indian health, open defecation is a serious environmental concern for several reasons. Human waste introduces toxins and bacteria into the ecosystem that cannot be broken down in a sustainable time, relative to the amount that they are released. This buildup of microbes harms aquatic systems and the life that occupy them. Open defecation also contributes to eutrophication, preventing light diffusion and oxygen from reaching li...

Tackling Plastic Pollution

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At HEEALS, one of our main concerns is keeping our environment healthy. We’re living in an age where single-use plastics are everywhere, especially in the hot months when people switch from their paper cups filled with teas and coffees to cold beverages in plastic cups. We wanted to write a special blog post for World Environment Day – especially because this year India is the host and the theme is “Beat Plastic Pollution.” To be totally honest, doing the research for this blog post was devastating, and showed me personally how much more informed I need to be about environmental issues and how much more I need to be doing. So, without further ado, here is a fact list that will break your heart. ·          While India has a lot of visible plastic pollution, there is actually less produced here per capita than in most other countries- and by a long shot too. On average, Indians use 24 pounds of plastic in a year, and when you think about how ...