Mothers manage moments.

As a parent of a neurodivergent (ND) adult, managing moments is not just something every human being learns to do. Given the challenges of parenting a child and helping him navigate systems not designed for him, managing moments has takem shape as a set of mindful practices for me.

Managing Moments is a set of practices for supporting lifelong learning and holistic development for parents and for children.

Managing Moments Daily is our effort to share our lessons learned and practices that help us live our lives in a structured yet flexible way, learning daily in a gentle and consistent way throughout life.

Managing Moments is a set of practices designed to create a softer learning experience that respects every individuals natural rhythms and gently facilitates holistic growth.

Learning Softer Together emerged from Ananth’s explorations with Ujwal. Ananth started lessons with Ujwal in 2022 after completing his Bharatanatyam arangetram in 2020. The large dance hall in Ramana Maharshi Center for Learning (RMCL), Ujwal’s gentle, low demand guiding style, extensive use of imitation and repetition, and other factors revealed a set of variables that create a feeling of safety, increase engagement, and create the conditions for learning for all learners.

Ramana Sunritya Aalaya (RASA) and Ramana Maharshi Center for Learning (RMCL) are eco-systems that enable us to practice lie low for learning daily.

Theater Arts for Holistic Development (TAHD) is a framework and structured approach that we use to implement lie low for learning.

While lie-low can be implemented in many ways, we are able to implement it and make it a part of our lifestyle because of the RASA/RMCL eco-system and TAHD.

Contact us for lie-low conversations and explorations! We are starting sessions for families. Parent sessions offer opportunities for parents to explore the lie-low approach to learning. We can also do short 20 minute sessions with parent and child on movement and dance, folding, storytelling and language arts, and the use of visual and tactile tools for learning. Please contact us at lifesmartlabs@gmail.com if you would like to set up a session with us. Parents can also explore the lie-low approach through the RAISE family immersion class by Ujwal Jagadeesh, Ramana Maharshi Center for Learning. Information about this program is available later in this website.

Our first e-book (to be released at the end of September 2025) focuses on the theme of creating lie-low experiences. As shown in the picture, the e-book addresses the following main topics:

1. Ten tips for parents and guides to create lie-low learning experiences.

2. Five LIFESMART components to visualize lie-low in action. The four LIFE (Learning daily, Immersion in experiences, Family interactions, and Expression) components show how lie-low practices and experiences create the conditions for learning and participation in experiences. Then, we can define and address SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-framed) goals for developing specific skills.

September 7, 2025

It is that time of year. Ananth has been having a rough time with fire crackers. There are daily processions and loud fire crackers. We have tried some headphones and it is somewhat better but he is not comfortable. FILL your cup with lie-low experiences (this is our focus, what we pay attention to everyday) has changed the game where he seems to be better table to bounce back. While he is very uncomfortable, he is able to return to a calm state and sleep. And he sleeps until later to make up. We cannot always get lie-low experiences in life but the more we create lie-low experiences, we build the capacity to handle challenges.

While the lie-low concept is general and can be implemented in many ways, our experiences with Ujwal Jagadeesh, senior faculty and artiste, Ramana Maharshi Center for Learning (RMCL) have us given us a highly structured lie-low practice. The lie-low approach took shape in Tiruvannamalai. While Ujwal Jagadeesh has always taught in a lie-low way, our Tiruvannamalai trips have been lie-low retreats, During these trips, we spent a few days in a completely relaxed way with no performance pressure. Ananth also discovered chants at Ramanasramam. Chumma iru (be still), a phrase he encountered in a chant, is Ananth’s inspiration for coining the term lie-low. It was in Tiruvannamalai where we started seeing Ujwal’s role as our “lie-low” coach who brought stillness and motion together in every lesson. The RAISE program offered by Ramana Maharshi Center for Learning (RMCL) has provided us a structured framework and practices for lying low.