Posts tagged Mumbai

What is Mallakhamb? Well, it’s the 5,000 year old Indian sport that is still being taught daily for the last 50 years in Mumbai by the one and only, Uday. Mallakhamb derives from the terms “malla” which denotes a wrestler and “khamba” which means pole. Mallakhamb is where gymnasts perform feats and poses in concert with a vertical wooden pole and rope. “You have to pull, exert yourself overtime when you climb on the rope, climb on the pole…and different yogic posture. Give exercise not only for dexterity muscles like biceps and triceps, but the internal systems like respiratory, circulatory, diet are best toned up on this apparatus.” It’s the …

I got a chance to play a song I wrote for my daughter, Lorianna Swain, on the signature red piano in the sensational Oberoi Mumbai where we taped some wonderful interactions in for our upcoming Tapping IN show. Stayed tuned!

Mallakhamb is a traditional Indian sport that combines Yoga, Pilates and gymnastics! What an amazing sport! Linda’s even getting in on the action. See more of this when Tapping IN explores India! Stay tuned! ‪

Linda practices some Bollywood dancing as we film in India.  

Linda makes some new friends at cricket lessons in Mumbai!

Linda in India taping for an all new Tapping IN special. She had the chance to tape and help the Dabbawalas sort lunches for delivery in Mumbai. Amazing story of 5000 people working together without error that Richard Branson studied and Prince Charles honored.

I am on my way to Mumbai, India to tape for next show and I am looking forward to all of the signs I did not expect that will present themselves. The coincidences are the signs; “guiding lights.” I mentioned we are like computers in a previous blog. Let’s say we are programmable and like your laptop or mobile device, the results come when it is programmed specifically. We allow so many others to program our thoughts we become reactive to the next thing that happens so that doesn’t make us happy. The real happiness or inner power come when we accept that the ultimate program designer is ourselves. So, …