Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2009 is scheduled and will be held from 18-23 march 2009. As the name says FDCI has again decided to partner the event with esteemed sponsor Wills Lifestyle. Bond started in 2006 has been extended for three more years and now both Wills lifestyle and FDCI will stand to provide platform to the best of Indian fashion.

Over the years, FDCI has been doing marvelous job in providing a base to the Indian fashion internationally. Many Indian and aspiring models have auditioned for upcoming Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2009, but the quality which was required was good presence skill, face to be remembered and fit body.

This is what jury members are looking exactly in a new faces of 2009 for Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week Autumn/Winter.

Aparna Bahl, said, “The look on the ramp is very international these days, so a dusky Indian beauty with global appeal is what I would look out for along with good skin and a lot of individuality.”

Ashish Soni, said, “I’m looking for confidence, poise and something out of the ordinary, as the cliché goes “lots of attitude”… this one translated refers to not the usual qualities but something that a majority of the other girls don’t possess an interesting skin tone, body proportions, hairstyle and above all eye contact!”

Ayesha Thapar, said, “I’ll be looking for someone who has a complete package. It’s not important for a model to have only one outstanding feature, for instance, height alone does not make a model suitable for the ramp – but what important is how comfortable they are in their skin and how well coordinated they are in terms of their looks, attitude and poise on the ramp.”

Rahul Khanna, said, “I’m definitely looking for someone who makes a lasting impression on the ramp – someone who has an undeniable presence. The right attitude is also key for a model to have. I feel we have some great established models walking the runway, but we also need to look for new faces to introduce and launch.”

Tinu Verghese, said, “I’m looking for fresh faces, someone tall and slender with a great attitude and decidedly Indian features.”

Varun Bahl, said, “The look I’m going to be watching out for is one that is well divided and can carry and showcase Western as well as Indian wear. Additionally I’ll be looking for girls that are tall, young and have a lot of confidence on the ramp.”

Vidyun Singh, said, “The fashion week requires the models to be adaptive from one designers show to another and given that there is hardly any time to train them, there needs to be a basic understanding of ramp shows. I will try to choose the most versatile person who fits into the need of all designers, someone who can swing into the rhythm of Fashion Week with minimal intervention.”

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Actually there is not really any good place for bathroom according to feng shui. Still their wrong placement can have really bad and adverse affects on your life, love and luck.
 
Its obviously something easy to change the location of the bathroom, so here are some tips that you need to follow to let your bathroom stay wherever it is, without harming your luck and life prospects.

• You should hang a mirror just outside the bathroom door, or you can also hang it just above it.
• The toilet lid should be always kept down when not in use.
• It is also important to keep the drains covered all the time, except when they are in use.
• The storey just above the toilet should be decorated with picture of a bird, tree. It may also be in the form of a statue.
• From the middle of the bathroom ceiling, just hang a faceted crystal.
• In each corner of the bathroom, do keep an earth related object.
• If your bathroom is in the centre of the house then get the walls of the bathroom painted in red.
• Always keep the door of the bathroom closed.
• If there is a mirror in the bathroom then it is good to place a growing bamboo plant in the bathroom, you can keep it otherwise also.
• In order to balance the water energy in the bathroom, you should make use of the earthy objects like pottery case, soap cases etc.
• Always have ventilators in the bathroom.
• Try to make use of only golden color towels, as it helps avoid any down-drain effect.
• Your bathroom after use should be kept dry always.

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Living rooms also forms a very important part in our house, so it becomes all the more important to take care for them the feng shui way.

In the living room the corners do obstruct the flow of energy, and hence you should make sure that there are no dark corners in your living room. For this you can have enough lighting arrangements, so that such dark corners are also brightened.

Art and feng shui are good friends, so you should also place good piece of art as well in your living room. It may be a colorful painting, or a beautiful vase, these help the flow of fresh energy in the room.

Avoid placing plants that are straight and are with thorns, in the living room. If you have a living room that is not much spacious and is small, then in order to make it look spacious you can place mirror on the wide wall side. This mirror should reflect good views, like from that of window etc. you have to be careful if placing a mirror, because a wrong placement will iniate the flow of negative energy in the surroundings.

Also if the living room is small, then just do not overload with all furniture you love. Remember cluttered living room is not desired as per the feng shui guidelines. Better have less furniture, so that your room looks neat and arranged.  Also try not to keep electronics like the music system, television sets in your living room.

The decoration of the living room should be such that is able to balance the yin and yang, i.e; the male and female energy. So, place some soft cushions on the sofa, a bunch of flowers on the centre table is a good idea as well. Dried flowers have got no importance in feng shui, you may keep them as decorative pieces and nothing more, still it is better not to have them in such spaces.

The seating arrangements for the guests should be such that they could see the door. A fish pot, a plant with round leaves etc. is always desirable, just get them now.

A wind chime at the entrance always soothes the mind and body.

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House that has a garden is actually a balanced house, very well balanced one. A garden in the house acts as a compliment to it. It is really good and elating to be surrounded by the beauty that is so natural!

A garden energizes the environment, the natural bright colors, the wonderful fragrances relax your mind and let you at ease with peace. So, since garden is a very important and delicate area, you need to be careful for it according to the feng shui. Let us know how:

Before you actually begin with any kind of leveling and digging in your garden, you ought to know certain things about your home, in order to let the garden do what it’s meant for. Like first of all check which direction your house is facing, it is so because only then it is possible to determine with accuracy as to which areas in the garden will receive most of the sunlight.

Then you need to find out, the hindrances that may clutter or ruin your garden view and peace there in. They may in the form of the ugly views, noises from outside, front row seats in your neighbor’s room, etc. and the like. So, one common way to do away with such little hindrances is hedges, they are very effective in reducing the noise entering the garden, also they block outsiders view to maintain a certain level of privacy.

Whether you are new to the garden issue or the one looking for a renovation in the present state, the pre-assumption of landscaping is an advice. Garden layouts turn out to be the best only when they are open as they encourage the energy levels. Also it is important to note that your garden must cover the entire living space and should not be located in just a small corner. It should be such that you open windows in any room and you can have the beautiful view of your garden. And if you have a small space for the garden then better make it light and avoid making it too dense, else it will irritate you rather than doing what it is meant to.

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Life is getting so busy that one finds it practically impossible to have time for ones own self. Strange but the truth. And this has led to depression becoming a common part of our lives. Obviously, if any such phase occurs in anyone’s life, one should do every possible thing to do away with it, be it external help or guidance. But then, nothing at all can supersede the power of yoga in killing depression. Yoga helps you to connect withyour inner self, helps you to listen to your inner call, your mind’s your body’s call.

Yoga, is a very wide therapy and can not be presented in water tight containers. Yet, to summarize it contains asanas, pranayama, all these help people to get back to their real selves, cope up the problems- physically as well as mentally, and most importantly emotionally.

Some of the very popular and effective techniques are:

Yoga poses
The different exercises and poses of yoga help you handle your body and mind in a balanced and beautiful way.

Breathing techniques: one can live without eating for few days, without water for few hours, without breathing….hardly a few minutes. Breathing techniques are the most effective way to combat many emotional as well as physical problems. It helps you live in the present and be focused.

Surya namaskar is the most respected and effective program of yoga.

Various Asanas
Standing poses
half moon pose, forehead to knee pose, toe to hand pose, mountain pose, palm tree pose, triangle pose.

Sitting poses
Cow face pose, forehead to single knee pose, forehead to both knees pose, lion pose, Wheel pose, fish pose, boat pose, wind relieving pose, cobra pose, bow pose, sarvangasana, eagle pose, tree pose.

Pranayamas (breathing exercises)

For skull cleansing, practice kapalbharti, bee breath, alternate nostril breathing.

Diet
So, these were only some of the yoga programs. But then apart from these practices and programs, it is also very much important to know the correct yoga diet. Your diet should be purely vegetarian only, called as sattvic. Eat plenty of fruits, green vegetables. Avoid fried, fatty foods, they adversely affect our mind. It is advised to walk in open air, listen to good music.

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