And, a Happy Birthday to my friend Mickey Mehta.
He’s 54 today. Doesn’t look like a day over 30. And has the supple body, curious mind, and boundless energy of an 18-year-old. God bless. His infinite variety cannot be stale by age or custom. He’s been like this ever since I know him. And I know him for 30 years at least. He was heavily into fitness then, swimming, also martial arts. And his USP was that he trained the country’s leading corporate czars, glamorous celebrities, some powerful politicians, and top policemen in the private gyms of their homes to achieve their own wellness targets. What he did for them, I don’t know; but slowly Mickey came to be recognized as one of India’s few holistic wellness experts.
While other master trainers are still talking of fitness through big biceps, toned bodies, and six-pack abs, Mickey addresses health through a wellness philosophy of the body, mind, and soul. And, he tells me, it consumed 54 years in the journey of his life and 35 years in the business to understand what ‘philosophy in wellness’ actually means. “There is a great way to philosophize about wellness and that is to feel like you have lost your eyes. It means to close your eyes, close your mind and open your heart”. Only when you shut down your five natural senses do you get in-depth intuition, foresight, and meaningful ideation from within. Everything already exists in thought form. And meaningful thought emanates out of philosophy. Thought and intent lead to transformation. It only takes a man’s resolve to get started.”
I think he means true wellness begins with a state of pure meditation. Synchronization of the mind, body, and soul. That’s more or less what all the Zen masters and Yoga gurus have been trying to tell the world for years. Even Deepak Chopra. He gave up a successful practice in the US 1993 of internal medicine and endocrinology to combine Ayurveda, mainstream medicine, his ideas of the mind-body relationship, and the belief that consciousness creates reality, and swore that this prescription would extend the human lifespan and treat chronic diseases. Medical and scientific professionals criticized him. But look where Deepak Chopra is today. Top of the world. Mickey Mehta is starting out. He’s got one foot at the bottom of the ladder. It’s time to take off the blindfold and look up.
About Mark Manuel
The above thoughts/content has been proudly copied from the wall of Sir Mark Manuel. Being interviewing almost every role model of this country and going stronger each day. Mark Manuel is a respected Mumbai editor, writer, and columnist.
With over three decades of journalism in leading publications. This includes the Free Press Journal, Times, Dainik Bhaskar, Mid-Day, and Afternoon. He is famous for his brilliant pen interviews. He himself is a TEDx speaker.
Further
His interviews have been featured in several leading media houses. They include the Hindustan Times, Huffington Post, BBC, and Network 18. Almost every famous person has been interviewed by him in the country from Mother Teresa to Muhammad Ali. His first book is just out. It’s titled Moryaa Re! It is a crime thriller that is perhaps the country’s first police procedural. He began his career covering crime. And in a tribute to his experience and knowledge of this beat.
Several distinguished officers of the Mumbai Police and its Crime Branch collaborated with him to make this book possible. Amitabh Bachchan wrote the forward in a statement of friendship for Mark Manuel and admiration for his work.
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