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Shama Patel

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Shama Patel is a Post-Graduate in Counselling Psychology from Bangalore University. As a Psychologist, she has immense experience dealing with the problems faced by mature adults, confused teenagers, married couples, senior citizens, alcoholics, drug addicts, chain smokers, victims of domestic abuse and human trafficking. She has also been associated with many corporate companies as a consulting Counsellor, assisting in the mental and emotional well-being of the employees. She consults clients on prior appointment basis at The Family Doctor clinic and Medcliniq Diagnostic Center (Pune).
She has authored a book titled ‘21 Ways of Being Happy’, which is available at Crossword Outlets, online at Amazon, Flipkart, Landmark and other leading boo Shama Patel is a Post-Graduate in Counselling Psychology from Bangalore University. As a Psychologist, she has immense experience dealing with the problems faced by mature adults, confused teenagers, married couples, senior citizens, alcoholics, drug addicts, chain smokers, victims of domestic abuse and human trafficking. She has also been associated with many corporate companies as a consulting Counsellor, assisting in the mental and emotional well-being of the employees. She consults clients on prior appointment basis at The Family Doctor clinic and Medcliniq Diagnostic Center (Pune).
She has authored a book titled ‘21 Ways of Being Happy’, which is available at Crossword Outlets, online at Amazon, Flipkart, Landmark and other leading bookstores across the country. Her book has been regarded as a must read by The Pune Times, The Hindu, The Indian Express, The Golden Sparrow, Sakal Times, Citadel, Femina and popular radio channels like Radio Mirchi, Radio One and Fever 104FM. In her book, Shama conveys the message that one is responsible for one’s own happiness. She reminds the reader that it is in one’s own hand to overcome guilt, self pity, regret, anxiety and other mental barriers that one builds around oneself that drives happiness away. According to her, happiness can be defined as the ability to be in love and peace with oneself every minute of consciousness, whatever circumstances one may experience. She believes that as human beings, we are bound to have ups and downs in life and hence, believing in the terms like ‘a state of perpetual happiness’ creates unnecessary pressure on our Being. Instead of seeking that perpetual happiness, she reinstates the art of embracing one’s self, even at the times when happiness seems long lost. Her book is written with an aim to bring people closer to themselves and make them fall in love with life.
Her second book - Alfaaz (Between love & the Beloved) is available on various online portals like Amazon, Notionpress, Infibeam, Flipkart, Googlebooks and so on.
Shama Patel has successfully executed several workshops/sessions on happiness, life management, mental & emotional well-being at various leading companies like Mahindra & Mahindra, Schindler India Pvt. Ltd., Zamil Steel (twice), Sigma Electric Manufacturing Corp. Pvt. Ltd. (twice), Pumpkin Patch school, Pumpkin Patch day care, Prescient Technologies etc and has been invited as a key note speaker at various organizations including the Aga Khan Development Network, G.N.V.S Institute of Management, Rotary Club(s), VITs PVP College of Architecture and so on.
Shama is an ardent believer in the trinity of the Body, Mind and Soul and her practice and writing strongly reflects this philosophy. Other than writing, she finds solace in reading, sketching, painting and her yoga practice.
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Sri Aurobindo and the Mother: Glimpses of Their Experiments, Experiences, and Realizations

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“To know yourself means to spend time looking beyond your worldly identities.”
― Shama Patel, 21 Ways of Being Happy

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“Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.” ~ Jim Rohn”
― Shama Patel, 21 Ways of Being Happy

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“It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all, in which case you have failed by default.” ~ J. K. Rowling”
― Shama Patel, 21 Ways of Being Happy

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“I have a history of making decisions very quickly about men. I have always fallen in love fast and without measuring risks. I have a tendency not only to see the best in everyone, but to assume that everyone is emotionally capable of reaching his highest potential. I have fallen in love more times than I care to count with the highest potential of a man, rather than with the man himself, and I have hung on to the relationship for a long time (sometimes far too long) waiting for the man to ascend to his own greatness. Many times in romance I have been a victim of my own optimism.”
― Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love

tags: disappointment, love, romance

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“When I get lonely these days, I think: So BE lonely, Liz. Learn your way around loneliness. Make a map of it. Sit with it, for once in your life. Welcome to the human experience. But never again use another person's body or emotions as a scratching post for your own unfulfilled yearnings.”
― Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love

tags: loneliness

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“People think a soul mate is your perfect fit, and that's what everyone wants. But a true soul mate is a mirror, the person who shows you everything that is holding you back, the person who brings you to your own attention so you can change your life.

A true soul mate is probably the most important person you'll ever meet, because they tear down your walls and smack you awake. But to live with a soul mate forever? Nah. Too painful. Soul mates, they come into your life just to reveal another layer of yourself to you, and then leave.

A soul mates purpose is to shake you up, tear apart your ego a little bit, show you your obstacles and addictions, break your heart open so new light can get in, make you so desperate and out of control that you have to transform your life, then introduce you to your spiritual master...”
― Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love

tags: love

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“Whatever happens in your life, no matter how troubling things might seem, do not enter the neighborhood of despair. Even when all doors remain closed, God will open up a new path only for you. Be thankful!”
― Elif Shafak, The Forty Rules of Love

tags: despair, thankfulness, troubles

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“How can love be worthy of its name if one selects solely the pretty things and leaves out the hardships? It is easy to enjoy the good and dislike the bad. Anybody can do that. The real challenge is to love the good and the bad together, not because you need to take the rough with the smooth but because you need to go beyond such descriptions and accept love in its entirety.”
― Elif Shafak, The Forty Rules of Love

tags: love

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