Flights Take to the Skies
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Flights Take to the Skies

India started issuing tickets for domestic flights from May 25th, which brought a relief to a lot of people but also did concern some folks regarding safety protocols being maintained due to the coronavirus. However, the officials made it mandatory to follow certain standard operating protocols by the passengers as well as staff working at the airports as well. According to reports, it is now mandatory for everyone to wear masks and gloves at all times and passengers would be boarding the planes in batches only. The ministry had set certain minimum and maximum fare rates for the flight tickets which have to be followed by the companies offering services for flying. The lowest range of the tickets of 40 minutes and the highest to 210 minutes. The price range for shorter journey has been set to ₹2100- ₹6000 and longer journeys ₹6,500 – ₹18,600. The Civil Aviation Ministry also said that the passengers are supposed to report to the airport 2 hours before reporting time and it is compulsory to web check in online. Now the whole process would be contact-less, right from the check in to online baggage tickets. Hence here are some rules to be followed: ON REACHING THE AIRPORT Masks are compulsory at all times. Everyone aging 14 years and above have to get checked at for the temperature as well as get status checked through the Arogya Setu Application or self-declaration form stating that they are free from any high temperature and symptoms of the virus. SECURITY CHECK The passengers will be guided to follow through the pre-embarkation security screening. The staff at security will practice ‘the minimum touch” concept to avoid contact with the passengers. Social distancing to be maintained at all times and santisation protocols would also take place. To maintain distance chair would be marked ‘not for use’ should not be occupied. Safety kit would be provided to the passengers which would include a surgical mask and face shield and sanitiser at the boarding gate. WHILE AT THE AIRCRAFT Passengers are advised to have minimal contact with other individuals and avoid using minimising using the toilets. Only one person is advised to accompany children and elderly. No meals, newspaper and services would be provided. Only water would be provided and passengers are not allowed to have their own eatables. ON ARRIVAL The temperature of the passengers would be checked on arrival again Sanitisation and distancing to be maintained at arrival. Health protocols that are being prescribed by the destination States/ UTs have to be followed by arriving passengers. The international flights would mostly commence from middle of June which was being announced by Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri. On the whole the airports are supposed to ensure that all the rules and regulations are being followed to maintain the safety of all and regular announcements for same would be announced at all times. By Preeti Karia. Flights Take to the Skies

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Salon Management during COVId Pandemic
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Salon Management during COVId Pandemic

COVID pandemic has caused economic disaster around the world. Social distancing has proven disastrous for beauty and salon industry where professionals make a living by touching and working on clients. The beauty and salon industry is one sector that is bound to experience a tectonic transformation. The very basis of salon is touch where it has become a bad word today. This wouldn’t mean that we would wither away as people would still want to “Feel Good”. Problems during the lockdown Problems like location rent, employees salary and vendor payments don’t disappear just because of COVID. We as a salon struggled to pay rents and employees salary with minimal cash reserve. Weeks of shutdown and order to stay home, our hairstylists, beauticians and masseuses struggled financially. Managing the Lockdown Managing the lockdown financially is the biggest challenge for the salon fraternity. With clients really thinking twice to visit a salon is a big question. Though we are now living in a strange new world connected via whatsapp, Zoom, Instagram etc. we have created a virtual training platform for our staff to kill the boredom and prepare them to attend the clients with a new zest and skills to give them a new look. We have reworked the entire lockdown with new training programs, precautionary measures post lockdown and have discovered new ways to manage services keeping in mind social distancing. We have connected to our clients virtually for any homecare requirements, quick to do home tips for hair, skin and body. Our MD Sonia Vohra ran an entire session with us showing homemade face packs from available things in our kitchen. We have created individual kits for our clients which they could use at salon once we open. We have continuously been in touch with them so that there is excitement rather than fear when we reopen. Preparing for our future In normal times, change is ever present in the background. It hums steadily and slowly. This crisis will pass and all of us will learn to adapt new methods of working, new patterns of consumption and new ways to interact with people. While home care might become popular but nothing can replace the power of practitioners at the salon. We know how to make people look good and feel good from within. There would be health, economic and regulatory pressure for us to function. Every salon would have to prep themselves to start using disposable items for their clients, disinfect floor and all working surfaces. Hygiene was always our priority but going forward, it would be an OCD for us to stop spread of infections. Obviously, the well-heeled customer wouldn’t complain if we were to increase our prices given our increased overheads. We would be seeing a stronger and fitter beauty industry with new expectation of clients while retaining care and empathy. Change is always for better.

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How Tibetan/ Yog Nidra can help your sleep pattern? 
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How Tibetan/ Yog Nidra can help your sleep pattern? 

Sleep interruptions like falling asleep or staying asleep are pretty evident among adults and affects them. Mindful meditation can not only help you sleep better but also reduce risks of other health problems like fatigue, less tension, insomnia, obesity, heart strokes, etc in the long run. Certain meditation techniques help you concentrate your mind on your breathing and shift your focus, slowly inducing sleep. But it is also important that the mind does not gallivant around thoughts while sleeping. Mudit Dandwate, Co-founder, Dozee shares his thoughts on how yog nidra can help in improving your sleep pattern. Sound Healing is one such extremely powerful and non-intrusive method to release stress, anxiety and reduce some physical pain. The Tibetan sound healing technique is an ancient healing modality that utilises the deep vibrations and soothing sounds of Tibetan Singing Bowls to bring relief. It works on a scientific concept of Binaural Beats or Brain Entrainment, which states that listening to certain frequencies can change our brainwave states. The rich blend of harmonic overtones produced from the singing bowls helps us to first sink into the alpha state, then the mind lingers between alpha, theta and delta brain waves enabling deep relaxation and heightened perception. These vibrations work by lowering blood pressure levels, improve blood circulation and breathing rate. Sound meditation is comparatively simpler than other techniques because the sound keeps their mind occupied, making it easier to enter into deep states of calm. Sound meditation allows you to reach deep meditative state of Theta-brainwaves, where you can achieve high levels of creative visualization. Increases learning capacity and performance. Regular sessions with sound meditation have shown significant increase in overall productivity. It also enhances physical recovery. Sound bath research results showed that it has a significant impact on lactic acid reduction in athletes post-workout, accelerating recovery speed and enhancing mobility. Tibetan sound healing is not only low technology but also feasible, low cost yet very effective method of feeling at peace before and after falling asleep. It also contributes to clinical resolution of conditions like depression, trauma stress, emotional stress, hormonal imbalance, insomnia to name a few. sound healing, sound therapy, tibetan singing bowl, tibetan bowl, music therapy, ascetic training, resonate, pain management, sound bath Tibetan singing bowl The modern rat race is pretty tiring and stressful, this technique can surely help you ease some of it and can be done by practising it from any part of your room, workplace, etc. You can simply listen to these Tibetan sounds available online or register yourself with an IoT application that provides sound meditation. How Tibetan/ Yog Nidra can help your sleep pattern?

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