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Unfolding the layers of Life | Bhagyashree Dasani | TEDxYouth@JPIS


good morning Jaipur and good morning JP

good morning Jaipur and good morning JP is I am so happy and so privileged to be

is I am so happy and so privileged to be

is I am so happy and so privileged to be here with your guys today

here with your guys today

here with your guys today well they told me singing as if no one

well they told me singing as if no one

well they told me singing as if no one is named and dance as if no one’s

is named and dance as if no one’s

is named and dance as if no one’s watching so I went ahead and did the

watching so I went ahead and did the

watching so I went ahead and did the computer step which Kabuto dances like

computer step which Kabuto dances like

computer step which Kabuto dances like that but it went actually huge success

that but it went actually huge success

that but it went actually huge success and many pyaar kiya across the globe as

and many pyaar kiya across the globe as

and many pyaar kiya across the globe as an international renown film star the

an international renown film star the

an international renown film star the film was of course dubbed in different

film was of course dubbed in different

film was of course dubbed in different languages including a place it was

languages including a place it was

languages including a place it was called when love calls and in Spanish it

called when love calls and in Spanish it

called when love calls and in Spanish it was called te amo and my popularity had

was called te amo and my popularity had

was called te amo and my popularity had reached his venom but I chose my family

reached his venom but I chose my family

reached his venom but I chose my family got married after my two beautiful

got married after my two beautiful

got married after my two beautiful children I kind of gave acting a

children I kind of gave acting a

children I kind of gave acting a backseat it wasn’t as if I didn’t enjoy

backseat it wasn’t as if I didn’t enjoy

backseat it wasn’t as if I didn’t enjoy back acting but my personal attachments

back acting but my personal attachments

back acting but my personal attachments didn’t allow me to go full steam and I

didn’t allow me to go full steam and I

didn’t allow me to go full steam and I was okay with it little did I know that

was okay with it little did I know that

was okay with it little did I know that life would have a completely different

life would have a completely different

life would have a completely different plan for me to unlock and box and

plan for me to unlock and box and

plan for me to unlock and box and unleash a different kind of talent to

unleash a different kind of talent to

unleash a different kind of talent to the world

unboxes when you self discovered a

unboxes when you self discovered a different kind of potential talent which

different kind of potential talent which

different kind of potential talent which lies latent within you sometimes due to

lies latent within you sometimes due to

lies latent within you sometimes due to your own fears others oppression your

your own fears others oppression your

your own fears others oppression your own simple ignorant or maybe perception

own simple ignorant or maybe perception

own simple ignorant or maybe perception of what you’re supposed to do was not

of what you’re supposed to do was not

of what you’re supposed to do was not supposed to do but when you learn to

supposed to do but when you learn to

supposed to do but when you learn to unbox that kind of talent then you learn

unbox that kind of talent then you learn

unbox that kind of talent then you learn to explore it

to explore it

to explore it to nurture it to cultivate it creativity

to nurture it to cultivate it creativity

to nurture it to cultivate it creativity of course has to be properly challenged

of course has to be properly challenged

of course has to be properly challenged and channelized for it to better itself

and channelized for it to better itself

and channelized for it to better itself day by day so I would look at myself in

day by day so I would look at myself in

day by day so I would look at myself in the mirror and ask myself am I really

the mirror and ask myself am I really

the mirror and ask myself am I really interesting would I like to know me as a

interesting would I like to know me as a

interesting would I like to know me as a person and I had an answer no no I

person and I had an answer no no I

person and I had an answer no no I wasn’t that interesting I wouldn’t want

wasn’t that interesting I wouldn’t want

wasn’t that interesting I wouldn’t want to be my friend I wouldn’t want to know

to be my friend I wouldn’t want to know

to be my friend I wouldn’t want to know more about me so what did I do short

more about me so what did I do short

more about me so what did I do short term goals that allow you to reach your

term goals that allow you to reach your

term goals that allow you to reach your bigger goal in life so I went down that

bigger goal in life so I went down that

bigger goal in life so I went down that path and then came the unleash moment

path and then came the unleash moment

path and then came the unleash moment what would the world be without a Eureka

what would the world be without a Eureka

what would the world be without a Eureka moment and that’s what happened to me so

moment and that’s what happened to me so

moment and that’s what happened to me so today I am gonna tell you about my

today I am gonna tell you about my

today I am gonna tell you about my journey from being an actress to a

journey from being an actress to a

journey from being an actress to a nutritionist well I wasn’t one of those

nutritionist well I wasn’t one of those

nutritionist well I wasn’t one of those confident women that you see around who

confident women that you see around who

confident women that you see around who manage their home and their careers with

manage their home and their careers with

manage their home and their careers with great aplomb and still look as if they

great aplomb and still look as if they

great aplomb and still look as if they walked out of a work cover shoot I

walked out of a work cover shoot I

walked out of a work cover shoot I wasn’t like that believe me I was one of

wasn’t like that believe me I was one of

wasn’t like that believe me I was one of those regular women who managed their

those regular women who managed their

those regular women who managed their houses working women who go around their

houses working women who go around their

houses working women who go around their day fueled by sheer willpower so it

day fueled by sheer willpower so it

day fueled by sheer willpower so it would be very difficult for me to manage

would be very difficult for me to manage

would be very difficult for me to manage my shoot

my shoot

my shoot and then come home home to a whole lot

and then come home home to a whole lot

and then come home home to a whole lot of household duties that I had to manage

of household duties that I had to manage

of household duties that I had to manage and sometimes a tiff with a loved one

and sometimes a tiff with a loved one

and sometimes a tiff with a loved one would make me not learn my scenes that

would make me not learn my scenes that

would make me not learn my scenes that well or perform that well on the sets so

well or perform that well on the sets so

well or perform that well on the sets so I really didn’t know what to do when I

I really didn’t know what to do when I

I really didn’t know what to do when I was constantly balancing between these

was constantly balancing between these

was constantly balancing between these two and that’s when it happened I

two and that’s when it happened I

two and that’s when it happened I realized somewhere down the line that my

realized somewhere down the line that my

realized somewhere down the line that my battery was running really low and the

battery was running really low and the

battery was running really low and the fuel was almost empty and that’s when it

fuel was almost empty and that’s when it

fuel was almost empty and that’s when it happened in the middle of the night it

happened in the middle of the night it

happened in the middle of the night it was somewhere around 2 a.m. where I woke

was somewhere around 2 a.m. where I woke

was somewhere around 2 a.m. where I woke up in a silent scream and ideas running

up in a silent scream and ideas running

up in a silent scream and ideas running down my face and it took me five minutes

down my face and it took me five minutes

down my face and it took me five minutes five seconds actually to understand that

five seconds actually to understand that

five seconds actually to understand that Atwater’s wasn’t a dream at all and my

Atwater’s wasn’t a dream at all and my

Atwater’s wasn’t a dream at all and my right hand was lying limp by my side I

right hand was lying limp by my side I

right hand was lying limp by my side I could move it I could move it at all

could move it I could move it at all

could move it I could move it at all I felt as of the blade of a 12-inch

I felt as of the blade of a 12-inch

I felt as of the blade of a 12-inch squad was inside my shoulder being

squad was inside my shoulder being

squad was inside my shoulder being swiveled slowly steadily slowly steadily

swiveled slowly steadily slowly steadily

swiveled slowly steadily slowly steadily deeper and deeper the pain was

deeper and deeper the pain was

deeper and deeper the pain was excruciating I didn’t know what to do I

excruciating I didn’t know what to do I

excruciating I didn’t know what to do I didn’t know what happened because I was

didn’t know what happened because I was

didn’t know what happened because I was fast asleep when it happened

fast asleep when it happened

fast asleep when it happened my husband was travelling there was no

my husband was travelling there was no

my husband was travelling there was no one by my side and I did what the best

one by my side and I did what the best

one by my side and I did what the best one could do bump into calm beef lands

one could do bump into calm beef lands

one could do bump into calm beef lands massage my body with the pain relieving

massage my body with the pain relieving

massage my body with the pain relieving balm and say it’s all right

balm and say it’s all right

balm and say it’s all right and I huddled under those three blankets

and I huddled under those three blankets

and I huddled under those three blankets and another hour went by and I had two

and another hour went by and I had two

and another hour went by and I had two more come be friends and another and

more come be friends and another and

more come be friends and another and another till it was 6:00 in the morning

another till it was 6:00 in the morning

another till it was 6:00 in the morning when I finally called up my husband in

when I finally called up my husband in

when I finally called up my husband in frantic calls and say I want you back I

frantic calls and say I want you back I

frantic calls and say I want you back I don’t know what’s happening so by the

don’t know what’s happening so by the

don’t know what’s happening so by the time he caught the next flight back home

time he caught the next flight back home

time he caught the next flight back home it was six o’clock in the evening when

it was six o’clock in the evening when

it was six o’clock in the evening when he drove me to Lilavati Hospital and dr.

he drove me to Lilavati Hospital and dr.

he drove me to Lilavati Hospital and dr. Sanjay guru day had one look at me and

Sanjay guru day had one look at me and

Sanjay guru day had one look at me and said I don’t know how this woman is

said I don’t know how this woman is

said I don’t know how this woman is standing with a straight face at all it

standing with a straight face at all it

standing with a straight face at all it seems to be like a case of q2

seems to be like a case of q2

seems to be like a case of q2 calcification this pain is comparable to

calcification this pain is comparable to

calcification this pain is comparable to delivery pains and a heart attack

delivery pains and a heart attack

delivery pains and a heart attack together multiplied twice over I said

together multiplied twice over I said

together multiplied twice over I said finally finally someone has understood

finally finally someone has understood

finally finally someone has understood what I am going through because I

what I am going through because I

what I am going through because I couldn’t express the kind of pain that I

couldn’t express the kind of pain that I

couldn’t express the kind of pain that I was feeling at that point of time the

was feeling at that point of time the

was feeling at that point of time the next three days went in a series of CT

next three days went in a series of CT

next three days went in a series of CT scans x-rays doctors appointments

scans x-rays doctors appointments

scans x-rays doctors appointments shockwave therapy and even needling

shockwave therapy and even needling

shockwave therapy and even needling needling is a place where they put in a

needling is a place where they put in a

needling is a place where they put in a thick needle inside your shoulder and

thick needle inside your shoulder and

thick needle inside your shoulder and try to break the calcification it didn’t

try to break the calcification it didn’t

try to break the calcification it didn’t help so they said that the needle would

help so they said that the needle would

help so they said that the needle would break inside the calcification had

break inside the calcification had

break inside the calcification had gotten so hard that it had attached

gotten so hard that it had attached

gotten so hard that it had attached itself to my bone and it was rock hard

itself to my bone and it was rock hard

itself to my bone and it was rock hard piece of two inches between my rotator

piece of two inches between my rotator

piece of two inches between my rotator cuff and that’s why I couldn’t move the

cuff and that’s why I couldn’t move the

cuff and that’s why I couldn’t move the hand at all so they gave me a steroid

hand at all so they gave me a steroid

hand at all so they gave me a steroid shot and sent me home and said this is

shot and sent me home and said this is

shot and sent me home and said this is impossible without surgery I can’t

impossible without surgery I can’t

impossible without surgery I can’t understand what calcification meant so

understand what calcification meant so

understand what calcification meant so so Google became God an encyclopedia and

so Google became God an encyclopedia and

so Google became God an encyclopedia and I studied all over it wondering what it

I studied all over it wondering what it

I studied all over it wondering what it meant

meant

meant calcification has nothing to do with the

calcification has nothing to do with the

calcification has nothing to do with the intake of calcium in your body I’m so

intake of calcium in your body I’m so

intake of calcium in your body I’m so surprised calcific tendonitis this is a

surprised calcific tendonitis this is a

surprised calcific tendonitis this is a body’s protective measure telling you to

body’s protective measure telling you to

body’s protective measure telling you to understand stop check and restore the

understand stop check and restore the

understand stop check and restore the hum that you’re doing to your body and

hum that you’re doing to your body and

hum that you’re doing to your body and had not done that they had told me that

had not done that they had told me that

had not done that they had told me that the calcification is almost 7 years old

the calcification is almost 7 years old

the calcification is almost 7 years old for seven years I had completely negated

for seven years I had completely negated

for seven years I had completely negated the pain to a background while I went on

the pain to a background while I went on

the pain to a background while I went on doing my regular household duties and

doing my regular household duties and

doing my regular household duties and managing my career and not even realized

managing my career and not even realized

managing my career and not even realized it and somewhat on the line in my list

it and somewhat on the line in my list

it and somewhat on the line in my list of priorities

of priorities

of priorities I had forgotten one very important thing

I had forgotten one very important thing

I had forgotten one very important thing me I was nowhere on my list of

me I was nowhere on my list of

me I was nowhere on my list of priorities and that’s why this had

priorities and that’s why this had

priorities and that’s why this had happened it was a wake-up call for me a

happened it was a wake-up call for me a

happened it was a wake-up call for me a wake-up call that many of us get in our

wake-up call that many of us get in our

wake-up call that many of us get in our lives in different ways and we choose to

lives in different ways and we choose to

lives in different ways and we choose to press the snooze button I’m glad I did

press the snooze button I’m glad I did

press the snooze button I’m glad I did not I’m really glad I did not press that

not I’m really glad I did not press that

not I’m really glad I did not press that snooze button and I went on to do what I

snooze button and I went on to do what I

snooze button and I went on to do what I had to do next

had to do next

had to do next I was I was very afraid of surgery so I

I was I was very afraid of surgery so I

I was I was very afraid of surgery so I decided to go in for holistic

decided to go in for holistic

decided to go in for holistic self-healing because I believed that if

self-healing because I believed that if

self-healing because I believed that if this is what I had done to myself I

this is what I had done to myself I

this is what I had done to myself I could self heal I could make myself

could self heal I could make myself

could self heal I could make myself better

better

better when I went to Nanavati Hospital for

when I went to Nanavati Hospital for

when I went to Nanavati Hospital for physiotherapy

physiotherapy

physiotherapy I would look around and feel like crying

I would look around and feel like crying

I would look around and feel like crying but then I would look at the other

but then I would look at the other

but then I would look at the other patients and see some of them were

patients and see some of them were

patients and see some of them were accident patients some of them had

accident patients some of them had

accident patients some of them had parallel paralytic attacks and they were

parallel paralytic attacks and they were

parallel paralytic attacks and they were still managing doing their exercises and

still managing doing their exercises and

still managing doing their exercises and surviving and going on and you realize

surviving and going on and you realize

surviving and going on and you realize that how many things in life you take

that how many things in life you take

that how many things in life you take for granted a simple thing like help a

for granted a simple thing like help a

for granted a simple thing like help a simple thing like looking after yourself

simple thing like looking after yourself

simple thing like looking after yourself on an everyday basis and you take all

on an everyday basis and you take all

on an everyday basis and you take all that for granted so I became a rebel I’d

that for granted so I became a rebel I’d

that for granted so I became a rebel I’d refuse to be fed by anyone hurt for with

refuse to be fed by anyone hurt for with

refuse to be fed by anyone hurt for with anything at all with my duties not even

anything at all with my duties not even

anything at all with my duties not even close dude you know how hard it is for a

close dude you know how hard it is for a

close dude you know how hard it is for a woman to wear her bra with one hand it’s

woman to wear her bra with one hand it’s

woman to wear her bra with one hand it’s tough so I decided to be ambidextrous I

tough so I decided to be ambidextrous I

tough so I decided to be ambidextrous I decided to multiply my kind of

decided to multiply my kind of

decided to multiply my kind of physiotherapy exercises that were given

physiotherapy exercises that were given

physiotherapy exercises that were given to me and I pushed myself to the limit

to me and I pushed myself to the limit

to me and I pushed myself to the limit of self-healing I studied a lot about

of self-healing I studied a lot about

of self-healing I studied a lot about nutrition I studied a lot about food I

nutrition I studied a lot about food I

nutrition I studied a lot about food I studied about everything that we end up

studied about everything that we end up

studied about everything that we end up negating to the background so that we

negating to the background so that we

negating to the background so that we can do what we are supposed to do rather

can do what we are supposed to do rather

can do what we are supposed to do rather than what we should do for ourselves

than what we should do for ourselves

than what we should do for ourselves because unless we are healthy we are not

because unless we are healthy we are not

because unless we are healthy we are not going to be better at anything that we

going to be better at anything that we

going to be better at anything that we do or for anyone that we are doing and I

do or for anyone that we are doing and I

do or for anyone that we are doing and I hadn’t realized that so I went on to

hadn’t realized that so I went on to

hadn’t realized that so I went on to study more about food more about health

study more about food more about health

study more about food more about health more about fitness and then this is what

more about fitness and then this is what

more about fitness and then this is what I did

a lot of exercising a lot of pushing my

a lot of exercising a lot of pushing my body from the time that I couldn’t give

body from the time that I couldn’t give

body from the time that I couldn’t give my hand I managed to do this

[Applause]

[Applause] [Music]

[Music]

[Music] I truly believe that we can make it

I truly believe that we can make it

I truly believe that we can make it happen

happen

happen if you believe in ourselves where all

if you believe in ourselves where all

if you believe in ourselves where all the doctors had told me that it wasn’t

the doctors had told me that it wasn’t

the doctors had told me that it wasn’t possible at all without the surgery I

possible at all without the surgery I

possible at all without the surgery I made it happen for myself and that’s

made it happen for myself and that’s

made it happen for myself and that’s when I got my unnie sure you take a

when I got my unnie sure you take a

when I got my unnie sure you take a moment so I decided if I could do that

moment so I decided if I could do that

moment so I decided if I could do that to myself I could help so many other

to myself I could help so many other

to myself I could help so many other people in the world so many people

people in the world so many people

people in the world so many people around me but as they say free advice is

around me but as they say free advice is

around me but as they say free advice is never taken seriously and unless you

never taken seriously and unless you

never taken seriously and unless you have an educational background of

have an educational background of

have an educational background of guaranteeing the person that is

guaranteeing the person that is

guaranteeing the person that is listening to you that it’s coming

listening to you that it’s coming

listening to you that it’s coming knowledge is coming from something

knowledge is coming from something

knowledge is coming from something worthwhile it doesn’t work so I did a

worthwhile it doesn’t work so I did a

worthwhile it doesn’t work so I did a lot of courses in Stanford FBA to name a

lot of courses in Stanford FBA to name a

lot of courses in Stanford FBA to name a few and got myself that degree and that

few and got myself that degree and that

few and got myself that degree and that educational background that I could help

educational background that I could help

educational background that I could help people and of course using a lot of

people and of course using a lot of

people and of course using a lot of experimentation on myself friends and

experimentation on myself friends and

experimentation on myself friends and family using them as guinea pigs and

family using them as guinea pigs and

family using them as guinea pigs and they all survived and they’re doing

they all survived and they’re doing

they all survived and they’re doing really well but yes I managed to start

really well but yes I managed to start

really well but yes I managed to start my program which is back to basics I

my program which is back to basics I

my program which is back to basics I went all over India giving interactive

went all over India giving interactive

went all over India giving interactive talks to the BSF I went to Kashmir I

talks to the BSF I went to Kashmir I

talks to the BSF I went to Kashmir I went to leh ladakh i went recently to

went to leh ladakh i went recently to

went to leh ladakh i went recently to Jessel man I seriously believe that you

Jessel man I seriously believe that you

Jessel man I seriously believe that you don’t have to give up on anything not on

don’t have to give up on anything not on

don’t have to give up on anything not on the food that you eat not on other

the food that you eat not on other

the food that you eat not on other things that you really love and you can

things that you really love and you can

things that you really love and you can make your life really work for yourself

make your life really work for yourself

make your life really work for yourself so as I end my journey from where I

so as I end my journey from where I

so as I end my journey from where I started to where I am now I would like

started to where I am now I would like

started to where I am now I would like to leave you with a few important points

to leave you with a few important points

to leave you with a few important points the five keys to success desire dream

the five keys to success desire dream

the five keys to success desire dream determination dedication and discipline

determination dedication and discipline

determination dedication and discipline that will make you reach where you want

that will make you reach where you want

that will make you reach where you want to go and secondly and the most

to go and secondly and the most

to go and secondly and the most important thing is always remember that

important thing is always remember that

important thing is always remember that you are unique and you are the center of

you are unique and you are the center of

you are unique and you are the center of your universe and if you have to

your universe and if you have to

your universe and if you have to you have to believe in yourself

you have to believe in yourself

you have to believe in yourself you have to work towards achieving what

you have to work towards achieving what

you have to work towards achieving what you want to so that you can unleash

you want to so that you can unleash

you want to so that you can unleash Tripp and your people around you

Tripp and your people around you

Tripp and your people around you remember that smile has I in the center

remember that smile has I in the center

remember that smile has I in the center so you have to be the center of your

so you have to be the center of your

so you have to be the center of your world thank you so much for having me

world thank you so much for having me

world thank you so much for having me over

over

over thank you

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