Dr Kaajal Karia, earlier known as Kaajal Rohira prior to her marriage.

Life - It is a beautiful journey wherein the destination is veiled in the enigmatic depths of time and space. We think we start our voyage from our birth and surrender our life in the hands of death. Trust me; life is much more than that.

"Never was there a time when I did not exist, nor you, nor all these kings; nor in the future shall any of us cease to be. That which pervades the entire body you should know to be indestructible. No one is able to destroy that imperishable soul"
Bhagavad-Gita

It is only today that I see a clear symmetry in the passage of my soul through my earlier lives to the present day. It is now that I understand the divine logic behind my birth in a house where religious rites and rituals were a part of our every day life. We were bought up in the midst of people who, though not obvious of the advance nature of their soul, were spiritually inclined in spirit. It is in this environment that the seeds of my earlier life were nurtured.

It is said that there cannot be creation without destruction preceding it. I tend to look at it with a different view. I think that all our troubles are Natures way of bringing out the strength of our spirit, the brilliance of our soul. Just like the gold that has to endure the fire to know its own splendor and the diamond that cannot sparkle till it does not lay itself on the knife.

My life too looked at its nadir around the early 1990's. It was a phase, which was governed by materialistic pursuits, a chapter of my life when I endured physical, financial, personal and emotional agony. The one question that I asked myself, and asked God [whom I had conveniently placed on the backseat during my earlier glorious days] was 'Why me'? It was this question that eventually took me deeper within myself and my soul searching threw open the celestial gates of knowledge, knowledge that gave me a sense of deja'vu, as if I had always had it within me and was now rediscovering it. My tryst with Reiki and crystal healing bought me closer to the secrets of karmic justice and spiritual healing.

Grace, the hand of my Masters, alive and alive in spirit, made me embark on my quest for further knowledge. It was journey within, to the infinite world of colours. I came to realize that colours are like shy living creatures. They need to be handled gently with respect, and when channeled they have miraculous powers of healing, the mind, body and soul. My interest in Tarot gave further insights to my endeavours of Colour therapy and I experienced the power of karmic and magnified healing. It is said that life prepares you to be ready for what is in store. I guess the direction of my life towards spiritual leans gave me the insights to face the tragic death of my husband. It is at this time that I relied heavily on aura cleaning and dousing to retain the last vistas of my positive energies. At the start, my own inherent powers to experience my own pain along with that of others, and understand the root of the problems, which lay beyond our present lives, invoked a sense of fear within me. But with the passage of time and a doctor's degree in naturopathy moved a little forward thanks to the benevolence of mentors. Along the way I grasped the fundamentals of music healing and learnt the impact of positive affirmations.

All these have helped me in the second chance that life has given me in the form of a caring husband who is standing with me on every step in the parenting of my children along with the parenting of the baby of my conscience, Ishtar.

It was my desire to give back to the world the map towards the blissful world of peace. A map that would ensure that any person, scorched in the karmic sun should easily find the oasis of healing to sooth his mind, body and soul. This was the spirit behind ISHTAR.

ISHTAR is the child of positive affirmations. It may have been born in 1999, but was conceived in the karmas of my numerous previous lives. It is my hermitage where lost and tired souls can come for their place in the shade. It is my fountain where healthy souls can come to quench their thirst in their journey to become more advanced souls. It is my Universe's gift to me for taking its voice to the masses, the evidence of the generous blessings and kindness of my teachers, my Gurus. ISHTAR is my Lotus that has blossomed in spite of its environment, worthy of the divine love of the Universe.

Today my world has gone beyond boundaries. It has housewives, student, celebrities, politicians, management gurus and even corporate organizations. Because it is now been proved that positive people are successful people.

No one has lived our life before. We must ourselves learn to live with integrity and wisdom, to live for what is true and live at peace with our destiny.