Samatva - Finding The Balance

Samatva - Finding The Balance Samatva offers a combination of Mindful Coaching, Mindfulness practices, Méditation to create space for your well being…

With Gratitude 🙏🏽 💛☘️
20/10/2025

With Gratitude 🙏🏽 💛☘️

I often hear the left arm being called the “dormant arm,” the less dominant, the one that quietly supports while the rig...
14/10/2025

I often hear the left arm being called the “dormant arm,” the less dominant, the one that quietly supports while the right takes center stage. But the irony hit me recently…when I was asked to rest my left arm because of tennis elbow, I realized how much of my life it actually carries. From typing to cooking, lifting to holding, this so-called dormant arm was anything but asleep!

It made me pause and wonder…how many things, people, or even parts of me… do I label as secondary, only to discover their true weight when they step aside? The unnoticed is often the indispensable…

Life has this way of revealing the quiet heroes whether in the body, in relationships, or within our own being… What I have dismissed as “lesser” sometimes holds the balance of my existence…

Perhaps that was the real invitation for me…to look again, with softer eyes, at what I take for granted. The left arm. The overlooked effort. The silent presence. They may just be the axis on which my world spins.

“Maybe the left arm is not dormant at all…it is just humble. And humility, like the left arm, doesn’t announce itself. It simply holds everything together until the day its absence is noticed.”

As a mindfulness coach, I often get asked “How come you have a glass of wine?”“You eat non-vegetarian food and still tea...
10/10/2025

As a mindfulness coach, I often get asked

“How come you have a glass of wine?”

“You eat non-vegetarian food and still teach mindfulness?”

For a long time, smiling and explaining as my way, it still is but Now, I sometimes pause…because mindfulness is not about perfection. It is about presence.

The awareness of when I am reaching for more than I need, the capacity to stop, reflect, and reset…be compassionate even if I messed up…That awareness, that gentle interruption of an old pattern, is exactly what neuroscientists describe as neuroplasticity- the brain’s ability to form new pathways through conscious attention.

Research by Dr. Sara Lazar at Harvard shows that consistent mindfulness practice can literally reshape regions of the brain linked to self-awareness, empathy, and emotional regulation. This inspires me not toward control, but towards Karuna for myself and my humanness…

When someone points out that I often leave things incomplete, that too is part of the practice. Perhaps mindfulness is not about finishing everything, but about knowing what’s truly worth finishing. Sometimes, letting go is also a form of completion.

When there is a sense of undercurrents in interactions, relationships…what Transactional Analysis calls game playing, agin I try (not always perfectly) to stay silent and observe instead of reacting. In that pause, I often find clarity and kindness.

Like everyone else, I am a work in progress not above or beyond anyone. As my teacher Nithya Shanti says, “Teach what you most need to learn.”

Evolving, observing, softening… again and again … maybe that is mindfulness to me…

I had the privilege of meeting Matthieu Ricard …it was a reminder of the power of kindness and the joy that comes from s...
08/09/2025

I had the privilege of meeting Matthieu Ricard …it was a reminder of the power of kindness and the joy that comes from serving others… Often called the “happiest man in the world” due to scientific studies on his brain, Matthieu continually reminds us that real happiness comes from compassion, simplicity, and caring for others…
Born in France in 1946, Matthieu earned a PhD in cellular genetics before devoting his life to Tibetan Buddhism, studying under eminent masters in the Himalayas… He is the author of several best-selling books including “Happiness” “Altruism” and regularly collaborates on scientific research about meditation and well-being… Matthieu has translated and published several works, serves as the Dalai Lama’s French interpreter, and supports over a hundred humanitarian projects across Asia through his charity Karuna-Shechen…(do visit their website to see the work they are doing in India, Nepal and for Tibet) and donate if it calls out to you 🙏🏽 https://lnkd.in/gz8e-kG6
It indeed was a blessing to be in his presence, listen to him, feel his energy…got to listen to him again at the Ignition talks…gratidue and thanks to Shveitta Sharma for making this possible and for her generosity.

Who is responsible for your healing… your therapist, your coach, or you?Standing before Frida Kahlo’s work, I was remind...
01/09/2025

Who is responsible for your healing… your therapist, your coach, or you?

Standing before Frida Kahlo’s work, I was reminded… no one could have lived her life for her. Despite immense pain, she kept picking up the brush … not by outsourcing it, but by facing it herself.

It’s the same with healing. A therapist, coach, or healer can guide, hold space, and offer tools. But if you need to be chased for sessions, fees, or basic practices, pause and ask… am I truly committed to my growth, or waiting for someone else to carry me?

Irvin Yalom reminds us transformation happens only when we step fully into the present. Jung said the privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are… a path no one else can walk for you.

My role as a coach or therapist is not to mollycoddle or cushion resistance. It is to equip, to mirror, to challenge… and then to let you free.

Healing asks for self-honesty, persistence, and discipline. At some point, the compass must return to your hands… only you can choose the direction. As for me, I learn to let go…

My heart feels full. Almost like a quiet journal spilling onto these pages here…Celebrating my kiddo’s birthday… her lau...
30/08/2025

My heart feels full. Almost like a quiet journal spilling onto these pages here…

Celebrating my kiddo’s birthday… her laughter with friends, the joy of being surrounded by people who care, the staff who helped with such grace, the Burmese kitchen that filled our home with fragrance, the serving team who kept everything flowing so smoothly. Touchwood, it reminded me of how much support and love really holds us…

I feel grateful every single day for my spouse… my best friend, partner, anchor… for our dog, tmy lifeline of unconditional love. For friends who make cakes with their whole heart, for new friendships that feel like fresh pages, and for the gratitude circle that keeps reminding me of love and presence…

There’s also joy in the quieter comforts… the chance to meditate, the wisdom tucked into books, the way certain shows soothe and inspire… travel and food shows…from Rick Stien wandering through little towns, to Stanley Tucci savoring Italy, to glimpses of Hawaiian life and mountain life… have been companions too, teaching me that joy is not always in grand moments, but in simple slices of culture, food, and shared humanity.

Deeply thankful for work and clients who trust, for teachers like HH Dalai Lama, Nithya Shanti, Sukhwinder Sircar and many more who offer pathways of light, for doctors who listen with rare kindness.

Hope and gratefulness through it all , a reminder that life, in its everyday ordinariness and little celebrations, is already whole. 🌸 PC- Sanchi Sawhney

Musings of a restless mind…on friends and ships…There was a time when friendships felt open and effortless…When dinners ...
29/08/2025

Musings of a restless mind…on friends and ships…

There was a time when friendships felt open and effortless…

When dinners at home meant collective menu planning… “Should we make rajma or biryani?”

When outfits were a joyful discussion … “Does this kurta look better?” “Which dupatta matches?”

Now, I notice something different…

Dinners planned in whispers. Invitations hidden.

Friends meeting quietly, only to be discovered later at the same restaurant, the same “secret” gathering.

Why the hiding?

From a behavioural psychology lens

Social comparison (Leon Festinger) makes us measure our worth against peers, creating envy where joy used to be.
In-group/out-group bias explains how subtle groupism emerges… belonging for some, quiet exclusion for others.
Micro-aggressions in the form of secrecy, body language, or even silence
Abraham Maslow reminded us: “The need to belong is among the most fundamental of human motivations.”

And Carl Rogers wrote: “What is most personal is most universal.”

When we withhold, we not only disconnect from others but also betray our own authenticity.

Friendship, at its best, is psychological safety in action… a space where we can share openly without fear of judgment.

Some prompts I have been journaling on

• Do I invite people into safety, or into comparison?
• Do I shrink in hiding, or expand when sharing?
• What kind of friend do I want to be remembered as?
Rumi said: “The soul sits at its own table.”

Maybe friendships are meant to expand that table… not make it smaller…or maybe it’s all a reflection of the world we are living in… using a happy,,random picture from the past of divine feminine energy and vibes 🤩

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