# like jazz (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover like jazz. Page: Feed: --- ## [New York City](https://www.somyadesai.com/blog/new-york-city) _2025-01-24 · Somya Desai · Blog_ New York City really hardens you up. It’s a beautiful place, yes. But oh so brutal too. Bumping into people, trading curses, doors slamming in your face. And let’s not forget the cold—the sharp relentless cold that cuts right through you, completely indifferent to how tough you think you are. It’s not a place for the faint of heart or mind. It’s for those who can endure being destroyed and… ## [An Ode to Hinduism](https://www.somyadesai.com/blog/an-ode-to-hinduism) _2025-01-09 · Somya Desai · Blog_ My religion was not really my religion. It was a lifestyle, a routine, a ritual in which I was born into. The festivals, the temples, the gods, the prayers—I participated in these things like a child filling in a coloring book, trying to stay within the lines of someone else’s design. But honestly, I had quite a secular upbringing, which allowed me to openly interact with all religions. Since I… ## [The Role of an Astrologer](https://www.somyadesai.com/blog/the-role-of-an-astrologer) _2024-09-02 · Somya Desai · Blog_ Which of the two people concerned–the analyst or the dreamer–will dominate the other? I gave up hypnotic treatment for this very reason, because I did not want to impose my will on others. I wanted the healing processes to grow out of the patient's own personality, not from suggestions by me that would have only a passing effect. My aim was to protect and preserve my patient's dignity and freedom,…