Emcure Pharma boss's NY resolution: Mastering meditation, sitting quietly & doing nothing
As daunting as the prospect is, Namita Thapar is hopeful she can achieve it.
By Shannon Tellis, ET Bureau |
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I’ll be a tigress in the boardroom but if you ask me to meditate, I’ll quit, says the Emcure Pharmaceuticals ED.
A new year signifies a fresh start for many people. For some, this could mean setting health goals, such as losing weight, starting an exercise routine or cutting sugar from their diet. For others, it could be setting financial goals such as clearing student loans or starting a retirement fund.
For Namita Thapar, executive director, Emcure Pharmaceuticals, the goal is mastering meditation, more specifically, the ability to sit quietly and do nothing.
The Struggle to Stay Still
“I think meditation is especially difficult for Type-A personalities and for people who are just high energy and running around (all the time),” she told ET Panache. “To really sit quietly and center yourself and not do anything and to only focus on your breathing sounds so incredibly difficult for somebody like me. Like I’ll be a tigress in the boardroom but if you ask me to meditate, I’ll quit and say: I can’t do this.”
Thapar believes most people experience a meditation phobia. “For people like us who are always on the go, full of hyper-energy, it (the concept of sitting still and doing nothing) sounds so daunting. If I can conquer that, I think that would be a great achievement.”
“For the longest time, I thought I wasn’t capable of yoga but now I love it. So I have hope that someday I shall be able to meditate as well.”
A new year signifies a fresh start for many people. For some, this could mean setting health goals, such as losing weight, starting an exercise routine or cutting sugar from their diet. For others, it could be setting financial goals such as clearing student loans or starting a retirement fund.
For Namita Thapar, executive director, Emcure Pharmaceuticals, the goal is mastering meditation, more specifically, the ability to sit quietly and do nothing.
The Struggle to Stay Still
“I think meditation is especially difficult for Type-A personalities and for people who are just high energy and running around (all the time),” she told ET Panache. “To really sit quietly and center yourself and not do anything and to only focus on your breathing sounds so incredibly difficult for somebody like me. Like I’ll be a tigress in the boardroom but if you ask me to meditate, I’ll quit and say: I can’t do this.”
Thapar believes most people experience a meditation phobia. “For people like us who are always on the go, full of hyper-energy, it (the concept of sitting still and doing nothing) sounds so daunting. If I can conquer that, I think that would be a great achievement.”
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As daunting as the prospect is, the mother of two is hopeful she can achieve it. “For the longest time, I thought I wasn’t capable of yoga but now I love it. So I have hope that someday I shall be able to meditate as well.”
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