Stories, daily thoughts and yoga notes from Brinda in Dubai.https://happyfeetyogi.com/https://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/gentle-morning-yoga-for-all-ages-with-happy-feet-yogi/https://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/gentle-morning-yoga-for-all-ages-with-happy-feet-yogi/Mornings invite us to begin again — gently, mindfully, and with awareness. A few moments of soft movement and conscious breathing can help the body wake up with…Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/make-your-ramadan-calmer-with-this-morning-routine/https://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/make-your-ramadan-calmer-with-this-morning-routine/Ramadan Kareem to our beautiful community. Ramadan is a sacred time of giving — and also of gently receiving. Receiving patience. Receiving calm. Receiving…Sat, 21 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/yoga-for-kids-discovering-confidence-without-comparison/https://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/yoga-for-kids-discovering-confidence-without-comparison/Yoga for Kids: Discovering Confidence Without Comparison The best way to explain confidence and competition to a child is through a story. Once upon a time…Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/one-week-down-slowing-down-in-a-busy-school-day/https://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/one-week-down-slowing-down-in-a-busy-school-day/Few days into the new year—and one week back at school. That first week always feels like a world of its own. Not quite holiday, not fully routine either…Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/from-tantrums-to-tranquillity-how-yoga-helps-kids-manage-big-emotions/https://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/from-tantrums-to-tranquillity-how-yoga-helps-kids-manage-big-emotions/Discover how yoga helps children manage emotions, build mindfulness, and find calm.Explore simple breathing practices and emotional balance tips with Happy Feet…Fri, 14 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/its-been-a-while-let-me-start-with-namaste/https://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/its-been-a-while-let-me-start-with-namaste/Greetings! I know it has been a long time since I shared a new post, however exciting days are ahead and there is so much to share. It’s been more than 4 years…Thu, 17 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/is-too-much-too-less-or-too-little-is-too-much/https://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/is-too-much-too-less-or-too-little-is-too-much/During these days if we have anything in excess, it is time. Time to do things we always wanted to do, something that we can tick off from our ‘list’, learn a…Wed, 22 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/until-we-meet-again/https://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/until-we-meet-again/“How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard” – Winnie The Pooh Intuition is a strong thing and over a period of time I have learnt how…Thu, 02 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/day-21-count-your-blessings/https://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/day-21-count-your-blessings/“This is a wonderful day, I have never seen this one before” – Maya Angelou Everything was perfect about this morning. I made it to the yoga pavilion 5 minutes…Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/day-20-you-are-your-own-healer/https://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/day-20-you-are-your-own-healer/The most beautiful gift of nature is that it gives one pleasure to look around and try to comprehend what we see” – Albert Einstein After usual 3 wake up calls…Tue, 31 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/day-19-make-it-count/https://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/day-19-make-it-count/“It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things” –…Mon, 30 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/day-18-you-had-me-at-robin/https://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/day-18-you-had-me-at-robin/“Investing in yourself is the best investment you will ever make. it will not only improve your life, it will improve the lives of all those around you” – Robin…Sun, 29 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/day-17-be-still-be-quiet-and-listen/https://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/day-17-be-still-be-quiet-and-listen/“All of us do not have equal talent. But, all of us have an equal opportunity to develop our talents.” – A.P.J. Abdul Kalam A good night sleep at last, woke up…Fri, 27 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/day-15-just-smile-and-enjoy-the-journey/https://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/day-15-just-smile-and-enjoy-the-journey/“When you allow yourself to be unpredictable, you step from the known into the unknown, where anything is possible” – Deepak Chopra After a grilling session of…Thu, 26 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/day-16-discovering-new-paths/https://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/day-16-discovering-new-paths/“The purpose of our lives is to be happy” – Dalai Lama Last night was nothing less of trouble as I slept around 9.30pm but slept slept by midnight, then again…Thu, 26 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/day-14-try-try-until-you-succeed/https://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/day-14-try-try-until-you-succeed/“If you get tired, learn to rest, not to quit” – Banksy Life is like a Rubik’s cube, you try to match it all at once and you reach nowhere whereas if you break…Wed, 25 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/day-13-sleep-if-you-can/https://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/day-13-sleep-if-you-can/“I love the very exposed, humorous, imperfect, never-trying to-pretend-to-be-perfect journey that I have been on in my life” – Drew Barrymore Last night was…Sun, 22 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/day-12-i-am-where-i-am-supposed-to-be/https://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/day-12-i-am-where-i-am-supposed-to-be/“In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can get through to you.” – Mortimer J. Adler…Wed, 24 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/day-11-what-is-not-to-like-about-a-bright-and-early-morning/https://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/day-11-what-is-not-to-like-about-a-bright-and-early-morning/Every day, I like to wake up and remind myself to be grateful of the simple things – Miranda Kerr How do I describe what this morning was like? I was late for…Tue, 23 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/day-ten-its-time-to-move-on/https://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/day-ten-its-time-to-move-on/The best of all medicines is resting and fasting – Benjamin Franklin Today was the day! The day I could go back to eating after 4 days of fasting to cleanse the…Mon, 22 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/day-nine-a-day-filled-with-discovery/https://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/day-nine-a-day-filled-with-discovery/“She didn’t quite know what the relationship was between lunatics and the moon, but it must be a strong one, if they used a word like that to describe the…Sun, 21 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/day-eight-the-countdown-had-begun/https://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/day-eight-the-countdown-had-begun/“Yoga is a light, which once lit will never dim. The better your practice, the brighter your flame.” B.K.S. Iyengar Today I saw butterflies! Wonder if they were…Fri, 19 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/day-seven-patience-and-perseverance-is-the-key/https://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/day-seven-patience-and-perseverance-is-the-key/“If you’re brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello.” Paulo Coelho Today I didn’t see time in the day except the morning alarm and…Thu, 18 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/day-six-and-just-like-that-almost-one-week-down/https://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/day-six-and-just-like-that-almost-one-week-down/“If the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads.” ― Anatole France How fast time flies, it will be a week for me tomorrow already. Today’s wake-up call…Wed, 17 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/day-five-things-were-getting-real/https://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/day-five-things-were-getting-real/The freaky thing about nightmares is realizing that they were created by your mind. Today was a strange day, I had so many dreams jumping from one person to the…Tue, 16 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/day-four-just-another-day-in-paradise1/https://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/day-four-just-another-day-in-paradise1/Smile at strangers and you just might change a life. We had a good yoga class today, same instructor as the day 2 but he was stronger in his practice (if there…Mon, 15 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/day-three-every-day-is-a-new-day/https://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/day-three-every-day-is-a-new-day/That was the day she made herself the promise to live more from intention and less from habit. Now getting used to the pattern, I woke up after more than 8…Tue, 09 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/day-two-virechana-plan/https://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/day-two-virechana-plan/A healthy outside starts from the inside – Robert Urich. Today’s wakeup call was at unusual 4.40am as I had to take the capsule for cleansing at 5am to start…Sun, 07 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/day-one-the-survival/https://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/day-one-the-survival/I kept waking up all night with the sounds of birds, crickets and traffic, that’s when I realised I forgot to close the windows to cut the noise. Tossing and…Thu, 04 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/the-arrival/https://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/the-arrival/Ladies and gentlemen, we have landed in Cochin airport. The temperature outside is 30 degrees Celsius. And with that, I decided to put my ear plugs and eyes…Wed, 03 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/but-still-like-dust-ill-rise-maya-angelou/https://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/but-still-like-dust-ill-rise-maya-angelou/25 February 2019 I remember the date 25 February 2018, when I decided to take a leap and go for a diving session after 8 years, so I could take the course of a…Tue, 26 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/i-am-reminiscing/https://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/i-am-reminiscing/It’s been a year, a whole year since I took a leap into my passion and left Dubai for good. Well, it was precisely 22nd April 2016, when I flew out to London to…Tue, 11 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/a-sign-to-slow-down/https://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/a-sign-to-slow-down/20th January 2017 marked the date of Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon, a run that made all the difference in my lifestyle 7 years ago. If I haven’t shared…Sat, 11 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/the-land-of-ayurveda-kerala-where-it-all-started/https://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/the-land-of-ayurveda-kerala-where-it-all-started/As the plane started to descend, I took some deep breaths looking at the stunning view outside. The day unfolded with a streak of yellow and orange colors and…Thu, 01 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/introducing-om-to-life/https://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/introducing-om-to-life/After weeks of silence from social media and the blog, finally I am back to share my experience and education towards becoming a certified Yoga Teacher. What…Sun, 23 Oct 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/tame-the-mind-a-workout-for-the-brain/https://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/tame-the-mind-a-workout-for-the-brain/Recently I flew out to spend some time with family while I am still working on what’s next, and amongst all the things I watched in the flight to pass around…Tue, 16 Aug 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/a-life-to-keep/https://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/a-life-to-keep/It’s been almost two weeks since I arrived in Dubai and explored various job opportunities in the fitness industry. It has been an interesting journey so far as…Wed, 03 Aug 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/whats-next-lets-find-out/https://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/whats-next-lets-find-out/It has been an amazing journey so far and after almost 3 months it’s time to take the next step. With a heavy heart, I bid goodbye to London and make my way…Wed, 20 Jul 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/two-more-achievements-worth-sharing-wohoo/https://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/two-more-achievements-worth-sharing-wohoo/Tue, 12 Jul 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/walk-the-walk-talk-the-talk/https://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/walk-the-walk-talk-the-talk/Today was an eventful day I would say and it all started with a visit to the nearby gym to explore what they have to offer before signing up for few day passes…Sun, 03 Jul 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/pan-pan-until-you-succeed/https://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/pan-pan-until-you-succeed/Yes indeed, this title comes with great pride as after few unsuccessful attempts to make pancakes, I finally got it right. So, I bought buckwheat flour (healthy…Wed, 29 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/its-all-fit-and-fine/https://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/its-all-fit-and-fine/Finally the theory is over and yesterday we sealed the deal with our practicals too, so now officially we are PREMIER QUALIFIED PERSONAL TRAINERS (yippee!!). It…Sat, 25 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/once-a-runner-always-a-runner/https://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/once-a-runner-always-a-runner/The famous tagline of all times, from book titles to motivational quotes; says it all. After a hectic exam day yesterday with our brains all over the paper, our…Thu, 23 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/food-for-thought/https://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/food-for-thought/It’s amazing how a little time in hand can make you think again. After 5 weeks of confining my thoughts and focusing on studies, finally with one week left and…Sun, 19 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/we-are-what-we-feel/https://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/we-are-what-we-feel/OMG it hurts!! It’s the right expression to start with today’s story that’s about a day full of action, workouts, circuit sessions and more & more & more. We…Wed, 15 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/when-it-rains-it-pours/https://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/when-it-rains-it-pours/So when our instructor asked us to bring clothes for the weather I wasn’t sure what she meant except we will be out and that it might, like might rain. After…Mon, 13 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/another-day-in-paradise/https://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/another-day-in-paradise/With three days off and less of studies to do, I decided to make it my healthiest week so far by baking muffins at home with a healthy recipe and no sugar. When…Sun, 12 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/hit-the-max-and-hit-some-more/https://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/hit-the-max-and-hit-some-more/This seems to be the new mantra that we as students are using now-a-days to push our limits or shall I say that of our future clients. We are taught different…Fri, 10 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/i-wish-we-wake-up/https://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/i-wish-we-wake-up/So I watched ‘Bend it like Beckham ‘ a night ago, and so many thoughts came flashing through. My story starts with the fact that I am an Indian too, who holds…Fri, 27 May 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/the-day-of-change-the-day-i-landed/https://happyfeetyogi.com/stories/the-day-of-change-the-day-i-landed/22 April 2016 The start of a new journey called LIFE! Sitting in a flight and almost landing in London, I felt right to start writing about my experience so far…Thu, 28 Apr 2016 00:00:00 GMT